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I went to the grocery store as I normally do every Friday evening. I was picking some fresh vegetables when my eyes met a very familiar figure. It was Ana. It had been so long since we last saw each other. I tried to act as though I didn't see her, but then she called my name and all of a sudden I felt a sudden familiar weakness all over. One I hadn't felt since I had seen her last.
Ana and I were both classmates in junior year. She was very intelligent and beautiful. I admired her very much, majorly for her intelligence. I always talked about her to my close friend David. He would tease me claiming I had a crush on her, but I genuinely had nothing but admiration for her.
One day we were both paired together for a class project. That was the first time we actually spoke and that was the first time I had felt this weakness. I could hardly string complete sentences. My heart began to beat so fast. I was normally not a very social person, but this was different. I was in love.
After the project we hung out a couple of times, but I couldn't tell her how I felt because I was scared of rejection. David kept pushing me to tell her, but I kept on procrastinating. It was until about week to prom I finally confessed my feelings. When she said the feelings were mutual I was probably the happiest young man in the entire world.
All of that was cut short two days later when my Dad died. The thing is, I deal with grief very badly. I made probably the worst decision I could have made. I traveled and left everything behind. She called and texted several times to no avail. I wanted to call a lot of times but I just kept stalling. The more I stalled the harder it got, and eventually I just couldn't do it anymore.
But today, for whatever reason we had crossed paths again. Perhaps it could be fate? Perhaps we could be destined for each other? Perhaps I could make amends?
I waved at her an walked towards her.
I felt like writing another story this week (since I have already done this week's prompt) , so I made use of number 12 "
Two people who used to be in love many years ago see one another across the grocery store. What then?" from @theinkwell's 50 story ideas
Thank you for reading this post your support and feedback is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day
Thank you for sharing your story in The Ink Well, and for making use of the 50 story ideas. This story ends a bit abruptly. We find ourselves looking for closure and whether Ana still has fondness for the narrator. This is just encouragement to bring stories to conclusion. Keep writing!
Thanks for the advice
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STOPThis was an awesome writing mate! For a while I thought maybe you were talking about yourself being in love and losing your dad.
That part is purely fiction but a little bit of it is true. Thanks for reading
Thanks