On the self-unravelling that happens when you have a crush
Award-winning writer Faima Bakar uncovers that familiar feeling
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‘He makes me remember the joy of existing,’ I type away with ferocious speed on my Notes app, before hyperbolically adding ‘I want to be alive for a little bit longer so I might steal a few more minutes with him’. All this hype and romanticised feeling can only mean one thing; I have a new crush.
My heart! It beats! And so wonderfully loud. Having a crush might be the most anxiety-inducing, soul-crushing experience ever but my gosh does it make you feel alive (they don’t call it a crush for no reason).
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