Here's a story about a young man and young lady.
More than 2 decades ago, a little boy was born up north. 11 months later, a little girl was born down south. Little boy was a hyperactive bunny while the little girl prefers to watch TV and play with puzzles. Eventually both of them started schooling. The boy started to develop fascination with games and cards, while the girl had obsession with Barbie dolls and dreaming of having a fairytale love story. As they passed through the first decade of their life, the now young man was oblivious to girls as he still prefers games and friends over young puppy love. On the other hand, the young lady had few admirers in secondary school and experienced puppy love which she thought will last and eventually get married to.
Finishing secondary education, the young man did passed his public exam with flying colours and starting to wonder what will be the next step, whereas the young lady was still struggling to impress her puppy love. Young man was able to secure a scholarship and was off to college. On the first day, the young man broke his leg and made quite a reputation for himself. The young lady, on the other hand, got her heart broken and told herself to not believe in love anymore. December that year, the young man was having a great time chilling at home while the young lady was getting anxious of leaving home for the very first time.
January, they met for the very first time. The young lady found the young man very interesting during an induction event, she didn't get to know his name but she remembered him very well. Few weeks later, she got a shocked finding he was actually her senior and they shared some classes together. The young lady was suffering from severe homesickness, so she did not think much of getting to know new people. They were just regular classmates who talked once in a while. Second semester came and they had more conversations with each other, sharing jokes and teasing each other. Some days, when the young lady wants to lose some weight and decided to show up at the sport's complex, they had some table tennis session together. But that was all it was.
Came the final semester, where interest started to bud between them, coupled with friends teasing both of them. They got to know each other more, and the young lady started to have feelings for the young man. Both of them were really shy, for the young man had not tasted love before, and the young lady decided not to believe in love anymore. Eventually, the young man had the courage to confess and the young lady told the young man to give the relationship a try. Everyone was very happy for both of them. The young lady felt all the tears she shed for coming to college was worth it, because she fell in love with this bright young man. They talked every night near the staircase to get to know each other more. It was a really pure love, with them sitting side by side, hands not even touching.
That was only the beginning. Young man eventually had to go study abroad while the young lady entered a 2+2 programme so their long distance began. Due to the fact they had very little time together, it did not ferry well. The young lady was very emotional and the young man was lonely as well. They had lots of misunderstanding and finally after a year, the young lady decided to let him go as she felt he deserved someone better abroad. The young lady felt she was indeed still cynical about love and decided to not date until she is certain that the next guy she dates will be the one she wants to settle down with. The young man decided not to date at all, until he is finished with his degree. The young lady had a calm admirer-free 2 years while the young man had few admirers but decided to remain single.
During the third year of university, the young lady embarked on a journey to the same country as the young man. They met up, and cleared up all the misunderstandings and decided to remain close friends. The young lady found out she was still in love with the young man, to a point where she could not sleep at night and decided to tell the young man. The young man was happy with her confession but decided not to reconcile because he was not sure if it was old feelings resurfacing so decided to wait and see. They remained very close friends, visiting each others, teasing each other and comfort each other during hard times. Eventually, both of them realised how significant they are to each other and the young man confessed after 1 year of friendship. The young lady knew this is the man she would want to spend the rest of her life with, and both of them reconciled, starting fresh.
They were given a bonus year by God's will of being near one another to get to know each other much better. It was a magnificent year, as both of them built a strong foundation for their relationship. They had a few debates but at the end of the day, both of them come to a compromise as the bottom line is, they love each other dearly. After more than a year, honeymoon phase came to an end, and they had several ups and downs. But, their relationship is still going strong. Deep down, both of them know that there must be a reason why they ended up falling in love with each other twice. They are best friends, partners in crime and most importantly, each other's mentor. Most importantly, they want the best for each other.
This is a realistic love story. There were no fireworks or sparks flying on the first day they see each other, no cat fights and no dramas. No fairytale beginning or ending, because we all know, a good relationship can happen because of the effort both parties put in.
This is a dedication to the man I love :) Thank you for everything.
