So I walked up to her that day, after school. I knew how shy she was, how scared. That scared her. I knew she could never say no to me.

Especially not in front of everyone there. And I would never force her to. Because even though she may dislike me, she would never hate me.

She would always choose me. For better or worse, that would be her decision. So I walked up to her, placed a hand on her shoulder and introduced myself as her best friend.

She was shocked. Of course she was. But she agreed anyway. So we started hanging out everyday after school.

Then she...