I (16F) confessed to my crush in the most Bollywood way imaginable

Okay, so I (16F) am pretty introverted, the kind of person who loves books and chai more than people. But for the last year, there’s been this guy (let’s call him Arjun) in my class who’s just… perfect. He’s kind, funny, and has this habit of randomly helping people without even thinking twice. Oh, and did I mention he’s in the school basketball team?

I crushed on him silently for months. My best friend kept teasing me, “Tujhe toh K3G ka ek tarfa pyaar ho gaya hai.” I laughed it off, but the truth? She wasn’t wrong.

Fast forward to last week—our school was hosting this massive Republic Day event, and I was in the cultural team, handling decorations. Guess who volunteered to help? Yup, Arjun. Cue internal screaming.

We ended up spending hours together, tying tricolor streamers, putting up posters, and talking about everything from A.R. Rahman’s music to how overrated Pathaan was (he agreed—instant bonus points).

Then came the moment. He casually asked, “Are you performing in the cultural show?” I panicked because, duh, I wasn’t. But then I blurted, “No, but if I were, I’d dedicate the performance to you.”

DEAD SILENCE. My brain was like, Ab toh gayi, sharam se zameen mein chali jaa.

But he smiled and said, “Guess I’d better watch out for your next performance, then.” I DIED. Not literally, obviously, because I’m writing this post, but yeah.

A week later, I worked up the courage to just say it outright. I told him, “Look, I like you. Not in the ‘crush from a distance’ way, but in the ‘I actually want to know you’ way.”

And he smiled again (this guy and his killer smile!) and said, “Good. Because I was waiting for you to say it first.”

So yeah, we’re going out for coffee this weekend. Wish me luck!