April 7, 2004
It was our anniversary. We were supposed to meet at the field to have a very special picnic with him. We were supposed to be very happy but instead,
“I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were that jealous of her!” Scott said in a careful but honest manner so that I could hear him out.
“Oh, really? Is that so?” I sarcastically said as I walked out of the room. He began to follow but I briskly walked away as the tears started to stream to my face, one by one.
“Hey, hey…”
He caught me and embraced me tightly. I gave up. I let him win. I let myself fall back into his arms where I belong. He embraced me gently from behind. I looked up and noticed how bright the stars twinkled. I looked at him and caught him looking right at me. He kissed me gently on the cheek and started to whisper in my ear. It almost tickled.
“I count the ways I let you down. All my fingers and toes but I’m running out. Clever words can’t help me now. I grip you tight but you’re slipping out.”
He was singing. I smiled as I realized, he was singing a song from our favorite band, Maroon 5. I closed my eyes and listened to his soft voice. It was probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. I let him continue.
“I remember your eyes were so bright. When I first met you, I’m so in love that night. And now I’m kissing your tears goodnight. And I can’t help it, you’re even perfect when you cry”
And that when I opened my eyes, looked at his and sang along.
“Your beautiful goodbye is dripping from your eyes” -“Wait, you know this song?”
I answered his question with a song.
“Let them go, let them fly. Holding back won’t turn back time. Believe me I’ve tried.”
He giggled. I smiled sheepishly. We both knew what the song meant for us. I couldn’t believe how something like that could’ve happened. How my anger started swimming in an instant that he sang me a song. It was magical.
Scott and I went back to our spot in the middle of the field. We laid down the grass and watched as the stars began to twinkle one by one. Scott was singing to me. It felt so good that I closed my eyes and held his hand. I could stay like this forever. Scott thought I was sleeping so he held me close and gently kissed my forehead. But suddenly, he broke into tears. That’s where I opened mine and asked him
“Scott? What’s wrong?” I said, gently brushing his tears with my finger.
“I-I don’t know. I’m just…”
His voice cracking up. He stopped and gently kissed my forehead. Then he continued.
“I remember once when my professor explained to us the fleeting beauty. It’s when you’re happy but you’re actually not because of this fear remaining. The fear of losing that happiness. And right now, everything is just too perfect. I’m with the girl I love in this wonderful place. I’m just so happy right now. So happy that I could almost forget all my problems. So happy yet so sad. You know that nothing lasts forever but I really don’t want this to end. I’m scared of losing you.”
Tears began to flow from mine. He hugged me tightly, trying to calm me down. I didn’t know that he loved me that much. I didn’t know that a person will be able to love me that much. I sobbed in his shoulder and he gently pulled my chin up.
“Kate, Look at me. Please?”
I resisted. I didn’t want him to see me cry.
“Please, Katherine?” He pleaded. I slowly looked at him and he gently kissed my tears away.
“I am never going to leave you. Okay? We’ll be together forever. Someday, I’m going to marry you. We’re gonna have twins. Just like what we always wanted. We’ll grow old together. We’re gonna live happy ever after. I promise you. Okay?” He said as he kissed my nose.
“Promises are meant to be broken” I said jokingly.
“I swear.”
I smiled. Contented to what he had said.
“Now, can you promise me something?” He asked
“What?”
He kneeled down. He was holding a box, a long box. He slowly opened it and got this necklace. The necklace was beautiful. The white stone was carefully carved into the shape a heart and it had those little twinkling stones which reminded me of the stars above us. I was speechless so Scott took the time to ask me a question.
“Will you promise me that no matter what happens, we’ll stay together forever?”
I smiled, didn’t say a word, kneeled down and kissed him. Enough said.
“No matter what happens to us in the future, every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” – Noah Calhoun (The Notebook)
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Bittersweet
RomanceI've made this story last Summer when I was in my 3rd year of high school. I don't know why, I was maybe, too sad? Too inspired to write. It was my first heartbreak from this one year relationship with a douche guy named Ralph Alvin haha, kidding. H...
