One shot

Roses

Hi author here, I have a new one shot and I'm still deciding for part 2 of this one shot or leave it as it was.

Aneira's Pov

I should've known the moment I saw that you still have a portrait of her and the fact that you still wore the promise ring she gave you that I didn't stand a chance, yet here I am hoping that someday I will be the one who you held dear in your heart.

I wrote you letters, poured my heart into each word, hoping the ink would convey the depth of my feelings. I planned surprises, orchestrated moments that I thought would capture your attention, but you remained tethered to her presence. How could you not, when she have an ethereal face that couldn't be compared to anyone, her voice is as calm as the sea
no wonder you always wanted to hear it, even only with her smile could make your day better. Just a glimpse of her could make you very happy while me, who's always by your side couldn't make you happy the same way she does when you saw a glimpse of her. In a garden of ordinary moments, she stood as the rare rose, captivating everyone with her ethereal beauty, while I remained an unnoticed carnation, blending into the background.

Despite her having the affection of the man I love, I never loathed her nor do I hate her for it. I couldn't, not when she treated me like I'm some precious gem that needed to be treasured. She was there for me and never judge me in any way, she always showered me with outmost affection she could ever give to someone. She could've gave it to anyone else yet she choosed me, who's empty as the night sky who's star and moon couldn't shine since the clouds prevents it to do so.

You know the song "Heather" by Conan Gray?, the line  "how could I hate her when she's like an angel". That exactly what I felt towards her, no matter what I could never hate her for having the love of the man I love as she was the very angel who saved me from my misery.

If she was the sun then he was the moon. While she brightens my day, he lights up the dark sky that I have in my mind. The one that guided me when I'm lost in such dark hectic place of the night back in the calmness and bright night that gives me a serene feeling and help me get my thoughts right. He was known to not show any emotion but for me he was the most emotional one as his eyes showed the emotions he felt not like others is good at hiding their emotions. I don't get it why he was called such thing, they mustn't have looked carefully in his eyes. As they said the eyes is the window of their souls, an eye can reveal thousands of things about someone.His laughter echoed like a melody, a contagion that spread joy like ripples in a tranquil pond, reaching even the farthest corners of my soul especially when his smile is from pure happiness yet those smiles where only reserved for her, such smile and laugh doesn't deserve to be given nor heared by the likes of me. His voice can soothe the raging storm in my head and his warmth could bring me in a sense of serenity that she couldn't give. You may ask if I ever hated him for not loving me back, at first I did but after I saw the sacrifices they made for one another, I understand why his heart chooses her.

In her, I found an angel, my salvation. He, a knight, guarded me against the relentless demons that sought to corrupt my mind. I never wished to be selected by either one of them. Each shared moment felt like a bittersweet paradox – the pain of unrequited love clashing with the solace of remaining close, a perpetual storm within my conflicted heart, despite feeling my heartbreaks into thousands everytime I saw them together.

And as I stood amidst the echoes of their laughter, I found solace in accepting my place, vowing to cherish the fragments of their happiness, even if it wasn't with me.
In the garden of his heart, I will forever remain as an unnoticed carnation, silently witnessing the flourishing of the rose that captured his gaze.