Waiting

Tristin

I shouldn’t have. Yet, I couldn’t help but come to her room in the middle of the night.

But, she was not here.

So, I waited. I sat on the chair in the corner and stared at her perfectly made bed as I tried to come up with something I should say to her.

‘ I fell in love with you. ’ She said to me, and I couldn’t hear anything more.

I could only stare at her, watch her mouth move, her eyes sparkle under the sunlight. I knew I loved her too, and she was important to me.

But I didn’t realize how important she was until she uttered those words.

After hearing her tell me that she was falling in love with me, the guilt grew, threatening to swallow me as a whole.

I gave her a week to come to a decision, and she never once reached me. But now, I can not wait.

I want to tell her that I am sorry, that I didn’t mean to stay silent when she said she loved me. It was just that…

My mind went numb.

It felt like I was in a dream, and I didn’t want to speak up. I was scared she would disapp