My Perfect Love

By: Grace Greenwell

Love is never found easy. I never knew until I saw him for the first time. I couldn't have imagined anyone better. My friends told me I was crazy, I thought I was too. It was like he stepped out a dream. To think it all started on the first day of my senior year. Me and my best friend Ella were chatting about our favorite thing ever:Hamilton. Then suddenly, there he was: James Hanson. He was the sweetest person I had ever met, I would see him at church every week. He would play with the kids in their rooms and laugh whenever they said something funny. In math class, when I was stuck on a problem, he joked with me told me it was easy, and that i'm way to smart not to get it. Did he like me? Or was he playing me like all the other guys? As we got closer and closer, we had found a connection that was so strong, it could never be broken. "Why me?", I would always ask, "Why not some other girl who isn't crazy and like me?" His response was always, " Because your the most amazing girl I have ever met, and I feel like you get me. You're sweet, kind, funny and everything I could ever ask for." No, it couldn't be. I wasn't what he said I was. He was just saying those things. Was I really that special to him? There was always doubts in the back of my mind, but whenever I was upset or frustrated he was the one who wrapped his arms around me and held me close until all my tears were gone. I felt like i was in love with him, and the feeling never faded. How long could this go on? The very next day, I finally found out.
The Realization