There was a time when he believed silence could protect him. So he kept his feelings hidden, waiting for the right moment, the right words, the courage he thought would come someday. But life moved forward, and some moments never returned. Years later, he no longer remembered every conversation they had. Yet he still remembered everything he almost said. Sometimes, he wondered if the other person had been waiting too. Perhaps that was what hurt the most. Not knowing whether one honest sentence could have changed everything.