Between The Lines Issue 09 SPARK | Page 44

UN LEA SH SPARK Jiin Jeong Non - Fiction 42 Obscuro! Not to be seen by anyone except The One. To: the first boy, the first "man" who stole my heart, According to experts, one way to tell a passing infatuation from love is to close your eyes and try to picture the person you love or think you love. Often at nights, I would lie down drawing your face in my mind. Every single feature of you comes to me so naturally and clearly that it creeps me out at times. In my head, I can trace the outline of your halfclosed and thoughtful eyes, your chapped lips that always lack the aid of a ChapStick, your hair that lightly covers your eyebrows, and even the little dark spots on your face. Those are the times when I toss and turn in my bed, hum my altered version of "If I Were A Boy" under my breath, and whisper Obliviate as if Harry Potter could help me with my problems. Do you remember where we first met? Our first words? Our first conversation? Do you remember me asking for your name as casually I could, co