We’ve all had that one person in high school that we liked and call them a crush. Of course some may be exceptent but we all have that gross feeling that we may be rejected by someone that we like. I know the feeling of rejection and would like to share with you how I overcame and became stronger with that. I had met this guy back in my freshmen year and I never really knew how I felt about him till my sophomore year. When I realized how funny, kind, caring, and just an amazing person to be around, it’s when I noticed that I liked him. At the time I was nervous and well really shy around him. I even would avoid him from time to time just trying to not end up being extremely awkward and weird. During September I eventually told him that I had liked him and he seemed to be ok and cool with it. I never really got an answer of if he liked me back or not.  

The one thing that I should have paid attention to was when he got with someone who I didn’t even come close to being. She’s one of those girls who have a nice body and a beautiful face with nicely done makeup. I should have taken that as a sign of well “He’s not your type or your not his type.” Of course I just ignored it. After they broke up the month after, he sent me mixed feelings and I will say that I have gotten a lot of them from people. They will send me weird feelings and then stop talking to me. The thing is this guy kept sending me mixed signals all the time. It was so strange but I actually believed that he liked me. When I asked him for a hug and he agreed, we hugged and he also smiled when he walked away. I felt so happy but then the day that I found out the truth I felt so heart broken. I was sitting at lunch with a few friends of mine and one of my closest friends had told me that he felt uncomfortable and didn’t actually like me. That’s when I broke down in tears, someone who I actually liked and that I felt like I had a chance with didn’t like me. I was upset but what upset me the most was that I had to find out through a friend. I was so sad and even got upset during class and left to talk to the social worker at at school. She seemed so understanding about my situation and cheered me up. I felt so good about myself and even said that it isn’t really my choice and understood that people aren’t going to like me if I like them. I came home and told my grandmother along with my mom about it. My grandmother cheered me and said that there is plenty of fish in the sea for me to find. My mom didn’t seem to approach me that way, instead told me straight up that this world is harsh but you can move on from it. She’s not wrong but I kinda wish she did it in at least a nicer tone. I will say what my grandmother said was right. One of my friends who was actually giving me dating advice had asked me to be his girlfriend. I had accepted it and now I feel extremely happy. After a while of not talking to my crush, I eventually went up to him and even apologized for making him uncomfortable but wished he had told me instead of my friend. He told me that we were chill and that he didn’t hate me, that he was sorry for not telling me himself.  Everything is better now and we’re all pretty cool, I’m glad that things turned out pretty good in the end.