"Are you my friend?"

"What?" I realized how dumb a thing that was to question.

Uh, nothing

"Yeah.  Im your friend."  He replied.  He looked confused.  After that was one of those awkward silences.  It was bothering me.

"OK. Cool." I liked Aaron.  I dont know what it was.  Just something about him I couldnt quite put my finger on. 

I started clicking my pen rapidly.  I did this for so long my finger started to hurt.  "That is really starting to get annoying." commented Aaron.  He was right.  It was even starting to annoy me. 

"Yeah.  I was trying to see how long it would take before Mrs. Santorez said something.  It doesnt look like shes gonna say anything any time soon."

"Yeah, you need help." Aar said smugly.

"I know.  I have mental issues." I wouldnt have said anything back to that normally if it had been the first day I met someone.  I am shy, but around him, I felt like I could be myself.

"Not that kind of help." He said as he took out a pen.  I smiled.  I was actually smiling in school.  This was the first time ever. 

We never did get Mrs. Santorez to notice.