Please don't go girl

It was 3rd grade and even though they were in different classes, Judd and Matt still saw a lot of each other at recess and in the hallway cubby area that connected the classrooms. They were also still really into hometown heroes New Kids on the Block. Their own fandom started in 1st grade, and kicked into high gear the year later, the night that Matt's mom walked him over for a sleepover with a surprise for them both- she rented the New Kids Live on VHS, from Blockbuster, where else. They played it and gave their own live show jumping on Judd's parents' bed all night long.

But this year the cutest girl Kelsey made it known in the hallway that these two kids still like the New Kids, and it stunned them like a phaser. They carpooled home and got all their cassettes by the boy band- and they snapped them in two.

They put all the spindles of tape and snapped cases in Kelsey's locker with a note that said, "Kelsey, this is how much we like the New Kids on the Block, signed Judd and Matt"

They reflected solemnly as they immediately lost touch with one of their favorite things, and moved on. They most likely forgot all about this whole episode, but every once in a while they'll tune into the radio to hear this song and it all comes back. And truly the saddest part is that neither of them won the girl's favor, those tapes snapped in vain.