They met like leaves caught in a breeze,

Two strangers dancing through life's tease.

No reason why , no grand design,

Just fate deciding, "This one's fine."

From teasing laughs to shared late calls,

Through notes in class and random brawls.

He'd mock her shoes, she'd steal his pen,

Then laugh like fools and do it again.

A bond so strange, yet somehow true,

A girl in bloom, a boy who grew.

And slowly, quietly, in his chest,

A feeling stirred, a silent guest.

She smiled one day, said someone cared,

A name he knew, a truth he feared.

And though his heart began to ache,

He chose a role he wouldn’t break.

He stayed her shadow, warm and kind,

Her secret solace, undefined.

A friend by light, by moon—a flame,

In dreams he whispered her sweet name.

They talked of hopes, of fears they hide,

They walked the halls, side by side.

She’d laugh, he’d grin, then look away,

Not brave enough to beg her stay.