I shouldn’t have said it, opened my big mouth and said what I’d wanted to for weeks. No more being a coward. No more just staring from afar. But today you looked so perfect, your friends all around you joking and having fun. I could never be in that group. No one looks at me the way they look at you. I would try to speak and then start stuttering, I’d be so nervous. But today, as soon as you stepped way from them, I decided to try. Today I moved into your space and said, “my name is Jake…I like you.” Dumb, I know, but I couldn’t say what I really felt. That close, I could hardly resist touching him and I definitely couldn’t say, “I think I’m in love with you.”
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 01/06/2026
The Bag Lady 