Alison and Eric knew each other as long as they could remember. They had practically grown up together since birth. Over the years, they became close friends. Alison knew Eric more than he knew himself and Eric knew Alison more than she knew herself. They loved hanging out with each other and on every vacation both families would go together.
One day at school, Alison was walking toward Eric. She wasn't feeling that great but seeing Eric always cheered her up. She could talk to him about everything…well almost everything…She wasn't sure if she was ready to share the news. Last night, she cried her eyes out and went through a couple of tissue boxes until she lost count. She didn't understand and asked herself "why me? What did I do wrong? Was it my fault?" How can love be so joyous and exciting, yet in what seems like a moment's notice heartbreaking and tragic? She gave her heart and soul to him, but I guess he didn't love her the same way in return. It is easier to ignore reality, and see things as we wish they would seem.
When Alison met Eric, a few thoughts were beginning to spin in her head. "Just try to look normal, like nothing's wrong. I hope that he doesn't see that I am deeply broken hearted." "Hi Alison, Eric said. "Hi Eric." Eric took a long glance at Alison's face. He never really took the time to realize how beautiful her green eyes were the color of bright emerald and her long shiny brown hair that seemed to flow gracefully down from her head to her elbows. "Is everything ok?" he asked. She replied "everything's fine." But he knew better. So he asked, "Are you sure? I know something's going on. Do you want to talk about it?" "Well…I just had a very bad day yesterday. Particularly last night." "Ok go on, Eric said. "The reason why I'm not ok today is because my boyfriend that I've gone out with for a year broke up with me by sending me a text." Alison tried to hold on to her wits and the last of her dignity, hoping that the tears wouldn't fall because if she started, they wouldn't stop. "Oh, Alison I'm so sorry to hear that. Come here." Eric took Alison in his arms and embraced her. It felt like eternity and it felt so good because that was exactly what she needed at that moment. Her tears began to flow freely, soaking up Eric's shirt. The drops of water were now unrestrained, basking in the certainty that its ok to start letting this go. That is, letting her boyfriend go and to start holding on to someone who would always be there for her, no matter what life threw her way.
When they stopped embracing, Eric held Alison's face in his hands and put his face so close to hers that Alison could smell the cologne drifting from his neck. Oh, how it smelled so good. She hadn't realized how much she loved it until this moment. Eric gazed into her eyes and said, "Everything will be ok, I promise." Somehow in that single moment, Alison was yearning for something more. Suddenly, she found her eyes looking at Eric closely from head to toe. She adored the way his sparkly blue eyes contrasted with his dark hair. He was also tall, handsome, and muscular especially in his arms and chest. She longed to be held again in his arms. "Gosh, she thought, what has gotten into me? I guess I'm just unstable right now. I'm not in my right mind. But he does look really handsome, maybe more like captivating. "Ok Alison get a grip, she thought. Where did these feelings come from? Oh they're so strong." "Alison. Time to get to class, Eric said. "Right" she replied. She hoped he didn't see how flustered she was. She felt weak in the knees, almost to a faint.
As Eric was sitting in his 1st period history class, he glimpsed at Alison. She looked as if she was daydreaming. In this classroom setting he thought to himself, "Man I feel bad for Alison. I just wish she knew that she deserves better. She is worth more than what that jerk gave her! I mean I'm just so pissed off to hear that he did that to her! I wish that I could tell her how I feel but the risk of rejection is too great. I couldn't stand to lay my heart out in the open to her and then to find out she doesn't feel the same way. My heart would shatter to pieces. I would feel devastated. I wouldn't want to risk losing our close friendship.
Meanwhile, at the same time Alison was pretending to daydream so that way she wouldn't have to meet his gaze at the moment otherwise she'd become lost in it and start staring. Alison thought "Wow, it feels as if my world has been turned upside down and all around I can't even concentrate in class right now. I feel so giddy and these butterflies won't stop flying around in my stomach. I think I love him. No, I don't! Yes I DO! Oh my Gosh! I truly love him! I need to talk to him or find someway to get this out of my system. But I don't want these emotions to stop. I want to stay this way forever. I don't want to risk the stab of rejection. I've already had to deal with a break-up and I don't need my heart crushed and broken again. So much pain and hurt, I wouldn't want to bear it again and so soon. What if there's a chance that he feels the same way I do? How will I ever know if I don't even ask or put my heart out there in the open to him? Oh, I'll have to think about it later. Great…here he comes toward me now. "Hey Alison, I'll call you or see you later?" "Yeah" she said as both of them started walking to their next class in different directions.
Later on, Alison was sitting on her bed reading a couple of magazines. She called Eric and asked him to come over. She told him that she needed to talk to him. "He should be here soon, she thought. Then the doorbell rang. Alison rushed down the stairs and opened the door. "Come on in, we can go into the living room and sit on the couch." "Ok" Eric said. When they got into the living room, they sat on the couch facing each other. "There's something I need to tell you…um more like something I need to admit", Alison said. "Ok, is it something bad?" Eric said. "No, no nothing like that. Actually, it's something really wonderful. I don't know if you feel the same way about me but this is a chance I'm going to have to take. We've been friends for a long time and we've gotten pretty close. "And…what are you saying Alison?" interrupted Eric."I'm saying, more like asking if you have to come to like me as more than a friend?" In the next moment, Eric held Alison's face in his hands and fulfilled both their desire and longing for so long with a kiss. The warmth of his lips against hers gave her the chills all up and down her spine. She felt as if she had fallen into a universe with just her and him and no one else. He had waited for this from the moment he laid eyes on his first and only love. The extreme sensation from her kiss traveled down from his head to his toes. Eric had answered Alison's question with a sure answer, leaving no room for doubt. They loved each other purely and wholeheartedly. That was all that mattered. Nothing can separate the deepness of true love out of friendship.
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