Creek - Crush

Chapter 12

Monday rolls around. I tried to make my hair look nice but it ended up looking like bedhead so I covered it with my hat.

I wrote my note for Tweek after staying up all night.

"I hope this note finds you well. I was going to tell you this in person. Actually, I tried, hundreds of times over the past four years. We have been friends for as long as I can remember but I need to tell you that I feel more than that. So much more.

I feel genuinely happy when you are around, which is something I am super grateful for. Your smile melts my heart. I think you have the most beautiful eyes.
I like you. I've had a thing for you for four years.

I wanted to let you know just how much you mean to me but when im around you my words get lost.

I know we both have our quirks and our insecurities, but I truly believe that we bring out the best in each other. And that's why I can't keep this to myself any longer, I'm in love with you. I've tried to deny it, ignore it, even fight it, but it's undeniable. You've become so important to me that I can't imagine my life without you in it.

Take your time to think about this. I'll be here, waiting, and hoping that maybe, just maybe, you feel the same way. You mean the world to me, and I just had to let you know.

Yours, Craig"

It's cheesy and wordy but it was the best I could do. I tried so many different times but I think this is the one. Hopefully, a handwritten letter won't scare him.

I meet Clyde before school.

"So, did you figure out which locker is his?" I ask.

"Yes. 234. Right over here."

I follow him to a set of lockers.

"You're sure it's his?"

"Yes. I even checked the registry."

"Thanks, man, I don't know how to repay you."

"Repay me by actually putting it in there."

I take a deep breath. This is it. He will finally know...

I hurry and slip it into his locker.

Clyde punches me playfully. "Nice! Now we wait."

Waiting is a lot harder than it sounds.

Every hour that passes I feel more and more anxious. I can't focus in any of my classes.

Finally, the end of the day arrives.

"Craig!" Tweek calls out.

"Hey..."

"Are you ready to get to work? It's your first day!"

"Yeah."

"Cool. Let me get something from my locker really quick and then we can head out."

I wait at a distance for him to open his locker. My heart is pounding.

Tolkien and Jimmy are near him. They have lockers in the same area. I hope they don't peek over Tweeks shoulder.

Tweek grabs something from his locker and returns to me. "Let's go!"

"Wait, you didn't see it?"

"See what?"

"Nothing... Let's go..."

I turn around and start walking before a hand grabs my shoulder. Its Tolkien.

"Tolkien? What's up?"

He holds up my opened letter. "Dude, I'm flattered but my answer is no."

"What... Why do you..."

"Sorry, but im straight. Although this was very sweet."

"..." I can't speak. Im in shock.

"Sorry... Take some time to get over it. See ya."

He walks away before I can react.