Thursday, October 20, 2005
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"There she is," pointed out Jack, a friend of mine.
"Where? I can't see," I replied.
"Are you blind? The girl in pink, can you see her?" Jack said.
Then I saw her up close for the first time in my life. She was beautiful, like an angel from the heavens. Her long brown hair shone in the light of the sun. Her features were perfect; a beautifully shaped face, a straight nose, big round eyes that seemed to emit warmth, and lips so well-shaped you just feel like kissing her. Her skin was flawless, smooth, like a baby's. Her name was one that you would never forget: Jane Banks.
Jane had recently been transferred to our school. She had just moved as her previous school was too far from her new home. Thus, she transferred to our school as it was just a five-minute walk from her house. When I saw her, I experienced a funny feeling in my stomach that I had never felt before. That was when I discovered that I was in love, for the first time.
I decided to try and win Jane's heart. I chatted with her, asked her whether she had problems that I could help her with, gave her gifts every now and then and soon, she began to confide in me. She told me how hard it was for her to leave her previous school, how scared she was when she arrived at our school and how her parents would quarrel at times. After a period of time, Jane and I grew very close to each other.
One day, Jane came up to me. She was shy and dared not look at me in the eye. I was curious as to why she was behaving like that until I heard her say something that I would always remember.
"John, I think I've fallen for you," she said shyly, her cheeks gradually turning red. I was stunned. That day that I had been hoping for had finally come. Jane Banks, the girl of my dreams, had fallen for me! I replied, "Well actually, I have liked you for a long time, but I was too shy to admit it. But now, I'm just so happy."
From that day onwards, our relationship blossomed. I did everything I could for her and whenever I was feeling down, she would always be there for me. Sometimes, we would whisper words of affection to each other, each time looking at one another in the eye. In my mind, I thought we were the perfect couple.
One rainy Friday, I waited for Jane outside her house as we were going to walk to school together. However, after waiting for a long time, I began to worry as Jane had not appeared. Instead, her mother came out to meet me, her face sombre.
I asked Jane's mother where Jane was. She replied sadly, as if she was trying very hard to hold back her tears, "Yesterday, Jane went to a gift shop to get a present for you. On the way home, she was crossing the road, unaware of an approaching car. The car was speeding at eighty kilometres per hour. Only the present escaped without any damage."
I was shocked. Jane had been abruptly taken out of my life. It was as if the devil had come and just snatched her away from me. Jane's mother gave me the present which Jane was going to give me. I broke down and kept crying, my grief beyond words. It was a heart made out of glass with a boy and a girl on each side. On the heart were engraved the words, "John and Jane, Forever."
Written by Teo Jia Jun on 11/4/05
