by Fiona Cher

Created on: March 20, 2009

I stood at the airport customs, two big suitcases in hand, waiting for my turn. This is it, I told myself. Once I step onto the plane, there will be no looking back. Four years will pass by, and whether or not we make it through remains a mystery that only time will reveal.
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"You know I'd stay in a heartbeat the instant you ask me to", I whispered to him, my voice choked up with emotions. I wasn't so sure if leaving would be the right choice- was I really prepared to risk giving up our relationship just to pursue an overseas education?

"That's why I'm not saying anything", he said in response.
"But what will you do, when I am gone?"
"Just go", was all he said.
And that was the end of our conversation.
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While in the queue, I kept turning my head to look around, fervently hoping that I would catch a glimpse of him, but he wasn't there.
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"Will you come to send me off?" I asked, tearing.
"No. Goodbyes have never been easy for me. I don't want to deal with them."
"But it'll be the last time you see me..."
"Just go", was all he said.
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A part of me wants him to come, yet a part of me wants him to stay. I want him here now because it might be the last time we get to hold each other before our next meeting in four years time (that is, if our relationship survives this test). But if he comes, I know I might waver and decide to stay instead, choosing to give up my overseas prospect of a world-class education in the name of love. And that was not what he wanted for me.
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"Will you wait for me?" I asked him, before leaving. Tomorrow would be the day of my departure, and I needed his assurance that we would both live through this.

"I don't want to make you any promises, because I am uncertain myself. If I promise you now, and things change, you'll only be more heartbroken than if I hadn't promised you anything at all".
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Sometimes I wonder what love is all about. Is it about living your lives for no one else except each other? Or is it about making sacrifices on your part so that your loved ones can be happier? Or is love all about holding back so that the one you love can have a brighter future?
"Emily!" A familiar voice interrupted my thoughts. I turned around and saw my boyfriend's best friend running towards me.
"Clement!" I said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
Clement skittered to a stop before me, panting. "There's something I think you should see", he told me as he handed me David's favourite water bottle.
I was confused. "What is this about? Is this supposed to be David's farewell

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