Part 2

Ok... so I think we left off after he got my e-mail address.

So Tim and I started e-mailing back and forth. Unfortunately, neither of us have the first e-mails that we sent each other. The one that we regret deleting the most was the e-mail where Tim told me that he liked me. It was CLASSIC!

He was in New Jersey spending the rest of the summer with his dad. He gave me a brief summary of what he and his cousin had done earlier that evening. They had gone to a movie and Tim told me that he had eaten way too much popcorn. (This is where it gets awesome.) Then he told me that he didn't know if it was the popcorn or what, but "I like you." haha how great is that? He had a "popcorn headache." It still cracks me up.

Now, if you know Tim, he's quiet...and not forward at all. I didn't know how to reply. I was still 14 and had only experienced 2 guys asking me out (one in elementary and one in middle school and I had quickly declined both without regret). I spent a day or two....or three contemplating and weighing the outcomes...

Choice A: Tell him I liked him too and not see the kid I liked for a long time... knowing that he'd probably lose interest and move on to like someone else.

Choice B: Tell him I didn't like him and then watch the friendship dissolve because he'd probably lose interest and move on to like someone else.

It looks like a lose-lose situation...because normally, it would've been. I sadly told him that I didn't like him like that. I didn't really expect much of a reply because I knew it probably hurt him. I mean, who has the guts to tell someone they like them and not expect a happy outcome of the person liking them back?

To be continued...