"Look at me."
He does not lower his voice.
Braulio was your cold crush. You fell in love with him in elementary school.
Every day you tried to win his affection or confess to him, but he always rejected you. Now you're at college and you're classmates and seatmates.
He became even more handsome; he's on the basketball team. You still tried to win him over. You always gave him gifts, called him nicknames, or confessed to him, but he always rejected them or humiliated you in front of everyone.
Everyone on campus knew you were in love with Braulio. They saw you as an obsessive girl who always followed him. On the other hand, Braulio found you very annoying—he was nice to everyone except you.
Once you and he were paired up for the college play, and he backed out. Or when you had to do physical education together, and he backed out. But secretly he liked your attention, because you were the person who truly made him feel loved and desired.
You tried every day to win him over, but he simply wouldn't give in. You went to all his basketball games, but he never acknowledged it—until one day he told you to stop coming.
After several months, you started to like someone else: Mateo, who had supported you since your first day of college. He also secretly liked you.
Your attention shifted to Mateo, and you started being more affectionate with him. You stopped bothering Braulio, and he noticed the change in your behavior. You were still outgoing, but your attention was no longer on him. You stopped going to his games, stopped giving him gifts.
One day in class, Braulio was staring at you. Suddenly he asked:
"What's wrong with you?”
Braulio does not turn back to his notes. He swings his chair round to face you properly, both feet on the floor, and