It's Magical (A decade ago)

They once had a budding romance during their younger years, he didn't really study hard during his younger years and had to re-do his high school for a year.

He set his mind on doing well for that year, a chance for him to redeem himself in his own eye. Pride was at stake, not just his, for his parents as well. He couldn't let his mother be the gossip from the relatives, he was all his mother had. Her pride was in him, because of him, the others had to shut their trap. Afterall, he was the only son in the family and the best of the children by far, young and obedient, never created trouble (at least no one in the family knows), he wouldn't let the relative say that his mother did not manage to teach her children well.

He met her in his repeat years, it started off as friends, he hangs out with this group of girls (she was in it)

The first event he remembered about her was when he got his first pager (it's was way before handphones became popular, was it even out in the market?)

The group of girls were the first to know about it. He handed the pager over to the sweet looking girl for a look (she requested it), he had not even told the group his number. But he received a beep on his pager from her X) She had taken down his number from the back of the pager while looking. Smart girl XD

Then probably when it all kinda started for him, memory's isn't a great friend of his (he's pretty much equipped with a goldfish brain - they forget that they've eaten after 3 seconds)

He was young, he remembered some conversation he had with her. That she had a relationship that ended before she came over to Singapore. She had asked what kind of girl he was looking for, 'A girl who would cook for me' was he reply.

'Well, I couldn't cook' the girl sheepishly said. 'You could learn from my mum' the boy winked (okay, I added the winking part)

Then comes the initiation of the relationship, sometime during that year (you gotta forgive that goldfish brain). That boy was shy, he didn't have the courage to tell her directly. He got another girl in the group to help him ask (okay, laugh). But boy was he glad when he knew the answer, 'yessss' he yelled (softly) and he couldn't sleep that night.

When he looked back now, at the things he did during his budding romance, he laughed. He couldn't believe it and it did happen.

He did not hold the girl's hand during the start (his sister laughs at this), the girl initiated it.
The old cross the road trick that many young ones might remember. He sent her home and she grabbed his hand while running across, their hands stayed glued together from then on.

They beeped each other loving number text to their pagers, recorded particular song lyrics to each other. There was a time he recorded a song for her, she called him to ask 'what do you mean by - Out to find someone new - ?' (sing lyric recorded)

Stupid boy! He sent the recording of the song when he heard it over the radio and did not choose the right line to record (the title of the song was all he was thinking about *smack head for that*)

With all budding romance, there's always some problems. It was him, his problem this time.

He was young and immature, foolish, to handle a relationship. His thoughts were running wild.
'Why would she choose me? Am I deserving of her?'

He ended the relationship very harshly, he didn't know better. He was dumb.

'Let's end this meaningless relationship' *Her heart broke* They never spoke after that.

Yes, it was my fault. I failed to manage it when I was young. The boy is me.

It took years to of maturing to look back at yourself and even more to know that you were wrong.

I am sorry for that my love.

After a decade, something magical happened. Await the next post ;-)