Never Told Him How I Felt and Now It's Too Late

by Nicole Roche
(halifax N.S)

I met this guy in high school and he was the funniest and nicest friend I could ever ask for. Then I started to like him a lot and I know he did too, but I was afraid to tell him how I felt. We texted each other a lot and my Mom always said, "Tell him how you feel."

He liked me too, but the thing was I didn't want it to ruin our friendship. One day, he sent me a text that I would never forget. It said, "Hey beautiful, I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore. I love you always. Goodbye."

I couldn't figure out what he meant by that. Then later on in the day, I went down to the lounge and recieved a text from a friend saying, "Nicole, I'm sorry. I don't know how to tell you this. Please sit down. My heart was beating faster. I knew something had happened.

He told me that Ryan had passed away this morning. I was in shocked. Saying goodbye to the person I had such deep feelings for was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. And never telling him how I felt made things worse.

To everyone that reads this, take my advice: If you love someone, tell that person before it is too late. You never know.

I will always love you Ryan, you were a great person, father, friend. We will meet again. Wait for me in heaven because when my time is up, the first person I will be looking for is you. I miss you and always will.