Mark* and Belle* were childhood friends. They practically grew up together. They did a lot of things together and shared a lot of memories. So, we were kind of expecting that they would end up together.
It was quite obvious that Belle felt something for Mark. But Mark, though obviously thoughtful to Belle, never courted her in any way or dropped a hint that he would do so when the time comes. Still, we waited. We were so sure that fate would take its natural course. We didn’t doubt it even when Mark changed girlfriends countless of times and Belle had boyfriend as well when we all went to college. Why would we doubt? They look so good together that we couldn’t imagine one without the other.
When they both graduated from college, we thought that the long wait was over. But we were disappointed yet again. At this point in time, we wanted so much to interfere, but we knew we were not supposed to meddle with other people’s affairs even though those other people are our friends.
After years of waiting, in one very special occasion, Mark was finally able to say how he felt about Belle. We were right all along. He loved her.
We were shocked, however, to find out after a few months that he was marrying someone else. So, we went to Belle to clear things up.
What is going on?
Belle was composed. She told us what really happened that night. Yes, Mark expressed his feelings to Belle. How much he loved her all this time. But he was only letting Belle know. He was not courting her. He never did and he never will. It seems like he met a girl at the party that particular night. A rich and gullible girl who was obviously smitten by his natural charm and he knew, she was the one for him.
They got married. Mark is now living the life he had always wanted, a comfortable one without sweating out even a little. Belle? She is doing fine. She is also married to a more deserving man and she is now operating her own preschool.
The saddest part of this story is that.. it is true :(
*not real name
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