The Friendzone Essay

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Grade 12

Fiction

The Friendzone

        Throughout the night, the boy kept wondering. He was not able to sleep. Did the girl read his text? Does she love him back? It is this very question that instills a fear in all boys today. He “caught feelings” for his childhood best friend and could not get her off his mind. Everything he thought of involved his crush in some manner. He had major feels.

        He was finally able to muster up the courage to send her a text describing how he feels about her. In the message, he talked about how much she meant to him, how much he cares about her, and how he wants to be with her. However, he made the grave mistake of including the three most deadly words in the English language when said together: “I love you.” He said it. Now some might be able to justify his major feelings and his sudden urge to say the three words, however, others might also say that it is way too early to express one’s feelings at that extent. It is a highly debatable situation.

        The boy sent the text message exactly at 11:11 PM in a hope that the auspicious time would prove to be lucky for him as well. The wait finally began. The anxiety built up within him as he paced around the room waiting for the response that could make him feel like the luckiest man alive. He constantly checked his phone, waiting for a text message from his crush. He began to doze off when finally he heard his phone vibrating. The boy jolted out of his sleep and checked his phone, in a solemn prayer that it was his love. Unfortunately, it was only his mom sending him a good night text and telling him that she loves him. A woman finally told him she loves him, but it was not the girl he hoped it was to tell him that. The wait continued as it reached 12:23 AM. He finally came to the conclusion that she fell asleep and he decided he would fall asleep as well.