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Unforgettable autumn warmth

𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯.
𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦.
𝘈𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴.

"Welcome to Watson Middle School," I said as I read the sign in front of me. The school looked humble but I was very wrong. The hallways could have not been more chaotic. As I made my way towards my 1st period, I kept thinking about what would my year be like here and what would people think of me. I did move here for my personal reasons but I just wanted something different. I wanted to start new. I walked into my first class shyly and my first instinct was to just stay silent. The day had only just begun.

A few weeks have passed since the first day and so far I haven't managed to get myself into a scandal. A new record in my book. I was in my English class and we were working on something in groups. I happened to be with the smartasses in my class including myself. I don't remember what were collaborating on but what I do remember is the people. I was working with some girl and I think some boys. We got our work done but I knew this one kid that was especially smart but not very talkative. I didn't know anything about him, not even his own name at the time. That got me kind of interested in him. I never had a specific reason to but he came off nicely. I wasn't sure because he didn't really show any emotions like it was all hidden.

Later on, I became more interested in this boy but even now I don't know why. Those warm eyes I saw melted me like ice. I know, very weird and probably not the best comparison but it gave a visual. One day I was so glad to overhear a conversation that leads me to find out his name, Bradley. That was his name and ever since I saw it everywhere. I could've never been more disappointed in myself. I thought I came here to start over and not focus on love. Now was this happening again? It couldn't be, right? This time, it was different and it was unique. He was unique. He was rare and that's what stuck out to me.

For the next few months until the end of the school year, although I didn't fall head over heels for him, I have always kept a slight curiosity. Bradley was one of the few reasons why 8th grade was such a good year for me. Not only because of the opportunities I got in my music class but because of the friends made there including him. It made me feel so grateful for moving here in the first place.

You see, I always thought that this was just a temporary thing since I have seen crushes come and gone but this one was not that. Since last fall, I had a very technical crush on Bradley until now, that is summer before freshman year, so... a total of one school year. It honestly had me surprised too since I would have never thought I would get to this point. I never really had standards for guys since these types of things just happen. What I mean is I don't go out of my way to find a guy that I want to like. Instead, I just let come to pass when it does. This one was no different as you know, I came here to find myself but I instead found him. I never expected it but something about him made him special.

Who would have thought that around the same time last year, my heart shattered like glass, and now I was able to glue myself back together again? I still have questions, was it too soon? Should I have at least gotten to know him first before making that decision? Yes, I know the answer but as I've said before I didn't know anything about love and I'm still learning. As I said before it's not like I wanted this to happen. I wish I knew why but soon I would have an answer.