LITERARY | Cry.

There are people who love quietly. Those who don’t ask for space but still find themselves making room. They never expect to be chosen. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮.

“𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦”

Some relationships are built on waiting. Waiting for someone to change, to stay, to choose. There’s someone on the sidelines, always listening, always understanding, while the person they care for keeps reaching out to someone else. It’s a love that doesn’t resent. 𝗕𝘂𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.

“𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭.”

Not all love is being reciprocated, not all love is meant to last. But even the temporary ones hold meaning. There’s something deeply human in loving someone you know might not stay, but it's better than always waiting for the 'right time'.

The one who stays rarely says much. They offer comfort without asking for any. They listen closely without judging. And stay even if it gets hard.

But if you looked closely, you’d hear their voices too. The one that quietly says

"𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩,

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙮—

𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮.

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙮,

𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙮.

𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪—𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨,

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩.

𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣,

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚."

Sometimes the ones we love are convinced they’re broken. That they’ll only cause pain. So they push people away, slowly, one-by-one, strategically. Not because they don't care—but because they care too much. Too much that they end up forgetting about themselves, and that they are human too. That they are loved.

This isn’t a love story in the usual sense. There's no kiss in the end, a happy ending is not guaranteed. Just the silent promise that holds everything together

"𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸, 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆"

"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵."

But, this too, is a love worth writing about. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.

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Inspired by the song:

Cry C.A.S.

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