A Stolen Fate
"I still love him. After all this time, after everything... I still love him, and he will never love me back."
"Unrequited love is not a weakness," I say. "It is proof that you can feel more than most people ever will."
Rhea laughs softly. "That is one way to look at it." She looks at me sideways. "Have you ever been in love with someone who barely knew you existed?"
My heart skips. I want to laugh at the irony. She would never know, would she?
"Yes," I say, voice flat. "I have."
She studies me, like she wants to say something more, but then she just shakes her head and turns her gaze to the forest. For a moment, neither of us says anything.