I always wondered what the phrase "losing yourself" meant. It wasn't until Halloween 1987 that I knew what it meant. It had been brought to my attention that it was a figure of speech. You can't literally lose yourself. Multiple teachers had told me that much, over the years. Yes, I had asked my teachers what it meant.
It was like an itch I couldn't scratch, a hunger I couldn't satisfy. It was only when I knew what it meant that I wish I hadn't wondered so much. So here is way number one: infatuation.
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This Is How You Lose Yourself
Teen Fiction"Why are you crying?" He asks in concern because of my puffy red eye and the toll this chain reaction had on me. "I poked my eye." I make a move to wipe it with my sleeve. He smiles. I got my answers. I'm not happy. I don't know what I was expecting...
