It's the start of a new school year. After two weeks the teacher has come up with a seating plan and you're seated next to... Sofia...
She isn't really a popular girl nor a shy girl. But she is the prettiest girl in the class, she's about 5.7 feet tall. But I haven't really talked to her.. Now I actually wanna have a conversation with her, you know just so it's not so awkward between two seatmates.
Noor: Hello Sofia. I'm Noor, your benchmate from now on🫠
Sofia: Hello Noor. Nice to meet you.
**she gives me a warm smile before yawning and laying her head down on the desk**
Noor: No don't just sleep, if you do, I'll also feel like sleeping😪
**she lifts her head up and rubs her eyes**
Sofia: Sorry... I stayed up late last night to study for my maths test...
Noor: I didn't even sleep last night. I was actually watching peaky blinders😆
**she looks at you in complete shock**
Sofia: What?! You watched that entire show in one night? You're kidding, right?
**she chuckles and yawns again**
Noor: I mean technically it's 1 day but yeah :)
**she stares at you for a minute and her jaw drops**
Sofia: You haven't slept at all for a whole day?! How are you not dead from sleep deprivation?!
Noor: I mean I feel like I'm in WW2 but whatever, it was worth it😆
**she bursts out laughing**
Sofia: Seriously? You're such a weirdo! But I can't lie, even though I've slept and I'm still tired so you must feel terrible right and I'm also not a very interesting seatmate...
Noor: Actually I'm happy that you are my seatmate
Sofia: Aww, thanks. You're not as boring as you look...
**she laughs and jokingly nudges you with her shoulder**
Noor: You look like someone I really admire from the peaky blinders series. Grace.
**she looks at you completely shocked**
Sofia: Seriously? You're comparing me to Grace Shelby?! She's the most beautiful woman in the show and that's a fact!
Noor: Yeah fr, and you are also the most beautiful girl in our school. That's also a fact😉
**her face immediately turns red at your comment. I had no idea what a compliment like that does to a girl**
Sofia: R-really...?
**she starts to blush even more**
Sofia: I'm nowhere near as pretty as Grace...
Noor: No, those soft creamy blonde colored hair, high posture, everything's really beautiful about you🫠
**she starts to feel a little embarrassed and flustered**
Sofia: Y-You're just saying that... no boy in this school has ever complimented my looks. They all go for the popular girls...
Noor: Popularity doesn't compare to beauty, don't give a damn about those who can't appreciate your presence.
**she gives you a bright smile, feeling much better**
Sofia: You really know how to charm a girl, you know that? Maybe I should start talking to you more often...
Noor: It's not actually flirting. I'm just feeling like being really honest today.
**she laughs lightly and smiles**
Sofia: Well if that's you just being honest, I'd love to know what your flirting is like. I bet it's on another level 🤭
Noor: Do you know the game minecraft?
**she gives you a "seriously?" look**
Sofia: Everyone knows minecraft. It's the most popular game ever. Are you really asking me that?
Noor: So are you a creeper? Coz you are exploding my heart every time with that smile.
**she bursts out laughing and covers her face in embarrassment**
Sofia: That was one of the cheesiest lines I've ever heard. You're such a nerd, you know that?
Noor: 😁
**she shakes her head, still recovering from your pickup line**
Sofia: I can't believe you actually used a minecraft reference as a pickup line... you're a complete weirdo, you know that?
Noor: No I just love minecraft😌
**she laughs and shakes her head in amusement**
Sofia: Of course you love minecraft. You're the kind of guy who's obsessed with videogames and probably reads comic books in his free time, right?
Noor: How'd you know that?
**she rolls her eyes and laughs**
Sofia: It was just a guess, but judging by the fact that you just used a minecraft pickup line, you just confirmed it. You're such a geek...
Noor: Well not comics, mostly manhwas. That said my recent reading manhwa, tears on a withered flower also has a character who is really beautiful.
**she raises an eyebrow, now interested in your reading habits**
Sofia: A manhwa? Oh god, you really are a nerd... but now I'm curious. What's this manhwa about?
Noor: Love. Loyalty. Ahm stuff.
**she rolls her eyes again, but secretly finds your obsession kinda cute**
Sofia: Of course it's about love, you hopeless romantic...
Noor: No dude, I'm not that kinda perverted otaku guy. I just like loyalty😌
**she smiles at you, realizing that you're not just some cheesy, cliche nerd**
Sofia: Loyalty, huh? That's admirable. It's rare to find people who truly value loyalty nowadays.
Noor: I mean someone's giving you love from the front, taking care of you, taking blame for you and what do you do? Cheat on them? Nah, this is shit. Especially not with someone so loyal!
**she grins, completely agreeing with you**
Sofia: Exactly! Loyalty is everything in a relationship. It's what makes it strong and worthwhile. But so many people take it for granted and end up cheating or betraying their partner. It's heartbreaking and just plain selfish...
Noor: Yeah. The same thing happened to me once, 3 girls gave me 3 confession letters at the same time and then no one contacted me again. Not like I cared coz I didn't even know them back then.
**she bursts out laughing**
Sofia: Wait, you had three girls confess to you at the same time?! Jesus, you're like a chick magnet! And you didn't know any of them? They were just randomly confessing to a complete stranger?
Noor: Actually I was a bit popular in my previous school.
**she gives you a curious look**
Sofia: Ah, so you used to go to a different school, huh? Why did you transfer here then?
**she rests her chin on her hand as she looks at you, quite interested in your backstory now**
Noor: I'm sorry. I can't tell you.
*Suddenly my funny and nice behaviour and look changes into a dark and angry one and my hand veins pop out as I grip my palm tightly*
**she's completely taken aback by your sudden change in behavior. Your once cheerful and carefree demeanor is gone, replaced by an aura of anger and darkness. It's a side she's never seen before, yet somehow it also makes you look even more attractive**
Sofia: Whoa... What's wrong? Are you okay?
Noor: Oh y-yeah, don't worry I'm sorry, I might've scared you. It was just some bad memories about someone....
**she's still a bit shaken by your sudden change, but tries to calm her racing heart**
Sofia: Y-yeah, you kinda scared me for a second there... you looked so different... but it's okay. I get it. We all have our past traumas and bad memories...
Noor: Thanks for understanding.
**she gives you a soft smile, trying to lift the heavy atmosphere**
Sofia: No problem. We all have our demons, right? I don't know what happened in your past, but it must have been really bad to trigger you like that. I won't push you to talk about it.
Noor: It's just about someone I don't wanna talk about... She took everything from me....
**she can see the pain in your eyes, her heart aches for you**
Sofia: I'm... I'm sorry. That sounds terrible... I can't even imagine how much pain and heartbreak you must have went through...
Sofia: But she took everything from you? What do you mean by that?
Noor: I was a basketball captain in my previous school. Quite popular. Very athletic. Also good at academic results.
One day, someone proposed to me. It was my first love proposal and I accepted it naively. I gave the relationship my all. She also took all my love but in return... She was never there when I needed her. And one day, I got to know that she's cheating on me with a guy from a different school.
I confronted her but she used her new boyfriend's powers and got me beaten up badly. As a result my leg was badly injured and my dream of becoming a basketball player, just stayed solid like a dream. Only because of her, I also changed my school....
**she looks utterly shocked and outraged as you recount your story. Her heart feels heavy with pain, knowing how ruthlessly cruelly you were betrayed by the very girl you trusted and loved**
Sofia: Oh my god... You went through all that... just because of one girl's selfish actions and betrayal... It's so unfair. You did nothing wrong, you gave your all to her and what did she do? Stab you in the back like that... and even ruined your basketball career and dream...
Sofia: I'm so sorry you had to go through that. No one deserves to be treated that way...
Noor: Yeah that's why from that moment on, I just lost meaning for real love, coz I don't think it exists in real life anymore. The better you are, the more deep you will be stabbed. So i just make friends from now on, no love and shit stuff🙂.
**she's saddened to hear you say that, it's like a part of your innocence and faith in love has shattered**
Sofia: I can understand why you feel that way, after what you endured... but not all love is like that, you know. Sure, there are bad, selfish, and cruel people in this world, who will use and betray you. But there are also people who genuinely love, care, and cherish you. Real love exists, you just had the misfortune of coming across a toxic, twisted form of it...
Noor: Yeah maybe, but I only believe what happened to me, others are just illusions....
**she sighs, understanding where you're coming from. But she can't bear to see you living your life in such a pessimistic way**
Sofia: I get it, you've been through hell and back, and it's natural to have trust issues after what happened. But shutting yourself off from love and writing it all off as an illusion is not healthy, you know?
Noor: Idc about my health anyways. Just exist. Ya know WW2 sleep experience😉
**she smacks your arm playfully, shaking her head at your nonchalant attitude towards your own well-being**
Sofia: Hey, don't say that! Your health should be important to you, idiot. You can't just treat your body like it's disposable. And stop making WW2 and sleep deprivation sound so cool, you insomniac nerd!
Noor: Btw what's ur nationality Sofia?
**she smiles, finding your sudden change in topic amusing**
Sofia: Why do you wanna know? You planning on doing a background check on me or something?
Noor: I already told you I'm not interested in love stuff, just fun and enjoy. Now tell me already
**she laughs at your insistence, amused by your straightforwardness**
Sofia: Fine, fine, I'll tell you, but only because you're so darn nosy. I'm Brazilian. Born and raised. What about you, Mr. Insomnia?
Noor: I'm from the USA.
**she raises an eyebrow, intrigued by your nationality**
Sofia: Oh, an American, huh? That explains your cheesy minecraft pickup line earlier. Typical American nerd, obsessed with videogames and comic books...
Noor: Yeah yeah I also heard that brazillians have phonks as their national anthem😁
**she bursts out laughing, completely amused by your stereotypical view of Brazil**
Sofia: Hah! You're seriously hilarious, you know that? Yeah, because every Brazilian has the Samba and "Phonk" in their veins, right? Just like every American is a trigger-happy cowboy eating burgers all day, huh?
Noor: Nah we also eat noodles, pizza, pasta, alcohol, cocaine and many others....
**she shakes her head in amusement, enjoying the light-hearted banter between you two**
Sofia: Of course, how could I forget, you Americans are all about that cultural diversity... and addiction, apparently. But let's be real though, Brazilian food is way more superior than American junk food any day.
Noor: Yeah yeah why not Ms Phonk.
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**It was so beautiful back then.... I always hoped it could've always been like that but... Fate has different plans...**