Yuu(he) and Ai(she) were classmates. They were very close
friends throughout the
whole of high school. Till the very day..
Yuu and Ai at the graduation ceremony.
: Yuu.. I have something to tell you..
: (Busy adjusting his tie) Ya.. Ai?
: Let me help. (With trembling hands.. she slowly adjusts his
tie)
: What's wrong Ai? (Looks intensely into Ai's eyes)
: (Stumbled backwards) No.. no..! Don't look at me like that!
: (Taken aback) What..what's wrong with you tonight Ai?
: Er.. No.. no.. Nothing..
: (Taking Ai's hands into his) You look extremely stunning
tonight.
(Bending foward and getting closer and closer to Ai's cheeks)
: ..................
: Haha.. Gotcha!
: (Flinched) I'm not in the mood of joking with you Yuu.. I.. I've
got
a
matter to tell you.
: Ya?
: I'm.. I'm leaving for States to further my studies.. I had
no
choice.. My dad..
: (Hugs Ai and whispered into her ears) Nevermind the rest of
the
story. I understand.
Two weeks later at the airport
: (Tears welled up in her eyes) It's.. time to say goodbye..
: Remember to call and email me okay?
: I will.. I'll be back in three years time.. We shall meet
again.
: Promise?
: Promise. Same old meeting place, same time, same date.
Deal?
: Deal!
: Okay.. Let's part for now..
: Hey.. Erm.. I've got things to tell you..
: Ya?
: Erm.. nothing.. (He wanted to express his feelings for Ai but
never
got
the courage.)
: Oh.. okay.. (Disappointed as she wanted Yuu to tell her that he
don't
want to just be friends.)
: Let me leave first. I do not wish to see you leave me. It's hard
for
me. This is for you. (Yuu handed Ai a expensive pendant and turned
away,
with quick swift steps, walked away.. out of Ai's sight.)
Yuu never heard from Ai since then. They totally lost contact but
Yuu
never forgot Ai and was patiently wating for the day of their
agreement.
Three years later. At the meeting place. A beautiful beach. It
was
sunset.
: Hi.. Are you Yuu?
: You.. you are?
: I'm Ai's husband.
: ....................... (dumbfolded)
: Ai wanted me to hand you this. (The man handed him the pendant
and
walked away.)
It was the expensive pendant. As Yuu was poor.. It took his
entire
savings and the money he borrowed from his friends to get it. He
did not leave the beach the whole night. He was still hopeful that
Ai would turn up and would not break their agreement. When all
hopes were gone, he grips the pendant hard in his hands.. Tears
which were about to burst, Went straight back to the deepest place
in his heart.
Two years later. A day at the cafe Yuu and Ai used to
frequent.
Yuu was sipping his coffee when he noticed a girl not far away,
having
the same coffee as he does. She resembles Ai. He decided to walk
over
and try his luck.
: Ai...?
: (Slowly lifts her head.) Yuu...?
: Is that realli you Ai??
(Frowns and slowly fuming) Don't you have anything to say or
to
explain?!
: (Hot in temper) You did not contact me for the 3 WHOLE YEARS
in
States! But I don't blame you! I've figured you must be too busy
with your
studies. I convinced myself to stick to this belief for 3 years!!
But when the
day of our agreement came, you DID NOT TURN UP! I waited and waited
till my
hopes were all dead. You are a real disappointement. I can't
believe you
actually did this to me. Not to say that you are already married
and you wasn't the one who told me that. (Turned away and ran out,
threw the pendant he had always kept with him for the past two
years on the ground)
: (Sobbing) ...........................................Yuu.....
(Picked
up the pendant with great difficulty) Yuu.. I'm sorry..
Ai managed to get herself back on her wheelchair and wheeled out of
the
cafe. She was knocked down by a truck the very day she arrived
States.
It was a miracle she survived after a month of painful struggle in
the
hospital.. All alone with no friends nor kins.. All in the hope of
seeing
Yuu again. But she never knew that she never found the courage to
face
Yuu again in her handicapped situation. She ended up not contacting
Yuu for
the 3 years in States and the man the day at the beach was not her
husband
but her doctor.
NOt long after, she heard news of Yuu getting married with a
air
stewardess from a friend of theirs. She secretly attended their
wedding
although Yuu did not invite her.
The girl was beautiful and lucky. Yuu was a good guy. Ai saw her
loved
man marrying another woman. Her heart aches but she just silently
sits
at a corner, make herself unknown, and regretted not expressing her
feelings
for him.
Yuu puts the ring into the girls's finger after saying "I dO".
His
tears fell. "Ai.. I will always love you."
The story came to an end. Yuu never loved another besides Ai.
He
married the girl just because she loved him dearly and she was the
girl who
saved him when he tried to kill himself the day Ai never turn up at
the
meeting place.
Moral of the story: when u love somebody, it's best if u can find
the
courage to tell them. don't waste time and regret it in the
end.
