“Two days have already passed. It's been the second day since the storm appeared, raining still heavily. Conson storm brought downpours. My whole body is soaked. I'm a Chinese parasol tree, a symbol of one soldier's love story. I have been standing here, in the front of this house, for seven years.
Struggling against the cold winds, I remembered the story of 7 years ago, the love story of a soldier who brought me back to plant this land.
Design with canvas (Picture Credit)
He's a soldier. He was stationed and worked on Cham island, where I was born. He met her in 2012. She is a secondary school teacher in a district school on the mainland. I don't know how they met, how he confessed to her. But I admire the way they maintained their love.
For each soldier's life, they cannot give themselves complete love. Because they also have an undying love for their country, which is a love that comes with great responsibility. They have to accept living away from their families and loved ones in order to carry out the mission of protecting their homeland. Because of the nature of a soldier's job, they only see each other a few times a year. But their love never cooled down. Geographic distance becomes meaningless in their love.
Eight years ago, in the middle of autumn, the soldier brought me from the island to the mainland. He gave me to her as a gift of love. And I became the symbol of their love.
Through many challenges, finally, he arranged to meet her at their beautiful wedding in September of that year.
September also came, and his date with her still happened. But unfortunately, sadly, only her, without him on that date. In the days of preparing for the wedding, I saw how happy she was, always with a warm smile on her face. The storm took away her happy smile. Rough seas, ships were prohibited, and he couldn't return. He can't be with her, can't be the groom on his own wedding day. He was sad, cried, and prayed. But what's should come, has finally come. On the wedding day, only she is the bride, no groom. Such is life, some things happen that we cannot predict.
Does anyone understand that feeling? It is the most special day in everyone's life. I was hoping for good things, but it didn't turn out the way I wanted. That day, it was cloudy, and raindrops began to fall. In her bridal gown, she looked up at me lovingly, thought to him, and smiled again. Brushed away her sorrow, she entered the ceremony place, that where whether he was there or not, she was still officially become half of his life. She no longer cried because she knew how much the soldier loved her. And because of him, she was able to walk strong alone.
After that day, I saw they loved each other more than ever and cherished each other more than ever. It will be a moment that will follow them for a lifetime.
Today, it is also raining, and the wind howls cold. Looking through the window, I still see that small figure next to the cute children. Now, the bride that day became the mother of two children. In this house, she was still alone quietly because she was a soldier's wife. A life apart seems to have become a very normal thing for them. Their love is like a solid wall through how many storms, difficulties that wall still endures. Because they are each other's BAE, they live for each other, sacrifice for each other. Every day that passes, as long as they exist in this world, they will think about each other every minute, in their hearts, they will always have each other.
The incident of a wedding without a groom just made their love more beautiful and made their happy life now more worthy than ever. On a remote island, the figure of a woman rich in self-sacrifice will surely be BAE in his heart, forever.
Thanks to persons like them, the poetry of love there is one more a new color. In life, there are still such beautiful love stories. Love stories are full of sacrifice but still filled with happiness. Because they found their BAE who can give them a purpose in life, who can help them improve themselves, live well and live more meaningfully.”
Above is a true story about the love of a soldier, my husband's colleague. I'd love to anthropomorphize the Chinese parasol tree to tell the story because that is their love's symbol. The Chinese parasol tree is a witness to this love.
Wish everyone has a happy life. Those who do not have a BAE will soon find the BAE of their life. believe in good things, true love is always somewhere, in this life. The stories I have witnessed are not fairy tales. As long as you give sincerity, life will return your valuable things. The moment you realize someone is your BAE, also the moment you'll realize that you're someone's BAE. Sacrifice for the person who deserves, because you also deserve to be loved.
This is my entry for the contest Before anyone else (Bae) from @galenkp. Thank you for this beautiful topic, I love it.