Recently, a friend from Hong Kong posted on her Facebook a story about how a guy was in love with a girl in high school but never had the guts to tell her. He helped her in school with her studies and even accompanied her to the high school prom when her date stood up on her. They were best of friends and were always looking out for each other. He was very attracted to her but dare not tell her about it as he feared being rejected by her. He was afraid that not only will she reject him, there was also a possibility that she would not want him to be her friend.
When they left high school, they continued their education in the university. Again, they were best of friends and were often helping each other out. After graduating from university, they parted ways but called on each other often when they needed help or just merely to catch up. All the while, the guy was so in love with the girl but could not bring himself to express his love to the girl for fear of being rejected. When the girl got married, the guy was heartbroken but nevertheless attended the wedding and put on a brave big smile. When the girl gave birth to her first child, she wanted the guy to be the son’s godfather which he agreed.
As time went by, the girl fell sick and subsequently died. When the guy attended the funeral, they decided to read certain entries from her diary which were dated back to her high school days. The guy was shocked when he learned that in all these years, the girl too had strong feelings for him and was waiting for him to ask her to be his girlfriend and hopefully to be his wife one day but unfortunately the guy never did. She wrote perhaps he was never interested in being more than a friend to her and she expressed how sad and disappointed she was but accepted that as fate. The guy was extremely heartbroken when he heard those entries being read. If only he took the risk and declared his love but alas that never happened.
When they left high school, they continued their education in the university. Again, they were best of friends and were often helping each other out. After graduating from university, they parted ways but called on each other often when they needed help or just merely to catch up. All the while, the guy was so in love with the girl but could not bring himself to express his love to the girl for fear of being rejected. When the girl got married, the guy was heartbroken but nevertheless attended the wedding and put on a brave big smile. When the girl gave birth to her first child, she wanted the guy to be the son’s godfather which he agreed.
As time went by, the girl fell sick and subsequently died. When the guy attended the funeral, they decided to read certain entries from her diary which were dated back to her high school days. The guy was shocked when he learned that in all these years, the girl too had strong feelings for him and was waiting for him to ask her to be his girlfriend and hopefully to be his wife one day but unfortunately the guy never did. She wrote perhaps he was never interested in being more than a friend to her and she expressed how sad and disappointed she was but accepted that as fate. The guy was extremely heartbroken when he heard those entries being read. If only he took the risk and declared his love but alas that never happened.
The above story reminded me of a true love story involving a friend of mine that happened many years ago. In order to protect the person’s identity, let me call this person as John. I know John through my brother when John was still studying in high school (secondary school). John is the kind of guy that any parents would be proud to have as a son-in-law. John is a gentle, responsible, sincere and a polite guy. When I was living in Los Angeles, I used to call him in Ohio where he was studying and I enjoyed the many hours of conversation with him. After I left LA, I lost touch with John and have not heard from him ever since. I did asked my brother about John and he too was curious of whatever came of him. A couple of years ago, my brother got news about John.
The story related to me about John was strikingly similar to the above story except no one dies here (thank God!). Like the earlier story, John was in love with a girl whom we shall call as Mary. John knew Mary ever since they were in high school. As luck had it, John and Mary went to the same university in Ohio. When living in a foreign country, John and Mary who were not proficient in English at that time supported each other while in Ohio. John was very much in love with Mary but had never expressed his feelings to Mary for fear of being rejected or worse being dumped as a friend by Mary. Subsequently Mary graduated from the university and returned to Malaysia while John stayed on to complete his postgraduate studies.
John and Mary continued to keep in touch but not as often as before due to hectic schedule and work from both sides. One day, a mutual friend contacted John in Ohio to inform him that Mary was getting married. John was heartbroken and immediately called Mary in Malaysia. It was only at this time that John confessed his love for Mary. When Mary heard John’s confession, she broke down and cried. Mary too, confessed that she was in love with John but she thought that John did not have feelings for her as John had never expressed his feelings except for being a good friend. Mary told John that she had already accepted the wedding proposal from the boy and everything have been agreed and arranged by both families including the wedding reception. Mary told John that he has to move on and forget about her. Naturally, John was disappointed and never got over his untold love for Mary. After John completed his postgraduate studies, John returned to Malaysia and subsequently found solace in religion in the form of Buddhism. John became a monk. I wish to inform the readers that this is a true story, though it may have sounded like a romance novel but real lives were involved here. I suppose what we can take from this story is that if you really love someone, say it to the person and don’t wait for the right time because the right time is what you make of it and not one that drops on you.
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