Dying from a one-sided crush

 John had been secretly in love with his classmate, Sarah, for years. He had never been brave enough to tell her how he felt and instead kept his feelings bottled up inside. He would spend hours watching her from afar, dreaming of the day that she might return his feelings.

One day, John mustered up the courage to finally tell Sarah how he felt. She politely thanked him for his honesty, but told him that she just wasn't interested in him in that way. Despite the rejection, John remained hopeful that Sarah might one day change her mind.

Unfortunately, John's hope was misplaced. As time went on, Sarah began to date other people, while John remained single and alone. The pain and sadness of unrequited love eventually took its toll on him, and he eventually died of a broken heart.

John's death was a tragedy, and a reminder of the power of unrequited love.