Until fate did us part

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I fell in love with the guy, who fell in love with me first.

I fell in love with the guy who desperately tried to get my attention and eventually succeeded.

I fell in love with the guy who I talked to every second of every day of summer 2021.

I fell in love with the guy who asked me out every day, even though I rejected him every time. Because back then I wasn't interested. I was blinded by denial and superficial love stories. I was a lot like them back them, in that aspect.

I fell in love with the guy who told his brothers and parents about this girl he met. This girl he likes. This girl he has this great friendship with. That one girl he loves, that doesn't love him back. This girl he will keep fighting for until she realizes. And she did realize at some point in the future.

I fell in love with the guy who walked me home everyday after school. The boy I ended up talking to for hours on end, in front of my house, because neither of us were ready to go home just yet.

I fell in love with the guy, who came to me for advice and actually took it. The guy who found and learned to love himself with my help.

By then I was a lost cause, I just didn't know it then. Our story had begun, without either of us noticing. And with the beginning of our tragic love story, my downfall came a little closer.

But nevertheless I fell in love with the guy who was never angry, insulted or embarrassed by my snarky comments or my laughing at him. Because he knew way before I did. He knew what we could have once I realized. Once I realized I loved him. I wasn't there yet, but I would be very soon.