He'll Never Know

Evan I

I didn't think my heart could truly love until I talked to you...the real you. When I first met you, I was broken and insecure; however, through your friendship I began to trust again. I found myself looking forward to hanging out with you. You were closed off and zoned out a lot, but I found it funny. Eventually, I found myself beginning to crush on you. Sometimes you would make fun of my voice, and even though you didn't know, it made me insecure all over again. I found myself changing to make sure I didn't ruin our friendship. Slowly, I began to see you as just another person in my life who I valued yet annoyed. But then we had a talk that completely changed how I felt about you. No longer were you my friend who could care less about what I thought of you. You were you...a you I had never seen before. Your sincerity broke my facade and allowed me to feel safe in being vulnerable. I showed you my true self-my fears and scars-and you accepted and validated them with a level of tenderness I had never received before. It was then that I understood what it felt like to feel safe, and it was then that I truly began to fall in love with you.