Time Of Our Lives

Laments of a Teen

The Final Four

1. Taste Macarons (at least five different flavours).

2. Apologise to my parents.

3. Secret till the end.


"Tada!! Here are my three regrets'' said Yuphel. "Why is the last one a secret? Wouldn't it be easier to write it down now?'' I said as I read her note. "I'll tell you the last one when the time is right,'' she said with a bright smile.

"Why did you regret not eating a macaron? First of all what even is a macaron?'' I said while struggling to pronounce it right. Yuphel stared at me with a shocked look and said. "I am actually surprised you do not know what a macaroon is. You look like someone who knows a lot''. I responded smugly by saying, "Well I am not expert in sweets, I don't care for such simple sweets''.

"Simple sweets?'' said Yuphel while staring at me intensely. "Macarons are not simple sweets. They are exquisite meringue-based sandwich cookies which was invented in Italy,"she said rapidly while I struggled to even remember it.

''For a girl like me who came from a poor family it was hard for me to even have sweets. Once a friend of mine told me about it and I was intrigued by it, so I promised myself to try it at least once." She ended it while panting and gasping for air (I did not realize dead people needed air). I was quick to apologize to her. " I am sorry, I did not mean to offend you. I just don't like sweets in general and as such I am unaware of many sweets.''

"I apologize as well, I got worked up just over Macaron''. We both had a good laugh and chatted some more. As the clock struck 5, I decided to close the shop early. While browsing my phone I said to Yuphel, "Can you go home early today? I have some work to take care of.'' "Ok, see you back at home. Come back safely" replied Yuphel with a smile.

As Yuphel left I was able to find a bakery shop near my house so I went to pay a visit. The name of the bakery was 'Aunty Kelzang's Sweets', it was just down the street and had a good rating online. As I stepped into the shop I was greeted by the clerk who I assumed was Aunty Kelzang. While trying to remember the sweets, I asked the clerk, "Hello, do you perhaps sell Macaroni?''. ''Macaroni?'' asked the clerk in a confused tone. ''Sorry I meant Maroni'' I replied in cold sweats.

The clerk looked at me with kind eyes and asked me, "Did you mean Macaron, my son?''. ''Yes that's the one'' I said with excitement. "Well we have seven flavours of macarons, we have vanilla, chocolate, coconut-lime, coffee, rose, tiramisu, and pistachio,''said the clerk in one breath. " I'll take two of each please,'' I replied while still getting over the names of the flavours.

As I reached the building with the macarons I bumped into Kuenzang. "So bro, in today's photoshoot I met this cute model, she was funny and smart. I tried asking her out but she rejected me. Each time she came near me, my heart could not help but beat faster. I am in love with this girl'' said Kuenzang while smiling widely. "I will not give up yet, we still have two weeks till our photoshoot ends. I will convince her to go on a date with me''.

Conversations with Kuenzang were always entertaining. I often look forward to our conversations even though I refuse to admit to him. ''Well bro, try your best. Hope things go well'' I replied while giving him a fist bump. "So, are you fine bro? You were quite messed up last time'' said Kuenzang with a worrisome stare.

"Everything is good, in fact I feel much better these days'' I said while smiling at him. "It's good to see you smile, something good must have happened'' said Kuenzang cheerfully. With a smile I responded by saying "I guess my life got better''. We talked some more went back home. Once I came home I was greeted by Yuphel with a big smile. "Welcome home, hope nothing bad happened to you''.

At that point I could not help but feel happy. I have someone waiting for me at home. I was not alone anymore, I am glad to have her in my life. "I have a gift for you, close your eyes.'' I said while trying to hide the macarons. " Ok, it better not be nasty'' said Yuphel nervously. When she opened her eyes, I presented her with 14 macarons telling her , "You said you wanted to try five flavours of these sweets (I gave up saying the name), so I bought two of seven flavours. I hope you enjoy them all."

Yuphel suddenly hugged me. "Thank you so much'' she said holding back tears. I did not know it was that big of a big deal for her. I was feeling happy and my heart started to beat faster.

Why was my heart beating fast? It was unusual. Was I nervous? No, it was something else. It felt good. "Here open your mouth, taste the macaron'' said Yuphel while standing near my lips. My heart started to beat faster as she came closer. I could not help but blush, why was it happening to me?

At that point I remembered my conversation with Kuenzang. ''Each time she came near me, my heart could not help but beat faster. I am in love with this girl''. Wait. Could I be in love with Yuphel too?