My Bestfriend's ex

I was a smart boy when I was young. I was thin back then. When I was in pre-school, I was the smartest one in the room. So after sometime I was called a "nerd". They teased continuously until the 2nd grade. But during the 3rd grade, I met a friend named Justine. He wasn't exactly a good influence cause he taught me how to goof around and how to be cool, but still he was a good friend. We grew up as bestfriends. Then one day, he told me he had a crush on somebody named "claire". So he asked my help to get this girl. We tried giving her letters and other things until she finally got to notice my friend. Actually, we became sort of close, the three of us. And without noticing it, I also fell in love with her. Every day we played together and we danced and we had sleepovers. Until one day, my friend asked me if he should admit his feelings to claire. I just said "yeah, go for it dude" but what my heart is saying is "i love her! please don't". So after a week, justine became claire's boyfriend.

During that time was one of the saddest days in my life, also one of the happiest. I was happy because claire was happy, but sad because she is happy in the arms of another man. and what hurts me more is that this man is my bestfriend. But I tried to be a good friend so I forced myself to forget her. I ended up being a two-timer, a bad guy and I gave up my studies just so that I can forget her. But I still can't. every time i dated someone, when i look into their eyes, all I see is Claire. This thing happened for like 3 months and then one evening when I was playing Dota, I saw her status n Facebook saying "Sometimes, we have to let go"
so i started chatting with her and then I found out that she broke with my bestfriend. Just after that, my bestfriend texted me that he broke up with claire. So I said to myself that this may be the chance that I was waiting for. So I went to Claire's house and I was there to comfort her. She kept talking about how he loved Justine and something like that so my mouth, which was about to confess my love for her, hesitated to talk. She cried on my shoulders. I know that she was thinking that she hoped that it was justine's shoulder she was crying on. That night, we talked a lot got really really close, like we used to be. then she offered me a drink, and I said yes. So she got us an Ice tea and then as she was about to give me the iced tea, her feet slipped and I slided on the floor and caught her, but she accidentally kissed me. Then we quickly got up. I said "I'm sorry" she said that it was supposed to be her asking for an apology. Then she said thanks for everything. Then I left. 

After that night Claire and I became close. She was like my new bestfriend, other than Justine. Everyday I walked her home and, one night when we were on the front steps in her house, she said "the moon is beautiful" and I hugged her, I don't know why but it felt like it was an involuntary motion. she hugged me back and then gave me a kiss. I confessed my love for her after that. But all she said was "I'm sorry". Then she ran inside her house and locked the door. 

The next day, I heard rumors in school that she moved away to another country. After school I went to her house and saw her cousin. I asked Ace if it was true. He said yes, and she left me a letter, it contained: 

"Dear AJ,
I know that you are looking for me now, I decided to go away because, I'm falling for you. I don't want you to know cause it might destroy what we have as bestfriends. But the kiss last night changed it all. I didn't know what to do so I went away so I can have sometime to think" love claire


That day, my heart was crushed, I knew she loved me but I was afraid. many months after that she came back. I waved at her, then I walked away. Then i heard a running sound. when I looked back I saw her coming at me then she said, while crying "I missed you" 

We dated for many years after that.