An open dialog of sweetness and caring
she shrugs and laughs it off
you try so hard and she is acting like everything is normal

you can’t take it any more and give up
she doesn’t mind and looks around
a hair falls on her slight face and she brushes it back

THEN HE ARRIVES and she is DELIGHTED
You pick up your books and walk away
she lilts a goodbye and you grunt as you exit stage left

So this is what it feels like to be the nerd in all the movies
You’ve always thought the main character was so stupid for liking her
and here you are

…

you are the nerd
she is the girl
he is the guy you must destroy