Late Bloomer: A Journey of Love and Longing
For years, I've watched from the sidelines as friends and acquaintances fell in and out of love, while I remained a bystander to the dance of romance. Last year, amidst a backdrop of loneliness and a hint of melancholy, I found myself yearning for experiences I had yet to encounter, chief among them being the elusive sensation of falling in love. It was then, in the midst of this longing, that I stumbled upon an unexpected twist of fate. A guy friend of mine 16 years my junior declared his love while intoxicated. He told me that I was cool and he was in love with me. I just laughed about it that time because a friend (lady) also said the same thing to me. But his word of declaration put a seed of thought in me. I began to remember the times that we were together with friends. The fun things we do, the times that he shows that he cares for me, and also the times that he is just doing the things he normally does with his friends. His declaration of love, even though it's under th...