I Thought You Liked Me Too

I went downstairs with my water bottle and saw him just as he was about to go upstairs.

I tried my hardest to hide how happy I was.

I walked past him as if nothing were the matter.

I heard him say to a classmate, "How come I run into her everywhere I go?"

It was so quiet that I wondered if I'd heard him right.

I remembered those words for a long time...

"I've liked you for so long. Was there even one second when you truly cared about me?"

?????

I have liked someone for a long time. I met him when I was young and knew nothing about love. I was only in fifth grade. The first time I saw him was on the big screen in our classroom. He was just an ordinary boy then, and I didn't pay much attention to him.

It wasn't until military training that we had any contact. At first, I only wanted to know his name. How long does it take to remember someone's name?

Whenever I walked down the road, I wondered what the boy in the class next door was called. I repeated his name over and over.

????

He was so kind and gentle to me back then. Maybe that's why I fell for him. But now he acts as if he couldn't care less about me, and pretends not to see the messages I send him. It's as if he's telling me that nothing can ever come of things between us.

But I still like him. I always have, and that has never changed. In a quiet corner of the school, I secretly watch him. I want to give him candy, but I'm too timid. Every time, he either snaps at me or ignores me.

After we graduated from high school, I didn't even have the chance to secretly watch him anymore. All I could do was tell myself to let go.

Theme: Taken from the diary of an ordinary high school student.