On a normal day as always, Dan was sitting at his desk thinking about... Whatever Dan thinks about at times like that.
His friends approach him with great curiosity.
-Hey Dan, how's the bet going?- Brandon asks with Josías and Jhonatan beside him
-What bet?- Dan said, apparently he'd forgotten
-Don't play dumb Dan- Jhonatan said, unable to believe he'd actually forgotten.
Dan had always been like that, sometimes he forgot some important things.
-The bet to win over Noemí!- Josías finally said.
Dan finally remembered the bet.
-Ahhh... Now I remember, I'm doing great, don't worry- Dan said, clearly lying
His friends looked at him knowing he still hadn't really tried anything.
-Really?, don't tell me- Josías obviously doesn't believe him
- Really, I mean it, you guys relax, I'll make Noemí fall in love with me- Dan said with a confident smile
His friends smiled
-Well then good luck buddy- they said before heading back to their seats
-Yeah, yeah- Dan said
Afterwards he started thinking, not really remembering the bet clearly.
-Now... Who was Noemí?- He whispered to himself.
Classes went by, everything was boring until the bell rang and Dan's teacher left; since the next teacher wasn't there yet they had a free period.
Dan thought to himself: "Let's see... What could I do now?, Something I don't usually do?, Read? Yes, let's go to the library", Dan stood up and left the classroom to go to the library.
When he walked in, as if by fate he found Noemí sitting at a table, alone reading a book with great attention and as always in her own world.
Dan knew he had to do something to make progress with the bet and tried to approach her But before he could take another step he thought to himself: "If I go over without a conversation topic she'll probably ignore me again, so... I'll watch her instead to learn more about her and her likes".
Dan nodded his head satisfied with his idea "and that way I'll have an idea of what to talk to her about" Dan smiled at what he thought was his great intelligence.
But Dan thought again: "Wait... But wouldn't that count as harassment?, Though... Would it be harassment for a girl if a handsome guy did it? Would it be?" Dan thought deeply But finally said: "Nah, no it wouldn't"
Quietly Dan walked to the bookshelf behind Noemí, when he got there he moved some books aside to see what book Noemí was reading.
Noemí was reading a book from "The Lord of the Rings" saga.
-"The Lord of the Rings"... "Lord of the Rings"... "Lord"... "Rings"- Dan made a surprised face as he mumbled the words.
-Rings? Is it a book about getting married or something? No, Wait... Lord... It must be a romantic story about a lord trying to get married- Dan smiled again satisfied with what he'd managed to understand from the title.
Dan tried to get closer pretending to walk past in front of her or pretending to look for a book on the shelf behind Noemí, But she didn't take her eyes off her book, she was too focused.
Dan rolled his eyes when he saw that Noemí didn't even look up from her book for a second
Dan grabbed a book from the same Lord of the Rings saga and sat at the same table as Noemí, trying to make her notice he was there But he didn't succeed.
Dan opened the book flipping through it quickly: "Ha, look it's not romance HAHAHA" he said to himself in his mind.
Dan sighed and pretended to have a question about the book.
-Hello... Excuse me, you're Noemí right?- Dan said with a smile
Noemí finally looked up from her book at Dan, when she saw him she froze without being able to say anything and with a slight blush on her cheeks.
-It's just that this book seems interesting But I don't know what the chronological order is and since I saw you were reading it I thought you could help me- with a kind and friendly look
Noemí, unable to say anything more and very nervous, stood up abruptly and quickly left the library
Dan was left sitting at the table paralyzed, unable to believe it had happened again; he looked at the door and sighed once more.
-Does she hate me?- he said to himself as he watched how she always avoided him
But when Noemí left the library she blushed even more as she thought to herself: "Again? Why does he come up to me? Because... I" Noemí couldn't believe that the most popular guy in school would talk to her just like that, though deep down she didn't mind.
Dan sighed as he leaned back in his chair.
-This can't be... I've already lost...- Dan said looking up at the library ceiling But he still wasn't going to give up.