❝b-but it hurts so bad.❞ she sniffed, breaking my heart even more. ❝baby it's okay, we all go through this stage of rejection.❞ I cooed, slowly running my hand down her back. -- ❝I don't know, she just can't see it.❞ I said with a stressed tone, my head resting in my hands. she still didn't know who I was talking about. ❝hey, it's okay. like you said, we all go through this stage on rejection.❞ ++ in which a girl blinded by rejection doesn't realize her older, attractive best friend is into her and ends up having him go through rejection and she doesn't even know it. ++ story idea: wonderhayes cover: hypeemendes mendesxmartinez™