Choosing Safety, Losing Courage

I had never dated before. Not even once. I wasn’t shy. I wasn’t boring.

I just never had experience. Never had practice. Never had proof that someone would

choose me. So when I entered college, everything felt unfamiliar.

New people. New attention. New emotions I didn’t understand yet. I joined a club

just to make friends. I wasn’t looking for love. I wasn’t expecting anything.

And then it happened. Two people liked me. At the same time. <break time="0.6s" /> One was older.

A senior in the club. Good-looking. Popular. Confident.

The kind of guy who naturally led any room he was in. He didn’t ask for