story : letting go
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. ~ Sense and Sensibility
terry's thoughts were in turmoil throughout the entire time during the journey. stella, meanwhile, had cried herself to sleep inside the cab, her head resting on terry's shoulder. he was at a loss of what to do. he wanted to wrap his arm around her, to comfort her, yet he didnt want to take advantage of the vulnerable state she was in. the journey seem to take forever.
when they reached the place, terry paid the taxi-driver and woke stella up.
"we're there."
"where are we?"
"we're at the beach, sorry but i couldnt think of any place. besides, the sun is about to rise in an hour's time."
they walked slowly, side by side, re-enacting the scene underneath her block once again, to the sandy shores.
"i use to come by here every time when i was feeling down and sad, which is usually in the twilight hours," said terry. "at that hour, there's no one around and i just lie down, stare at the stars, close my eyes, listen to the rolling and crashing of the waves, and let myself go free from all the things that are troubling me."
"is it effective?" asked stella, gazing at the stars in the sky.
"it works for me usually, though there are times when i just couldnt get away from all the troubles...."
"what do you do then?"
"you really wanna know? its quite embarrasing, you know..."
"oh, you can trust me, i wont let anyone in on your little secret. cross my heart." stella said with a slight giggle as she crossed her heart with her fingers innocently.
the 2 of them laughed at that and the mood lightened considerably. it was good to see stella smile again.
"sure you won't tell?"asked terry mockingly stern.
"hey, i crossed my heart, didnt i?" pouted stella.
"ok, ok, i'm sorry. dont come down hard on me, it was all in good jest..." terry said hastily. " well, when the troubles dont go away, i see if anyone's around. if nobody's around, i just shout out loud and long til my breath's gone."
stella laughed at that, her laughter like a sprinkle in spring. "thats nothing to be embarrased about, you know. in fact, i always wanted to do that, but i could never find the place."
they came to a nice little open patch of grass beside the sands, and settled down. terry laid down flat on the grass, gazing at the heavens while stella sat down, watching the waves crashing onto the shore.
"this place is like a little piece of haven," said stella softly.
"yeah, it is, isnt it?" terry replied.
the silence between them was no longer uncomfortable, and both felt at ease around each other, forgetting most of their troubles. after some time, stella laid down as well and gazed at the stars.
"the stars are beautiful tonight....." exclaimed stella softly.
"beautiful things dont last a lifetime, its just a moment of beauty that captivates all of us then its gone. thats what makes it beautiful," uttered terry.
"you are a very bad wet blanket, you know that?" stella punched terry playfully and lightly on the arm.
"its just my thought..."
"well, scrap that thought and lets just enjoy the moment."
on their backs, stella and terry gazed at the stars twinkling away in the twilight of the night, terry pointing out the stars and constellations to stella. after some time, stella turned away and started sobbing.
"whats wrong?" terry sat up and looked over at stella, concerned.
"its.......i just....i still cant get over it........."
"you wanna scream it out?"
"you really think it would work?"
"you wouldnt know unless you try it," encouraged terry.
then, all of a sudden, stella just sat up and grabbed terry's hand and ran to the shore. terry, startled, stumbled as he was led by stella.
"you got to help me first, you know. you're the expert on this."
"well, you take a deep breath, let it go all out and shout at the top of your voice." offered terry. "on 3?"
"ok, 1,2,3!"
their shouts filled the night. stella kept on shouting and shouting, terry accompanying her, until the both of them ran out of breath. they walked back, and the both of them slumped back onto the ground.
terry's thoughts were in turmoil throughout the entire time during the journey. stella, meanwhile, had cried herself to sleep inside the cab, her head resting on terry's shoulder. he was at a loss of what to do. he wanted to wrap his arm around her, to comfort her, yet he didnt want to take advantage of the vulnerable state she was in. the journey seem to take forever.
when they reached the place, terry paid the taxi-driver and woke stella up.
"we're there."
"where are we?"
"we're at the beach, sorry but i couldnt think of any place. besides, the sun is about to rise in an hour's time."
they walked slowly, side by side, re-enacting the scene underneath her block once again, to the sandy shores.
"i use to come by here every time when i was feeling down and sad, which is usually in the twilight hours," said terry. "at that hour, there's no one around and i just lie down, stare at the stars, close my eyes, listen to the rolling and crashing of the waves, and let myself go free from all the things that are troubling me."
"is it effective?" asked stella, gazing at the stars in the sky.
"it works for me usually, though there are times when i just couldnt get away from all the troubles...."
"what do you do then?"
"you really wanna know? its quite embarrasing, you know..."
"oh, you can trust me, i wont let anyone in on your little secret. cross my heart." stella said with a slight giggle as she crossed her heart with her fingers innocently.
the 2 of them laughed at that and the mood lightened considerably. it was good to see stella smile again.
"sure you won't tell?"asked terry mockingly stern.
"hey, i crossed my heart, didnt i?" pouted stella.
"ok, ok, i'm sorry. dont come down hard on me, it was all in good jest..." terry said hastily. " well, when the troubles dont go away, i see if anyone's around. if nobody's around, i just shout out loud and long til my breath's gone."
stella laughed at that, her laughter like a sprinkle in spring. "thats nothing to be embarrased about, you know. in fact, i always wanted to do that, but i could never find the place."
they came to a nice little open patch of grass beside the sands, and settled down. terry laid down flat on the grass, gazing at the heavens while stella sat down, watching the waves crashing onto the shore.
"this place is like a little piece of haven," said stella softly.
"yeah, it is, isnt it?" terry replied.
the silence between them was no longer uncomfortable, and both felt at ease around each other, forgetting most of their troubles. after some time, stella laid down as well and gazed at the stars.
"the stars are beautiful tonight....." exclaimed stella softly.
"beautiful things dont last a lifetime, its just a moment of beauty that captivates all of us then its gone. thats what makes it beautiful," uttered terry.
"you are a very bad wet blanket, you know that?" stella punched terry playfully and lightly on the arm.
"its just my thought..."
"well, scrap that thought and lets just enjoy the moment."
on their backs, stella and terry gazed at the stars twinkling away in the twilight of the night, terry pointing out the stars and constellations to stella. after some time, stella turned away and started sobbing.
"whats wrong?" terry sat up and looked over at stella, concerned.
"its.......i just....i still cant get over it........."
"you wanna scream it out?"
"you really think it would work?"
"you wouldnt know unless you try it," encouraged terry.
then, all of a sudden, stella just sat up and grabbed terry's hand and ran to the shore. terry, startled, stumbled as he was led by stella.
"you got to help me first, you know. you're the expert on this."
"well, you take a deep breath, let it go all out and shout at the top of your voice." offered terry. "on 3?"
"ok, 1,2,3!"
their shouts filled the night. stella kept on shouting and shouting, terry accompanying her, until the both of them ran out of breath. they walked back, and the both of them slumped back onto the ground.
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