Tables Turned

Monday morning came around quicker than I thought. After the incident on Saturday night me and Lynn decided to stay at a hotel in San Diego and drink wine until this morning. Luckily we had enough time to go back to our apartment to get changed before class started.

When I got to economics I spotted Ben sitting in our normal spot, when he saw me a flicker of embarrassment flushed over his face.

I went over to him and sat down. The awkwardness was so thick it coulda been cut with a knife. "Hi." I said breaking the silence. He looked at me and had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Hey." He muttered, a little bit lower than a normal speaking voice. "I guess you saw what happened at the ball?"

I nodded. "Yeah I did but I was only at the ball briefly to get my questions and then slipped out. What happened specifically?"

Ben looked away, cheeks turning pink. "Well, I was dancing with someone and I tried to kiss her and she told me she was gay and then ran out. Have no idea who it was but everyone is trying to guess." He said as he began drawing shapes onto his notepad.

"Why did you try to kiss her?" I asked bluntly. It was kinda presumptuous for him to assume she wanted him to kiss her, so I want to know his thought process.

"I thought she was you." He said without looking at me.

My eyes nearly fell out of my head, my jaw smacked off the ground and my heart almost fell out of my ass. He just admitted that he likes me, to my face. Finally he looked up and had a sad look in his eyes. "I'm at a loss for words Ben." I whispered.

He was about to say something but our econ professor walked into the room and began talking.

I spent the remainder of the lecture wondering and thinking about what Ben had said. It's just weird to finally hear him say it and to my face.

Once the class was over Ben rushed out before I could even ask him about it all. Which actually kinda bummed me out a little.

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After a quick lunch with Lynn and then going to the library to study for a test next week I made my way to psychology. I was one of the first people to the class, which kinda confused me. I guess I was a bit early but I made my way to my usual seat. It was eerily quiet though.

Eventually people began to fill up the class, when Vic walked into the class my heart did an annoying little flip. Why him?!?

He sat down next to me and gave me a long, hard look. "Where have you been disappearing off to?" He questioned.

"What do you mean?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Well I haven't seen you since before the ball on Saturday." He stated. His eyes looked confused which made me feel a little bad. I wasn't avoiding him but I was kinda just avoiding everyone in case they worked out Lynn was the person that had the out burst.

"Me and Lynn ditched the ball early and got a hotel for the night, drank a lot of alcohol and chilled. I didn't feel comfortable there." I said quickly, avoiding his annoying stare.

"You coulda told us, we were kinda worried." Vic sighed loudly.

"I'm sorry, next time I'll call you when I'm staying out, mom." I rolled my eyes and opened my notebook.

I glanced up at him for a second and he was smiling, it was way too familiar but my brain couldn't place it.

Our professor Jack walked in and put some papers on his desk. "Sorry I'm a bit late, traffic was hectic. Anyway, how was Saturday for everyone?" He asked in a sorta rhetorical question kinda way.

"It sucked." Someone shouted out.

"Why?" Jack questioned as he sorted the papers.

"I didn't like anyone, I didn't find anything in common with anyone and after I found out whom I did choose it was awkward." the dude explained.

"Of course it's not always going to work, but if it works out for just one person then that's worth the effort." Jack smiled. "I want you to write down the 3 facts you found out about your partner, I'm not going to ask who the person was. I just want to hear the facts."

I opened my notebook at a new page and wrote down the facts.

"Savannah, do you wanna go first?" Mr Matthews targeted me. I didn't say much in class so I guess this his payback.

"Sure." I mumbled as I stood up. Everyone turned in their seats to look at me. "So I found out that the person I picked likes pop punk music, is scared of spiders and that he's in love with someone but is afraid to tell them."

"Good, that works well. You can write about that." Mr Matthews nodded at me. I sat down and Vic stared at me.

"What?" I questioned him but he didn't say anything.

A few more people told their facts and then they were discussed within the lecture hall. "Vic, you're up next."

Vic rose to his feet and cleared his throat. "It's kinda funny because I never found out who the girl was. She likes pop punk too apparently, is petrified of spiders." Vic said with a strange sort of confidence in him, he looked down at me as I caught on. It was him. He was the mystery guy. "And she likes someone but doesn't wanna tell him because their friendship will get ruined." He finished.

Silence fell in the class as people began to piece it together. "Savannah, was it you?" Mr Matthews asked. I felt my face begin to flush with embarrassment. And I did the one thing that I'm great at. I ran.

I grabbed my shit as quickly as I could and bolted out of the room.

The prospect that it was Vic after all confused and excited me. But what now? Vic and Ben both made huge moves in telling me how they feel, and I'm running away?

Notes

Dun dun DUN! seen that coming a mile off, I know