My Butterfly Effect

This question is hard, simply put because the other outcome is unknown. I'm positive there has been many chances and opportunities in my life that I couldn't possibly see in the future just because I spilt coffee, or waited for the next elevator. But, that is the joy and wonder of the butterfly effect, living life to the unknown possibilities. An event that triggers me right off the bat was a simple answer to a simple question form a boy that I have had a crush on for years. Answering No, instead of Yes to this specific question automatically risked my chances of being with him. And from that simple answer triggered a ripple of future events that might have happened if the alternative answer was said. If we look further into this, I could examine certain aspects in my life that gave me low-self esteem, and lowered my self- confidence. Such as, when my mother left to work for a year, or my brother bullying me. I'm positive that these events in my past prevented me from having the confidence needed to say Yes, to that specific question- that effected my future life.