“I’m quite busy.”
That was the answer of my crush, Brandon, when I told him that I like him. I mean, what kind of answer was that? Is that all I got after all these six years? It took every energy that I got in me to gather my courage and finally said it to him.
And that was all he said. Well he actually laughed first and then said that words.
I couldn’t even ask what he actually meant by that. I was already embarrassed by the fact that I actually confessed first, which was something that was totally out of this world for someone like me. And to ask further, would probably just hurt me more on top of being embarrassed.
I was waiting for him to bring that up again if he actually meant for me to wait for him. But no. Whenever we ran into each other he was acting as if nothing had happened at all.
So that was it, I finally gave up on him, realizing that we probably were not meant to be like my friends and I would always imagine. I mean he always had this little things that he did, making me have a hope that he also felt the same way about me. In the end it never was.
Not long after that, I was approached by a guy named Harvey. He told me that he liked me. At first I didn’t feel the same way, not after what had happened. But Nat my best friend kept on telling me to give him a chance. So I did, and he was actually a nice guy and even willing to wait until I could return his feelings.
Then Brandon just popped out every now and then, doing something that he never did in the past. He actually approached me acting all close when we actually aren’t. I mean knowing someone just by their names certainly are not what you would define as close, right?
Nat and my other two best friends, Hayley and Fiona went back to their imagination world. Making a romantic movie of their own that Brandon finally realized that he actually liked me. They even came up with teams that they root for. Either Brandon or Harvey. Crazy but still hilarious. I mean nothing could stop them.
Fiona started to explain about a theory that she got from the internet wholeheartedly “Did you know that a woman become attractive after she confessed to someone she likes? that is, when she confess, the guy that she confessed to will get attracted to her somehow even after the guy initially rejected it, because he probably can’t look pass her without thinking “that’s the girl who confess to me”, and he will probably look at her every time she is nearby without even realizing, and this my friends! Is the core of this theory! This is the part where he would fall for the girl because of a sudden change in an impression of her!" we gave her a doubtful look upon hearing that. 622Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4qjMvsLyR
Realizing our reactions, she continued "…or maybe not... But let’s not talk about that! I mean think about it guys! Hannah and Brandon will always ran into each other, our dorms are like literally next to each other! We already see it for ourselves, how these days he keep on stealing glances at Hannah and his sudden weird acts! It’s finally happening! My Brannah ship! Ready to sail off anytime soon! And and! Let’s not forget how Brandon never really interact with girls, so this is like a major change! ” Fiona exclaimed with excitement. Then they continue with their own world with scripts of their own and scenes that could happen. We totally had a good laugh.
On a serious side though, I don’t know what to think. Don’t want to get my hope up high and then get crush again.
Time had passed and on one fateful morning, I was working part-time at a gift store when Brandon walked in and leisurely browse the shop. I ignored him, and after a while, I noticed he was still in the store. My boss looked at me and gestured for me to go and approach him. With heavy steps I walked to him.
“Hi! How may I help you?” I said in a friendly tone trying to maintain my professionalism.
He turned around and then stared at me without saying anything. His gazed really made me uncomfortable, I started shifting my weight from one foot to another, feeling really awkward.
“I was just browsing to see if there is anything that I like” He finally talked with his eyes still fixed at mine.
I quickly averted my eyes from him.
“So do you see something that you like in here?” I casually said as I positioned one of the little flower vase back into its place.
“Yeah…” He paused and then continue in his low voice “You… I like you.”
I immediately froze and then slowly turned my head to look at him. Right at that time, Harvey walked in with a smile on his face. I stared at Harvey for a while and then shifted my gaze to Brandon and finally said,
“Sorry, but I’m quite busy”.
A/N: Hope you enjoy this short light story that was actually inspired by someone’s real-life experience. :D
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