In the middle of class, while his teacher is mid-sentence,
Carter stands up and walks up to Casey’s desk.

“Casey, will you be my girlfriend?”

“I’m too young, and you’re too short.
But I don’t mind just being friends.”

In the middle of class, while his teacher has paused and watched this all unfold,
without him ever knowing that she was listening,
Carter walks back to his desk and sits down.

And he doesn’t mention it again.

I wonder if he’ll remember this?
His first rejection.