The lunch room begins to fill.

I hear the chatter of people around me.

I push through the people, trying to get away.

But someone blocked my way as I left.

The eye contact was enough to make me hide.

His laughter and smile made me freeze.

I could feel my face getting hot.

It was hard to even look at him without blushing.

But at the same time, I couldn’t look away.

I’ve spent years thinking my little crush was nothing.

The longer I nurtured it, the more I liked him.

The ache in my heart increased, knowing he didn’t notice me.

But I was completely wrong.

I don’t look back to that moment,

When I thought a crush meant nothing.

Because I’ve begun making new memories

With him, instead of being silent in his shadows.