Tales Of A Starry Night (Short stories)

Love Remains

MY GOD! I was so frustrated. The wall in front of me full of paintings and glass artifacts were mocking me because all I wanted to do was thrash them all around my room. One call, one argument with Danny riled me up so much that I wanted to scream my heart out and also hurt him in some way, any way really, I was too far gone in my anger to think rationally.

I needed to cool down before I do something really stupid and regret later. I grabbed my jacket and phone from the nightstand and took off. The only way to cool myself down without being violent was taking a walk alone, and also food but I was too damn pissed for that. 

I was walking down the lane, I could hear his voice clear as a bell in my head "You know what your problem is Genevieve, you are too irrational, once you stick with something you don't listen to what others say, to what I say, you you you, there is always you, where am I, where do I STAND."   " Oh come on, I'm not irrational, YOU ARE".

Now I really wanted to facepalm, I could've come up with a hundred better comebacks and I choose this. Why does this always happen to me. I couldn't help but think if this is all worth it, being in a relationship seems like such a headache nowadays. I mean yeah I love Danny and he's an amazing guy but we seem to fight a lot lately. Sometimes I was at fault too but was I ready to accept it...

I wrapped my jacket tightly around me, the cool breeze was somewhat calming. I realized I came a little to far from my home, never in this lane. I spotted an old isolated field and decided to take a look around. It was like any other garden, bunch of trees, bushes, a few benches around, little play area for kids with some swings, seesaw, the usual. It looked like they have seen better days.

As I walked around I stumbled upon a small flag poking out of the ground right below an old tree. Looks like some kids came up with a treasure hunt. I decided to start digging and found an old small rusty box. Inside it there were a few pencils, a paper butterfly which was almost torn and a.... love letter. Corners of the letter looked eaten by termites. It was dated some 2 years back. I grabbed that letter and took a seat on a nearby bench. I know its bad to read someone else's letter but curiosity got better of me. Here goes nothing...

My Moon,

I need to get a bigger room now, almost every wall is filled with our pictures and sketches that I made when I missed you which was almost always 'cause you never really left being with me.

Remember when I dragged you to the zoo and you kept cribbing all the time but as soon as you saw a koala you said it reminded you of me because I was always lazy and sleepy. You kept calling me a koala and even though I looked irritated and wanted to give you a black eye I secretly loved it. It gave me a sense of belonging to each other. Anyways, I made a sketch of us with our faces but bodies swapped with Koalas 'cause if I'm Ms. Koala then you are my Mr.Koala, we are together in this, you can't escape from me my love.

When I think about it I don't think I only need a bigger room, I also need a bigger heart because my heart is a small place to contain all my love for you and I need a bigger heart to stop myself from punching you on your stupidity. I love you...

But you loved someone else more than you loved me, someone you already promised a life to. That day as I saw you leave dressed in a perfectly ironed army uniform, not even a single crease on it, army cap adorning your head, polished shoes, my Moon looked handsome as ever, but that day I saw you as a soldier, a country's son who needed to be with her motherland.

You promised to come back to me and you did come back wrapped up in the shroud of our national flag. I was miserable but with time I realized that the person who walked out that day was a soldier but my Moon was left behind, with me, in my heart and in my soul.

I wanted to keep my last letter to you where I felt your presence the most, where we made most of our memories, where I remember that you are and will always be my moon but you also became a shining star for me and many others.

Love you forever is quite cliche but still Love you forever..... my moon.

Yours,                                                                                                                                        Ms.Koala

I never realized I was crying till I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. This right here, this letter is the purest form of love.

I keep complaining about me and Danny, keep questioning if its worth it. I always say that we fight a lot but have I even tried to resolve them. Have I questioned to myself that why does it keep happening. I know that I made mistakes too but have I ever admitted, have I ever asked for sorry. Before pointing a finger at him have I corrected my faults. I realized that I didn't even try to work on our relationship.

Doesn't matter who says sorry first, doesn't matter if we fight a lot because what matters is that we love each other and want to live together. Sometimes we need to drop our ego a little and take a step forward. Try, fight, but for love, fight to stay together, ignore some flaws in each other because nobody is perfect, Because this world is beautiful with love in it.

I folded the letter and kept it back where it belonged. This letter is someone's heart and soul and it will be where it was.

I got up and walked away with a new found hope and strength. I'm not quitting and I won't be walking out on him. This time I will try and I will give my best to him. I promise love.

My phone vibrated in my pocket, I picked it up, "Hello Danny?"

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