You were a normal high schooler living a normal life, except you had a secret. You'd write in your diary about anything and everything in your life—crushes, enemies, break-ups, truama, etc. Your writing about your new crush was no different except it was your best friend's brother. Park Jay.

Right now, you were sleeping over at your best friend's house. You took your diary with you because you didn't want your mom looking through it at home. You and your friend were sleeping in her room when you woke up to the sound of pages flipping. You sat up only to see Jay reading your diary, specifically page 36...

Dear Diary, I now know I really do like Jay, but today, I overheard him say something that shattered my fragile hope. While passing by, I caught him in a quiet conversation with a friend, saying, "I’ll never date anyone younger than me." In that instant, every secret fantasy I’d built up fell apart. I always thought that maybe, just maybe, if I could show him who I truly was, he might see past that line. It's only a 2 year age gap. Now, it seems that no matter how much my heart races at his smile, the truth is I’ll always be too young in his eyes. I’m left wondering if this forbidden crush was ever worth the pain of knowing I’ll never have a chance at his love.