Crush
Writing Back in my old school in the Philippines, there was one person I could never seem to get along with. Ethan. For some reason, we were always at odds. It wasn’t loud or dramatic—no shouting, no big fights—but there was always tension. A quiet rivalry. Like we were constantly competing without ever saying it out loud. The weirdest part? At one point… I liked him. Not for long. Just a short, confusing moment where everything about him annoyed me—but also made me notice him more than I should. Then, just like that, it faded. I went back to seeing him as nothing more than my rival. Then, in the middle of the school year, he left. Singapore. No goodbyes. No closure. Just gone. I didn’t think much of it at first. Life moved on. Classes continued. Days blurred together. But when graduation came, something felt… unfinished. So I did something unexpected. I messaged him. A truce. No more rivalry. No more silent competition. And he agreed. That was it. No long conversation. No catching up.
About Crush
Writing Back in my old school in the Philippines, there was one person I could never seem to get along with. Ethan. For some reason, we were always at odds. It wasn’t loud or dramatic—no shouting, no big fights—but there was always tension. A quiet rivalry. Like we were constantly competing without ever saying it out loud. The weirdest part? At ...Read more