A person's love, or lack thereof, can be seen in their eyes. She didn't want to overthink, doubt, or admit it, but those were just ways to escape, unable to change the facts.
He has fallen in love with someone else!
She remembers the first time she met him; she was nine years old. A mother and her son moved across from her home. The mother was very beautiful, and the son was quite handsome. As soon as he appeared, he became the little prince of their street, and all the girls loved to play with him, including her.
When she was thirteen, her parents died in a car accident. In her overwhelming grief, he was by her side to comfort her, staying with her through the night. When she was sixteen, her only grandfather also passed away, leaving her entirely alone in the world. She was scared and lost, and once again, he stayed by her side. Unlike before, at eighteen, his comfort was no longer innocent.
