“…my palms were sweating like I would held them under a faucet. The pen in my hand felt slippery,but I could not let go,just like I could not look away from her. My throat tightened like someone was choking me,but it wasn't fear,it was something else,something that made my heart pound so loud I was sure the whole classroom could hear it...”
“…I did not know her name yet,but I knew I would remember that moment forever,the way the sunlight caught her hair,the quiet confidence in her voice when she answered the teacher,and how stupidly fast my heart was beating just from looking at her...”