She was fidgeting and twirling a strand of her curls. I simply sipped some Nestea while waiting on her to spit out whatever was bothering her. Emily thinks too deeply and tends to not express her thoughts until she figures it out herself. She makes me a very patient man.
"You know, Jay."
"Yes?" Was she finally going to open up to me?
"I like you a lot. But like a brother." She quickly added the last part.
I chuckled. "Me too, Emi. I like you like a sister."
She sighed and resumed twirling her hair. "Many people think that I have a crush on you. To be honest, I used to. At least for a brief time. "
Now that surprised me. I took another sip of my drink.
"But not anymore, so don't worry. But for a long while now, I've kinda fallen for someone else."
"Okay. Was that the unrequited feelings for that guy we were talking about before?"
She nodded.
"I don't know if I should tell you who it is." She covered her face with her hands not before I saw her cheeks turning tomato red.
"Emily, you don't have to tell me anything. If Hannah is my older sister, you're my younger sister. I'm always going to be here for you."
"You're so sweet!" She gave me a spontaneous hug. "That means a lot to me, Jay. I've always wanted to be close to you. Too bad you're such a eunuch."
I laughed. "I'm sure we would've made a godly couple. But alas, I'm not meant to marry."
"I'm at peace with that." But as she said it, her lips took a downward turn.
"So what aren't you at peace with?"
"Like I said, he'll never want to be with me and I don't want to make things awkward in our friend group. As if that's not bad enough, he thinks I like someone else."
"That's a lot to deal with, girl."
"I know. But I don't know what to do. Also he's in a serious relationship."
"Wow."
"Yeah." She finally exhaled a deep sigh. "I feel a bit better now."
She started gulping down her Nestea.
"If he's the man Yah wants for you, He will make a way."
"Thank you." She smiled widely. "Now let me look at your thesis."
I handed her my laptop. I'm glad she got her feelings off her chest.
Though, I'm very curious about her crush. Someone in our mutual friend group?
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What is Love?
RomantikImagine never having a crush, but being constantly exposed to the romantic feelings of others around you. Obviously, you're not the weird one for never being interested in romance. Right? It doesn't mean you don't love people. Or is love and romanc...
