The Unspoken Love
Lila had always been a dreamer, a romantic at heart. She had always believed in true love, in the kind of love that could move mountains and conquer all obstacles. And then she met Ethan.
Ethan was everything she had ever wanted in a partner: kind, caring, and sensitive. They had met in college, and from the moment she saw him, she knew that he was the one. They started spending more and more time together, and before she knew it, they had become inseparable.
But there was one problem: they had never talked about their feelings for each other.
Lila had always assumed that Ethan felt the same way she did. They had so much in common, and they seemed to understand each other on a level that no one else could. But she didn't want to risk ruining what they had by confessing her love. She was afraid that he might not feel the same way, and that it would ruin their friendship.
Ethan, too, had been struggling with his feelings for Lila. He had fallen for her the moment they met, but he didn't want to risk losing her by confessing his love. He was afraid that she might not feel the same way, and that it would ruin their friendship.
And so they continued on, each secretly pining for the other, but neither willing to take the risk of confessing their feelings.
Years went by, and their friendship grew stronger. They graduated from college, started their careers, and even dated other people, but they always remained close. They would spend hours talking on the phone, sharing their hopes and dreams, but never once mentioning their feelings for each other.
It wasn't until Lila's wedding day that everything changed.
She was standing at the altar, ready to marry someone else, when she saw Ethan in the crowd. He looked at her with such intensity that she knew, in that moment, that he had always loved her. She could feel her heart breaking as she said her vows, knowing that she was making a mistake.
After the wedding, Ethan came up to her and told her how he felt. He had never been able to express his love for her before, but seeing her marry someone else had made him realize that he couldn't keep his feelings hidden any longer.
Lila was stunned. She had never imagined that Ethan felt the same way she did. She realized, in that moment, that they had wasted so many years not being together, all because they were afraid to confess their love.
They decided to start dating, and it was like a dream come true. They were so in sync, so perfectly matched, that it was like they had been meant to be together all along. They were happy, truly happy, for the first time in their lives.
And as they looked into each other's eyes, they knew that they would never keep their feelings hidden again. They had learned the hard way that sometimes, the greatest risk is not taking a risk at all.
The end.