A sad short story about a man who waited too long. True love was right under his
nose all along but he was so busy searching for it, he actually missed it
totally.
There was this guy who believed very much in true love and decided to take his
time to wait for his right girl to appear. He believed that there would
definitely be someone special out there for him, but none came.
Every year at Christmas, his ex-girlfriend would return from Vancouver to look
him up. He was aware that she still held some hope of re-kindling the past
romance with him. He did not wish to mislead her in any way. So he would always
get one of his girl friends to pose as his steady whenever she came back.
That went on for several years and each year, the guy would get a different girl
to pose as his romantic interest. So whenever the ex-girlfriend came to visit
him, she would be led into believing that it was all over between her and the
guy.
The girl took all those rather well, often trying to casually tease him about
his different girlfriends, or so, as it seemed! In fact, the girl often wept in
secret whenever she saw him with another girl, but she was too proud to admit
it. Still, every Christmas, she returned, hoping to re-kindle some form of
romance. But each time, she returned to Vancouver feeling disappointed.
Finally she decided that she could not play that game any longer. Therefore, she
confronted him and professed that after all those years, he was still the only
man that she had ever loved. Although the guy knew of her feelings for him, he
was still taken back and have never expected her to react that way. He always
thought that she would slowly forget about him over time and come to terms that
it was all over between them. Although he was touched by her undying love for
him and wanted so much to accept her again, he remembered why he rejected her in
the first place-she was not the one he wanted. So he hardened his heart and
turned her down cruelly. Since then, three years have passed and the girl never
return anymore. They never even wrote to each other. The guy went on with his
life..... still searching for the one but somehow deep inside him, he missed the
girl
.
On the Christmas of 1995, he went to his friend's party alone. "Hey, how come
all alone this year? Where are all your girlfriends? What happened to that
Vancouver babe who joins you every Christmas?", asked one of his friend. He felt
warm and comforted by his friend's queries about her, still he just surged on.
Then, he came upon one of his many girlfriends whom he once requested to pose as
his steady. He wanted so much to ignore her ..... not that he was impolite, but
because at that moment, he just didn't feel comfortable with those girlfriends
anymore. It was almost like he was being judged by them. The girl saw him and
shouted across the floor for him. Unable to avoid her, he went up to acknowledge her.
"Hi......how are you? Enjoying the party?" the girl asked.
"Sure.....yeah!", he replied.
She was slightly tipsy..... must be from the whiskey on her hand. She continued,
"Why...? Don't you need someone to pose as your girlfriend this year?" Then he
answered, "No, there is no need for that anymore......"
Before he can continue, he was interrupted, "Oh yes! Must have found a
girlfriend! You haven't been searching for one for the past years, right?" The
man looked up, as if he has struck gold, his face beamed and looked directly at
the drunken girl. He replied, "Yes......you are right! I haven't been looking
for anyone for the past years."
With that, the man darted across the floor and out the door, leaving the lady in
much bewilderment. He finally realized that he has already found his dream girl,
and she was.....the Vancouver girl all along! The drunken lady has said
something that awoken him.
All along he has found his girl. That was why he did not bother to look further
when he realized she was not coming back. It was not any specific girl he was
seeking! It was perfection that he wanted, and yes.....perfection!!
Relationship is something both parties should work on. Realizing that he had let
away someone so important in his life, he decided to call her immediately. His
whole mind was flooded with fear. He was afraid that she might have found
someone new or no longer had the same feelings anymore..... For once, he felt
the fear of losing someone.
As it was Christmas eve, the line was quite hard to get through, especially an
overseas call. He tried again and again, never giving up. Finally, he got
through......precisely at 1200 midnight. He confessed his love for her and the
girl was moved to tears. It seemed that she never got over him! Even after so
long, she was still waiting for him, never giving up.
He was so excited to meet her and to begin his new chapter of their lives. He
decided to fly to Vancouver to join her. It was the happiest time of their
lives! But their happy time was short-lived. Two days before he was supposed to
fly to Vancouver, he received a call from her father. She had a head-on car
collision with a drunken driver. She passed away after 6 hours in a coma.
The guy was devastated, as it was a complete loss. Why did fate played such
cruel games with him? He cursed the heaven for taking her away from him, denying
even one last look at her! How cruel he cursed! How he damned the Gods...!! How
he hated himself....for taking so long to realize his mistake!! That was in
1996.
The moral of this story is : -
Treasure what you have...
Time is too slow for those who wait;
Too swift for those who fear;
Too long for those who grief;
Too short for those who rejoice;
But for those who love...
Time is Eternity.
For all you out there with someone special in your heart, cherish that person,
cherish every moment that you spend together that special someone, for in life,
anything can happen anytime. You may painfully regret, only to realise that it
is too late.
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