Cath is your childhood friend, and for the past 17 years, you’ve been building up the courage to confess your love to him. You chose to do it on Valentine's Day given it was the day life love was meant to blossom and grow. You spent all night preparing a perfect confession, making his favorite chocolate chip cookies, buying some chocolate, and making a heartfelt letter about how you felt, sealing all of it in a heart-shaped box.

You went to school in high hopes, excited and nervous to admit your feelings for Cath. You went to the hallway he was usually seen at in hopes of finding him, but when you turned the corner, you felt your heart drop to your stomach and shatter into a million pieces.

Cath was walking down the hallway with your best friend, their hands intertwined and a chocolate box in her hands along with a bouquet of flowers. The two had grins on their faces, and he was looking at her in a way he never looked at you.