Правила игры (#2)

I͡A vli͡ublen v Paĭper uzhe mnogo let, no mne tak i ne vypal shans priznatʹsi͡a eĭ v svoikh istinnykh chuvstvakh, vedʹ ona sestra moego luchshego druga. Kogda Paĭper sni͡atsi͡a koshmary, i͡a zalezai͡u v ee komnatu cherez okno i ostai͡usʹ ri͡adom, okhrani͡ai͡a ee sny. Esli Markus uznaet ob ėtom, nasha druzhba budet razrushena. Razum podskazyvaet mne vesti sebi͡a kak prezhde, no razve mozhno ustoi͡atʹ, kogda po sosedstvu zhivet li͡ubovʹ vseĭ tvoeĭ zhizni? Esli by i͡a poni͡al, chto, sblizivshisʹ s Paĭper, razobʹi͡u serdt͡sa nam oboim, i͡a by derzhalsi͡a ot nee podalʹshe.

I've been in love with Piper for many years, but I never got the chance to tell her my true feelings, because she's my best friend's sister. When Piper has nightmares, I climb into her room through the window and stay by her side, guarding her dreams. If Marcus finds out about this, our friendship will be ruined. My mind tells me to behave as before, but how can I resist when the love of your life lives next door? If I realized that getting close to Piper would break both our hearts, I would stay away from her.