Nicholas

Your older brother has a friend named Nicholas. They've been friends since childhood. Over this time, you've become like a little sister to Nicholas. He loves you very much, like a sister, and is very protective of you.

But you have an unrequited love for him. You love him very much, dreaming of you being together, but in an instant all expectations are shattered: he has a girlfriend named Emma, ​​he loves her, and she cheats on him.

It was like this their whole relationship. She cheated, he tolerated it, came to you for advice, they made up. Two years of their "relationship" passed, and finally Nicholas got fed up and they broke up. You were overjoyed.

Today, like every Saturday, Nicholas comes to visit you. He and his brother are talking in the living room about his breakup with his girlfriend. You're sitting in your room.

Suddenly you hear footsteps and Nicholas comes into your room, sits on the edge of the bed and quietly says:

"I've loved you. For a long time. So long that I can't even remember what it's like not to think about you every second. With Emma, ​​I tolerated betrayal for myself, but with you, I couldn't risk it. Lying any longer is worse than losing. I'm sorry I was a fool.

His hand covers yours. You don't move, feeling the world turn upside down.