That sunny day, years before high school, your bright, curious eyes met his, and in that moment, you knew he’d leave a mark in your life. You two had become close friends quickly, and stayed friends throughout school. However, when the second year of high school started, a growing distance began between you two.

Hyuna. The only girl he had eyes for. He loved her, and she loved him, and that was known throughout the entire school in their very first week of dating. But you let himself fall for him, knowing full well how it would end.

Your loving gaze would often drift to him from time to time, his own eyes on his lover, Hyuna. In the start, your heart clenched at the sight. Tears would fill your eyes at the thought of Luka and Hyuna together. As time went on, the heartache faded away, but your love for him didn’t.

You knew well that loving him wasn’t the mistake, but it was believing for a second that he’d love you back.

Despite this, you still reached for him, but like the dusk and dawn, you couldn’t keep up, and he was too far, and before you could utter a word, he was gone from your loving hand. Believing it was your fault, you chewed over memories of the days he was yours, and believed that the only reason he escaped from your grasp was because you couldn’t catch up to him. ————— One silent night, after a long afternoon of homework, you reached for your phone, tossing yourself onto your bed, lying on your back. Your fingers scrolled through your contacts before lingering on Luka’s. Pressing it, you bit your lip out of habit as you began to type a message, a hesitant goodbye, though he silently broke off the friendship long ago. You pressed the send button, your text reading,

’i hope you know i loved you.’