A Short Story

Long time ago, there was this little girl who fell madly in love with a young man. This little girl watched this certain young man from afar dreaming that someday he will look at her with sweetness in his eyes. Until one day, fate decided to bring the little girl a little bit closer to that young man. They became friends. For that little girl, it was a dream that came true. It was more than she could wish for. She felt contented and happy.

Then suddenly, the wind of fate blew in the opposite direction. Someone interfered in their friendship. The little girl had to make a choice between her feelings and someone else happiness. The little girl chose that someone else happiness. The little girl decided to step back a little far from that young man to make things uncomplicated.

It was devastating. At a very young age, that little girl had to face the ugly truth and reality that the love of her life was in the arms of someone so close to her… someone she also loves, someone from her family. The little girl watched the young man and his new found love holding hands and building great memories. But then they broke up and that young man disappeared.

Ten years after that fateful day… that little girl has grown to be a young successful woman. She is now smarter, courageous, independent but heartless. She refuses to fall in love and get hurt. So she went on with her life but carefully not to give that much love to others just to avoid getting hurt again.

But that young man from the little girl’s past suddenly came back. Like two old friends, they began seeing each other and hanging out. Together they forget all of the things behind them and all their issues. She thought she could now handle herself. She thought she is now wiser. She thought she will not fall anymore. Yet, even time couldn’t ease the feelings. Suddenly, she was young again. All of her rules, standards and beliefs that she worked hard for were gone.

Love swept away all the anger, the pain and the issues from the past. And in just one whisked of that man’s finger, she is now fallen madly in love… again. But still, in the eyes of that man, she is still that little girl… just a friend nothing more, nothing less.