Before she could utter,

He raised his question,

Learning about her love,

From their mutual friend.

She hummed in response,

Breaking his heart,

Silence was the answer,

As his hopes shattered.

He had traveled, miles from the South,

To ask her hand as his beloved,

Alas! Destiny had played its game,

Yet again, but in his life.

Moments later, expressing their hearts,

Both realized their paths,

Smiling yet again with pain,

They returned to the point of being friends again.