Chapter One:The one she could never have. Nila and Remire had been friends for nineteen years... Nineteen years. They had practically grown up together, from two innocent children who knew nothing about love to two young adult standing at the edge of adulthood carrying years of memories between them... They had shared everything. Childhood games ,stupid arguments, secret conversations, laughter that left their stomach aching. Moments when one of them needed the other without having to ask . To everyone around them , Nila and Remire were very close . Best friends. Childhood darlings. Two people who had been in each other's live for so long that nobody questioned wether they would still be there tomorrow. But there was one thing Nila had never told anyone. Not even Remire. She was in love with him.. And she had been for two years. It started so quietly that even Nila couldn't remember the exact moment friendship had stopped feeling like friendship. Maybe it was the way Remire smiled at her. Maybe it was the way his voice changed when he spoke softly. Or maybe she had simply spent too many years standing besides him until her heart decided it wanted something. Whatever the reason, Nila was hopelessly, painfully in love with her best friend. And worst part? She had absolutely no idea how to tell him . Because how was she supposed to confess that the person she had known almost her entire life had somehow became the person she couldn't stop thinking about. How was she even supposed to look into those oceanic eyes and say ,I love you,when she didn't even know if he could ever look at her the same way ? Remire was everything Nila found dangerously attractive. At six foot nine,he was impossible to overlook,his tall commanding frame seemed to attract attention wherever he went . Remire himself knew he was dangerously attractive , atleast with his features ,he can get any girl he wants no matter what... Then there was his voice . His cool ,warm , polished accent made even the simplest words sound unfairly attractive. Nila could listen to him talk about the most boring thing in this world and still find herself quietly distracted. His clean scent of perfume didn't help either. Neither did those oceanic eyes that seemed to hold a quiet intensity or his rich chocolate skin ,defined abs and powerful biceps . His curly hair , finished with a sharp taper fade, somehow made him look effortlessly put together. And those lips... Thin , perfectly shaped,and far tempting for Nila‘s peace of mind. His straight nose amd those sharp siren_like eyes completed a face that had become the personal source of most Nila‘s unnecessary daydreams. She hated how easily he could make her heart race. She hated how she noticed every little thing about him . And most of all, she hated that Remire had no idea. Meanwhile, Nila wasn't exactly invisible herself. At five foot eleven,she was a tall , elegant girl with a natural soft presence. Her pear_shaped figure completed her caramel skin beautifully,while her straight hair framed her slim oval_shaped face . She had light pink lips and a pointed nose, and large, calm eyes that gave her an almost angelic appearance. Her voice was soft too. Everything about Nila seemed gentle.She was the kind of girl who could look calm on the outside while having an entire storm raging inside her. Especially whenever Remire was around. They were both in higher institution, the same school,the same course, Medicine and surgery. And the same level,200. Old enough to understand what love could mean but young enough to make terrible decisions because of it. For two years,Nila had kept her feelings locked safely behind the walls of friendship. She told herself she could handle it. She told herself it would pass. She told herself that one day,she would wake up and Remire would simply become her best friend again. But everytime he smiled at her.... Everytime he called her name... Everytime he stood close enough for her to catch his perfume... Nila knew she was lying to herself 😭😭 She didn't just want Remire as her best friend anymore. She wanted him... And she was beginning to realize that loving him might be the easiest part . Getting him to love her back was going to be the real problem. TBC...