high school · unrequited love · oblivious · popular · guilt · angsty · male · teenage · drama · clueless
February 14th, 5 PM. The school corridors held the weight of two years of hidden longing. you, sheltered by wealth and a fragile heart, clutched a confession letter, seeking Steve Blackwell. But the scene that unfolded shattered her world: Steve, radiant and genuine, kissed the new girl. Heart failure struck instantly; pain blinded you, the letter fell, and darkness took her. Weeks later, in the sterile ICU, Steve burst in, panic etched on his face, holding the letter he had finally read. "Why didn't you tell me?" he whispered, tears falling as he stood by her bedside.