Once upon a time...there was a young girl.

She had long black hair and eyes...because of that, she was deemed as an ill omen.

The people bullied her....shunned her.

Her eyes were always cold like the winter's moon.

She hated them...all those pathetic humans. They only do everything in their best interest.

"They don't know what is important."

Her anger and hatred were heard by this boy. He walked over to her and asked...

"Why are you always so angry towards other people?"

The girl thought of him as another useless human and simply glared at him.

But when she looked into his eyes, she realized something weird about the guy.

His eyes were a shade of light blue and it seemed to reflect his heart.

The depths of darkness....the lost of one's loved one.

She reached out towards him. "It's cold...isn't it?" she asked as she felt his face.

The guy smiled. "Yea...But there's nothing I can do about it."

She did not know why...but the girl started to feel tears flowing down her cheeks, for the first time.

There was so much sorrow surrounding him.

The two became friends....and slowly....

lovers.

He taught her how to love. She taught him how to survive even when the worst things happen to him.

Then one day, when they were under a tree in the garden...

The boy was lying down, with his head on her lap.

The girl spoke shyly. "Hey...there's something i need to ask you."

"Yea...?"

"Did you really love me?"

The question shocked the boy, but he simply close his eyes and replied...

"You mean...you never noticed?"

The girl smiled and never answered him.

Soon after, the boy had to move away. She never saw him ever again.
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After many years, the boy finally returned. He went around searching for her.

His search finally led him to a house. It was simple and was by the riverside.

When he went inside, he saw a girl sitting on the floor. She was gazing at the clear blue river.

He called out her name and she turned around.

But it wasn't her. It wasn't the one whom he had loved so dearly.

"Where is she...?" he asked, his voice quivering. He felt as though he already knew the answer.

The lady stood up and smiled sorrowfully at him.

"She...didn't make it."

"What...?" The boy couldn't believe his ears.

"When she was with you...her body was already very weak. I tried to ask her to seek for treatment, but she kept wanting to be with you. Even after you left....she kept sitting by that tree in the garden."

By now, the boy had knelt down. Tears were falling from his light blue eyes.

"She kept waiting for you. Till the very end."

There was nothing he could do. He could never see her again.

The lady passed him a letter. She told him it was from the girl.

Inside, it wrote:

My beloved,

By the time you read this letter, I don't think I would be by your side anymore.
Please forgive my selfish behavior...I just wanted to remain by your side for as long as i can.
Remember that day...under the tree in the garden?
I asked you whether you loved me.
And you replied, "You mean...you never noticed?"
I wanted so much...to tell you how I felt as well.
But my love, if i did so...you would be more hurt when I left you.
So i decided to keep my feelings in my heart.
I want to thank you for saving me...from my own darkness.
I was never alone...when you were with me.
By now, I would have the courage to finally tell you my true feelings.

I have always loved you...and i always would.

When you return to me...we would go star gazing. Just like we always did.
You won't be alone anymore. I would always be by your side now.

From The One who has been waiting for you

The boy gripped the letter tightly.

He felt like there was a hole in his heart, where she used to be.

He went to her grave and knelt by its side.

"You silly girl." He muttered as he continued crying.

"Of course we'll be together. I won't leave you again."

Then he sat beside the grave...

And gazed at the stars with her.

Till he finally faded away as well....in the end.
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I had this weird feeling of writing a love story today. And as I wrote this story, I started crying.

It was like I could feel the girl's love for that guy.

I think I went too much into the story...So now i can't stop crying.

I pray that they can be together.

Everybody is like a jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece. We're always searching for that one piece...and in the process, we would find some that almost fit or do not fit at all.

It's hard to deal with someone who doesn't fit into your jigsaw puzzle...but if you give and take, you'll realise that the certain person suddenly fits perfectly into your jigsaw puzzle.

It may be hard to achieve the love which the girl and boy shared in the story, but somehow, I know that one day...

I would find my missing piece of jigsaw puzzle as well.