By Michelle Collier Shell_Anna@yahoo.com
Date: 24 April 2001
Far Away
It seems like a lifetime ago now but it was just a little over two years, I spent my life not knowing what it really felt like to love someone and to truly be loved in return. It was like nothing I had never felt before, the sheer joy and happiness yet at the same time sadness and pain. Michelle is my name and one lonely night in January, two whole years ago I met someone who would change my life forever. I met Chris over the internet, we talked for hours, the funny thing was neither of us knew the others name until the end of the conversation. Two days later I heard those magic words "I'm falling in love with you" from a man who's voice I knew but face I didn't. I was shocked at first and it took me twenty minutes or so to look deep within my heart to find the love but I knew it was there all along. It felt kind of strange saying I love you back, until that day I'd never said it before but I knew it was the right thing.
Two weeks later Chris came to visit me, we live 140 miles apart so it was a long trip which we've both made many times since then. It always seems longer coming back home though because my heart always feels so heavy. I never met such a kind, gentle and thoughtful man but here he stood in front of me as I stood on the train platform. We embraced and walked for a while, talking just like we'de done over the telephone. I took Chris to meet my family who loved him just like their own son and then we went to the cinema, it was on the backrow 20 minutes into the film that we shared our first kiss, it was perfect. Soon it was time for him to go, as I made my way home I saw a couple walking arm in arm and wished it was me and Chris.
Another two weeks and it was Valentines Day, I went to visit him and spend the weekend, it was on Valentines day that he asked me to marry him, it was unexpected but I couldn't think of anyone else as special who I loved so dearly that I would rather spend my life with, I agreed and Chris put a ring on my finger. Like I said that was two years ago and even though we see eachother sometimes once a month, sometimes twice we've got this far and we'll go even farther. I'll tell you how I know this, it's because I believe that there is nothing on this earth that is more powerful, nothing has more control on a person than being in love and I plan to feel this way for many years to come.
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