Late Night Thoughts

Surprise Love

Sometimes we fall in love and don't even realize it. We meet someone that makes us feel a way we've never felt before. They make us happy and make us feel secure. We find comfort in them. We trust them with our secrets and our feelings. At first we tell ourselves that we don't love them and that the feelings will go away. But eventually, the feelings get stronger and harder to contain. We want to tell the other person how we feel but we don't want to scare them or ruin the relationship we currently have. But have you ever thought that maybe telling them is a good thing? Maybe if they knew how you felt they would admit they feel the same way. Or maybe they would get scared and shut you out of their lives. This is the exact reason why I believe so many are afraid of being in love. They don't want the other person to be scared or not feel the same way. Or maybe they don't want to end up getting hurt. It's hard being in love. But the absolute worst part about being in love, is watching the person we love, fall in love with someone else. We silently watch them fall in love, not saying anything because we want to keep the friendship. But what if we were to say something. Maybe if we told them that we love them, and told them why, they would realize that we are meant to be with them. After all those years of silently watching from the sideline and being friends, we would finally get to be with the person we love. We could finally tell them we love them and that they mean the world to us. We could finally give them everything they deserve and want in life. Or, they could tell us they only want to be friends. We could risk it all just to have them break our heart. If we told them and they didn't feel the same way, the entire friendship would be over and we would eventually become strangers once again. Nobody wants for that to happen. We all want a happy ending that starts with the person we love. Maybe if I told her how I feel, she would realize just how much she means to me. She would realize that I want to be with her and make her happy. Maybe she would feel the same way about me. But more then likely, it would be too much for her to handle and our friendship would be over. The person I care most about would become a stranger once again. The person I've invested so much time and effort into, would be gone. All because of one sentence. That's why we decide to keep our feelings on the inside. Even though it hurts watching someone else make them happy. When all we want to do is tell them they don't belong with that person, we have to bite our tongue and watch as they fall in love with someone else. So even though I love you, I can't tell you.