My brother best friend used to be very close to me. He is two years older than me but we still did so much together. About three years ago, he asked me out and I completely rejected him. Not only did I say no, I didn't talk to him for six months. When I finally tried to reach out to him again, he told me he couldn't be around me anymore. Earlier this year, he decided he didn't want to be friends with my brother anymore. My brother lost his best friend and I lost the best thing that had ever happened to me. You see, I realized later that I was trying to protect our friendship, but instead I was ignoring my true feelings for him. Now, my heart aches every time I think about him, about every day I spent just messing around with him. He wasn't just a brother to me, I was in love with him.