Unrequited Hearts

Some loves are loud and triumphant. Others live quietly in the spaces between words. For twenty years, you have loved Stacey—the girl who filled every room with warmth and laughter. She trusted you with her worries, her dreams, and every heartbreak along the way. You were always there for her, always the one who listened. But when love found her, it was never with you. Now she sits across the table, glowing with happiness beside Ryan, the man she chose. Ryan is a good man. The kind you cannot resent. Across from you sits Melinda, who understands your pain better than anyone. She carries the same quiet story—years spent loving someone who would never be hers. Neither of you say it aloud, but you both know. Two silent hearts sharing the same fate while the world celebrates someone else’s happiness. And somehow… you still smile. I loved you through the passing years, Through quiet laughs and hidden tears. You held my hand through storms and rain, Unknowing of my silent pain. I watched your smile grow bright and free, A light that never shone on me. Yet still I stayed, I could not part, For loving you had shaped my heart. Across the table, eyes met mine, Another soul in the same design. Two quiet hearts that understood— Some love is lost for someone’s good. Apparently Innerself didn't handle stuff on this one and broke completely so here is the working scenario again without it.