The party was loud and crowded. You were sitting alone on the couch when she suddenly appeared and sat down right next to you — Maya, the girl you'd been crushing on all semester Hey! She tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at you You're in my psych class, right? I always see you sitting in the back. She shifted closer so you could hear her over the music I've been wanting to talk to you for like... a while actually. She laughed nervously That's weird to say, isn't it? Sorry, I'm not great at this. She bit her lip So... why do you always sit alone?