He was not quite the prince charming. He could act like a complete doofus at times. He was the kind of boy who you'd find hiding behind his mother. Still, he had a heart softer than baby skin. There was a childishness in him that was irresistibly endearing. Maybe that's what made her fall for him. Maybe in this world of people who love pretending to be grown ups, all she needed was someone who could laugh at bathroom jokes with her.
He didn't have to flirt with her or go to embarrassing and uncomfortable lengths to get her attention. All he did was make her laugh and the arrow hit. Just like all matters of the heart, she knew immediately that he was someone special. Still, she had to proceed with caution. There was no need to rush things. Also, she wasn't the kind to give away her heart so easily. She was still clueless about his sentiments. She was also too scared to find out because she rarely had good luck with these things.
Things went stagnant. It was too late to reverse her feelings and there was no way to move forward. Her Dear friend wasn't very helpful in this scenario either. All she told her was to wait. Wait for what, she thought. Wait until he finds someone else? But she knew better than to question her Dear friend or the wisdom behind her advice. Not listening to her Dear friend was like setting herself up to get hit by a bus. She most certainly knew better than that.
Days kept passing by, weeks, months. She slowly started slipping back into the mundane order of life. The smile he once so easily painted on her face was now gone. It was like she had Alzheimer's (God forbid) and the simple act of smiling gradually faded from her memory. Still, even if things weren't as wonderful now as they were when he was around, she knew she would be alright. Human beings are after all, adaptive creatures. If she could leave her homeland behind and adjust in a foreign land, then coping with his absence in her life was nothing but a a little soap in her eye.
You know how they say, everything happens for a reason? At first, she didn't think she met him for any other reason than to marry him and spend the rest of her life with him. But our lives aren't that simple and our purpose is a lot more grand than a wedding vow. Even though she didn't see him everyday and she had not a clue of his feelings for her, meeting him had changed her for the better, in a way she could never repay him for. He had somehow managed to unlock her heart, open it up and swallow the key . The greatest gift he gave her was the knowledge that she wasn't alone in the world. Knowing him had given her the reassurance that no matter what happened in life, she still had friends who could cheer her up and make her laugh when she needed it most.
He gave her the confidence to explore the world, the courage to be curious, the will to always to do what she wanted to. He completed her actually, without even having to be hers. His existence was enough to keep her going, pushing through life without hesitation or at least, much less hesitation than she once had. Maybe she already had what she needed. She didn't have to chase after anything. Life is the best bestower of things. It also knows when to take them away. So we always end up with the perfect amount, no more, no less.
She now understood why her Dear Friend told her to wait. It wasn't because there was nothing else she could do. It was so that she could see the wonders lying right at her feet.
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