Standing beside him she felt complete ..

All the friends were together that evening ..

it was his birthday ..

laughter and jokes , dancing and music .. the room was full of life

Just that there was something dying inside of her heart .. a pinch so hard she had to exclaim ..

Please can you come with me to the back yard ?

Now ? He asked ?

Yes …

They walked beside each other .. silence ..

Her heart fluttered .. and also felt like it was beating in her throat ..

They reached the back yard ..

As she set foot on the grass , not waiting a second .. she exclaimed “ I love you”

Shock .. followed by a more deafening silence ..

“ I love you , I really do ! I had to tell you .. I’ve been dying to tell you.. I want to be with you.. please be mine “

Stunned , he had no idea how to say what he was going to say .. but he knew he had to.. it was an absolute must ..

“ I’m sorry girl, I do not feel the same.. , I see you as a friend , and have never seen you in that way “

Her heart shattered , she fell to the ground .. unconscious..

it had taken everything in her to voice her wishes .. her love .. her longing ..

Unreturned love. The most brutal punishment, most incurable illness anyone can experience.