The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away
"Shawn? Omg! Shawn!!."
Startled, I looked around. I saw a woman walking up to me. Her eyes met mine and it sent an electrowave shock right up my knees. There she was, my first love standing in front of me, beautiful as ever, probably even more beautiful than the last time I saw her.
However, something seems different about her. She's glowing. And when I mean glowing, she's glowing from within.
"Hello? I'm talking to you. Are you daydreaming again?", she says.
Huh. Ohh...right. "Hey. Sorry, I was a bit distracted." Obviously distracted by your beauty. But I didn't say that out loud.
"How've you been?", I asked. Knowing it's been fourteen years, ten months, three weeks, one day, eleven seconds since I last laid my eyes on her, to be precise.
"Im great. I'm engaged. The wedding's still being planned. I thought I'd invite you. How've you been? I really didn't think I'd run into you. Isn't it great? Oh shit I'm talking too much again. Oopsies", she giggles.
Engaged? I felt a strong ripple of adrelanine rush through my body. My throat began to swell. Tears welled up. It felt like the whole world came crashing down.
"Shawn? Are you alright?", her concern for me makes it more overwhelming. A tear rolls down my cheek.
"Yeah, I'm alright. These are tears of joy. I'm so happy for you. Your fiance is surely a lucky guy!". I lied.
If only I could revert time and go back to the good old days and just tell her about my feelings, then perhaps things would have been different today.
If only I would have told her that I did love her but I was too afraid to admit it , then perhaps I'd be the one marrying her today.
If only I wouldn't have pushed her farther and farther away from me, then perhaps we'd get to bulid our own little family.
If only she knew how much it ached for me to hear her voice all these years, then perhaps she'd give me a second chance.
If only she knew how much it breaks my heart for her to be someone else's.
If only she knew...she's the one that got way.