I had three friends. George, Melody, Catherine.
George was chased by all the girls in our high school.
Melody was one of those popular girls. Cheerleader, sexy, and stylish.
Catherine was just one of those plain and average girls .
Melody and Catherine were both totally crazy and wacko over George.
Melody didn't have to do anything to attract George.
For she was already attractive enough.
Catherine on the other hand, showered George which love and care.
Catherine wasn't ugly at all.
In fact, she looked sweet and pleasant.
But she wasn't a cheerleader, she didn't were spaghetti-straps or tubes.
So like everyone expected, George chose Melody.
For Catherine was just one ordinary and plain girl.
While Melody was labeled as the cool and attractive type.
George always insulted Catherine.
Telling her what a 'Plain Jane' she was.
And how dumb she looked.
Which obviously made Catherine feel so hurt and useless.
That's life. Catherine never gave up though.
She wanted to prove something to George.
She wanted to prove that looks aren't everything.
She studied hard, really hard.
She became the top girl, and all the guys who once ignored her, chased her.But she never forgot George.
Everyday, she put a red rose in George's locker.
Always with the same words.
'I care for you, and I always will'
Because she knew that George was facing a hard time.
George began to realise.
How dumb he had been.
His beloved girlfriend, Melody.
Was flirting with other guys.
He regretted for choosing the wrong girl.
Melody broke up with George later.
For she had found a wealthier guy.
George felt so cheated, stupid and dumb.
He went to look for Catherine.
He knelt on his knees, and said.
"Catherine, please forgive me. Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Catherine rejected him, much to everyone's surprise.
She only uttered these words.
"You've suffered a great loss, so I don't want you to face another one"
George felt disappointed.
He didn't understand a word that she said to him.
But they became good friends.
Did everything together.
George began to change into someone better.
Because Catherine showered him with the love he never experienced before.
His ex-girlfriends had never treated him that way.
They just accepted him for his looks.
But Catherine accepted him for himself .
She changed him.
Catherine continued putting a red rose into his locker everyday.
With the same words. She never forgot.
One day, Catherine didn't turn up in school.
She didn't come for a week.
At first, George thought that she was on a vacation with her family.
Because she told him that she would be going Hawaii with them.
But one day. He received a call from the General Hospital.
Saying that Catherine was about to die.
She had been suffering from cancer.
But Catherine forbade them from telling him.
Because she didn't want George to worry about her.
But now that she was about to die.
She wanted to see George for the last time.
George rushed to the hospital.
When he saw how weak Catherine was.
Tears began rushing down his cheeks.
He whispered.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you hide this from me?"
She looked at him . And smiled weakly at him.
"When I said that I didn't want you to suffer from facing another loss, I meant this. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to worry. I wanted to spend my last days with you cheerfully." George looked at her.
"You can't leave me!" he said.
"What will I be without you?"
"You'll be who you are now. I will always be there by your side. Never forget that. Cherish those times. Live life happily. And one more thing."
"Yes?" "I love you" And she died. George screamed.
He still couldn't accept Catherine's death.
He had only spent a month with Catherine.
A month. But Catherine changed his life in a way.
A way that no one could ever explain. He regretted.
But he knew that Catherine would always be keeping an eye on him from Heaven.
Sometimes We just don't appreciate those people who really care for us.
Until they leave us. Until we lose them. Then we regret.
Outer beauty doesn't matter; it's the inner one that counts.
It's better to tell someone how much you love them.
Rather than to not tell them and lose them without telling them.
You'll regret Love is. When we fight till the very last minute.
Just to show and tell someone how much we love them.
