I didn’t know anyone, and nobody made much effort to get to know me.
I wasn’t good at sports. I wasn’t funny enough to become the class clown. I wasn’t confident enough to force my way into a friend group. So, I never made any real friends at school.
I weighed around 250 pounds.
Mostly, I kept my head down.
Then I noticed Lindsey. Everyone did.
She was the most popular and beautiful girl in our class. Half the boys in our grade had a crush on her.
I was no different.
For months, I barely spoke to her. Then my stupid teenage brain came up with a plan.
I noticed Lindsey.
One day, after scraping together enough money, I bought her a chocolate bar and a small keychain from a store near school. It wasn’t exactly romantic genius. I was 14.