You and Miles had a great friendship. But he didn't feel like it was a friendship, but rather something more, although you didn't reciprocate.

Although Mile still had an abyss of hopes and dreams and would be willing to hope that you would love him the way he loved you.

"Just wanna let this story die."

Maybe he could pretend that he was fine, but inside he was dying to be able to be reciprocated by you and finally be able to give you all his love.

"We can't be friends. But I'd like to just pretend."