I was eating lunch with Derek and Cecelia, secretly admiring Nathan from afar. He placed the letter I had written him aside as he ate his taco. I was relieved he focused on food first, rather than my shitty plan.

"Earth to Leon."

I returned my focus on Cecelia, who had put her book down. "I know you did something to that boy."

"I didn't do anything bad." I took a sip of my drink. "I just did something real dumb."

"Like you always do," Derek mumbled. "What did you do to the guy?"

I wanted to respond, but my eyes averted to Nathan. I held back a small gasp as he began reading my letter.

His eyes furrowed in confusion, and I realized what I did wrong. I should've been less serious and more funnier. Maybe that would draw less confusion.

I watched as his cheeks tinted a little pink: did I just make Nathan blush??

"Why the hell are you staring at him like a mad man?" Derek asked me.

I looked away from Nathan and looked at my friends.

"Okay, so I may or may have not broken into his locker-"

"You did what?!" Cece looked disappointed.

"And I placed a letter in his locker telling him he has a secret admirer," I finished while Derek laughed.

"This is interesting." He grinned.

"I know I shouldn't have, but it's better than actually going over to him and saying, 'hey, I like you. Like me back.' did you want me to do that?"

"Of course not, but you just gave a lot of stalker vibes right now." Cece shrugged. "Nathan probably wouldn't like that."

"But it looks like he does," I replied, grinning a little.

"I'll go ask him." Derek said way too quick and stood abruptly to go to Nathan's table.

I face palmed myself and watched Derek and Nathan talk to each other. All the while, Derek was smiling, and I felt real good about myself.

When he came back, Derek beamed at me. "Keep up the good work, Leo, and you might not show your body at school."

I felt happy inside. If Nathan wasn't bothered by this letter, maybe I should continue the letters.

Day 1 complete, 23 left to go.