What's he trying to do?

In My Humble Opinion
1

There’s a guy who always sits beside me in my psychology class. There are plenty of seats for him to sit somewhere else, but he always sits by me.

I figured he just wanted help with his psychology (sometimes he doesn’t grasp the concepts the professor talks about and asks me to clarify for him).

However, Wednesday we started passing notes. Nothing serious, just about what odd questions one girl was asking and about how boring the class was that day.

Friday he passed me a note that said, “What are you doing this weekend?” I replied:

Today–nothing
Tomorrow–hanging out with my best friend
Sunday–nothing.
Then I asked him the same question.

He replied:
Today–going to watch a band
Tomorrow–grilling out
Sunday–nothing.

However, he got a phone call at the very moment he was writing that and had to go out of class to turn it off. He came back a few minutes later and not another word was said about that line of conversation, although we did keep passing notes afterward.

So what happened there? Was he making polite conversation? Was he going to ask me out and got cold feet instead? I don’t get it.

2

Maybe he got a call from his girlfriend?

3

Maybe he was going to ask you out on Sunday and the phone call was something else coming up.

Or he is messing with your mind and will write a paper on it for extra credit.

4

Yes, of course that was it. And you’re to shy to help him out. That’s why school is so painful, because there’s all of these great opportunities that your and his shyness are converting into false doubts.

Go for it. Tell him “We’d better not pass notes today , as the prof is squinting at us. Let’s talk after class.” Then swith to “Can we find a soda machine? Or is the coffee house open yet?” Then have some fun! You aren’t making a commitment, and neither is he. If he acts odd, says he is living with ghosts, and spills things on you, you never have to do it again. No loss.