What is Love?
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A story of a girl named after the Greek goddess of Love and Beauty, "Aphrodite". Yet, Aphrodite, A.K.A Dalia, isn't as attractive as the goddess which she was named after. She is never fit to be called "Beautiful" . Based on the standards of the society. She is fat, she is brown, she is short, she has uneven skintone, and she doesn't have "stunning" facial features. The only thing good about her; her intelligence is much higher than of other people in her generation. Her intelligence was vast enough to understand the philosophic and scientific explanation of love. Which she used to her advantage. She serves as a "cupid" for a price. Despite such fact, Aphrodite (Dalia) never believed in love anymore after all the countless failed relationship she's had.
As she entered college, her intelligence broaden and she has became better at being a "cupid". On her second year of college, as she first entered her arts class, a certain man caught her attention. Knowing Dalia, she explained to herself everything she has felt for that instant second. Yet, this man seems to differ from all the other men she met before. Which makes her ask herself the 5W and 1H questions. Her answers may seem good enough. But, she felt something was missing. Then again, the question rose from her system "What is Love?". Her ordeal to find the true meaning of love then commenced. Together with the twists and turns, up's and downs of her life. My name is Aphrodite "Dalia" Salvador, and this is my story.
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