Note to readers: this is a true story, but some of the conversations might be a bit changed because of my memory (🤪) but everything did happen. Thank you! And sorry it’s long.

Jules: Diary Entry #1:

Today marks the third week (maybe the second) of homeschooling, and we have been meeting up on Tuesdays. And since I got here, I feel like something is up. So my friend Eliana told me that Eli, basically her nemesis, only because they had a minor fight last year, likes my other friend Caryn. I guess because that was just like news that everyone knew. Well, they told me that in the first week, and then now, presently,  Eli told Caryn that he did not like her anymore. I thought that was odd because everyone thought it was such a huge deal. And also, it looked like Caryn did not care… 

Jules: Diary Entry #2:

The one time I did not want to have a public school background… a couple of days ago, I got invited to a birthday party. For Eli’s older brother. We had fun, I’ll admit. Until someone decided that we needed to play “Truth or Dare”… for some weird reason, Caryn was the one who asked Eli if he liked me,  and she walked forward to him, and he whispered something in his ear. She smiled and said yes. I was completely shell-shocked. How would a cute, brown-eyed, black-haired guy like him like me? And I remembered something. It does not matter whether I like him or not. One, I'm too young to date, and two, I'm moving away. To another COUNTRY. So when Caryn came over to me, I freaked out, and my public school denial instincts came in, right when I did not want them to. Ugh! I probably should have said _I don't know_, or something like that, but I would have never said I liked him, for my siblings were there! I think I have just ruined my life. At least Eli doesn't hold it against me. I just want to cry. I wish I could explain…

Jules: Diary Entry #3:

This week was worse. I ended up falling for him (way more than before) and that week I could not say anything. And to make things worse, he acted like nothing happened, which was kinda easy since nobody from our class went to the party. I feel like things are just terrible, but now we can be better friends at least. And also, I noticed something. We have the same favorite color, the same favorite baseball team, and the same favorite ice cream flavor. Oh gosh. How do I even remember that? I'm a lost cause… 

Jules: Diary Entry #4:

I just learned that his birthday is in the same month as mine!!! (wow Jules, we are so proud of you. *sarcastic clapping*) I’ll tell you how it happened. We were doing this presentation for the end of the year, (and the poor guy was the only boy, none of the other boys wanted to do it or had excuses!) and we had to line up in birth order. Me and my bestie were both by our crushes. 

Wow. I cannot believe that this is our last week.

Jules: Diary Entry #5:

I haven't been writing a lot, in a while, so this is going to be a lot. When me and my brother went to the park, we went and met up with Ada, and Ian. That was fun. We could talk without anything being awkward, and we would talk about everything. Movies, books, school, life. I found it crazy that I could talk about that with a ten-year-old boy, and my friend Ada, but not with most of my friends. Then, we talked about the new school year. This year, since we would not be able to finish the school year, we decided to homeschool online. I missed my old homeschool. Anyway, we talked about the new grade that my friend Madalyn was going into. They told me that Madalyn liked Eli, which I already knew, so I feigned surprise and asked some questions. They told me that the boys in her class decided to play “truth or dare” (again, terrible idea) and then they asked her questions about who her crush was. Of course, she had to tell them that she liked Eli. I did not know what he said. So, I was left with that cliffhanger, and dread, and sadness, and another word that I cannot think of. 

Jules: Diary Entry #6:

Of course, Madelyn decided to text me the next day. She told me she needed to talk about something. I knew what it was, of course. I just needed an excuse to not be able to call her. Luckily, my mom had a day to visit our old school to say goodbye, so I said I could not talk, but we could on Tuesday. Then Tuesday came. I told myself to avoid Eli as much as possible until I knew the whole story. When I saw Madelyn, we walked to her classroom, which was very dirty, which made sense since she was the only girl in the class. She told me what I knew, but she told me that Eli said he did not like her. I was very relieved. (sorry Madelyn…) She also told me something else. She said that he told her that he liked me. Emphasis on liked. My heart crumbled. I fumbled to tell Madelyn that he did like me, according to Ada. She said that she would not break the girl code. I did not talk to Eli, but we did make eye contact. 

Jules: Diary Entry #7:

Me and Ada went and got coffee, and she told me something that made me happy, but also kinda confused. She told me that when she was talking to Eli, he said he was super sad I was leaving. *mind exploding* Then I realized that he said just me, not me and my brother!!! Am I being too hopeful?

I kinda implied I liked him. She did say eventually that he liked me a lot, and I told her that I liked him too. I asked her to tell him for me.

Jules: Diary Entry #8:

The next day, I was texting my friends, and out of the blue, Madalyn texted me (and the group chat that knew nothing) that Eli liked me. Even though I knew that already, I was so happy. I'm crazy. Me and  Madelyn went to Starbucks on Thursday. She told me what happened; She said to the boys, jokingly, “What is your deepest, darkest, secret?” And surprisingly, Eli answered, “I still like Jules.”

I thought that was sweet. But extremely sad. I was moving. Again, I wanted to cry. 

Jules: Diary Entry #9:

I eventually plucked up the courage to ask Ada what he said, and while we were walking on a hike, she said that he was happy, but he was sad because I was moving. When we said goodbye, Dex (he is seven) gave me the sweetest hug. I wanted to hug everyone, but I didn't get the chance to hug Eli. 

Jules: Diary Entry #10:

I miss everyone, and I haven't even left yet. I miss my school, I miss my friends, I miss Eli. I remember all the times we joked around in class, drew comics, and just hung around. I feel like every day, every moment we were together was proof that we were meant for each other. 

Jules: Diary Entry #11:

I just got on my plane. I am so mad. I don't want to move. Especially not here. I will see you again Eli. 

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Note to readers (again):

Sorry, I did not edit. I hope you enjoyed it. This was a true ‘story’.