Chase After Her

In a rash move, Trebor yanks on the “request to stop” cable and tries to pry the back door open. Frustrated by Trebor’s actions, the bus driver says a few choice words and lets him out. 

A block ahead of him, walking in his direction, is a small group of girls including his target. Though it feels weird to be approaching them, Trebor feels as if he can’t turn back now. He’s come so far. 

He begins to rehearse a few pick-up lines to break the ice but as he reaches her, he says, “I know that you don’t know me and I don’t know you but I see you a lot on the bus. You are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”

To Trebor’s disappointment, his confession isn’t having the desired effect that he had hoped. Instead, a male voice from behind him says, “Why are you talking to my girlfriend?”

Trebor turns around and a small group of guys approaches.

“I’m not your girlfriend, Hidalgo,” she says.

“He just confessed his love for her,” says another girl.

The girl shakes her head and pleads with her friends. “Please stop.”

“What?” says Trebor. “I didn’t say ‘love.’ I just think she’s hot. I mean, in a respectful way.”

The approaching boy isn’t a fan of his explanation and chases Trebor for a couple of blocks before he runs out of steam. He looks back briefly and sees the Hidalgo with his arm around the girl until she violently pushes it off and storms away. Trebor smiles and continues to run away.

His adrenaline takes him to the park close to home. He looks over and sees a cute girl, named Yesenia, that he went to his middle school with, holding birthday balloons. She was considered to be a popular girl and he never seemed to come up with a good enough reason to talk to her. 

I want to talk to her, he thinks. Is this what rebounding feels like?

What should Trebor do?

(Choose below)