My Dearest fucking Diary,

It's been a while since I've written, so let me catch you up to my exciting love life.

It all started when I started going to this coffee shop on main street. I was studying, like many college kids do at a café like this one. And then this cute barista who makes the best cappuccino served with a wink came over after his shift and sat across from me.

You do not understand just how hard it was to not freak out. I mean sure, this hunk of a guy served me on a regular basis and with a wink (which, I'm absolutely positive he knows what he's doing to me when he does that). But never has he come over after his shift!

Anyway, as I said, since I'm a regular, he knows I'm deaf. I knew that he didn't know sign language, not many hearing people do. Usually that means I don't exactly use sign language when communicating with him, just some pantomiming, pointing, and maybe some of the more obvious or known signs, like "Thank you."

So I was really curious as to what he was going to do. Was he just going to pantomime with me? Or was he going to just sit there awkwardly (is that even possible for him to be awkward?) and just smile at me (not that I would necessarily mind that).

Anyway, he did not do any of those things, he pulled out a notebook and wrote, "Hey" on it. Sliding the notebook over to me, I looked at him, amused, and he gestured towards the notebook, an expectant look on his face. So I shrugged (when really I was touched) and scribbled down, "Hi".

He grinned at me, and I couldn't help but grin back. He was such a goof, I loved it. And that's how we talked, and we did that for a while. I'd come back pretty much every day, (I know, I know) and we'd have a grand ole time.

It was today that everything changed. I was stressing over finals, and he wrote, "You gotta take a break from studying, dude, your brain's gonna explode." I rolled my eyes. "No" I wrote.

"Please? Do it 'cause you like me?" I looked up at him and he did his puppy eyes.

I laughed and shook my head as I wrote, "Eh? Because I like you? :P "

His eyes were serious when he wrote, "Do you?"

I sobered up, and quickly wrote, "Yes," and my cheeks heated up as I pushed the notebook to him.

He put his pen down and looked me straight into my eyes when he slowly signed, "I like you too"

And that, my fucking diary, is why I'm still wearing this giant grin on my face as I write this damn entry.

Sincerely,

The Happiest Girl on Earth

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WattpadAfterDark Prompt- I've Got a Crush On You...

The time has come to confess. Write a first person scene that shows your main character coming clean and revealing the torch they've been carrying to their crush.