"story of regret" ...

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Registered: 11-03-2006
"story of regret" ...
Wed, 12-20-2006 - 12:57pm

guys read this...so sad but good story...ESP FOR MAN WHO LIKE'S PLAYING HARD TO GET!!!

There was this guy who believed very
much in true love and decided to take
his time to wait for his right girl to
appear. He believed that there would
definitely be someone special out
there for him, but none came.

Every year at Christmas, his ex-
girlfriend would return from Vancouver
to look him up. He was aware that she
still held some hope of re-kindling
the past romance with him. He did not
wish to mislead her in any way. So he
would always get one of his girl
friends to pose as his steady whenever
she came back. That went on for
several years and each year, the guy
would get a different girl to pose as
his romantic interest. So whenever the
ex-girlfriend came to visit him, she
would be led into believing that it
was all over between her and the guy.
The girl took all those rather well,
often trying to casually tease him
about his different girlfriends, or
so, as it seemed! In fact, the girl
often wept in secret whenever she saw
him with another girl, but she was too
proud to admit it. Still, every
Christmas, she returned, hoping to re-
kindle some form of romance. But each
time, she returned to Vancouver
feeling disappointed.

Finally she decided that she could not
play that game any longer. Therefore,
she confronted him and professed that
after all those years, he was still
the only man that she had ever loved.
Although the guy knew of her feelings
for him, he was still taken back and
have never expected her to react that
way. He always thought that she would
slowly forget about him over time and
come to terms that it was all over
between them. Although he was touched
by her undying love for him and wanted
so much to accept her again, he
remembered why he rejected her in the
first place-she was not the one he
wanted. So he hardened his heart and
turned her down cruelly. Since then,
three years have passed and the girl
never return anymore. They never even
wrote to each other. The guy went on
with his life..... still searching for
the one but somehow deep inside him,
he missed the girl.

On the Christmas of 1995, he went to
his friend's party alone. "Hey, how
come all alone this year? Where are
all your girlfriends? What happened to
that Vancouver babe who joins you
every Christmas?", asked one of his
friend. He felt warm and comforted by
his friend's queries about her, still
he just surged on.
Then, he came upon one of his many
girlfriends whom he once requested to
pose as his steady. He wanted so much
to ignore her ..... not that he was
impolite, but because at that moment,
he just didn't feel comfortable with
those girlfriends anymore. It was
almost like he was being judged by
them. The girl saw him and shouted
across the floor for him. Unable to
avoid her, he went up to acknowledge
her.
"Hi......how are you? Enjoying the
party?" the girl asked.

"Sure.....yeah!", he replied.
She was slightly tipsy..... must be
from the whiskey on her hand. She
continued,
"Why...? Don't you need someone to
pose as your girlfriend this year?"
Then he answered, "No, there is no
need for that anymore......"
Before he can continue, he was
interrupted, "Oh yes! Must have found
a girlfriend! You haven't been
searching for one for the past years,
right?" The man looked up, as if he
has struck gold, his face beamed and
looked directly at the drunken girl.
He replied, "Yes......you are right! I
haven't been looking for anyone for
the past years."
With that, the man darted across the
floor and out the door, leaving the
lady in much bewilderment. He finally
realized that he has already found his
dream girl, and she was.....the
Vancouver girl all along! The drunken
lady has said something that awoken
him.

All along he has found his girl. That
was why he did not bother to look
further when he realized she was not
coming back. It was not any specific
girl he was seeking! It was perfection
that he wanted, and
yes.....perfection!!
Relationship is something both parties
should work on. Realizing that he had
let away someone so important in his
life, he decided to call her
immediately. His whole mind was
flooded with fear. He was afraid that
she might have found someone new or no
longer had the same feelings
anymore..... For once, he felt the
fear of losing someone.

As it was Christmas eve, the line was
quite hard to get through, especially
an overseas call. He tried again and
again, never giving up. Finally, he
got through......precisely at 1200
midnight. He confessed his love for
her and the girl was moved to tears.
It seemed that she never got over him!
Even after so long, she was still
waiting for him, never giving up.

He was so excited to meet her and to
begin his new chapter of their lives.
He decided to fly to Vancouver to join
her. It was the happiest time of their
lives! But their happy time was short-
lived. Two days before he was supposed
to fly to Vancouver, he received a
call from her father. She had a head-
on car collision with a drunken
driver. She passed away after 6 hours
in a coma.
The guy was devastated, as it was a
complete loss. Why did fate played
such cruel games with him? He cursed
the heaven for taking her away from
him, denying even one last look at
her! How cruel he cursed! How he
damned the Gods...!! How he hated
himself....for taking so long to
realize his mistake!! That was in 1996.

The moral of this story is :
Treasure what you have...
Time is too slow for those who wait;
Too swift for those who fear;
Too long for those who grief;
Too short for those who rejoice;
But for those who love...
Time is Eternity.

For all you out there with someone
special in your heart, cherish that
person, cherish every moment that you
spend together that special someone,
for in life, anything can happen
anytime. You may painfully regret,
only to realise that it is too late.