From the time I was 8 till maybe 8th grade, I had my heart set on Zave. He came home with Eli every Friday and stayed at our place through Saturday. I loved it because mom made Eli invite me to play with them. Of course, I always did! No matter the game, basketball, baseball, or nerf gun battle, I would play along too. This is how I got so competitive. I didn't ever stop to think if Xavier enjoyed this or not. But, I learned a lot about him this way. Zave is pretty easy going. He loves watching baseball, and wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. How heroic!? But, I also noticed that his hair was the perfect shade of brown in any light. Also, his smile sparkled. Well, I might have made that last one up, but that was how it looked to me.
I remember once when i was 9, he was 10, and Eli was 11. We played a nerf war, and Eli swore he could take both of us single handedly. So, I was on Xavier's team. Now, i would like to say I had done the following for the sake of the team, but really I had done it so he would like me. Eli pointed his gun straight at Zave and I just couldn't let him go out, so I ran as fast I could and leaped in front of Xavier. I took the nerf bullet. My team ended up winning, and I had a good reputation with Zave. But, we weren't friends really. We were "almost friends". Not in the friend zone but not in the stranger zone. I simply had my heart set on the boyfriend zone, and wouldn't take anything less than that. But, it's wasn't until maybe age 14 that I considered he really didn't like me that way.
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Stealing the Stars
RomanceI know when you are 8, a crush is cute but childish. It gets easily over looked. But, really? My older brother's best friend Xavier was so cute. He's only one year older too. And though we older now, I still have a place in my heart saved for him. S...
