Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Ten Thousands Miles

She called it a serendipity moment, the moment when she met a guy whom she called as "Summer". The unexpected precious moment. For her, Summer was her sunshine. The dawn to end the darkness. The warmth to finish the coldness. Everyday was bright during this "Summer Time". 

At first, she didn't expect this guy to finally be her first love. Hey, she was just 16 years old when they first met. It was not love at first sight but it turned out to be love. Days after days, years passed by. Summer was still in her heart. She couldn't let him go, to bring a way for Autumn or other seasons to come. She might never say it, but she felt the love in her heart.

Summer changed her world. Her entire world. She learned a lot of things from this guy. She learned to be strong, independent, brave, and collect the gut to chase her dream. With him, she could be herself. She didn't afraid to tell him that she wanted to be Sue Storm instead of Lois Lane. He was there for her, during the most difficult time in her life. But this difficult time was her reason to walk away. She loved him very much so she didn't want him to be the part of her miserable life. He deserved something better. Someone better.

They were apart. The girl never really wanted to leave him anyway. She kept fighting to be someone who deserves to be with him. Finally, she did it. Unfortunately, it was too late for her. The guy couldn't wait. He didn't even fulfil his promise to chase their dream together. He seemed forgetting the song he wrote for her birthday gift. The song she kept listening to whenever she missed him. Summer found someone else. It broke the girl's heart into pieces. This was not a fairy tale with a happy ending. But some loves don't meant to have this kind of ending.

However, she's not a weak girl anymore. She's not a 16 years old girl who wrote a love letter for the one she loved. She has grown up. No matter how hard it is, she struggles to move on. To find the happiness that she deserves.

In the end, she has moved on. Here she is, ten thousands miles away from home. From the places where she kept her Summer memory. For her, moving on doesn't mean forget everything about him. It is the moment when she doesn't feel painful whenever she sees him with another girl. She just smiles and wishes for their happiness. She has found hers. Eventually she moves on, although it took ten thousands miles and eleven years for her to make it.