I almost choked on my drink when I heard a male voice say "Loads of balderdash!” very close to me.
Amirion is my friend (Sonia's) cousin. Sonia and I had been contemplating on a day to go to the beach, amidst our very busy schedules. You know, really dress up nice, have fun, take photos and take life really slow. We should get new clothes, beach wears and so many other stuffs, but we were unable to fix a day for the outing. Sonia then called me,
Babes(an endearment we used for each other), If we don’t make out time now, this year willl run out and we wouldn't have made it to the beach. I miss the cool Ocean breeze against my cool skin.
I don’t even know what to do, we have rescheduled so many times but it’s still not working out because of our hectic lives. Or should we just forget about the beach for now and do something else, something really 'quicky.'
She shunned me immediately.
No! It has to be the beach o.
I shrugged.Okay!
After several pushbacks, the outing to the beach finally happened and goodness me! We had the best time of our lives . But what l didn’t know then was that my life would change completely on that same day.
This is my cousin—Amirion and Amirion, this is my friend—Caramel.Sonia's voice cut into my reverie.
Sonia didn’t mention that we would be having company, so I was initially startled.
Nice to meet you, Caramel.
Me too. I replied him as we shook hands.
Amirion was drop-dead gorgeous and I had to tear my gaze away from him with much difficulty. For once I convinced myself that "love at first sight" might be real.
I fell for him completely.
While we sat down under a palm tree, Sonia offered to get us all some drinks. My badass friend wanted me alone with his cousin, but being shy and reserved, I didn't want to be the first to initiate a conversation, so I just sat there like he didn’t exist, fiddling with my phone and playing with all the apps on my screen.
My cousin must really like you a lot, she doesn’t have other friends she hangs out, but she has said so many beautiful things about you.
Thank you.******I’m glad to have her as a friend too, so it is mutual.
The conversation that started on a very formal note turned into a very hearty conversation. Amirion asked for my digits which I gave and before we knew it, it was almost dark and time to leave. Amirion offered to drop me off at my place. He was an absolute gentleman and respected me a lot.
I got home that night unable to stop thinking about him for reasons I couldn’t even explain, he had said things to me like "You are really pretty" "Are you a model? You should enrol into one of these modeling agencies".
That wasn’t the first time I had been told those words but coming from him, it felt like a very huge compliment. I felt like I was floating on air, that he liked me, that much I knew.
Amirion later called, we began conversing almost everyday until he suggested we meet for the second time. We sat at a cozy, small café debating if "Love at first sight" was real or not.
That is just daydreaming, something that only happens in movies. I laughed hard.
Amirion leaned in and whispered That’s a load of balderdash. "Love at first sight" is real, I’m confident about this because from the moment I set my eyes on you, I fell right in love with you.***
That was the beginning of a new chapter in my life.
We spent two years growing something beautiful, dates planning, spending hours talking over the phone, long texts, long but quiet walks where he made me laugh till my ribs ached.
But fate just had other plans. A job offer in United State of America that Amirion had been waiting patiently for. Tearful and painful goodbyes at the airport and pledges to make what we had work.
Initially, we made sure we were connected by texting frequently, calling, making video calls but the distance soon crept in, dimming our love. Late night calls reduced and then stopped, texts became shorter and excuses became more frequent, that was when I knew we had lost each other.
Days turned into weeks, I couldn't get him out of my thoughts, my heart was aching so badly. One night I laid on my bed staring at the ceiling, sleep had left my eyes, then a call came in from Amirion..
Pledges to make it work….where did it all go wrong Amirion? I was too impatient to wait for him to speak first.
I wish I really knew, I kept telling myself that we would be fine and that it was just the distance but somewhere down the road, I began wondering if love was truly enough
Is this it? I swallowed a hard lump in my throat.
I'm afraid so He replied slowly as I heard his phone disconnect from mine. Then complete silence.
Silence that settled on both sides, a silence that marked the end of an era.
Thank you for reading.
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