Short Stories♥

Sign language

From the very beginning, girl's family objected strongly on her

dating this guy, saying that it has got to do with family

background, & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she

were to be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarreled very often. Though

the girl loved the guy deeply, she always asked him: "How deep is your

love for me?" As the guy is not good with his words, this often caused

the girl to be very upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girl

often vents her anger on him. As for him, he only endured it in

silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to

further his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the

girl:

"I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you.

If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As

for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry

me?" The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally

gave in & agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they

got engaged. The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy

was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through

emails & phone calls. Though it was hard, but both never thought of giving

up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was knocked

down by a car that lost control. when she woke up, she saw her parents

beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her

mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all

that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. she had lost her

voice....

The doctor says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose

her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing

coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides

silence cry,..it's still just silence cry that accompanied her.

Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the

ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart everytime it rang.

She does not wish to let the guy know & not wanting to be a burden to

him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any

longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent

millions & millions of reply, countless of phonecalls,. . all the

girl could do, besides crying, is still crying.... The parents decided

to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be

happy.

With a new environment, the girl learns sign language & started a

new life. Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One

day, her friend came & told her that he's back. She asked her friend not

to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore

news of him.

A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing a

invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When

she open the letter, she saw her name in it instead. When she was

about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing

in front of her.

He used sign language to tell her "I've spent a year to learn sign

language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise.

Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You." With that, he

slipped the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

Treat every relationship as if it's the last one, then you'll know

how to Give. Treat every moment as is it's the last day, then you'll

know how to treasure.

Treasure what you have right now, or else you will

regret one day...