Is there hope at all?

It wasn't really love at first sight.

He doesn't really believe in that either.

He just found her intriguing and wanted to know her better.

And try he did, by talking to her whenever he could, asking her for a dance whenever the situation permits and even asking her out for a movie.

But he just did not have the courage to go further.

He has been hurt before and is so, so afraid of being in the same situation again.

So he could only just stand and admire her from afar, taking in her warm, radiant smile, enjoying every minute of their conversations and their time together on the dance floor. He was quite certain she has no interest in him, and he believed that if that was the case, he could not get her to take notice of him and like him no matter how hard he tried.

He has liked a girl once and tried many, many things to win her heart but to no avail. No wonder he is feeling that way now.

His thoughts were confirmed when she mentioned to him about having this crush on a guy whom she met at a work meeting. He dances too, maybe even better. He has met this guy and thinks the two of them make a good match. He is not exactly heartbroken but his heart definitely sank to a low.

He is a confused soul, not knowing what to do. He likes her a lot but knows the chances of them being together are almost naught. He wants to try further to win her heart but stops short, knowing of the difficulties. He wants her to be happy.

The decision he has taken now is just to step back for a moment. He is just too weary for anything now. His body is crying out for him to get some sleep.