I just realized

Part 1

I thought I'd never see him again.Max was my childhood best friend. He made me laugh and I always thought of him as part of my family 'cos he looked a lot like my dad.

Max and I parted when we were in middle school because I got transferred to Detroit. I forgot about him and moved on. Afterall, we were just kids. What did I know?

I came back to New York and started High School. To my greatest surprise Max was there. It was really awkward seeing him let alone saying "hi" cos we didn't really part on a loving note.

I spent the whole semester passing by him and smiling cos there was really nothing to say to him.

Eventually, we became close again. A lot of people thought we were dating when really I had no such feelings for him. When we got to Grade 9. He told me that he liked me and proposed a date. I was really astonished because I thought we were like siblings. But I guess, he didn't see things that way.

I had nothing to say to him other than expressing my naive thoughts concerning his feelings. The truth is, I liked him too, and I didn't want to hurt his feelings. No boy had ever told me that he liked me before. I was new to this whole thing.

In Grade 10, I finally accepted and we went on a date.