Dear Abby,
I am a blunt person, and I have great difficulty presenting myself in an acceptable way, especially to people I do not know well. I must apologize if this seems a shock, but what I desperately need to say is
I love you.
Now I am fairly certain that I have left a bad impression of myself, considering that in year 10 I never said a word when we sat together, and I know I stared a lot last year, and I hope you can forgive me. I do not know you well, but you seem like a nice person, intelligent, beautiful, you do not pretend to be anything other than what you are and you do well in class, and we obviously share at least some interests. I believe the more common term for what I feel towards you is called a crush, but I have had crushes before, and nothing quite this powerful. I do not know for certain, and I am no judge of these matters, but I do think that we might, just, possibly, work out for each other. I have spent the entire year wondering how I could present myself in an acceptable manner, and I fear that in doing so I have had the opposite effect.
You see, I have Asperger Syndrome, and such individuals as myself often appear as bad people yet we are good people. I fear my shyness could easily be mistaken for the personality of a creep. I really want to be good and kind to you, protect and look after you, and when you smile at me it makes my heart swell with joy (regardless of the fact it is usually because I have made a fool of myself in front of the class). I feel that if we were together I would be so much happier. It would solve so many of my problems, and maybe I could solve some of yours.
With love, from George