Life was going on as usual, until one day, everything changed.
Back when I was in grade 8, my school offered us a chance to participate in sports. I decided to give it a try. My friends and I joined together, filled with nervous excitement, and started practicing for the upcoming grand competition. It was my first time participating in something like this, so naturally, I was anxious.
Since our school ground was quite small, our coach decided to take us to a larger ground far from school. It was both thrilling and intimidating because we'd never played outside with strangers before.
But unknowingly, that opportunity turned out to be something much more—a truly memorable and grand chapter of my life. I felt grateful and blessed that the school gave me such a chance.
I was so excited for the first day of practice that I woke up at 5 a.m. and reached the ground by 6. As we were gathering, my eyes caught sight of a boy playing. He wasn't from our school—he was from another team. But the moment I saw him, something changed in me. Just a glimpse of him and I felt something I couldn't explain. He was the team leader, practicing with his teammates.
As the days went by and our practices continued, I found myself falling for him more and more. Every now and then, I'd catch him looking at me. At first, I thought it was just my imagination—that I was overthinking or reading too much into it. But then my friend told me she had also seen him staring at me.
From that moment on, whenever I tried to look at him, he was already looking at me. Our eyes met so many times, and each time it made my heart race.
Then came the day of the grand competition—the last time we saw each other. After that, I couldn't get him out of my mind. So, I followed him on social media and sent him a friend request on Facebook. To my surprise, he accepted instantly. I even posted a story, and he liked it. Even though we were separated by distance, I kept loving him from afar.
But eventually, he unfriended me. I was shocked and felt helpless for a moment. Maybe it was fate. Maybe we were only meant to cross paths briefly. Now, we've become strangers again.
It's been a long time since that day. We haven't met since, and slowly, I've started to let go. Not of him, but of the idea of us. His memories still linger, quietly tucked away in a corner of my heart.