You were my safe place until you became the reason I couldn’t breathe.
It started so quietly; laughter that lingered, late-night talks that stretched until sunrise, tiny moments that felt bigger than they should. I told myself it was nothing. I told myself I could keep it hidden. But loving you became a secret too heavy to carry.
It’s strange, isn’t it? How I could tell you everything except that you were the one thing I was afraid to lose.
💌 Unsent Messages
1. I laughed when you asked if I’d ever fallen for someone, I didn’t know how to tell you it was you.
2. Every time you told me about the people you liked, I smiled while my heart quietly broke.
3. I used to think friendship was enough, until I realized I wanted more than just your stories, I wanted to be part of them.
4. You hugged me one night and said, “Don’t ever leave.” You had no idea how much I wanted that to mean something else.
5. I deleted the text that said, “I love you,” more times than I can count.
6. Sometimes I wonder if you ever saw it, the way I looked at you like you hung the stars.
7. I stayed by your side through every heartbreak, secretly hoping you’d notice who never left.
8. You called me your best friend; I smiled, but it felt like a goodbye to something I never got to have.
9. I don’t hate the people you chose after me; I just wish you’d chosen me once.
10. You’ll never know it, but you were my favorite almost, my quietest heartbreak, my truest love.
Closing Thoughts
Some loves never get confessed, not because they aren’t real, but because they’re too sacred to risk.
You were my person, my constant, my comfort. And maybe that’s why I couldn’t say it out loud, because losing you would’ve hurt more than never having you at all.
Now, we still talk sometimes. You tell me about your life, your happiness and I listen, smiling. You’ll never know that behind that smile is a version of me who still writes unsent messages, still whispers your name in the spaces between friendship and love.