ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to have a crush

a normal essay by a normal girl who feels normal things.

There’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned crush. I think there are very few things in this world that are capable of providing as much consolation as that first crush after what feels like forever without having one, or after the heartbreak you thought would wreck you. Either way, the relief almost feels like coming up for oxygen after being underwater…