“When Distance Tried to Break Us, Love Made Us Stronger”

It was the summer before he left. My boyfriend, at the time, told me around the end of March that his parents wanted to move. We knew that school ended in 3 months and we tried to make the best of it. We didn't discuss it with each other but we were also using those remaining months to see if we could survive a long distance relationship. At that time, I was going through a lot. A lot that included betrayal from important people in my life. And because of this, I didn't want a long distance relationship. Of course I trusted him but that was because I saw him everyday. But what about when I wouldn't be able to see him? He knows that I am very bad at picking up lies... On the last day of school, his parents were coming to pick him up because they planned to leave right after he finished school. He waited for me outside my classroom as usual and we walked out of school together. At the end of the walk way that lead to the parking lot where his parents were, we stopped and faced each other. He looked at me and smiled. A really sad smile, I can still picture it today. He bent down and whispered ""I wish you would realize how strong we are." I leaned my head back to look at him and frowned. I opened my mouth to ask what he was trying to say but he cut me off with a kiss. When we pulled apart, breathlessly he said "But it's okay if you don't right now. You'll realize later that I'm not those people that hurt you in your past." He hugged me and kissed me once more and walked away. He waved before getting into the car and his parents waved too. I watched their car drive off. i later understood what he was saying. I realized that all this time when I should've been focusing on us, I was focused on the past. Instead of thinking about all the good things he did for me, I was focusing on the things he could've done. I called him a couple of weeks later and we worked it out. Together for almost 4 years now :)