Unrequited

A hundred-word story about a girl with an unrequited love.

She had always wondered how it started.

Neither of them had changed much over the year yet something felt different. How was it possible that even amongst a crowd, she could spot him immediately? Even worse, she felt comforted even when she saw just the top of his head.

It was utterly maddening.

Ah, but somehow it made sense.

She found herself at her happiest by his side. The simple kind gestures he would show her always made her day. No other happiness she had ever felt could compare.

And yet, he has already found his happiness in someone else.