9.
“I told my best friend that I’d had a big crush on her and I’d really like it if she gave me a shot — just one date. She said she didn’t see me like that. I avoided her over the next few weeks. If she texted to hang out, I wouldn’t respond, or I’d lie and say I was busy. One night, there was a knock on the door of my apartment. It was her.”
“I thought…