The Boy I Loved In Silence
I'd liked Carlton ever since the fifth grade.
We grew up in the same town, where almost every family knew one another. We even attended the same schools from kindergarten. Carlton had always been one of the popular kids, while I preferred to stay in the background. I was quiet, reserved, and kept mostly to myself, so it wasn't surprising that he had no idea who I was. I remembered the exact moment my crush started, a rainy afternoon in fifth grade when he gave up his umbrella so I wouldn't have to walk home in the storm. He never mentioned it again after that day, and I doubted he even remembered doing it. But I did. I remembered every detail.
Of course, I wasn't expecting anything to happen