"This was it. No-one could deny that I, Helen Wersel, was about to achieve the feat of completing my New Year's Resolution on the very first day of the New Year. I looked at my crush, who was standing at the edge of the Coscep Public Swim Centre lap pool, wearing nothing but board shorts and a tan you could spread on a waffle and eat with maple syrup. Talking to your crush for the first time was hard, it seemed. So, maybe you could deny it. But only a little. Well, maybe a lot." A Short Story | For @TeenFictionCommunity's Writing Contest Number 8: New Year's Resolutions. Word Count: 915 The cover is way too serious and grown-up for this story. XD The New Year's Resolution: Talk to her crush. ;)