Across the crowd, his striking figure moved among the throng. She kept walking farther away, and he suddenly lunged forward, reaching out to grab her. But she left without looking back. Love begins with a flutter of the heart; it ends when the heart dies.
He fell to his knees and wept, begging heaven for another chance, even if he had to trade his life for it.
But in the end, he had hurt her and lost her. Their early happiness was gone, and he had lost everything.
They had once been a perfect match, gifted and beautiful together. Whenever they entered a competition, they fought for first place, as if every paper and contest had been made for them. From their first year of graduate school to their third, from academic competitions to professional ones, they were unbeatable wherever they went.
When he pursued her, he promised they would be together until the end of time, until death. When he dumped her, one slap brought their entire relationship to an end.
He mistakenly believed she was fickle and two-timing him. Only later did he learn that she simply hadn't wanted to explain too much. A single misunderstanding had cost him the love of his life forever.
When they met again, they had both been in the workforce for years. With the differences in their status and positions, could they rekindle their relationship? That would depend on whether she still truly loved him.
