"Umm, this may be... A little out of the blue, but... Do I know you from somewhere?" I asked giving her a full on look-over (not in a creepy way!). "Well, when I was a kid, I had a friend that I called "Ar". He hated it!" She let out a giggle. "I called my friend "Caw". Although, she liked it." I shrugged, "Although, "Ar" does sound familiar..."

"It's you!" She screamed and tackled me, "I still remember your weak spot!!"

I tried to protest, but, to be honest, my weak spot didn't change!

We both laughed on the floor as I tried to pry her off me. I don't want to hurt her though, but, at one point I couldn't breathe, and, I, well, umm, kicked her.

Dumbo! You seriously just kicked your crush! And your best friend! I mentally and physically slapped myself in the face.

"Oh no! I'm so sorry!!" I helped her up. "It's fine! I've toughened up over the years! You used to kick me when we were younger too!" She put her hands on her hips, and lifted her chin up, and did a superman pose. We both laughed.

"So, Ar how's life treated you?" She smirked. I groaned. "NO! Just no! Please, call me Jin? Please?!" She made a pouty face,"Nope. No mercy." "Ughhh..." I frowned,"You haven't changed a bit."

We talked about old times, and eventually, Erica had to go.

"Gooooooood, Byyyyyyyyeeeeee!~" she sang. I just waved, and tried to smile.

I shut the door as Erica's mom drove her away. I noticed a notebook I have never seen before on the dining table. It was a leather notebook, a light shade of grey, with a black diagonal stripe across the cover.

"Mom? Is this your notebook?" I asked perplexed,"Dad?"

I watched as they both shook their heads. "No honey, sorry." My mom frowned.

I opened the notebook, and read it:

Dear diary,

I immediately shut it. This must be Erica's diary. Why did I want to read it?

This is to help you understand Jin's thoughts:
😈 =bad conscious      😇 =good conscious         😐=Jin

😈Open it Jin, open it! 😇Shut up! That's- that's, disrespectful! 😈Oh, come-on! You know you want to! 😇SHUT, UP!!! 😐I guess I kinda want to... 😈Yes! You want to, you really want to... 😇No! Don't do it Jin! It's just wrong! 😐I'll do it. 😈YES! 😇NO!!

I opened it to the most recent entry:

Dear diary,
Today, I came to my new school. I was scared, but I met Jin.
He's really nice! He even let me eat lunch with him! He kinda
reminds me of someone...  I don't know why, but I think I have
a crush on him! He's so cool! His personality is awesome! I
hope to become close to him! Anyway, bye diary!

Sincerely,
Erica

I opened my eyes wide and read it over 10 times. The words echoed in my head:

I think I have a crush on him... I think I have a crush on him... I think I have a crush on him...

I shook my head.

This can't be possible. A lame guy like me? Why not someone else? Why ME??

Then I slammed the book shut and put it carefully in my backpack.

I went to my room, and sobbed. I cried my eyes out.

Me, she chose ME.

A-N

Whoa! Took me long enough!

-V