dear first love,
i hope you're doing well! I swear there hasn't been a week that I don't think of you or reminisce over you and our elementary days. i remember the very first time i saw you, it was the first day of grade six and i was just happy to be there. I remember our teacher getting us sat down on the carpet once the first bell had rung to let us know the day has started. i remember sitting down, im not sure who with, and being excited for the start of a new year with my friends and my favourite teacher. she introduced a few new kids, one named finn who seemed shy when asked to stand and introduce himself but also quite funny, and another one whom i don't really remember. i thought nothing of them, i didn't really care for new students as i already had my close group of friends so i wasn't too worried about others - but that was until she introduced one last boy. you. i remember you were sat further in front of me so i could only see your back, but i remember watching you stand up and turning around to face the rest of the class. i remember locking eyes with yours for just a split second while you stated your name and such, and from then on it was you.
after you sat back down, our teacher announced we'd have to get into groups of four, with at least one boy and one girl in each, to make a short film to present at the end of the day. i immediately knew i had to be with you. when she let us loose to find groups i remember picking myself up off the ground as fast as possible. i saw that you'd gotten into a group with finn and another boy, you still needed a girl in your group and i don't think i'd ever wanted to be in a group with three boys so badly. i remember nervously walking up to you through the sea of children in the room and saying a small "do you guys still need a girl in your group?" while trying not to make it obvious i was really only asking you. you replied with a "yeah, come with us!" and accompanied it with a big smile that i remember made my legs lock in place. i never believed in love at first sight, but then eleven year old me saw you. i couldn't believe it when i saw you, im not sure why - you looked similar to most boys in the class, but yet when i saw you i could just feel my stomach drop and my hearing muffle. you with your blue eyes, big dimples, and freckles scattered across your face - from that moment it was you.
love from k
