"It was 3 in the morning when she heard a noise. She ignored it for a minute or two. Both of them in bed, she listening, while a guy deeply sleeping beside her, open-mouthed, tulo-laway, she heard a loud thud again. She's pretty sure that it came from downstairs this time."Did I forget to lock the door?", she said. Scared, she slowly went down the bed, not to wake anyone else up. She walked to the door of the room and locked it on her way going down.
Have you ever been totally changed by someone NOT related to you? Have you ever encountered a very hard decision? Do you think you made the right one? How did you cope with that decision? Sounds like competency interviews in a job application, huh?
Don't get me wrong. I love my family very much. But, have you ever felt that no matter how "gago" you are, they will still be there for you? Someone however, is different.
My life was changed by this woman.
I "have been" in an 8-year relationship with someone before. And I thought I was happy. We shared exactly the same likes in EVERYTHING, had no problems with my friends, she had an outstanding relationship with my family and so was I with hers, so everything was perfect. But ever since the first day we were together, (aside from the fact that she was my first in everything), I couldn't stop myself from doing things that a single dude does. You know, looking at pretty girls passing by, flirting with someone else, liking the feeling when someone else likes you, well you get the idea.
I thought that the world was really like that.
That people can never be contented with what they have.
And even then, There was this one girl I can't stop thinking about. This girl I met way back in 2nd year high school. A former classmate. Never really got to court her properly coz' I was too "torpe" back then. And even if I did, she knew she was still too young. She was the most beautiful girl in our school for me. After 8 years, still kept checking her Friendster account like a stalker. Checked her favorite songs and learned how to play them on the guitar, hoping that someday, I can sing it for her. My girlfriend back then, would listen to my new learned songs, and ask me, why those songs? And even I could not answer properly, she still listened in awe to it. She was my number one fan in everything. Everything was smooth in the relationship, nothing was wrong, so she thought. We both were even working in a prestigious call center located in the Mall of Asia that was soon sold to a lesser (ahem, crappier) call center. We were really doing ok and I thought I was happy.
But I was just lying. For 8 years.
Time passed by and now, I don't look at girls passing by anymore. I don't flirt, I don't fantasize or ask for anything else. For 2 years now, I've never been so happy and all I think of is working hard for our future. All is different now. Why? Coz I left my old life when I chose to pursue Ms. High school Crush. I succeeded but the decisions I made and done were not easy at all. My world crashed and made me had 2nd doubts if I did the right thing or not.
It took me a while before I knew if I made the right decision:
IF you want to know the ending of the "story" at the opening of this letter, she found a cat.
The noise that she heard came from a cat, scavenging the trash in the kitchen. And even if it were dangerous burglars, would you lock the door behind you to keep your special someone from danger? I saw something then that I never saw in anyone before. That's when I truly knew that I made the right decision.
Now, we're sumwhat broke, we can't go out on a date that much even if we want to, her family's not into me that much (coz I'm always broke). She's not much into my music, my guitar-playing, video games or Anime that much. We have more differences than the US and Afghanistan.
But I've never been so excited to come home from work. Even if what's waiting for me is a simple can of tuna with hot steamed rice, eating has never been so delightful. Every second I spend with her is heaven. And I have never wanted to spend my life with anyone else this badly.
She has always seen and appreciated me beyond my panda looking belly and face. She always loves and understands me when times are tough, specially now.
We love each other so much.
