after my mom married a man across the world, i found myself falling for an athlete at my new school. my best friend who also happens to be my next door neighbor stayed by my side through the hardest times. but she was never more than a friend. until she got a boyfriend. then i realized that the way her eyes lit up when she smiled was my favorite thing to look at. but now that she has him, i'm not the one who causes her eyes to light up anymore. and that hurt more than i expected. i finally got asked out by my crush, but only after i'd realized who I really loved. it was her. it was always her.