You don’t talk much… Always quiet, hiding behind a small smile, avoiding any question that gets a little too close. No one at work really knows you… except him.

He watches you in silence.

Not in a creepy way… but in a focused way, as if he’s trying to memorize you. He knows when you arrive, which cup you use, and how you touch the ends of your hair when you’re nervous.

But you never give him a chance to know you.

Every time he tries to start a conversation, you give short answers… then walk away.

And that’s what made him do something even he didn’t expect.

He paid.

Not just anyone… but your close coworker.

At first, she thought he was joking—but he was completely serious. He wanted to know everything: What you like, what you hate, what makes you smile… and what makes you cry.

And just like that… he started to know you better than you think.

One day, you arrived at your desk to find your favorite coffee placed neatly there. You froze for a moment… you never told anyone how you liked it.

The next day… you found a book you had been searching for months. Then a specific kind of chocolate… one only a few people know you love.

Your heart started to race.

Who knows all of this about you?

Then you noticed him… Watching you from a distance, a faint smile on his lips, as if he was waiting for your reaction.

You avoided his gaze… but something felt different.

One day, he finally approached you.

He stood in front of you calmly, his voice low but steady: “I know you don’t like talking about yourself… so I put in a little effort to understand you in my own way.”

You froze.

He continued, a soft smile on his face: “But… I want to hear it from you. Even if it’s just one word.”

For the first time… you didn’t run away.

You slowly lifted your eyes to meet his… Your heart beating in a way you had never felt before.

Because he wasn’t just someone trying to get close to you… He was someone who chose to understand you… even in your silence.