r/TeenagersCrushStories
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u/Affectionate-Arm-645
11 months ago
My Most Genuine Crush
This individual I will refer to as "Isabelle". Despite going to the same primary school and same high school for years we never really interacted, up until a day in year 10 in an art lesson. I had thought I dropped something under a desk and she came over unprompted to see if she could help me. It was after this that I started seeing her in a different light, the fact that she would unprompted come over and help me, it even made realise how beautiful she was, and I slowly started developing feelings for her.
So come to year 11 and I'm wanting to get into a relationship with Isabelle, so my strategy for this was to talk to her more and get conversations with her, which I did and I could tell by her body language that she was interested in what I had to say. One day we were talking about what we were doing the next day, I told her I was going to see the movie IT with a group, and Isabelle said she was going to go and see it with a group of friends as well. It should also be mentioned that later that day was when I had a altercation with a individual I will call Dick.
So the day arrives and I'm waiting for my group in a Subway and outside I see Dick riding about. Later when more of my group arrives I see Isabelle outside the sub so I go out and speak with her and it's a pleasant conversation, but then I see Dick near on his phone and I go back inside, but Isabelle being a sweetheart reassures me that he won't do anything, but I go back in regardless. The only other interaction I remember between us on that day is when I remarked that someone who was running late was a pain in the ass and she agreed.
The rest of the year went on well in terms of our interactions, we continued to have good conversations with one another. Something I think is worth of note is when I was being honest with this group of boys that I believe asked me if Isabelle is fit, and I mentioned how beautiful I think she is. They then ran off to tell her as she was coming down through the hallway, I quickly came to her and explained that I think she's one of the most beautiful girls out there, and she simply smiled and said "thank you" which I found amusing.
By the time prom comes I've got a plan in mind. During the exams my R.E teacher handed out these plastic jewellery things that were to help us spiritually in the exams, so I held onto mine to give to Isabelle as a way to always remember me by. So I got around to doing so and afterwards we hugged and took a picture together. My one regret in that moment is I should have asked if we could go somewhere private so that way I could confess my feelings to her, I would have made it clear to her that it wouldn't be to ask her out, just to let her know how I felt.
The biggest thing I remember on that night was when I was saying goodbye to her I reached my hand out to shake hers, but I think she mistook it for me reaching out for a hug, so that's what happened instead. Now at the time of writing this I am still a virgin, but I would rather relive that hug with Isabelle a million times than having sex that was just for sexual pleasure, because that hug was one of the most heart felt experiences in my life.
During college I still talked to her whenever I had the chance, but I noticed she was hanging around a lot of chavs. In January of 2019 3 of my college classmates brought me over to the table they were sitting at with Isabelle and her friends. I believe this was the first time I saw Isabelle act more jokingly and use banter, as I've notice people I know go into this type of personality when they're with their really good friends, even I've done it. I don't really know the name for it, or how to properly explain it.
So she somewhat boastingly brought up to my classmates about stuff like me telling her how beautiful she is and the thing I gave her at prom, she even told me she still keeps hold of it. I don't really remember how it came up, but I think one of the classmates brought up the idea that I had feelings for her, causing me to admit to her that I had a crush on her. The only thing she asked was when it started, but one of her friends that was sitting with us, who I will refer to as "Kelly" was insistent to me she could get us together, but I declined, but I do often wonder if Kelly was genuine about saying that.
So throughout most of college we continued having pleasant interactions, but with my heated interactions with a particularly nasty chav, she didn't seem to be happy with me for that, even though he was always the aggressor. But with the second year of college we still continued to have positive interactions, one deserving a very big mention.
As December was drawing closer I had been contemplating whether or not to get Isabelle a present, after deciding yes, I went to my friend's place of work and we picked out a box of chocolates for her. When speaking to a friend of mine on how to approach her with it, he told me to just do it. So I did and her face was just the most adorable thing ever, I did the smart move by just letting things play out, so she was the one who reached out for a hug, and it was a pretty good one.
Then came the day of the lockdown, and I decided to go into college and say my goodbyes to anyone I knew, as I was leaving Isabelle was entering, and after exchanging some words she said "We can't HI five so we'll have to elbow." So it was the first time I used that elbow greeting. About a month later I was riding about, and on the other side of the road is Isabelle and I remember its her birthday, so I immediately say happy birthday to her. We then had a little conversation before we went our ways, she saying its nice to see me and I said "it's always nice seeing you."
Then a few months later when I was at a pub I came across some old school mates, so I went over and talked with them. Since I decided to bring my crush on Isabelle as a subject they told me she's got a boyfriend, but this didn't bother me, because I knew I could still speak to her as a friend.
Come one day however and I see on her social media story that she will be moving to Liverpool for higher education. This honestly really saddened me, I even remember shedding tears, the last big time I cried was in 2016, and the only other time I drew tears was in August of 2019 over some personal issues. I think what made upset about this is that I wouldn't have an opportunity to see her for a very long time. I was so upset I decided to tell my feelings to a priest which made me feel better.
An important thing to mention about this is I did message her, telling her to be proud of this achievement and that I would miss her, she replied being thankful and wished me the best. I reassured her I would live the best life possible, to wish she responded saying she was glad.
I suppose the best thing to take away from this is, even if you don't make it with your crush, the best that will come out of it is you will always remain on good terms.
