"Are you in love?"

She hesitated. Her response was unclear, "I'm not sure." She had asked herself this question about a million times in her head, no conclusion was met. She, apparently, had all of the symptoms. . .She was perpetually giddy, her face glowed at the mention of his name. He had this certain power over her that no one could comprehend. Its not that she worships him, just adores him so much that in her head he was elevated to something else, something better. Never before had she experienced feelings of this sort. The smell, sight of him continuously sent a rush through her body. She turns weak with every kiss he lays upon her supple yet innocent lips. But, everything beautiful must turn ugly. . .

He betrayed her in the worst way. The fear of any young couple. Her way of getting through it was to do as she always did. . .to pretend it didn't happen, well that and. . .to get completely wasted. In her drunken rage she confronted him, wondering if she was just a conquest. But afterwards felt worse. It would have been better if she would have found out from him, and not a mutual friend.. . .

She decided to put it out of her head and forget every moment they ever shared. She numbed the pain, and eventually forgave. . .but still hasn't forgotten. Just as friends they were working fine. But then he said it, "I think I'm in love with you." . . .

Broken and confused, she begged him not to do this. To please be joking because if he loved her, then she would finally have to admitt the truth. And the truth is what she feared the most. The truth was that she had strong feelings for him, but never experiencing this before, she didn't exactly know what they meant. Loving someone is dangerous. The other person can control and shatter your emotions. She didn't want to be hurt again. . .

What do you think. . . Is she really in love?