I flip my phone up for the millionth time and think ‘What am I waiting for? It’s now or never’

I quickly hit the send button before I change my mind and duck under the bed covers as if they could protect me from what was about to come next.

Suddenly my phone vibrates and I feel my heart skip a beat. I flip my phone up and read the new message, its one word:

‘Yeah?’

I start texting a reply, my fingers shaking I still couldn’t believe he would reply so fast.

I stop…what was I going to write? I hesitated and quickly wrote ‘Just wanted to say your name’ and hit send.

Crap! I think ‘What kind of weirdo says that???’

Embarrassed I hide my face in my pillow and my phone vibrates.

‘Uh…Kay?’ he says.

Quickly, I write ‘Sorry I was just wondering…will I ever see you again?’

My throat feels all clogged up and dry. Ever since my parents decided that we were moving to Japan

I’d been wondering to myself for ages whether if I would see any of my friends again and if I would ever see him…

My heart sank a little as I read his reply

‘I don’t know’

Of course, why would he? I sighed and felt there was only one thing to do.

‘Tell me straight, do you like me?’

I waited for what seemed like ages and then finally there came an answer.

‘No’