Little Goat Mountain and now it's only you that matters

Arlette felt out of breath as she looked at him. "I'msorry," she mumbled and looked to the side. She expected the male to say something but not the kind words he used. She looked up with some hesitation. "W-what?," she let out in surprise. Her heart skipped a bit to then drop in her chest because he had avoided her. Shit. She almost didn't hear about the second part. Her ears popped up a second before they fell back again. He... liked her back?

Arlette blinked in surprise and slight confusion. "You do?," she asked, sounding so unsure about it. She never had a boy like her, anyone for that fact. Sure, her family liked her but this was very different. "Then why did you avoid me?," she asked, visibly confused and maybe a little hurt. Because that made her think that the male hated her or something severe like that. She had looked forward to spending time with him, to just get cold shouldered was tough.