By Tatiana-Gabriel
Date: 4 December 2000
A Letter To My Best Friend's Ex-boyfriend--My Soulmate
To my dearest love David
What are we doing? Is it right? Okay, dumb question... It feels too right! We have now been together for seven months exactly. And it's been seven months since I've spoken to "her". You know, my "best friend". I can't believe this has happened. I promised that it never would and well, it never did, but then...well, then you came around. Yeah, things like this happen every day,but this is different. I felt a surge of electricity flow through my body when I first met you. Remember, that day at the mall? It was never planned. It just happened that way. I had just come back from NY after being there for three months and her and I went to the mall; she called you up and asked you to come pick us up and to bring a friend. Only when you came, our eyes met for a second and I looked away ashamed of myself. You both gave me a ride home and then left after I conversed with her about all of us going to the club the next night. Isn't it funny how it all seemed to fall in place? I mean our "meeting"? It's as if it was fate. Think about it...You said you were always at the club and we were too,but niether one of us ever met you and we were both always there at the same small club, but yet never even seen each other. Then you and her met at that same club one night when I was there with her, but a fight broke out so they maced the place so she left without telling me--with you, of course, and I left with the guy I was dating so I didn't see you. The next day she came over you stayed in your car, so I didn't meet you, yet. I was leaving for NY in a few days so we didn't meet until that day at the mall. You were seeing other girls besides her because you knew she was up to no good either. The next night we all went to the club again and could you believe it?! She left with another guy without saying a word to either of us! So you and I talked. You came over... and we fell in love. The guy I was dating happened to be in CCU(marine corps bootcamp for marines who "mess up") the whole week so you came over everyday and you left for a deployment to Greece the next Saturday when he came back! Call it what you want, I believe it to be fate. I only knew you for a week before you left, but I dropped everyone for you. We didn't see each other for 20 days, but we stayed faithful...You never been in love before or in a relationship. I, on the other hand, have been married. At age 17, but it didn't last too long. You dropped everyone for me and have always been there for me when no one else was and like no one else has. You've given me the love I've never had. A love I thought I'd never find in a million years. On my birthday you put a ring on my finger...That was one of the happiest days of my life. We have forever to get married, but for now I'm proud to say you're my fiance. You have shown me a new light and have given me a reason to live. A reason to look forward to each day. You tell me how beautiful and special I am and how much you're in love with me. I know you mean it. You've been devoted to me and have dramatically changed your life and your old ways for me. I thought I was in love before, but no, I was wrong. This is what real love feels like. Do I feel guilty cause you used to be my best friend's boyfriend? No, because you are the love of my life. Besides, you two weren't serious. You played eachother, but it was supposed to be that way. You know, so for when we met it'd all fall in place. And it did perfectly. Too perfect. If you never met my best friend I would have never met you. Fate has a funny way of setting things up, doesn't it? I wouldn't give up any of the days I've spent with you for all the money in the world. You've shown me the greatest love I've ever known. I'll always remember you and our love no matter what happens, but I'll especially remember the day that was destined for us, May 13,2000... You're all a girl could ever want for her birthday, for Christmas, forever...
I love you papi!
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