Fiction • Jul 17, 2024 • 5 min read

Proposal; A heartbreak

A young man, dressed in a black suit, sits nervously in a restaurant, waiting to confess his love to a girl. A compassionate waitress offers to help him practice his heartfelt confession. When the girl he is waiting for finally arrives, he delivers his speech with newfound confidence, and she responds just as he had hoped. The couple leaves the restaurant together, but the waitress, left in tears, reveals to a coworker that she has secretly loved the young man for years. Despite her heartbreak, she selflessly helped him win the heart of another, showing the depth of her own unrequited love.