when i was much younger and cuter, i had a lot of individuals who wanted to be my friends. they'd buy me those erasers, stickers, those mechanic pencils with something dangling on top (those were the so-called in things; and i always get into trouble with my stepdad because i always have so much of those in my bag everyday. he was angry cos he couldn't figure out how i got so much money to buy those things. the fact is that i don't, and he just wouldn't believe that those were all given to me.), wait for me at areas where i'd appear. some were more daring and straight forward. my jealous friends pushed these "pursuers" away and kept me away from their vicinity. but they try even harder.

it was cute. when we were kids, rejection seemed less of a scary thing.. all we want is to like a person, show them, tell them, spend time with them, and hope that they like you back. we were so much braver, so much better at showing love. where are we now?

or did we become less attractive.