[title] waiting
[author] shijie

"I like you."
He just smiled and turned away.
A million thoughts were going through her head. Thoughts like, do I look dumb when I said that? Does he have a girlfriend? How can that happen without me knowing?

They had known each other since secondary school. He was always there for her when she was feeling down, when she needed a listening ear, when she needed a shoulder to cry on. He meant alot to her and he knew it.

Two years had passed since she last saw him. She didn't know why they had lost contact. Perhaps he had realised that he no longer want to be her listening ear, her shoulder to cry on. Perhaps he had found someone else whom he wanted to be there for. She went through a few unhappy moments in her life: insecurity, betrayal, loss. She felt that she could no longer go on, till she meet another guy. She almost thought that he was him, the same built, the same hairstyle, the same twinkle in his eyes when he smiled. He was perfect and treated her like a princess. She couldn't believe her luck and was contented to lead the new life she had found.

Her boyfriend had went home for the weekend and she was bored. She asked her buddy out for a girls' night-out and they enjoyed themselves tremendously.
"Where should we go next?"
"Let's check out that pub over there."
They were chatting happily when she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She couldn't believe her eyes. There he was, her lost love, sitting alone at the pub. Why is he here, who is he with... Questions were going through her head endlessly. She took a deep breath and walked towards him.

"Hi!"
He turned and looked at her. Their eyes met. The familiar built, the familiar hairstyle, the familiar twinkle in his eyes when he smiled. She felt like she could die. Without a second thought she hugged him tightly, for fear that she would lose him again. Her friend was shocked at her action. Everyone knew that she was very much in love with her boyfriend, but what is she doing with this stranger?

She was in the cab, on her way home.
"Beep!" Someone had sent her a sms. She opened her inbox, expecting a "goodnight" message from her boyfriend.
"Just wanna wish u gdnite and I miss u - X."
She cried, tears of both happiness and sadness were streaming down her face. She had finally found him. But what about her boyfriend?

Guess that's for the future to tell.

Would you choose to be with someone you love or someone whom treats you well?