Sophie loved spending her nights stargazing, finding peace under the vast sky. One evening, while lying on a hill near her home, she noticed someone else was there. It was Alex, her neighbor and childhood friend. They hadn't spoken much in recent years, but tonight felt different.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked.
As they lay side by side, gazing at the stars, memories of their childhood filled the silence. Alex turned to Sophie, his voice soft, "I’ve always loved the stars, but tonight they seem more beautiful... because I’m with you."
Sophie’s heart skipped a beat. She had never thought of Alex in that way, but something about his words felt right. They continued talking late into the night, sharing dreams and secrets they hadn’t told anyone else. There was a comfort in their silence, in the way the world seemed to fade away when they were together.
As time passed, their stargazing nights became frequent. Alex began showing up with blankets and hot chocolate, and Sophie found herself looking forward to those evenings more than anything. What started as two friends reconnecting slowly turned into something more, as feelings they hadn’t realized existed surfaced.
One night, as they watched a shooting star streak across the sky, Alex reached for Sophie’s hand. "I’ve been meaning to tell you something," he said, his voice barely a whisper. "I’ve fallen for you, Sophie. I don’t know when it happened, but I know it’s real."
Sophie was silent, her heart racing. She had felt it too but had been too scared to admit it. She turned to him, her eyes meeting his. "I think I’ve fallen for you too, Alex," she whispered.
They sat there under the stars, hand in hand, feeling the universe align around them. It was a love that had been years in the making, born from friendship and quiet moments beneath the night sky.
From that night on, the stars became more than just points of light in the sky. They became a reminder of the love they had found in each other, a love that had always been there, waiting for the right moment to shine.
