Blog # 47 I "liked" a girl named Emily

There were lots of girls I "liked" before Emily.  I might have "liked" Emily a little more than the previous girls though.

I finally got around to taking Art class my Junior year of high school.  There was a freshman named Emily in my class.  We ended up sitting at the same table.  Even though seats weren't assigned, we ended up sitting in the same spots everyday, which is a typical phenomena in classrooms across the country.  We used to read Cosmopolitan and Glamour magazines while we did our Art, and we flirted around a bunch.  Those little quizzes and articles are pretty informative.    Honestly, I didn't even realize I liked Emily.  I didn't even know what "flirting" really was either.   

In retrospect, I now recall playing around with her in class, wrestling around, laughing.  We were always smiling and laughing about everything too.  I guess we were giddy. 

Apparently other people took more notice of our friendship than I did.  During the last week of class, another Junior named Jason called me out during class, right in front of the teacher and all the other students.  He said "Keith, why don't you just ask her out man ?  You're killing us over here !"  All the males in the class were nodding approvingly of Jason's comments, and everyone else was stunned, myself included.  I should have asked her out then and there.  Of course, I never really did ask her out.  I think Emily might have been upset at me for not doing so at that very moment.   

I waited though, and didn't really say anything until a few weeks later.  Things didn't work out.  I can't fault Jason for saying something though, because I probably never would have anyway.

It wasn't until after he spoke up and after the class ended that I realized how much I liked Emily.  I never got to hang out with her much after that.  Of course she ended up being one the best looking girls in the school by the time I graduated the following year.  She was always cute, but everyone is different, and it took time for her to become the talkative socialite/cheerleading captain sort of girl she ended up being.   

Don't be afraid to speak up and ask someone out, especially if it's apparent the other person likes you after weeks of flirtation.  Sometimes you may make an ass of yourself, but it's worth it.  Even if things don't work out, you won't have regrets later on.