When I was in 8th grade, a boy in the class walked up to me and asked me for a pencil.
He did that once in a week till we completed high school.
We became close friends and one day I asked him why did he do so. He smiled and said the answer lies in the pencils he took. fuck
I hurried back home and checked the last pencil he borrowed.
Neatly engraved on it was
"I love you.. But I am too scared to say that."
He had been leaving this message since 8th grade. I couldn't help but smile.