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A crush is such a painful thing. I hated it. I hated it so much. There was this longing for me to stalk him down and ask him to be mine, but on the other side of the coin, I had no nerve to make a move.

These thoughts were filling my head as I aimlessly walked home after work, wandering who that gift was for.

If he had a girlfriend, then should I be jealous? I mean, I barely knew the boy. As usual, I went home and over thought the situation, even told Dina.

"Maybe it's for his mother?" Dina consoled over the phone and I huffed.

"Maybe," I murmured, "but he's sooo cute"

"If only you'd asked for his name at least, you piece of shit. You know, God gave you the ability to talk, right?" She sounded exasperated. I rolled my eyes.

What made things harder were all the scenarios I'd created in my head about this boy, about how we'd fall in love.

I'm a stupid girl.

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