Jack loved Anna, but he was going to be moving. He wasn’t moving far, but far enough that they would no longer be going to the same high school. Jack hadn’t spent much time with Anna besides doing odd school projects and seeing her across the classroom. He was sure that what she felt for her was love though.
Anna had the brightest smile, the clearest laugh, a sharp brain, a kind heart, a voice that would make song birds jealous. She was amazing in Jack’s mind. She wasn’t perfect, but he even loved her flaws. She wore braces and glasses. She helped people with their homework one on one but didn’t like to volunteer in class. Anna spent a lot of her time alone reading books instead of with people which made it hard for Jack to get to know her.
Valentine ’s Day was coming up. Jack would be switching schools in less than a month. He didn’t want to leave without telling Anna how he felt, but he didn’t want to tell her face to face. He decided he would send her a copy of his favorite book, The Book Thief, in the mail with a letter telling her how he felt about her. He wrote and re-wrote the letter until it sounded good, not too desperate or creepy. Jack was afraid to put his name on the package, so left the sender information blank.
It ended up that Jack’s package did not have enough postage on it to be sent but without a return address the package didn’t make it back to him either. Jack never knew that Anna did not receive his package though. He was heartbroken that she said nothing to even indicate she knew how he felt.
Senior year rolled around. Jack went to his old high school’s graduation to congratulate his friends from there. He saw Anna in a chair afterwards waiting for her parents. She was reading The Book Thief. This irked Jack, so he decided to confront Anna after three years of silence.
(To be continued)
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