The Weight Of Almost

People say first love is unforgettable.

Mine was unforgettable because it was never mine to begin with.

My name is Ruhaani.

I fell for a quiet boy named Avi-the kind of boy who never noticed me because his heart was already chasing someone else.

I told myself I'd move on.

I smiled.

I pretended.

I let him go without him ever knowing how much he meant to me.

But just when I stopped waiting... he started falling.

And that's when everything became complicated.

Maybe some stories are called *almost* because they come painfully close to ending.

Ours just needed a little more time.