Fourth Grade

Oh boy.

In fourth grade there was a pleasant little fellow in my class named Josh. He had a bit of a crush on me and everyone knew it. There was another rambunctious little bumpkin in my class named Rylie. He had a bit of a crush on my bff and everyone knew it. Believe me, they didn't try to hide it.

One day Josh showed up at recess with a precious little gift.

A heart necklace.

From him.

To me.

Of course, me being my fourth grade self, had to absolutely REFUSE it and run away onto the playground.

So Josh passed the item in question over to his buddy Rylie. Rylie then proceeded to offer it to my bff.

Of course, she being her fourth grade self, had to absolutely REFUSE it and run away onto the playground with me.

For the remainder of recess they continued to offer it to me, only to be refused, then offer it to her, only to be rejected once again. Over and over.

So, you know those adult ladies that stand outside every recess to keep an eye on things? Well I was really fabulous friends with one of them and I decided to ask her opinion on the subject at hand.

This was her advice: "Take it. It doesn't matter if you like him back. A boy is offering you a necklace. That's free jewelry! I'd take free jewelry any day."

I thought about that for like 2 seconds straight and determined that she was right.

Then good old Josh came walking up and offered me the necklace one more time.

I took it and said, "Thank you."

All his friends went insane. "AHHHHHH SHE TOOK IT! OH MY GOSH!"

And then I put it on.

And I wore it for the rest of the day.

*As a little side note, I would like you to notice that ALL my teeth are missing. This is fourth grade mind you. I was a bit of a late bloomer. When all my buddies were losing their teeth and getting special prizes in first grade, I was over there sucking my thumb with my baby teeth chompin all over. By the time I started losing teeth, it was old news and no one cared. But my mommy did and that's what counts.