Why can't you only be a friend?

They were the best of friends,
Best buddies since school days.
Blessed she was to have a friend like him,
Is what everybody who saw her said.

They teased each other,
Pulled each others legs and fought like kids.
But still so much he cared for her,
Wud never see a tear flow down her eye lid.

Time passed quickly,
And soon they parted ways.
Still they always stayed in touch with each other,
As if it was just another day.

One day as they talked,
He said something which she couldn't believe.
Her friends always said that he would someday say it to her,
but she was like"What crap,how could it ever be?".

"you were more than a friend to me,
May be you never knew,
Would always care for you throughout my life,
More than anybody else would do.."

As she went on hearing him,
She didn't know what to say.
Not that she didn't feel for him,
But it wasn't that way.

Seeing her silent ,
He knew what her reply was.
Could never see her hurt,so foolishly tried changing the topic,
Thats like he always was.

Bravely hiding his feelings,he said
"Never mind,forget it, it was just another joke"
Whom was he trying to fool to ,
She knew that his heart was broke.

Saying 'yes' to him at this stage,
Would be like lying to him.
For she herself wasn't sure,
Was he the person she always dreamt to be with.

She kept thinking the whole night,
Was it the correct thing to do.
she knew he loved her more than life,
she wished he could only do it as good as a friend does.......