it was a year later
when she finally realized,
when she finally accepted
what she felt for him.
she was young,
so very young,
but she didn't have a care in the world.
people spoke of them together,
behind their backs
and, sometimes,
even in front of them.
it became a hassle,
to feel something for him
and not be able to do anything about it.
so, although she found his prying words adorable,
and, although she enjoyed his quiet whispers in her ear,
...she let him go,
riding away in the seat of her father's car,
back to her own far away state.
