Hey there.
Yes, you. It's the girl who has been seeing you seemingly every day since freshman year. You were always hanging around my dorm and now I see you around campus and on my bus ride home. You know I exist, I know you exist, yet we've never said two words to each other.
We always make eye contact, yet there's nothing happening.
I haven't worked up the courage to introduce myself yet, mainly because I'm not good at speaking to boys I find attractive, but you know what I am good at? Writing. So please allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Allegra. I'm a sophomore majoring in Television, Radio, and Film. I'm proudly from New Jersey and am blessed with a mother, father, and younger sister. Oh, and I have a cat too. I can't solve logic puzzles, I constantly want to be on a beach even in the dead of winter, and I look for love in all the wrong places.
I can't remember when I saw you for the first time. I think it was in the dining hall freshman year. I remember thinking you were cute, but there's no way I would've gone up to you and said hello. I'm never one to purposefully introduce myself to someone I don't know.
But ever since that day, there's always been a small part of me that jumps happily whenever I see you.
I wonder if you remember seeing me for the first time. I wonder what you think whenever you see me. I wonder if you even notice me. No, I know you do. Because whenever we see each other, we smile.
It's that hope for a little smile from you that gets me through my bad days.
So thank you, Random Boy I See Everywhere. You remind me that no matter how large this campus may feel, there will always be a friendly face.
See you around.
~Allegra