Then one day, she was just 19 years old, and a handsome man caught her eye.  Took them a few weeks to realize how much they both liked each other, cute game they played, she would go to the coffee shop where he worked and would ask for a hot chocolate, this man had that look in his face that she always looked for.  After 2 weeks of playing that flirting game we all play when we like someone but we are not sure, he came over to the store she worked at; she thought he was the cutest boy she had ever met, tall, blue eyes that sometimes looked gray, and this contagious smile.
She was expecting to just exchange a conversation and maybe exchange numbers, what she never expected was to end up going on a date that same night, a date she was never asked to go out on because that boy never asked her out, all that boy did was ask: "at what time do you get off?" to which she answered: "at 9 pm, why" and the boy replied: "I just wanted to know at what time I needed to pick you up so we can go to dinner and a movie, I will see you at 9." And he left.
Later that day she realized how smooth that boy was and she rather liked it, that night she got off work and he was waiting for her outside the store, ready to take her with him. They immediately clicked even though at first the boy thought this was just something that would last a couple of months because his future plans, which he had before he met her, did not include her.  One day she invited him to go on a trip with her but he said it was too early to take any trips together, especially since he knew he would be leaving soon, but something told her that he would be around for a long time so she just smiled and nodded.  She understood him and she did not know why, but the communication they both had with each other, it was something she never thought could happen, now she only remembers very few times when they actually fought but even in a disagreement they would not really argue they would talk, they were able to talk even when they were mad at each other.
Maybe this was it, maybe being alone was not something that was for her, she thought.  There was a guy she met, whom at some point seemed to be able to read her thoughts and she was able to read his.  The connection formed was like no other, if he was in pain she felt it and if she was in pain he felt it.  They both wanted the same things in life, each one of them wanted the other to succeed at getting their heart's desire, life was just starting for these two fools, and she knew it.  A year went by and he never left, he was still around, and they both decided to move in together.  All the different places they wanted to go to, and they both agreed that they wanted to be by the mountains, that is where they wanted to be, their final destination was the mountains.
So the day came to go, her father was extremely angry at what she was doing because how dare she pick up her stuff and moves out of his house without planning it out with him first, to her father she would never see her baby brother that was due in 6 months, and how dare she thought that this boy she was moving in with would stick around, because to him they were too young and it would all eventually fail, the boy would realize he was too young to make a commitment like that and he would pick up and leave and then she would end up alone in the world with no place to go.
Sadness and anger filled her heart, but that boy held her while she cried.  He comforted her by being there for her, by dropping everything he was doing and coming to get her, they packed up her car and left that night, the next day they went to his parents' house, just three hours away from where they left and when they got there, that little voice of hers told her that they should stay in that city, but she did not listen, it was just fear she thought and even the boy agreed, so they visited for a couple of days and then off they went.
Finally they got to their destination, new place, did not know the streets, very difficult to get around, very cold and nothing like they expected, they stayed for a couple of months and after figuring out that they wanted to be in a different city, one that was about 3 hours away from their original destination, they decided to go back to the city where his parents' lived, so they did and even though their original city did not work out and even though the one they really wanted to be in was one where they could find no jobs because it was such a small town, once they got back to the city his parents' lived in everything started to fit in.  All the puzzle pieces were completing the puzzle, the first two weeks no one knew that they were there, in a way she thought this was a way of keeping negative energy away from them, something that she believes works, because how was it that everything was fitting in absolute perfect manner now that everyone did not really know where they were at?  Until this day she uses that method, she won't tell anyone what she is doing, especially if it is something that she wants badly to happen or work out.
Another few months went by, the boy went back to school, she worked, she was always trying to find somewhere she could work and be happy, but the jobs came and went, maybe because what she always wanted to do was not what any of those jobs were offering her.  They struggled financially, and then at some point they stopped talking to each other like they used to.  That communication which is the basis for any good relationship was becoming null.  They could not tell each other what they felt like they used to, so the love they had for each other started to change, then she starts a new job, and she meets HIM, the one boy that has ever caught her attention in a way that no other has.  She wondered why, she was still faithful to her boyfriend, the partner she had for almost 2 years, the boy that held her and comforted her when she cried, but this other guy; this other guy had something that she could not take out of her mind.  Was it what everyone calls love at first sight? Nah, she immediately erased those thoughts in her head, they were illogical, you can't fall in love with someone you don't know, it was probably just an attraction.
Finally came the day when that one conversation was to be had, the one where you tell each other that you no longer feel the same way, the one where you tell each other that not communicating with each other like you used to has hurt more than anything in the world, because he did not trust her enough with his feelings and in turn created a situation that was almost impossible for her to live in.  Maybe she was over reacting, maybe she should stay but this time she listened to that little voice inside her that told her that it was time to go.  So she left. She never really stopped loving her boy, they remained distant friends, keeping close to their hearts the good times, at least she knows she has.  She knows she will always love him but it is what she calls pure love, true love, the one where you just want the other person to be happy, the one where you realize that you have learned everything you can from that person but they will always have a special place in your heart, and even if they decide to keep a distance, the door will always be open because you can never have too many friends, that's how she sees him now, as a really good friend.