There was this one girl I met a few years ago, which actually was by accident. I thought that she was someone else, and she was bored. She called me cute, and we got to talking.
Right from the start, we had a good connection. I helped her with several of her school assignments, and she gave me a different kind of happiness I don't think I had ever felt before then. We met in person a few weeks later, and I got to meet her family. They served me lunch, and we had an excellent time together playing board games and getting to know each other.
The next few months, I went over a few times, baking cookies, playing Minecraft, exploring the countryside, old ruins and much more. We both had biochemistry as the major subject in high school, and one time I brought over my radioactive minerals for her presentation on radioactivity. Her classmates were shocked and excited, and her chemistry teacher actually scolded her for bringing these minerals. She told me that she always likes to tell that story because it's so special. Another time, I stumbled upon a certain chemical that you can drink without any repercussions, so I bought it and we taste-tested it. It was nasty, but it still makes an awesome memory of us trying it together.
We always had and still have a good time together. But here comes the point I'm trying to make:
She once told me that we could've been in a relationship, even her mom would've liked it. There were two problems, one was the distance I would have to travel every time to get to her place, and the second being confidence.
I didn't and still don't have the confidence to ask her out. We always have a good time, always. She would always look at me with those beautiful eyes. She's funny, very pretty, and just an awesome person to be around.
I was gone for a long break this past year, and I built some confidence in certain aspects, to be more vocal when things aren't right for me, and a lot more. But I still don't possess the confidence to ask her out. I thought I did, and the next time I saw her, it all vanished.
I ask you, dear reader, to not make the same mistake I am currently making. Life is short.
Here's a quote from my beloved game Minecraft:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. "
I've had my share of romantic interests, but she tops them all. She's had bad luck with her past boyfriends, but to be fair, the last were questionable at best. I know I'm biased and prejudiced, but that's how I am.
In my case, I'm currently losing.