09.05.08
I’ve Met Him Before
You just know when he’s into you. And even though I wasn’t interested in him, it still made me nervous. Because I knew he was watching me, watching everything I did, noting everything I said. Because I knew he was plotting on how to change my mind.
He talked about past relationships with one eye on my reaction. About the girl that broke his heart, about the girls whose hearts he broke. He told me that the biggest mistake of his life was moving out to where she was. He gave me those sad puppy dog eyes that were meant to make my heart melt. Instead, all I saw were red flags.
He tried to challenge me. He told me that he had a girlfriend but that he wasn’t interested in marriage, maybe not ever. He asked me if I thought that it was because he just hadn’t met the right person yet. His eyes searched my face, looking to see if I would volunteer to be the One. I kept it blank. He was like a cobra, ready to strike the second I showed any weakness. I had to stay strong.