The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise

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The-Hardest-Fall-by-Ella-Maise:The-first-time-you-meet-someone,-you-make-eye-contact.You-smile,-say-hello.-Should-be-simple,-if-you’re-anyone-but-me.The-first-time-I-met-Dylan-Reed,-I-found-myself-making-eye-contact-with-a-different-part-of-his-body.You-see,-I’m-very-good-at-being-shy,-not-to-mention-extremely-well-versed-in-rambling-nonsense-and,-unfortunately,-rather-highly-skilled-at-making-a-fool-of-myself-in-front-of-a-guy-I’m-attracted-to.At-the-time,-I-knew-nothing-about-him-and-thought-none-of-what-I-said-would-matter-since-I’d-never-speak-to-him-again.Turns-out,-I-was-very-wrong.He-was-the-star-wide-receiver-of-the-football-team,-one-of-the-few-players-expected-to-make-it-into-the-NFL,and-I-ended-up-seeing-him-all-over-campus.I-might-have-also-propositioned-him,-run-away-from-him,-attacked-him-with-a-cooking-utensil…and…uh,maybe-I-shouldn’t-tell-you-all-of-it.-It’s-pretty-normal-stuff,-things-you’d-expect…from-me.-Eventually,the-time-came-when-I-couldn’t-hide-anymore—not-that-he’d-have-let-me-even-if-I-tried.Before-now,-he-never-knew-I-was-secretly-watching-him.Now-that-we-see-each-other-every-day,-he-knows-when-I-have-a-hard-time-looking-away.It-doesn’t-help-that-I’m-not-the-most-subtle-person-in-the-world-either.He-smiles-at-me-and-tells-me-he-finds-me-fascinating-because-of-my-quirks.I-can’t-even-tell-him-that-I-think-my-heart-beats-differently-whenever-he’s-around.He-thinks-we’re-going-to-be-best-friends.-I-think-I-have-a-big-thing-for-him,-and-the-more-I-get-to-know-him,the-more-I-don’t-care-that-I’m-not-allowed-to-be-his-friend,-let-alone-fall-for-him.-The-thing-is,-that’s-exactly-what-I’m-doing—what-we’re-doing,-I-think.-Falling.-Hard.