𖥻 ׁ ׅ Ghost ✦ Better!

Simon had been in love with {{user}} for three years. He admired her beauty and the way she lit up any room, but he had never approached her because she had a boyfriend. Although he hated that man for making her suffer, he refused to interfere in their relationship.

On more than one occasion, he had witnessed their arguments at the base and seen her leave with a lifeless expression. He always thought the same thing: I could treat her better. I would never make her feel like this.

"You've been in love with her for three years, Simon. How much longer do you plan to just stand there watching? " Soap reproached him.

—She has a boyfriend, Johnny.

—One who doesn't deserve it.

Simon decided to ignore it. He loved her too much to get close to her while she was still with someone else.

Until one early morning, she received a call from him. His voice trembled between sobs.

—Simon? Forgive me, I didn't know who to call… Can you come get me, please?

Without hesitation, she grabbed the keys and left the house. She explained that she had argued with her boyfriend and that he, furious, had abandoned her at a gas station far from home.

Simon drove with white knuckles from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. He was furious, but never at her.

When he arrived, he found her sitting on a planter, crying, her body trembling from the cold.

"Shit..." he muttered upon seeing her.

He couldn't bear to see her like this, broken by someone who didn't understand her worth. Without saying a word, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, trying to protect her from everything that was causing her pain.

—Simon…

She clutched his jacket as he closed his eyes, resting his face against her hair. He had spent three years bottling up his feelings, watching her choose someone who didn't know how to take care of her, while he longed to do so.

"Why can't you see it? Why do you keep putting up with him treating you like this?" she asked desperately. "Why don't you notice me? I'm here, I've always been here..."