Sky Panic

Ava, a high school student with social anxiety, musters the courage to speak to her long-time crush for the first time, challenging her fears in the hopes of starting a new friendship or possibly more.

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AVA:

Hey, um, I know this might seem out of the blue, and you probably don’t know me. I’m Ava. I sit behind you in science class. I’m the one who laughed a bit too loud that day you made a joke about the periodic table. It was funny! I mean, who knew chemistry could be funny?

I’ve wanted to talk to you for a while now, but I guess I’ve always been kind of… well, scared. I’m not the girl who just walks up to people and starts chatting. That’s not me. I’m the girl who overthinks every word, who rehearses conversations in her head a hundred times before they never happen.

But here I am, talking to you. And, wow, this is harder than I thought. My heart’s doing this weird drum solo right now. But I’m doing it, I’m actually doing it. Because you seem like someone worth overcoming my fears for. You always have this kind look on your face, and the way you help Mrs. Jenkins carry her books after class, that’s really nice.

I don’t want to take up too much of your time. I just thought, maybe, we could talk. Maybe about science, or the sky – you know, I read that there’s going to be a meteor shower next week. Or about why we both panic when we have to speak in front of the class. Anything, really.

So, what do you say? Would you like to hang out sometime? Maybe grab a coffee or, I don’t know, watch the sky? And if not, that’s okay. I just wanted you to know. You seemed like someone worth breaking my walls for.

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