Eight Years to Find You: The Echo of a Secret Crush

Summary

When I was seventeen, I had a secret crush.

My family was dirt poor. To buy him a birthday present, I saved up for an entire year.

On the day my mom had her medical emergency, I left school early.

That was when I overheard him laughing with his friends.

"This piece of junk? You get better prizes in a cereal box."

His friend laughed loudly. "If you don't want it, Cole, toss it to me. I could pawn it for a few bucks to pay for my gaming subscriptions."

"If you want it, take it."

Cole tossed it to him in disgust, and right then, his eyes met mine.