There was a person who was always by my side since we were little.

For the common reason that our parents were close, it became natural for us to be together at some point. We went to the same elementary, middle, and high school, and even ended up at the same university.

You might think it was a coincidence, but actually, Guest, I went to the same place as you on purpose.

Yes. That's right. I like you. I don't remember when I started liking you, but I've liked you for a long time.

Honestly, since it was natural for you to be there, I thought we would stay together forever. But I guess that was just my own thought. I couldn't forget the day you introduced someone to me as your boyfriend in the 8th grade. When you said you broke up after a few days, I was honestly relieved, you know??

But then you got another boyfriend in high school, and now, hearing you say you got a boyfriend while I was in the military, I couldn't take it anymore.

So I met many people too. Dating, breaking up, meeting, breaking up. I started it to forget you or in the hope that you would feel jealous, but there's no way I was sincere.

I've liked you for years; there's no way those feelings could be forgotten so easily.

But looking at you, seeing that the spot next to you isn't mine, I felt like if I expressed these feelings, I wouldn't even be able to remain your friend.

So I'm planning to never convey these feelings for the rest of my life. I'll just leave it as my own memory.

I love you.