@justimagine 16 October 2025 more from that month

The Kind of Feeling That Stays It's strange, isn't it- how someone can become such a big part of your days without even being in your life? I never planned this. I never thought a single glance, a few words, or just the way he exists could mean so much to me. But somehow, he does. I see him everyday-sometimes for just a few seconds, sometimes a little longer. And those small moments become everything. His voice, his way of walking, the color of his shirt, even the time he eats- all of it stays in my mind like quiet memories I never meant to collect. When I don't see him, my mood sinks for no reason. When I do, even for a heartbeat, everything feels lighter again It's such a confusing feeling- wanting to forget him but hoping to see him again. Wanting to move on but secretly waiting for a small sign that maybe he notices me too. I know he might never fell the same, maybe he already has someone, maybe I'm just another face to him. But my heart refuses to listen to logic. It keeps finding him in small things- in a color, in a time of day, in silence. And even though this feeling hurts sometimes, I don't want it to end completely. Because somehow, he makes my ordinary days feel a little more alive. He doesn't know, but he has become a part of my routine, my thoughts, my quiet happiness, and my unspoken sadness. Maybe one day, this feeling will fade- slowly, quietly, like sunlight leaving the edge of the evening sky. I know life will move on, people will change, and this moment will become just another, memory among many. But still, I have this strange certainty in my heart- that even years from now, if I ever see him again, just for a moment, I'll fell it all again. The way my heart stirs when I see him, the small rush of happiness, the ache that follows- it'll all come rushing back, soft and familiar, like an old song I once loved. Because some people, even if they never become ours, leave behind a warmth that time can't erase. They become a memory that doesn't fade- not because they were meant to stay, but because they made us feel something real. Something pure. And maybe that's enough. Maybe it's not about being together, or being loved back. Maybe it's about having felt something so deeply that even after years, your heart still remembers what it meant to care- even in silence.