Monday, August 30, 2004
Do u ever remember went you first and last said to someone you LOVE them?
Below is a bittersweet and irresistibly romantic love story (quote one of the letter which the guy wrote to the gal) written by Nicholas Sparks.
(My dearest Allie,
The porch is silent except for the sounds that float from the shadows, and for once I am at aloss for words. It is a strange experience for me, foe when I think of you and the life we have shared, there is much to remember. A lifetime of memories. But to put it into words? I do not know if i am able. I ma not a poet, and yet a poem is needed to fully express the way I feel about you.
So my mind drifts, and I remember thinking about our life together as I made coffee this morning. Kate was there, and so was Jane, and they both became quiet when i walked in the kitchen. I saw they'd been crying, and without a word, I sat myself beside them at the table and held their hands.And do you know what i saw when I looked at them? I saw you from so long ago, the day we said goodbye.They resemble you and hoe you were then, beautiful and sensitive and wounded with the hurt that comes when something special is taken away. And for s reason I'm not sure i understand, I was inspired to tell them a story.
I call Jeff and David into the kitchen, for they were here as well, and when the children were ready, I told them about us and how you came back to me so long ago. I told them about our walk, and the crab dinner in the kitchen, and they listened with smiles when they heard about the canoe ride, and sitting infront of the fire with the storm raging outside. I told them about your mother warning us about Lon the next day- they seemed as surprised as we were- and yes, I even told them what happened later that day, after you went back to town.
That part of the story has nver left me, even after all this time. Even though I wasn't there, you described it to me only once, and I remember marveling at the strenght you showed that day. I still cannot imagine what was going through your mind when you walked into the lobby abd saw Lon, or how it must have felt to talk to him. You told me that the two of you left the inn and sat on a bench by the old Methodist church, and that he held your hand, even as you explained that you must stay.
I know you cared for him. And his reaction proves to me he cared for you as well. No, he could not understand losing you, but how could he? Even as you explained that you had alwast loved me, abd that it wouldn't be fair to him, he did not release your hand. I know he was hurt and angry, and tired for almost an hour to change your mind, but when you stood firm and said,' I can't go back with you, I'm so sorry,' he knew that your decision had been made. You said he simply nodded and the two of you sat together for a long time without speaking. I have always wondered what hw was thinking as he sat with you, but I'm sure it was the same way I felt only a few hours before. And when he finally walked you to your car, you said he told you that I was a lucky man. He behaved as a gentleman would, and I understood then why your choice was so hard.
I remember that when i finished they story, the room was quiet until Kate finally stood to embrace me. ' Oh, daddy,' she said with tears in her eyes, and though I expected to answer their questions, they did not ask any. Instead, they gave me something much more special.
For the next four hours, each of them told me how much we, the two of ue, had meant to them growing up. One bye one, they told stories, about things I had once since forgotten. And by the end, I was crying because I realized how well we had done raising them. I was so proud of them, and proiud of you, and happy about the life we have led. And nothing will ever take that away. Nothing. I only wish you would been here to enjoy it with me.
After they left, I rocked in silence, thinking back on our life together. You are always here with me when I do so, at least in my heart, and it is impossible for me to remember a time when you were not a part of me. I do not know who I would have become had you never come back to me that day, but I have no doubt that I would lived and died with regrets that thankfully I'll never know.
I love you, Allie. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream i've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours.
And my darling, you will always be mine.
Noah)
This is a nice love story, do you people out there have this kind of love before? No matter to whom or whom to you!!!! Love is the power of everything, cherish your love one and do tell them you LOVE them too!!!!
with loves; PiGlEt OnG KeLiNe...
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