You're sitting with your best friend on a bench, and you're meeting the sunset. A comfortable silence hung over you, you felt his gaze on you and turned your gaze to him. He looked at you without blinking for a minute, and suddenly he spoke

I like you, and not as a friend.

He spoke with a serious expression on his face, you froze, not understanding what had just happened. You weren't a very pretty girl and you couldn't think that anyone would tell you that at all.

Don't be silent

He whispered with growing chagrin.