She's perfect in every way, almost a beauty and the beast sort of story if you ask me. I was studying in the United States at the time when I met her. Red hair, green eyes and all. If I close my eyes I can see them, the way they sparkled at me. I often close my eyes to think about her. It all seems like a dream now. Outside I can hear the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. The headlights of cars illuminate the walls of my apartment as I sink slowly into another night, another dream.
It's graduation. I'm there on the stage at ORU's Mabee center. They're calling the salutitorians one by one, and even though I'm glad that high school is finally over, my heart feels heavy. I know tomorrow is the day I step on the plane leaving for Japan, but I swallow my fear, doubt, and sadness and approach the principal one step at a time. One step at a time, inching closer to the inevitable.
I wake up. I'm sweating, and I go to the kitchen to get a drink of water to cool myself. The floor is cold in the small kitchen and I switch the light on to escape the cramped darkness. Sitting down my mind wanders and I begin to reminisce...
"If I can have the world, then why can't I have you?"
"You already o have me! It's just...I don't know if I can have you."
"What do you mean? You do have me! You always will..."
"I don't mean it like that! I mean it like..."
"I know.........
Hey, I don't care how long it takes...or what I have to do, but where there's a will there's a way, and I love you and I know that you're what I want."
"Enzo..."
My mind snaps back into reality. I look longingly at her picture frame in on the breakfast table. It's been four months since she last contacted me, but for some reason I still have hope. Even though it's over for now, I know that America is my home, and I will go back when my studies here are over. I've got 5 more years to go, and I suppose that in that time I will more than likely move on, but I will not lose hope. I still believe that we can happen. I still believe that we're meant to be. All I can do now is work hard...and come back a man she can truly love and cherish, a man who can be everything she deserves...
It's graduation. I'm there on the stage at ORU's Mabee center. They're calling the salutitorians one by one, and even though I'm glad that high school is finally over, my heart feels heavy. I know tomorrow is the day I step on the plane leaving for Japan, but I swallow my fear, doubt, and sadness and approach the principal one step at a time. One step at a time, inching closer to the inevitable.
I wake up. I'm sweating, and I go to the kitchen to get a drink of water to cool myself. The floor is cold in the small kitchen and I switch the light on to escape the cramped darkness. Sitting down my mind wanders and I begin to reminisce...
"If I can have the world, then why can't I have you?"
"You already o have me! It's just...I don't know if I can have you."
"What do you mean? You do have me! You always will..."
"I don't mean it like that! I mean it like..."
"I know.........
Hey, I don't care how long it takes...or what I have to do, but where there's a will there's a way, and I love you and I know that you're what I want."
"Enzo..."
My mind snaps back into reality. I look longingly at her picture frame in on the breakfast table. It's been four months since she last contacted me, but for some reason I still have hope. Even though it's over for now, I know that America is my home, and I will go back when my studies here are over. I've got 5 more years to go, and I suppose that in that time I will more than likely move on, but I will not lose hope. I still believe that we can happen. I still believe that we're meant to be. All I can do now is work hard...and come back a man she can truly love and cherish, a man who can be everything she deserves...
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