My 'I Love You' Comes Too Late...
by: Angel ( )
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   "I love you." He said. I was reading my Biology book under a shady tree when he approached me. I was shocked, of course. "Do you actually aware of what you just said?" I stood up and asked him. His sea-green eyes looked deep into my dark hazel ones. With a soulful smile, he nodded his head and answered, "Yes."

   Keith Lockhart…I never expect him to tell me that. We are so different, in every ways. In class, we would compete against each other to prove which one of us is the best. The same goes in our Tennis Club. He would try to prove he's better than me and I would try to prove I'm better. We seemed to always argue with each other but the truth is… Yes, I loved him.

   The simple arguments brought us closer each day and soon, I found out that I was actually falling for him. For the first time after six years of knowing each other, I finally admitted that I love him… But I never told him or anyone. I really didn't think I could handle rejection.

   So, I continued as we always did. I was glad that I covered it up pretty well. The only problem was… Keith seemed to see me through. During our tennis match one day, he came over to me and said, "You're not yourself." Being the Queen of Comeback, I tried to deny what he said but before I could act, he was already gone.

   I really didn't expect him to feel the same but there he was, a few meters away from me, telling me he loves me. My heart was beating so fast and my feet were glued to the ground. What do I say? A simple 'I love you too'? What if he's just playing? What if I make a fool of myself? Thousands of questions drifted at the back of my head. I was so scared by then. Maybe I can try… "Keith, I…" Before I could finish my sentence, the bell rang. We were supposed to return to class now. He shrugged, turned around and made his way to our class.

   Since that day, life has never been the same for us. Whenever I turned to take a peek at him, I would notice he was already staring at me. He smiled and I smiled back. He even muttered 'I love you' silently every time he noticed me looking back at him. I just smiled, not knowing what else to do.

   He loves me for real. I could feel it. Maybe I should just tell him I love him too.

   One day, I was buying a book at a bookstore in town. It was raining. When I was about to cross the road, I tripped and fell. At the same time, a speeding truck was heading towards me. I was stunned. Everyone on the road screamed and ran away. I stood up but failed. I thought I was going to die but… "Angel!" Keith? What was he doing here? He ran towards me, pushed me off the road and… "KEITH!!!"

   One minute, he was running towards me and one minute, he was in the middle of the road, bleeding ever so seriously. The truck sped off. "Somebody call the hospital!!!!" I screamed as I took his limp body in my arms. "Keith! Keith, you fool! Why did you do that?!" Tears were trickling down my face as I sobbed uncontrollably. Despite his wound, he could still manage a weak smile. "You know why…"His voice was unrecognizable. I hugged him and wept. A while later, I could hear the ambulance coming. "You're going to be okay," I whispered, convincing myself more than convincing him.

   I was still hugging him in the rain. It was then that he whispered, "I love you, Angel. Don't cry…Don't say goodbye…"The ambulance arrived. "I know Keith. I love you. I always have…Did you hear that? I said I love you. Keith? Keith? KEITH!!!"

   I did tell him I love him.

   But too bad… He couldn't hear me.

   Guess my 'I love you' comes too late….

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