"What are you afraid of?" is probably one of the most question asked so easily in life. People would normally say they're afraid of dark, small spaces, or maybe animals - a straightforward reply. And I would say, "I'm afraid of high places or blood". But the real question is, "Is that really what you are afraid of?"
She gazed at the old picture of her and him that they took at some photobooth in the mall - smiling so wide that it will probably tear, hugging each other like there's no tomorrow, and the tender kisses on the forehead. She never forgets that day or every moment when she spends with him. How he looked at her eyes with so much adoration, affection. How he listened to every story she said closely without protest. How he screwed up the minute he decided to make her... his weakness. How he didn't want to let her hand go as if she was going to disappear - in fact, she was. Too many wonderful memories to be forgotten.
Do you know the feeling when all you want to do is screaming? Yup, that's all I want to do. It's like when you want to cry 'til the tears changed into blood because you can't hold it anymore. The world has become crueler than before. I mean, people nowadays are become more selfish. Heck, me too! People just think about themselves and don't care about others.
So, one day, she looked at that person who she thought won't turn into the person he swore he'd never be - he did it with no hesitation. Knowing that over time, people will change, getting better or even worse. She tried to understand his situation. But, it's useless if the person who want to be understood, didn't want to understand. Waiting for the uncertainty, only adding to the bitterness of deep sorrow.
Her name is Michelle Atalya. She is the girl that's unlike the rest. She can be stupidly clumsy and she was an open book - with torn and crumbled pages. The most important thing about her is, once she believes in you, she won't give up on you.
