The only wish.

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He watched her from afar and couldn’t help but wonder how she was. A lot of time had passed since he lastly saw her but she seemed rather happy. That was enough for him. For a moment he thought about what he’d give up to be in her life yet that didn’t seem good enough. Days had turned into months, into years and the silent promises he made to himself just became music to his ears. He felt so worthless and ashamed. “But we were still so young and stupid. What would we have done?” He thought in a bid to simmer down the guilt he bore but the burden of proof was always a constant reminder of the truth.

She danced so gaily and had a very nice time. After all, it was her birthday. “Happy birthday to you..” her friends sung in harmony. He felt hot tears sting his eyes. She, on the other hand just blushed and enjoyed herself to the last drop. The was cake finally brought and it was time to make a wish. Deep down, Little Janny (who wasn’t so little any more) knew what she wanted.. to finally meet him. it felt like a pipe dream, just next to impossible. Maybe she was the only one who was interested but that didn’t stop her from hoping against all doubts. Janny breathed in, closed her  eyes and blew as hard as she could.

On opening her eyes, he stood before her. She stared deeply into his eyes and wondered whether her wish had been granted so soon. In her case soon meant her whole life. He had done his best at gathering enough courage to walk up to her and say something. He felt that he had waited too long to explain himself and it was not fair to her. His lips opened as if to say something but despite his utmost efforts, he was dumbstruck. It was at that moment that Janny knew for sure that she was looking at him.

An overwhelming wave of emotion surged through her shaking her to the very core of her being. She took a step and hugged him so tightly, you’d think the world was ending. His eyes had told her what she wanted to know. A few moments later, he asked if he could talk to her in private. She nodded in agreement. “I am so sorry for being away” he started off slowly. “I just wanted you to grow up without any biased information about me until the time was right for me to come and explain myself. You have no idea how many times I wanted to meet you but none of them seemed like the right one.” He went on and on but all Janny wanted to hear was that she was not a mistake that he regrets. She wanted to hear that he thought of her as she did of him. She also hoped that he understood that she was not interested in spoiling his life at all, after all, she had done wonders with her life without him.

At some point, he stopped talking. Janny just looked at him in awe and did not know what to say to him but only time would tell.. #stay tuned for part two