19-Year Childhood Friends

She came to the café where I work part-time, even on my day off. As always, I teased her like I usually do, but inside, my heart fluttered. We’d been friends for 19 years, and I’d kept these feelings buried all that time. When we ended up alone in the storage room, I couldn’t hold back any longer. Unable to face her directly, I confessed my long-suppressed feelings through the door.