When asked why it was over after a turbulent period full of ups and downs, that little woman replied, "Well, when we thought of our future home, he wanted to have it modernly furnished, while I, on the other hand, wanted it to look like an English cozy house as those big houses you read about in 18th century English novels."
Firstly, I have to admit, I did not know what she exactly meant when she uttered that sentence that seemed to be full of some kind of complex allegory that my simple mind could not digest. Surprisingly, she knew that I could not get what she said. Her innocent face was filled with a huge smile that told me that she knew that I was at a loss. Generous as she is, she went on right away to explain furthermore what she meant without making me take the embarrassing trouble to ask her for clarification.
"After a while, there was not that spark that made us fall in love anymore," she said. "We were very good friends at the beginning, and then we had that crazy idea that the two of us would rock the world as a couple. Maybe, the two of us were just desperate for a relationship. Maybe, the two of us loved the idea of being together more than we loved each other. We ended up having a wrecked relationship and a wrecked life. I guess, after all, we are not that mature to keep on that delicate yet precious thing, called relationship that we had and that we truly enjoyed," she ended that sentence with tearful eyes. That is when, I decided to act courteously, like she always did, and keep quiet for a while.
Till the end of the night, we said nothing. We just gazed at that turbulent sea, that kept on seducing us with its magical tide. At some point, we are tempted and want to take our clothes off and get a glimpse of that sparkling refreshing water, and enjoy being infatuated with the whole experience, but when we think it over, we remember that that beautiful sea might take us into undesirable consequences.
We looked at the sea, tempted as we were, we fought that burning desire. We looked at each other, smiled and said nothing. As if we were reading each other's mind, we decided to call the night off. We got on our feet, which seemed not to function very well after a long sit down. We did not know what was going on inside the mind of each of us, but down deep inside, we were determined to get back to that shore and enjoy the zest of that waters, but we also knew that we would be back when we are ready to withstand the unexpected consequences.
