Jealousy and Growth in Youthful Love

hildhood friend

not ex

iend of Evelyn Burg

e guy named Tim Simpso

ut the halo of affection,

couldn't allow her to string along

g Evelyn else whil

fect pair of

ed to play,

t came to choosing elective courses, I w

piano or something, but my mom, Lisa Spencer, said

ted beside me, doodling on

ays glance at this jerk who had li

Neal tossed the stick aside and sprinted off. "Y

. I wasn't bad a

at Neal, the mor

ed to humanities on a wh

at was wron

and hea

chance. It must have been some kind of predestined connection th

of predestine

rade when Neal drew me a Pikachu I loved. That's when I realize

years from fourth grade to now, first year

of middle school, second year, thir

with that infuriatin

love was all

was a secr

jerk liked s

r, often teased us, sayin

crush, he never re

ntered every single one, which m

ded in my course selection form to Advis

el

name sounds poet

ne, Fanny

he 'Fanny' gave people an impress

named my brother, I'm quite grat

I was a boy, he would

good

d at me. No, it was Evelyn w

ifferent classes, we

omewhat well-known at school, even i

as "the cold

re the sports class. People would watch my every move from afar, and

I could hear ev

ave gone off-

prisingly well, highlighting her perfect figure. Her face was beautiful,

it dazzled by Evelyn, le

weren't my r

here to submit her form too, tur

hand holding mine, and a thought flashed through

lyn didn't seem to find anything wr

d back but didn't dare,

silence, I repli

ret until the class lists were rev

n smiled gently, always loo

el uncomfortable, like a caterpi

ly wanted to embarrass her and a

sitated, and forced a smile. "I think t

something. She never giv

if she genuinely considered th

, she was

epartment, and I'm pretty good at sprin

ersation style and didn't know how to res

Evelyn smiled, released my arm

classroom, a boy propped his foot on the desk, tilting his chair

ot recognize h

Josh

elect few, then Josh was the h

ce and seriousness, making

other, but no

nd continued to

rcepted in the hallway b

ffice with the goddess!" Neal grabbed my

t already!" I glared at Neal,