Once Upon A Time - Visitor's Story

by Taylor
(Canada)

I never knew when I fell in love with him, it just happened.

He had been one of my best friends,he knew me better than anyone else. I told him everything, from my biggest life failures, to secrets and gossip. Anytime, he was there to lift me up and assure me life would turn out for the best.

I guess that's why my sudden feelings for him shocked me completely. He was a brother to me, and soon my feeling of friendship grew into more. So, nervously I walked up to him one afternoon and asked if he would go to the school dance with me... and to my surprise, he agreed.

That night I spent hours in front of the mirror, curling my hair, applying lip gloss only to wipe it off and switch back to a more rose shade.

Everything had to be perfect, he already was. Which only left me.

After my dad dropped my off with a kiss on the cheek, I stepped into the school gym sweating in places I never had before. I turned to see my friends, dancing and swaying to the music.

Smiling, I looked to my side to see him, dressed in a dress top and pants. His hair laid shaggy as always. Never had I seen anything so beautiful.

The thunderous dance music changed to a soft melody, and everyone begun to pair off. He smiled and walked over to me, holding put his hand. "Would you like to dance?" he asked.

I nodded simply, and hand in hand we stepped into the crowd.

He wrapped his hands around my waist, and I around his neck. We had never been so close, and I could feel my heart soaring. But, something changed at that moment. I looked at him, and I didn't see the prince I once saw, but my best friend.

I realized then that maybe we can love people in different ways. Maybe I had really never loved him in a crush kind of way, but a stronger love of friendship that made us closer in the end.

Once upon a time I fell in love with my best friend, and I always will.