Foreword:
Inlife,weallhavemomentswherewearefilledwithhopeandanticipation.Welookforwardtosomethingwithallourheart,andourfacesreflectthateagerness.Itcouldbeajobinterview,afirstdateoralong-awaitedvacation.Wewaitinexcitement,wonderingwhatthefutureholds.Thisisastoryofonesuchmoment,whereayoungmaneagerlyawaitsthearrivalofsomeonespecial.
1.Itwasabeautifulsummerevening,andthesunwassettinginagloriousredblaze.Theskywaspaintedinshadesoforangeandpink,andtheairwasfilledwiththesweetscentofbloomingflowers.
2.Theyoungmansatonabenchinthepark,hiseyesfixedontheentrancegate.Helookednervousbutexcited,andhisheartwaspoundingwithanticipation.
3.Hehadbeenwaitingforthismomentforweeks.Hehadplannedeverythingdowntothelastdetail,andnowhecouldhardlywaitforittohappen.
4.Theobjectofhisanticipationwasagirlhehadmetonline.Theyhadbeenchattingformonthsandhaddevelopedadeepconnection.
5.Theyhadsharedtheirhopes,dreams,fearsandsecretswitheachother,andhefeltlikeheknewherbetterthananyoneelse.
6.Finally,theyhadagreedtomeetinperson,andhehadchosenthisparkasthevenue.
7.Ashewaited,helookedaroundattheotherpeopleinthepark.Hesawcoupleswalkinghandinhand,childrenplaying,anddogschasingeachother.
8.Allaroundhim,therewasasenseofjoyandhappiness,andhecouldn'thelpbutfeeloptimistic.
9.Hecheckedhiswatchfortheumpteenthtime,tryingtocalculatehowmuchlongerhewouldhavetowait.Hewantedeverythingtobeperfectwhenshearrived.
10.Hehadbroughtabouquetofherfavouriteflowers,aboxofchocolatesandacarefullywrittenletterexpressinghisfeelingsforher.
11.Ashewaited,hismindracedwithallkindsofthoughts.Hewonderedifshewouldliketheflowers,ifshewouldfindhimattractiveandwhethertheywouldhititoffinperson.
12.Hetriedtocalmhisnervesbytakingdeepbreathsandremindinghimselfthathehadnothingtolose.
13.Finally,hesawhercomingtowardshimfromthegate,andhisheartskippedabeat.Shewasevenmorebeautifulthanhehadimagined,andhefeltarushofadrenaline.
14.Theyhuggedeachothertightly,andhefeltasenseofwarmthandcomfortinherembrace.Itwasliketheyhadknowneachotherforever.
15.Astheysatonthebench,hepresentedherwiththeflowers,chocolatesandtheletter.Shewasoverwhelmedbyhisthoughtfulnessandsaidthatshehadneverbeentreatedsowellbefore.
16.Theytalkedforhours,sharingstories,jokesandaspirations.Theylaughed,theycriedandtheylistenedtoeachotherwithraptattention.
17.Asthenightworeon,theybecamemoreandmorecomfortablewitheachother,anditwasliketimestoodstill.
18.Theywatchedthestarstwinkleinthesky,andhefeltlikehewasinafairytale.Hecouldn'tbelievethatsomeonelikeherhadchosentospendtimewithhim.
19.Astheysaidgoodbye,hefeltasenseofloss,butalsoofhope.Heknewthathehadfoundsomeonespecial,andthattheywouldmeetagain.
20.Hewalkedawayfromtheparkwithasmileonhisfaceandaspringinhisstep.Heknewthathehadtakenachance,butithadpaidoff.
21.Helookedbackattheparkonelasttimeandwhispered,"Thankyouforthismoment.Iwillneverforgetit."
22.Andwiththat,hewalkedintothenight,filledwithhopeandanticipationforwhatthefutureheld.
