Yanscove
They were each other's favorite person before they even realized they were falling in love. Ally and Zion started as close friends in Grade 11, turned into each other's first love, and fell apart just as fast-all because of one misunderstanding that neither of them had the courage to fix right away.
When Ally found out the girl Zion claimed was his cousin was actually someone he was courting, her heart broke too fast to listen to any explanation. They spent the whole summer acting like perfect strangers, and when Grade 12 started, every attempt Zion made to tell the truth got shut down by Ally's hurt and pride. She let him back in only as a friend later on, but Zion's confusing actions kept her wondering if there was still something there-until she finally confessed, only to be met with silence.
What Ally never knew? Zion loved her all along too. He was just terrified that admitting it would ruin the friendship they worked so hard to rebuild.
Graduation came and went without a single answer, no rejection, no confirmation-just two people who never took the risk of saying what they truly felt. And years later, that unspoken chance still haunts them both.