<p>Love at first sight.&nbsp;</p><p>That&#39;s what it was when Rip Myers came up to me in kindergarten. From that point on, we were inseparable best friends.&nbsp;</p><p>When I work up the courage to tell Rip that I love him, I am met with rejection. He tells me he treasures our friendship too much. That statement might as wel be a knife to my heart.&nbsp;</p><p>I want to hold out hope that he&#39;ll change his mind.&nbsp;</p><p>Instead, he moves on.</p><p>The only choice I have is to pretend that doesn&#39;t slay me.&nbsp;</p><p>So, I say yes...to the man I loe. But he isn&#39;t the man I&#39;ve been in love with nearly my entire life.&nbsp;</p>