Excerpt #3

“Some days I wonder how we would’ve turned out if I didn’t tell her how I felt. Maybe I could have came to terms with the fact that we were merely meant to be friends. Close friends, perhaps, but just friends.” He took a drag of the cold alpine air. White vapors escaped his mouth and dissipated into the starry night sky. “But I had to, y’know? I’d rather take my chances than berate myself for that which could have been. Yeah, maybe I shouldn’t have staked our relationship on it, but if I luck out, I’m sure it’ll be worth it.” He laughed dryly, his grin barely visible in the dim light. “It seems like it is as hard, if not harder, on her as it was on me. I don’t blame her; I guess I messed up her plans for the future quite a bit.” He sighed softly and laid back onto the grassy hillside, the blades brushing against his cheeks. “Well, I suppose it’s not too bad of a first time.”