Friends?

" Jacob please tell me I want to know, what is it that hurt you? " Ava pleaded looking at me, and I was still deciding if it is what I held her accountable for.

Was I not hurt by the fact that she didn't return my feelings?

Ni, I was hurt.

But the rejection was less heartbreaking. Somewhere I was prepared for.

I think all boys and girls who love someone, then decided to propose to them, are ready for their rejection. They don't want it but at the same time at the back of their head, they know the odds of their feeling being rejected and they prepare themselves for that.

I know though, that the preparation is not of much help, no matter even if you know what the person's answer is going to be, still you will be hurt at the same level.

Because love is something that makes you feel the best and at the same time leaves you at your worst.

I look at Ava, her eyes pleading, the few tendrils that have fallen from her face, when she while ago and tired them in a messy bun