King-of-Nerds

"And the code was scrambled, so I had to…" Aelita tuned out again, staring at Jeremy's brown sweater. She liked the blue better. "Aelita? Are you getting this?" She snapped back. "Yeah, sure." "Are you sure?" She had to fight back a sigh and nodded. Jeremy continued to talk, and soon Aelita found herself wishing that he would stop. Of course, she didn't mind talking to him or hearing him talk normally, but did they always have to talk about codes and Lyoko? Why not something else for a change? Then she began to lean forward, thinking of a way to shut him up and get him talking about something else at the same time. "—the

Reticent Why can't I speak to her? It should be so simple Talking to people, it's easy It's necessary for survival But she's not like other people She's completely different She's my friend, and we've done so much for each other But she's unapproachable And I don't know why We talk, we smile, and we walk away Nothing happens Who am I kidding, what would she want to do with me? She's one of the first girls I've ever met who's smarter than me I probably bore her If she's smarter than me, she's probably smart enough to realize she shouldn't be with me You know, Homecoming's coming up Coming up, stupid pun Every time I see her,