" I am sorry Fred but I have to say no to your proposal." Sheila uttered.

As painful as those words were, she had to tell them to him.

" There's no chance for us to be together." She added as she watched the myriad of emotions flashing through his eyes.

How she wished things were different but that's the reality.

Between them, nothing could ever be possible except for their friendship.

David who had been standing outside the house smiled hearing her ...