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    Timeless Love

    I.R.B.A.

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    Copyright

    The characters and events in this book are fctitious. Any similarity to realpersons, living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.

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    Table of Content

    Timeless 9ove.............................................................................................................................1

    Copyright......................................................................................................................................2:edication....................................................................................................................................4

    Acknoledgement....................................................................................................................5

    $rologue........................................................................................................................................6

    Chapter 1 ; $ursuit...................................................................................................................8

    Chapter 2 ; The Approval.....................................................................................................32

    Chapter ;

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    Dedication

    To Armela, thank you for being the beautiful, strong, and inspiring younglady you are. Youre truly a blessing.

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    Acknowledgement

    >irst and "oremost, #5ve to thank the miracle that came into my li"e, thebeauti"ul oman, ho motivated me, to sit don and bring to li"e this book.Thank you Armela, ords can never eplain ho thank"ul # am to have metyou. ?ou5re truly a heavensent miracle. #n the short time that #5ve knonyou, #5ve smiled more than # have ever in my entire li"e. At this moment, #5msmiling, and that is because o" ho ama@ing you are. # think it5s that AngelBect.

    9idra 9., thank you "or your beauti"ul mind. ?ou made me anious to fnishthis book. Again, thank you "or letting me recogni@e my potential. ?ou5reincredible and never let someone tell you otherise. # ouldn5t be riting

    this i" you didn5t push me to overcome my obstacles. Thank you "or yoursupportD

    Ey gratitude goes to my editor, Tara FoosG thank you "or the opportunity,and "or taking your time to read my book. !hen # met you, # had an averagebook, but ith your guidance and support it became per"ect. Thank you "orall the marvelous ideasD

    To my "amily and "riends, thank you all "or being in my li"e, and "or beinginspirational people. Also, a special thank you to my parents, "or the support,"or the love, "or pushing me, you drive the people around you to be great

    because you see potential here others can5t. # can5t end ithout thankingHristen HG # ish you the best in li"e and also to !ill Ashong, Amyr !ynder,Haren Futchinson, lissa Anne, 'adIa Ealler, Jina $illoti, and Cele &isguier"or pushing me over my limit to ork harder.

    And, last but not least, a huge thank you to everyone ho took time to readmy book.

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    Prologue

    KChase 4niversity Eay 1th, 200-L

    Dean Hutchinson # am etremely disappointed in you Er.

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    literally hours aay "rom completing my year ith theper"ect record. # have one presentation le"t and #5m done.

    Dean Hutchinson That is the only reason # am giving you a arning

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    Chapter 1 !ursuit

    KA "e hours later ; $oetry 9ecturesL

    Rasul The thought o" you makes me smile, as my heart beats, it

    achesG "or #5ll never call you mine again. #t5s unbearable tothink you ill never smile hen # cross your mindG "orever #shall "eel the bitterness o" breaking our bond. ?ou ere notIust the one # called mine, you ere my best "riend, myescape to a better orld, my com"ort @one, my sa"e haven.?ou ere not Iust a star to me, you came into my ordinaryorld and made it a beauti"ul universe. 'ot "or a secondshould you think you broke my heart, you alked aayith it, making our love timeless.

    !rofessor Robert Thank you

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    voice takes over my thoughts, and then # fnd mysel" inanother dimensionG reminiscing about the ay she mademe "eel, her soothing kiss, her gentle touchG flled ithaBection and passion. #ronically, # can never describe theay she truly made me "eelG # think the precise ord isM #

    ish # could describe the ay she made me "eel ith oneord. All # can say is she made me "eel signifcant everysecond e spent together or apart.

    "abi Eost people can5t describe love, but # think your ords arehat love is, eactly.

    Rasul # don5t kno hat love is 'abi. # think love is being there"or someone regardless o" hat li"e thros at you. 9ovingsomeone you kno ill never love you back, even i" it5sIust "or the moment. Pr "or a decade, but you never give

    up, because having the hope that one day they ill loveyou, is better than nothing.

    "abi Those ords my "riend, sound like the thoughts o" ahopeless romantic.

    Rasul #5m Iust a man, ho loves everything about love. # like tothink love is a "orm o" artG one never loses hen it comesto love but learns.

    Kit sceneL

    "abi This oman you speak o" that has had you heartbroken.Fo do you kno she does not think o" you, as you do o"her, or still loves youN ?ou kno they say love never dies.

    Rasul :on5t be naive 'abi, love dies. ?ou might think #5m ahopeless romantic, but #5m notD #5m a realist. Also, shenever broke my heartG she alked aay ith it, making ourlove timeless.

    "abi :on5t be obtuse my "riend, listen to yoursel"D ?our ords

    are evidence that love never dies.

    Rasul #" you say so 'abi. All # ant "or her is to be blessed iththe type o" love she deservesG she loves, but love is neverin her "avor. #" you say she might love me, # agree, but sheill never be in love ith me, nor ill she ever think o" meand smile. The terrible memories # le"t her, ill "orever

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    overshado the memorable moments e had. # kno sheould love to "orget everything about me.

    "abi The orst "eeling in li"e is, not knoing the truth aboutsomething. 9et the past be the past. ?ou seem to have

    been in love be"ore everything "ell apart, you kno her likethe back o" your hand, you have the advantage. ?ou haveto try to sho her you5re a better man, you5re not the sameimmature boy she kne.

    K$adding

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    rains in !ashington, more than the earth orbits the sun. #ouldn5t be shocked i" she gave up on love.

    "abi Suit eaggeratingD !ould you be pleased i" she gave up onloveN Then, make her not give up on love. #" you think hat

    you had as true love, fght "or it, and keep pushing till youcan no longer push.

    Rasul Fonestly, deep don # think she hates me. %he says all is"orgiven, and the past is the past...

    K#nterrupting urthermore, thebest thing to hold onto in li"e is your loved one, the oneyou think about hen you hear the ords love and "orever.

    Rasul They also say all your actions certainly have aconse3uence brother. # constantly thought she ould behere, till hell "ree@es over, no matter hat. 'o here # am,ith nothing to hold onto but a blurry past and "adingmemories.

    "abi

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    "abi Clean upD 9et5s get something to eat be"ore the sun "alls.Pld man !illiam is moing his lan, hich tells me the sunis still arm. Come onD ?ou might meet someoneenchanting.

    Rasul Suit chattering 'abiD

    KEocking

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    K!hile looking aroundL

    Rasul veryhere # lookG # see love, li"e, people smiling andmaking memories ith loved ones. That irritates meD

    "abi Cheer upD #ts truly a beauti"ul day. %ei@e the day, brotherDA simple hello and a smile can lead to a "orever.

    Rasul Talking about smiles, her smile alays...

    "abi ?ou still haven5t told me about this magnifcent oman,ho has kept you in a blue "unk.

    Rasul #t5s not love i" it doesn5t make you go cra@y. $eople misusethe ord per"ection hen they are aroused by beauty, butshe as not Iust stunning, even her inner beauty surpasses

    that o" the most physically attractive oman in the orld.The only creature # can put above 9uana is an angel,something heavenly, divine, someoneM

    K#nterrupting

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    "abi !e should have taken the other routeG she makes menervous.

    Rasul &e confdent, and remember to introduce me to her

    "riend.

    "abi PdrihD Fo are youN

    #$rih 'abi, you le"t be"ore # could ish you a very special happybirthday on >ridayD

    "abi #t5s okayD A gorgeous oman like you already has too muchon her mind.

    #$rih Ph 'abi, you5re too modest.

    Rasul # think you should make it up to himD Ey "riend only turnsnineteen once.

    #$rih And ho are youN

    "abi P, here are my mannersN Pdrih, this is my good "riend

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    %asmin That is your opinionD !hat about the name ?sabelN !iththe alphabet Q?Q instead o" Q#Q. That ill be the name o" mydaughter.

    #$rih

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    Rasul %he is enchanting, and she is responsible "or my happinessyesterday and today, but #5m leaving tomorro, and mymind is already made up. # don5t kno eactly here mydestination ill be, but #5d love to visit %t. $etersburg,&arcelona, Amsterdam, and %tockholm.

    "abi :on5t "orget &erlin.

    Rasul :efnitelyD

    "abi ?ou should think about moving to another state, instead o"moving to another part o" the orld. Fo about Prlando,>loridaN

    Rasul 'abi, # didn5t plan to spend my last day ith you talkingabout this. Ey mind is already made up.

    "abi AlrightD :o you ant to meet up ith Pdrih and ?asminN

    Rasul # ould love to, but no thank you, you can go i" youant.

    "abi 9ets go fshingD

    Rasul !hatND

    "abi ?ou alays said, the one thing you missed doing as

    fshing, ever since you moved to the est. !e are goingfshing.

    Rasul # thought you had a date ith ?asmins "riend.

    "abi Pdrih. ?es, # do, but she is not moving to another continent.#5ll call her, and hope"ully she ill understand.

    Rasul ?ou5re insane brother. Eeet me outside in tentyminutes.

    "abi !e have to make a 3uick stop to buy some fshing gear.

    Rasul And here can e get such thingsN

    "abi # kno o" a place.

    KPn the roadL

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    Rasul %he seems ama@ing.

    "abi ?asminN

    Rasul 'o, Pdrih.

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    Luana # don5t get scared that easilyD

    Rasul ?ou should have at least one per"ect picture o" this per"ectday. Fand me the camera, stand right there and poseD

    Luana :o you alays talk to people you don5t knoN

    Rasul Pnly beauti"ul girls.

    Luana Fere.

    Rasul Thanks, you on5t regret this.

    K>e minutes laterL

    Luana #5m getting impatientD 9et me seeD

    Rasul 'ot yetD 9et it dryD 'ot to get ahead o" mysel", but thismight be the best picture #5ve ever taken.

    Luana :on5t be too certainD !hat happened to the timid boy hoseemed nervous, a moment agoN

    Rasul # tend to open up to people hen e develop aconnection.

    Luana 9et me see the picture, and hat makes you think e have

    a connectionN :on5t be a knoitall.

    Rasul Pne more, and take a look at this one.

    Luana 4ghD # hate itD # look like # did hen # as telve or thirteenyears old.

    Rasul ?ou5ll love this last one, it5s per"ect.

    Luana # doubt itD Can you please stop overusing the ord per"ectN

    Rasul # can5t. That is the only ord # can think o" at themoment.

    Luana # don5t like it. ?ou can keep this one since you love it thatmuch. # like the last one.

    Rasul Thank you very muchD #t5s...

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    K#nterrupting

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    Luana Ey sister has been to Jhana, she ent on a tour, and #5dlove to go to A"rica one day, tell me more about it.

    Rasul # ill, but tonight is more about me getting to kno youG #ant you to tell me about yoursel". !hat type o" music do

    you listen toN

    Luana There5s nothing to tell. # love hiphop, # love all types o"music, but # can5t live ithout hiphop.

    Rasul # like hiphop. # like to think o" mysel" as a rapperG # can laydon some 3uick, sick rhymes "or you.

    Luana # bet you5re terrible.

    Rasul FeyD ?ou don5t even kno me that ell, but yesD # am

    horrible. !ho do you listen toN

    Luana 9ets see. 4hh, my "avorites are Tupac, 'as, and 'elly.

    Rasul !oD # am #mpressedD &eauti"ul and you have a good tastein music.

    KA "e hours laterL

    Luana Tell me, here ould you ant to live hen you get olderN

    Rasul Eaybe >lorida, or Cali"ornia. #5m used to the heatG # hatethis cold eather.

    Luana #5d love to move to urope or >lorida, because # also can5tstand the cold eather. #5m an anemic, so my fngers arealays "ro@en.

    Rasul #" # don5t bulk up, # get sick. &ack in A"rica, # caughtpneumonia a"ter # slipped out to the beach ith a "e"riends one night. # as trembling like someone ithaniety.

    Luana Aniety is not a IokeD # used to have aniety attacks hen #as younger. #t5s not a laughing matter.

    Rasul #5m sorry, that as not supposed to be a Ioke. !oD !ouldyou look at thatG it5s almost to oclock. # love talking toyou, but # don5t ant you to get in trouble, can # alk youhomeN

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    Luana # live right across the street. # can5t believe this, but #5mactually having a good time, thank youD

    Rasul # enIoyed talking to you as ell. # couldn5t let you go, # as

    unsure, hether #5d see you again.

    Luana ?ou ill i" you meet me here tomorro be"ore the sun goesdon. ?ou should kno # don5t...

    Rasul ?esD ?esD # ould love toD #5ll be honored to be in yourpresence again beauti"ul.

    Luana , stop itD #5m not. 9ook at meG #5m ehausted. # lookugly.

    Rasul %hut upD %top being humble "or once. # kno you look inthe mirror every second admiring yoursel".

    Luana 'everD # am ugly.

    Rasul /ust accept it. ?ou5re beauti"ul. ?ou5re probably the mostbeauti"ul girl in your school. 'o, no, you5re the mostbeauti"ul creation in the universe.

    Luana # am the ugliestD !here do you go to schoolN

    Rasul # don5t ant to talk about school. # ant to talk about you,pretty girlD

    Luana %hut up, #5m leaving. Jood nightD

    Rasul Come onD Ey birthday is eactly a month aay...

    Luana !ait, ho old are youN

    Rasul %iteen, you can give me an early birthday present byagreeing, that you are the most beauti"ul girl in the

    universe.

    Luana ?ou look like a baby. And no, # ill not do such a thingD

    Rasul C5monD /ust say itD Pkay, the most beauti"ul in yourschool.

    Luana # have a "eeling you on5t stop until # do.

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    Rasul # could go on all night. # have nohere to be.

    Luana Pkay, fneD

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    Rasul !hy are you leavingN !here are you goingN

    Luana This as a fveday vacation. #t pains me e met on thelast day. AnyayM

    Rasul $lease 3uit playing aroundD

    Luana %top interrupting meD This as hat # as trying to tellyouM

    Rasul %topD

    Luana # don5t live hereD Can you please allo me to talkD 4ghD

    Rasul Fo could you "orget to tell me something that importantND# can5t believe you lied to meD

    Luana !hat are you talking aboutND

    Rasul ?ou made me like you. # never thought it as possible tolike someone # Iust met a "e hours ago, but # doD # don5teven kno your name, but # like you.

    Luana !hy are you getting angry "or no reasonN # tried tellingyou, but you kept interrupting me.

    Rasul ?ou don5t "orget to tell some...

    Luana !aitD :id you say you like meN

    Rasul ?es # did, # like the ay you pout, the ay you torture me, #can go on "or hours, but that does not matter anymore,hat # liked, as the idea o" you. &y tomorro #5ll "orgetabout you, there"ore, have a good day and don5t bothercalling meD

    Luana # like you too loserD >or the frst time in my li"e # ent tosleep smiling, # couldn5t ait to ake up, Iust to see you

    again. &ut thank you "or shoing me your ugly sideD

    Rasul /ust leaveD

    Luana Joodbye loserD Ph, and #5m glad # never asked "or yourphone numberD #5d never talk to a person like you anyay.

    K9uana alked aay and returned outside about an hour laterL

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    Rasul !hat are you still doing hereND /ust leaveD

    Luana # should be the one asking you that, you have been sittingon this bench "or an hour. #5m here "or my picture. Jive it

    backD

    Rasul 'oD #t5s not yours since # took itD

    Luana 9oserD

    Rasul # missed you. # as on my ay home, and # kne #5d regretit i" # le"t ithout knoing your name. #5m sorry "or gettingangry.

    Luana A, # missed you tooD

    Rasul %mile, beauti"ulD

    Luana 'oD # hate hat Iust happened.

    Rasul #t ill never happen again, # promise.

    Luana # promise.

    Rasul There5s that beauti"ul smile #5ve aited "or an hour on thisbench to see.

    Luana %hut upD ?ou made me sad.

    Rasul #t5ll never happen again. Tell me, here do you liveN # donot care ho "ar it isG #5ll travel a thousand miles Iust to seeyour pretty "ace.

    Luana ?ou5d never do that loserD

    Rasul 'ever doubt me, # alays get hat # ant, but mostimportantly, hen can # see you againN

    Luana Pne day.

    Rasul Pne dayN Pne day could mean ten years.

    Luana Fo about one day soonN

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    Rasul 'oD That still seems like "orever. # might "orget hobeauti"ul you are.

    Luana That is because #5m uglyD

    Rasul %hut up beauti"ulD %oon is Iust not soon enough.

    Luana Pne day, soon. # promise. #t ill be our frst oVcial date,but you also have to promise to talk to me every single dayuntil then.

    Rasul # like the sound o" that. # ant that special day memorableGeverything ill be your choice and my treat. #" you5re goodall year round, #5ll take you to the beach "or our frst date.

    Luana AD ?ou5re cute hen you act like you5re the one in

    charge.

    Rasul That5s because # am in chargeD

    Luana ?eah. Heep on dreaming.

    Rasul Come ith me, # have to sho you my "avorite placein the city.

    Luana # have to go, # told my parents # as going to buysomething "rom the corner store.

    Rasul #t ill not take more than ten minutes, and #5ll alk youhome.

    Luana !here are you taking meN

    Rasul To a roo"topG here you can see hal" o" the city, ith itsbeauti"ul skylines.

    KAbout telve minutes laterL

    Luana Eeet me here early in the morning. :o not be late.

    Rasul # on5t.

    Luana &ye loserD

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    Rasul QThe moment # sat don and sa the picture you le"t ithyour address on the back, in beteen the benchG # kne #as late, but # aited "or about to more hours, hoping tosee your "ace again, or your "athers :odge Charger drivingby. # ould have run in "ront o" it, made him stop and

    kissed you. Pkay that as clearly a lie, but # can5t take myeyes oB the pictures # took o" you at the carnival. # can5tait to hear "rom you 9uana. Ey name is

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    per"ect as you ould say. #t5s "unny ho the moon on itson can brighten a hole dark orld simultaneously. #think it symboli@es hope, there5s alays a light in the darktunnel, and once you reach the end ithout giving up,there ill be a brighter light. # as having one o" those bad

    days, and you gave me hope. All # anted as to gooutside, and lay on the hammock, to enIoy that per"ectscenery, to "orget about my problems, but it as very cold.Ey older sister says #5ll never see you because e areyoung, and # shouldn5t reply to get your hopes up, butreading your letters makes me happy, it makes me "eellovedG it gives me hope. Thank you, "or alays putting asmile on my "ace since e frst met. # almost "orgot, # had aonder"ul dream about you on the 1st o" /anuary. Fappy'e ?ear, and Fappy birthday.Q

    K/anuary )th, 2001L

    Rasul QFi, thank you "or the letterG # loved every part o" it. # hadan ama@ing birthday, nothing special, # stopped celebratingmy birthday hen # as nine, my parents give me moneyas a birthday present, and then # go out ith a "e close"riends to have a good time. The orst thing about todayas the "act that, you ere not here ith meG also # had amathematics eam. # think # "ailed it. Apart "rom that,everything as great. 'ever "orget, you are beauti"ul,you5re intelligent, and # love the ay you think. Eost

    importantly, #5ll alays try to make you "eel special. # hopeyou5re enIoying your inter vacation. !hen are you goingback to schoolN &y the ay, you called me by my name "orthe frst time, # hate it, "or some reason # love the specialname you gave me. # miss you.Q

    K/anuary 1th, 2001L

    Luana Q# received your letter on %aturday. Fope"ully, you illreceive mine on Eonday. %chool starts on !ednesday, the1*th. # can5t ait to complete my high school education. #

    kno, it5s still early in the year, but here do you plan ongoing to collegeN # "orgot to tell you through my previousletterG my mom promised to convince my dad to buy me amobile phone, maybe a 'okia, i" # get impressive grades "orthe second 3uarter o" the school year. # ant you topromise me somethingG promise me you ill start doingbetter in school. #" not, your punishment ill be, #5ll notrite you back "or a hole month, and i" you don5t think #

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    on5t, try me. ?ou should never try hard to impress meGyou alays make me "eel special ithout any eBort. venthe ay you looked at me, the ay you held my hand, youmake me "eel sa"e. # love everything about you, even yourchipped "ront tooth, the ay you smile, the ay you ear

    your hat, everything about you makes me happy. # missyour babylike looks loserDQ

    K/anuary 1=th, 2001L

    Rasul The more time e spend apart, getting to kno eachother, the more # admire you, but it also leads to missingyou, and # hate that. # ill do anything to hear your voice,so #5ll try to get a mobile phone, i" you do get one. !e hada mathematics 3ui@ today and # got a C, mathematics ismy only eakness in school, # study and practice it, but "or

    some reason # still can5t eecute. ?ou shouldn5t get angrybecause # promise to get a better grade on my net test or3ui@. nough about school, ho are you doingN :o youmiss meN $%( # miss you.

    K/anuary 1*th, 2001LLuana QEy grades ere not as impressive as # thought they ould

    be, but #5ve to more tests the net coming eek, and #promise to get good grades. # need the mobile phone, so #can talk to you every day. # love reading your letters, thefrst thing # did a"ter coming home "rom school as

    checking the mail. # did not even take oB my bagG # couldn5tait to read your lovely ords. ?our letters give me li"eGthey make missing you a little bit easier. # miss you morethan you ill ever miss me loserD At least you have thosepictures o" me at the carnival. The hardest thing # enduredaily is missing you, you have no idea hat # go throughG #ant to do is see you. $%( 4nlike you, # don5t break mypromises, you "ailed your 3ui@G there"ore, # on5t rite you"or a month, like # promised. ?ou should get help, toimprove your grades. ?ou can rite me i" you ant but #on5t reply. #5ll miss you loserD Fave a good day.Q

    K/anuary 22nd, 2001L

    Rasul Q# think # had a dream about you, # as lying don ith myeyes closed, # don5t kno i" # as asleep or not but # heardsomeone call my name, it as your voice. !hen # oke up,# as alone, and then # reali@ed it as Iust me missing you.$lease talk to me, # miss you beauti"ul. # check the mail

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    every day, hoping you rote me because you miss me, but# guess this is my punishment, and #5ve to deal ith it. $%(This is the orst letter #5ll ever rite you, # guess #5m not ina good mood, because you5re not talking to me. Also, #don5t care i" you ill read the letter or not, riting it makes

    me smile, and #5ll not stop. # miss you.Q

    K/anuary 2)th, 2001L

    Rasul A eek ithout you, is e3uivalent to a year, # miss you9uana. $lease "orgive me, # promise to do better. # ish #had a lot to rite about, #5m sorry, but # don5t. Fave aonder"ul eek.

    K>ebruary 11th, 2001L

    Luana Today is the 11th o" >ebruary, the postal service does notopen "or business, but #5ll send this out tomorro, # Iusthope you get it by Ralentines :ay. # kno e have nottalked about it yet, but you5re my valentine, hether youlike it or notD $%( # couldn5t go a hole month ithouttalking to you loser, # kept reading your letters over andover. # miss you. # ish you could see this huge smile # haveon my "ace hile riting you this letter, talking to youmakes me happy ebruary 1=th, 2001L

    Luana P" course #5m alays on your mind loserD # am per"ect. Fa,#5m kiddingD #5m Iust in a good, play"ul moodG nothing can

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    take aay my happiness. ?our letter arrived on Ralentines:ay. # got home at sun don, because o" an event inschoolG the moment # sa your letter in the mailboG #couldn5t even ait to go inside the house, # stood out in thecold and ripped open the envelope, # as eager to read

    your beauti"ul ords. Fo did you plan this per"ectmomentN # don5t kno ho you did it. The moment #fnished reading the letter, # looked up at the sky, and #started to cry. 'o need to orry, they ere happy tears, #"elt loved. ven though e are "ar "rom each other, # "eltyou net to me. # as disappointed yesterdayG # thoughtyou stopped sending me letters. Thank you "or alaysmaking my day. #5ll alays remember the 1-th o" >ebruary,2001. # miss you ebruary 1)th, 2001L

    Rasul # ill never stop trying to make you smile. #5ll never giveup on us, and that is a promise #5ll do anything to keep. ?oudon5t need to thank me, it is my Iob, and # love doing it. #5dlike to keep that Iob "or the rest o" my li"e. !ill you give methat chanceN # kno the distance beteen us at thismoment "eels like a Iourney to the stars. # kno, it may "eellike "orever until e can be together, but hold on "or me,ait "or the beauti"ul things that are yet to come. # promiseyou it ill all be orth it. # miss you.

    K>ebruary 2-th, 2001L

    Luana QFi

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    your letters make me incredibly happy. Pn the day eargued, you made me very angry, but then # ended upsmiling because you crossed my mind. >rom the moment #met you, my li"e has been per"ect, # "eel loved every singleday, because o" the kind o" love you sho me. Fave a

    onder"ul day.Q

    KEarch 1st, 2001L

    Rasul QFi beauti"ul, #5m doing great. ?our problem is my problem,so i" something is bothering you please tell me. Fonestly, #have never been in love be"ore, because #5ve never okenup, or gone to sleep ith a girl on my mind, but no # cansay # have ever since # met you, and # think that is hatlove "eels like. This distance beteen us means nothingG nomatter here # go, or hat # do you ill alays be on my

    mind. # must have been born under a lucky star, to meetsomeone as special as you. ?ou are the best thing that hasever happened to me. # kno # look a"ul in those pictures #sent, but # anted to give you something to look at henyou think o" me. $%( Any success"ul relationship beteento people can5t be built on only promises and vos. Arelationship needs communication, honesty, commitment,trust, love, and determination.Q

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    Chapter & The Approval

    KEarch )th, 2001L Putgoing call

    Luana Fello, ho is thisN

    Rasul #t5s your knight in shining armor.

    Luana ?ou loserD

    Rasul #5m here to save you "rom boredom.

    Luana %hut upD #5m content ith my li"eG # can go a hole yearithout talking to you.

    Rasul Fonestly, you can never do such thingD ?ou ould goinsane, thinking about me.

    Luana #5m not in the mood...

    Rasul ?ou miss me. %top pretending as i" you don5t.

    Luana As # said, #5m not in the mood. Fave a good day.

    Rasul #t5s never a good day ithout you. Tell... K$hone callendsL

    KPutgoing callL

    Rasul :id you really hangup on meN

    Luana # don5t ant to talkD

    Rasul # kno something is rong, hat did # doN

    Luana #t5s not...

    Rasul Fey, #5m sorry "or not calling you earlier. This is my "athersold mobile phoneG yesterday as his birth...

    Luana # don5t care or yourin"ormation, yes #5m in a bad mood, and it has nothing todo ith you. 'o have a good day.

    Rasul !hat is the problemN $lease, tell me hat is rong.

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    Luana ?ou can5t helpD #t5s personal. 'o one can help, but myparents.

    Rasul # kno # can5t help, but # can make you "eel better, or help

    you "orget about your problems "or a hile. # don5t like theay you sound, smile beauti"ul, you look and sound betterith a smile on your "ace.

    Luana Ey parents are getting divorced. #5ve seen my "riendsparents get divorced, but # never thought it ould happento me. They have alays been in loveG they are per"ect "oreach other. Currently, they don5t talk to each otheranymore. They don5t acknoledge each other. #t "eels likeliving ith strangers in the house, she goes out ithouttelling him here she is going, and he does the same.

    %ometimes, she sleeps over at my aunties house or a"riend5s house, ithout telling him about her hereabouts.

    Rasul #5m very sorry, 9uM

    Luana And the orst thing isG # haven5t seen her "or to days. #hate the "act that, they are not together making each otherhappy. # kno, deep don they are both hurting, but theyare pretending as i" they don5t care, as i" everything is fne.ven the blind can see they are hurting. Ey >ather used toake me up every morning, and he used to make sure #

    as in a good mood be"ore leaving "or school. And no hecan5t even look me in the "ace. Ey mother alays talks tome, she tells me all her secrets, and she has alays beenthere "or me. !ithout her #5m nothingG sometimes, espend hal" a day talking about li"e, but not anymore, # missher. # ish everything could go back to the ay it as.verything has changed

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    Rasul Fe is overprotective. # understand, but sometimesit5s disturbing.

    Luana ?ou should thank Jod, "or having a "ather ho cares about

    you and loves you.

    Rasul ?our parents love and care about you, they are havingsome minor problems and hope"ully everything ill orkitsel" out soon enough, # promise.

    Luana 'othing ill ork itsel" outG you5re Iust saying that, to makeme "eel better.

    Rasul ?ou have to try to be positive...

    Luana FoND Fo can # try to be positive hen everything aroundme is "alling apartND Tell meD

    Rasul :on5t let hatever is going on ith your parent comebeteen your relationship ith them. Try to talk to them,as i" nothing is rong, and maybe they ill open up to you.?ou said they have alays been there "or youG # think nomay be the time you have to be there "or them. Also,nothing around you ill "all apart, and i" everything aroundyou "alls apart, # promise to be the one thing still standing.

    Luana Thank you, #5ve to go to sleep. # didn5t get enoughyesterday. Call me hen you ake up.

    Rasul Jood night beauti"ul. K$hone call endsL

    K2(2 AEL #ncoming call

    Luana Fello lorida during the summer o" 1))), and itreminded me o" ho per"ect e ere as a "amily. !e hadour personal problems, like every "amily but together,everything as per"ect as i" e made each other5sproblems disappear. !e ere smiling and laughing. #5vebeen crying "or almost an hour. !hy is this happening

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    Rasul Tell me about that day.

    Luana # called you to help me "orget about the reason #5m crying,and you ant me to talk about itN

    Rasul ?esD Tell me about that day.

    Luana # don5t ant to. All # ant to do is "all asleep and neverake up.

    Rasul /ust rela and listen to this song. Fope"ully, it ill help you"all asleep. /ust listen.

    KEarch 10th, 2001 10(- AEL #ncoming call

    Luana Thank you "or last night.

    Rasul #t as my pleasure. Jood morning to you too.

    Luana Jood morning loser. Thank you, "or letting me kno youill alays be here "or me.

    Rasul %top saying thank you. # love talking to you,

    Luana :o you have any plans "or todayN

    Rasul # don5t. # oke up, at seven oclock, thinking # had to go toschool today.

    Luana FaD :id you get dressedN

    Rasul 'oD P" course notD # ent back to sleep the moment #noticed today is %aturday.

    Luana # had a good night5s sleep.

    Rasul #5m still tired, # need at least one more hour o" sound

    sleep.

    Luana Call me, or send me an email hen you ake up, and #5llgive you a call.

    K9ater that dayL Putgoing email

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    Rasul The truth is, # don5t kno hy # as put in the position tomeet you but #5m very thank"ul "or thatG you5re the type o"girl musicians rite aardinning songs about, the type o"girl riters rite good books about that inUuence readers5lives. All #5m trying to say is thank you "or being in my li"e.

    KEarch 11th, 2001L #ncoming email

    Luana #5m sorry, e didn5t get to talk yesterdayG #5m Iust gettinghome. # ent to my aunties house ith my mother. Andshe had no internet access available. Fo are you doingN #missed you loserD

    Rasul :on5t apologi@e, #5m glad you did. # spent the day ithsome "riends. Fo as your dayN

    Luana Ey day as great, # didn5t epect to have a good day but #did. !e ent shoppingG e had a normal conversation. !eeven ent as "ar as making Iokes about moving to >lorida,i" my parents do get divorced.

    Rasul !hy ould your "amily move to >loridaN Also, there5snothing "unny about that. #5d miss you.

    Luana Ey mother said, my "ather demanded # move to >loridaith him i" he decides to live over there. Calm don loserD

    #t as a Ioke. # think everything might be fne. Ey parentsle"t the house together Iust a "e minutes ago.

    Rasul !ell, #5m glad everything is orking out per"ectly. Also,never Ioke about moving "ar aay "rom me, the distancebeteen us is already an obstacle. #5ll not allo moredistance to come beteen usG one day #5ll ake up in themorning and start alking to 9ong #sland, #5ll not stop until #see you.

    Luana #5m sorry, but you made me laugh. # ould have run into

    your arms the moment # see you, and then give you thebiggest kiss ever.

    Rasul # regret not kissing you at the carnival. Fonestly, # thoughtyou ould slap me i" # did. Also on the day you told me youere leaving, # oke up ith a plan to kiss you, then ebegan to argue and # "orgot.

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    Luana ?ou should have kissed me, maybe e ould have stoppedarguing, or # ould have slapped you, either ay # like thatidea.

    Rasul !hy ould you slap meN

    Luana # ould have loved the kiss, but #5d have also enIoyedslapping you, Iust to be dramatic.

    Rasul ?ou5re insane, # need to stay aay "rom you.

    Luana ?ou can5t live ithout me, you love me.

    Rasul # could never love someone like you, you5re ugly, and #can5t stand you.

    Luana ?ou5re a terrible liar. # told my "riend about you, and sheants to meet you.

    Rasul # kno # am. # hope you said good things about meG #5d loveto meet her. !hat is her nameN

    Luana # told her ho seet you are and ho smitten you are ithevery single thing # do. Fer name is :elilah, but # call her9adee.

    Rasul !e promised never to lie to each other, and that is clearly

    a lieG # am not smitten by you or your actions. !e need tomake a plan "or hen e5ll meet.

    Luana !here can e meet each otherN # think you ill have tocome to Eontauk, but honestly, there5s nothing special todo over here.

    Rasul ?ou should come to Eanhattan, it ill be orth it.

    Luana #5d love to, but my parents ould never let me.

    Rasul Tell them you5re going out ith a "e "riends, #5ll come toEontauk and take you out to Eanhattan, and then #5ll takeyou back home.

    Luana #5d love that, but maybe on our second date.

    Rasul That sounds like a good planD

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    Luana #5ve an essay due tomorro, #5ll talk to you later loser.

    Rasul # also have a 4.%. Fistory essay due net eekG # shouldstart orking on it no, but maybe later.

    Luana %tart it noD Fistory is my eaknessG # hate itD # can5t helpyou, but #5ll talk to you hen #5m fnished ith mine.

    Rasul #t5s one o" my strongest subIects, you don5t have to orryabout it, # don5t need any help, darling. Alays remember,to be good at something, you must learn to love it.

    Luana :on5t call me that, you earn that privilege a"ter you startyour assignment. Joodbye, #5ll talk to you laterD

    Rasul #5ll miss you, darlingD

    K%everal hours laterL Putgoing email

    Rasul To ensure mysel" that # don5t have any terrible nightmares,# need to talk to you be"ore going to sleep.

    Luana :id you start orking on your assignmentN

    Rasul 'ot eactly. # as listening to music, and then # reali@edto hours had passed by, #5m currently doing amathematics assignment, hich is due tomorro.

    Luana %top trying to make me angry. !hy are you no attendingto it, hen you kno it is due in a "e hoursN

    Rasul Are you telling me, # can5t complete an assignment that isdue tomorro, today, but you canN

    Luana #5ve been orking on this assignment "or the past eek. #reserved three days "or research alone. ?ou need to stop"ooling aroundG that makes me angry.

    Rasul Calm don, #5m not "ooling around. #5m almost done.

    Luana :on5t lie to me. !hat do you mean, you5re almost doneN

    Rasul #5ve to more 3uestions. Pne is to fnd the longest part o"the triangle, and the other is to fnd the shortest.

    Luana :o you mean $ythagorean TheoremN

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    Rasul ?es, and the only values that ere given are QAQ and QCQ.:on5t orry, darling # kno hat #5m doing, isn5t thee3uation "or $ythagorean Theorem QA W & X CQN

    Luana That is correct, but the terms are all s3uared.

    Rasul Fo do you remember all o" thisN

    Luana # love math.

    Rasul # hate itD Fal" o" my classes are college level, but # Iustcan5t understand math.

    Luana To be good at something you must learn to love it.

    Rasul :on5t use my ords against me.

    Luana ?ou need to get etra helpG it ill only get more diVcult asyou5re graduating soon. #" you need help, #5m here "or you.

    Rasul # don5t need mathD Fo can calculating "or the longest sideo" a triangle help me hen #5m in dangerN

    Luana Suit being ignorant. Eaybe it can5t save your li"e at thismoment, but hen e have children, hat ould you tellthem i" they asked you ho to use the $ythagorean

    Theorem to solve "or the longest side o" a triangleN

    Rasul :id you Iust say hen e have childrenN

    Luana ?es # did, but # don5t think # ant to marry an ignorant man.

    Rasul # am not ignorant. Also, to anser your 3uestion, #5d tellthem to go and ask their beauti"ul, eceptional andintelligent mother "or help, and come back to me henthey have a 3uestion about biology, history, nglish, art, oranything that has nothing to do ith mathematics.

    Luana Are you trying to make me smileN

    Rasul 'o, actually my goal as to make you blush.

    Luana !ell, it orked.

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    Rasul # kno it did, #5m that good. !hen are you going tosleepN

    Luana #5m getting ready, as e talk. Fo about youN

    Rasul #5ll try to go to sleep in an hour.

    Luana #5m very tired. Jood night loserD

    Rasul :on5t "orget to dream about me. Jood nightbeauti"ulD

    Luana Complete your assignment on time, and maybe #5ll dreamabout you.

    Rasul #5ve not started the essay yet. #5ll try my best. %eet

    dreams.

    Luana %tart noD Jood nightD

    KThe "olloing dayL Putgoing call

    Rasul Jood morning beauti"ul, # spent several hours thinkingabout you last night, because # missed you.

    Luana Thank you "or aking me up, # missed you too, did you atleast ork on your assignmentN

    Rasul # ill. #5ll begin my research later.

    Luana Fonestly, # oke up eager to talk to you but not anymore.:on5t try to call meG send me an email about your progressi" you choose to stop being la@y and ignorant, then maybe#5ll consider talking to you. Fave a good dayD K$hone callendsL

    KA "e minutes agoL Putgoing email

    Rasul #5m emailing you to say, # began orking on myassignment. # don5t ant you to be angry. # never ant youto be disappointed in me.

    KEarch 0th, 2001 ; =(-) $EL Putgoing email

    Rasul # Iust returned home "rom school. Fo as your dayN #5ve alot to tell you.

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    KTo hours laterL Putgoing email

    Rasul Are you angry because o" hat happened this morningN #miss you and need to talk to youG mainly because # miss

    you.

    KThree hours laterL Putgoing email

    Rasul #5ll call you in the morning. # spent my hole day ishingyou ere here, closer to me. #5m not supposed to say # loveyou yet, because # intended to say it hen # see you, a"teryou run into my arms and kiss me like a girl ho has beenaiting "or years to see the love o" her li"e. &ut here # amsaying # love you. #5m sorry, but # do, and i" you ant tokno hat # did today, # Iust missed you. Jood night

    beauti"ul.

    KEarch 1st, 2001 ; *(0= AEL Putgoing email

    Rasul Jood morning, # don5t kno hy #5m smiling hen # shouldbe sad because you5re no longer talking to meG but i"you5re ondering hy #5m smiling it5s because # aslooking at your picture. # miss you, # as hoping you ouldanser my phone call, hen you didn5t # decided to sendyou this email, but it5s not the same not listening to yourvoice. #5ll try calling you again later in the evening. Fave a

    onder"ul day.

    KThe net morningL

    Luana Fi, it as pointless "or me to ignore you. #5m sorry. Also,you don5t have to apologi@e "or loving meG # do too. # loveyou loserD # love everything about you, # can5t believe ithas been three months since # had that dream about us, #still can5t tell you or anyone about the dream, because #promised to keep it to mysel"G until it becomes a reality,but that is the moment # kne you ould be mine. And, yes

    you5re mine hether you ant to be or not.

    Rasul Fi, can e Iust "orget about hat happenedN Also, do youmean the dream you had in /anuaryN #" so, then it has been"our months since e have knon each otherG 9uana, everysecond e spend apart, # promise e ill make up one day,e ill make up "or all those lost moments, someday soon.

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    Luana #5d love that. Time seems to be Uying "astG # ish it ouldUy "aster. #" you have ever ondered hat # anted morethan anything in li"e is to be ith you physically,emotionally, and mentally, every second. Also, # think #5mcoming don ith a "ever, # ish you ere here to make

    me "eel better.

    Rasul ?ou alays kno ho to make my day better. ?ou5re thereason hy # alk ith a smile on my "ace. Pne day e illbe happy together. Also, #5ll board a train, in a "e minutesG#5ll have ith me, some soup, tea, Uoers, a romanticmovie, chocolate, and straberries. # kno ho much youlove straberries and chocolate. !hat else do you antN

    Luana # ant nothing, but you. Actually, # also ant a "oot rub. #ish you could be here, but e ill be together one day,

    because # believe in us. # believe in you. 4ntil then, youneed to take education very serious. :o you need help ithany assignments due this eek or net eekN

    Rasul Thank you, but # don5t. #5m almost done ith my historyassignment. # Iust need to put a "e things together.

    Luana ?ou kno, # dislike history but # can help you. ?ou have to3uit acting stupid, you are very intelligent. $lease startputting more eBort into your school ork, #5d hate it i" youallo la@iness to be the reason e stop talking. ?ou5re

    going oB to college in a "e monthsG 3uit acting likesomeone ithout a "uture.

    Rasul #5ll never let anything come beteen us. #5ve a "e errandsto run. #5ll return in a couple o" hours, and # promise tocomplete my assignment tonight.

    Luana #5m glad to hear that. # need to restG # took medicine "or my"ever. Fave a good dayD

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    Luana # ant the best chocolates in the orldG seet,mouthatering chocolates.

    Rasul # can be your seet, mouthatering chocolatesG you kno,

    legend says # taste better than chocolates.

    Luana #5ll be the Iudge o" that.

    Rasul Pkay, # love the sound o" that. Fave a good day. #5ll talk toyou later.

    K9ater that nightL

    Rasul Fi, #5m currently revising the history assignment. # spent allnight orking on itG #5m hungry, # ant a Horean Taco.

    Luana !hatND ?uckD #t sounds disgusting. # Iust had "riedchicken.

    Rasul Chicken ith hatN # ant some. And 3uit being closeminded, Horean Tacos look deliciousG # ant to try it.

    Luana # had only "ried chicken. #" # could, #5d spend the rest o" myli"e eating only "ried chicken, hile you eat Horean Tacos byyoursel".

    Rasul %haring is caring 9uana. #5d share my Horean Tacosith you.

    Luana ?ou can eat all the Horean Tacos in the orld ithout me.&ut # missed youG # only slept "or an hour. # oke up earlythinking you ould call me, and you didn5t.

    Rasul #5ll share anything o" mine ith you. Can # call youN

    Luana # can5t talk at the moment, #5m meeting :elilah at herhouse, e have a "e assignments to complete together.

    #5ll call you hen e are done.

    Rasul Tell her, # said QFi.Q

    KTo hours laterL

    Rasul # miss youG call me henever you5re done. Fave agood nightD

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    KThe net morningL

    Luana Jood morning loser, #5m sorryG # anted to talk to you butended up "alling asleep. The truth is, # love you. # can5t ait

    to get my chocolatesD ?ou make me very happyG # spent allnight telling :elilah ho great you are. %he said she ouldlove to meet you one day. !e have to leave "or school assoon as possible, but #5ll talk to you later. Fave a good dayD

    K9ater that dayL

    Rasul Jood a"ternoon, # missed you. #5m sorry, # couldn5t talk toyou this morning. # oke up late, and had to rush to school.Tell your "riend, #5d love to meet her too. Also, tell her #5mincredibly Iealous, she has the li"e # antG she had the

    privilege o" aking up ith you. #" you have ever onderedhat my goal in li"e is, it5s to ake up net to you everyday.

    Luana #5d love that. ?ou don5t need to be Iealous. Pne day, youill have me all to yoursel". Fo as schoolN

    Rasul #5m not interested in talking about school. Fo asyour dayN

    Luana Ey day is good so "ar. !hat happened in schoolN # hope

    everything is alright.

    Rasul %chool as fne. # missed a test, because # as late toschool. :on5t be angry ith me, #5ll make it up.

    Luana !hatND !hat subIect as the test "orN

    Rasul That5s the reason hy # asked you not to be angry ith meGmy frst class is math, and # as almost an hour late.

    Luana Are you seriousND # asked you "or one thing and one thing

    only. !hy did you end up aking up lateND ?ou promisedme last eek, you ould 3uit "ooling around and "ocus.

    Rasul # promise to "ocus and get better grades.

    Luana $lease stop making empty promisesD # can5t trust youanymore.

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    Rasul #5m sorry, # amD ?ou can be the Iudge this timeG #5ll shoyou ho "ocused # am.

    Luana #5m going to sleep. Jood nightD

    Rasul # love you, good night.

    KThe "olloing dayL

    Rasul Jood morning, # kno you5re disappointed by my actions.#5m done making empty promises. # am determined toprove to you ho "ocused #5ll be. >rom no on you canIudge me based on my actions, there"ore, please bear ithme.

    KThe net dayL

    Luana Fo do you epect me to trust you hen you break allthese promises you makeN # had a lot o" choices, but #chose you because you are everything #5ve ever anted inli"e, the type o" person #5ve alays dreamed o" "alling inlove ith. # love youG please don5t let me regret giving youa chance. ven though e are apart, you5re the one # ant.# need you in my li"e. # as disappointed because you actas i" you do not care anymore, and it hurtsG # ant you to"ocus on school "or no not me. Also, have you applied tocolleges yetN

    Rasul # applied to a "e colleges about to months ago, # evenapplied to a university in 9ong #sland. # anted to surpriseyou ith the good nes hen # receive my letter o"acceptance. Also, you ill never have to orry about mehurting you. #5ll go above and beyond Iust to make sure youalays have a smile on your "ace. Thank you "or alaysmotivating me, #5ll alays need someone like you in myli"e. &ut # doubt there5s anyone like you in eistence. rgo, #need you. ?ou5re the only thing # need in li"e to be happy.

    Luana #5d never give up on youG you can5t get rid o" me thateasilyD

    Rasul Fearing that "rom you makes me happy. Today, # asked mycounselor to help me apply to a "e more schools nearby. #ant to be closer to you. $eople like you are hard to comebyG and having said that, # plan on keeping you net to me"orever.

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    Luana Fo many schools have you applied "orN

    Rasul #5ve applied to "our colleges, and #5m planning to apply to"our more. They5re all located in Central 'e ?ork.

    Luana That5s greatD #5d love to have you close to me. Fonestly,#5ve been trying to fnd a ay to ask you to apply to acollege close to me, but # didn5t ant to seem greedy. #ant you to have a "uture, but # also, hate the thought thatyou could be "arther aay "rom me...

    Rasul Fey, there5s nothing greedy about anting your loved onecloser to youG #5ll not move "urther aay "rom you, but onlyi" you promise to visit me every single eekend.

    Luana #5d visit every dayD Eama could drop me oB a"ter schoolGshe knos about you, she heard me talking to you on thephone a hile ago, so # told her about you.

    Rasul !ell, i" you behave and be a good girl # might even cook "oryou. Also, # hope everything you told her are good things.

    KThe net dayL

    Luana The truth is, # love you, # tried imagining my li"e ithoutyou, but that is impossible. # Iust couldn5t. # love aking up,

    Iust to read your messagesG the frst thing # do, themoment # ake up, is think about you. # hate it hen efght, but # also love the "act that e alays fnd ays toput hatever happened behind us and move on. Joodmorning.

    Rasul Thank you, "or not giving up on me. As you kno, # loveyou, and you5re mine "orever hether you like it or not.Jood morning.

    Luana Pne o" my "riends broke up ith her boy"riend, and that

    scared me. # spent the hole o" yesterday trying to com"orther. #5m scared

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    simply give up on each other. $romise me that on5t be us.# believe in us. #5ll not let anything come beteen us, noteven distance. # love you.

    Luana # love you more loserD

    Rasul 'o, that5s not possible. # love you more than the ordlove.

    Luana %hut upD # love you moreD

    Rasul >ineD #5ll let you in this time. &ut, Iust in case you "orgot,#5m the true inner because # have you in my li"e.

    Luana ?ou didn5t let me in. #5ll alays be the inner, because #love you more.

    Rasul #5ll alays let you in because # love you more.

    Luana ?ou5re "unny. # love you, but #5ll have to talk to you later, #promised my "riend %arina, #5d call her to get her mind oBhat she is going through.

    Rasul #t5s okay, you have to be there "or your "riend. #5ll talk toyou later.

    KA "e hours laterL

    Luana Fi loserD

    Rasul Fi, beauti"ul. Fo are you doingN

    Luana #5m fne, but # miss you. # ant you here right no, by myside, holding my hand.

    Rasul Close your eyes, and count to fve. Ppen your eyes and #5llbe standing in "ront o" you ith a Tulip.

    Luana #5m sad

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    Rasul There ill come a day hen that ill be true. That day isright around the corner, # promise, so be patient.

    Luana #5ll try, only "or you. !hen is the last day o" school "or youN

    Rasul # have no idea. # think it5s beteen the 22nd o" Eay and the+th o" /une.

    Luana Eine isn5t until the end o" /uly. The best day o" my li"e illbe the last day o" high school.

    Rasul # doubt thatG the best day o" your li"e ill be the day, # takeyou on that romantic date # promised.

    Luana ?es, #5ll be here aiting. # can5t ait to spend the holesummer ith you.

    Rasul :oes that mean #5ll get the chance to be ith you duringthe summerN

    Luana ?es, but only i" you come here.

    Rasul #5d love to. !here ould # meet youN

    Luana #5ve no idea.

    Rasul !ell you have to decide, you kno summer is right around

    the corner.

    Luana #t doesn5t matter here e go. #5ll be happy as long as #5mith you.

    Rasul As long as #5m ith you, li"e is completeG nothing can gorong 9uana.

    Luana Fave you ever heard o" %helter #slandN

    Rasul 'o, hat is thatN

    Luana #t5s a place, it5s beauti"ul and romantic. #5d love to go thereone day ith you. #5ve alays anted to get married on%helter #sland.

    Rasul #5d love to go there ith you, one day.

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    Luana Ey teacher ill be taking a "e students there, on a trip. #hope #5m part o" that list.

    Rasul # hope you are too, but i" you5re not. # promise to takeyou, one day.

    Luana # ould love that.

    Rasul #5ve to go, # have some errands to run. #5ll talk to youlater.

    Luana #5ll miss you.

    Rasul #5ll miss you my loveD # love you.

    Luana # love you more. Eessage me hen you get back.

    Rasul Suit lyingD ?ou kno, # love you more.

    Luana Jood bye loserD

    KThe "olloing morningL

    Luana # didn5t hear "rom you last night. Jood morning and hoare you doingN

    KA "e hours laterL

    Luana Are you trying to make me miss youN &ecause i" you are,it5s orking. Call me.

    KThe net dayL

    Rasul Jood morning 9u, #5m sorry # didn5t get the chance to talkto you yesterday. # didn5t have access to the internet. Foare you doingN

    Luana #5m doing better no. Fo are you doingN ?ou could have

    called me, but you didn5t.

    Rasul # don5t have minutes on my phoneG #5ll purchasesome later today.

    Luana Are you interested in someone other than meN

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    Rasul 'oD ?ou are the only person # love and need. !hy ouldyou ask me such a 3uestionND

    Luana #t5s a long story. # as talking to :elilah about you, hen:aniel interrupted us by saying, you might be ith another

    girl, hich is hy you ere not responding to me. Fe asnot part o" the conversation he as eavesdropping.

    Rasul !hy ould you listen to himND Anyay, ho is:anielND

    Luana :aniel, # used to like him but he didn5t kno hat heanted, and # kno he still likes me. # don5t ant himG #love you. # ant youD

    Rasul !ell, don5t pay attention to anything he says. Fe ill say

    anything to come beteen us. # love you, and only youD :oyou ant to kno a secretN ?ou ould be the only personin the orld, ho knos that secret.

    Luana #5d love toG #5m already smiling. Tell meD Tell meD

    Rasul # love you.

    Luana That, # kno. :o you ant to kno my biggest secretN

    Rasul 'o, because # love you moreD

    Luana 'o #5m sad. # can5t believe you stole my secret.

    Rasul Fo on earth is that even possibleN

    Luana ?ou kno me too ell, that is hy.

    Rasul ?ou5re mine. # love you.

    Luana # love you moreD

    Rasul That, # kno.

    Luana Can you call me in to hoursN :elilah is coming over to myhouse to complete an assignment. # promised her #5d beginmy part an hour ago, but you keep distracting me. # can5t"ocus hile trying to have a conversation ith you.

    Rasul #t5s alright, # love distracting you.

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    Luana #5ve to go to sleep early today, promise me you ill not"orget to call.

    Rasul # promise to call you to hours "rom no. ?ou can call me i"

    you need help.

    Luana #" you have an assignment to complete, try to do it no.

    Rasul 'o, # don5t, but # do have to study "or a test. #5ll callyou later

    Luana Jood boyD #5ll miss you.

    Rasul #5ll miss youG don5t "orget to think about me.

    KTo hours laterL

    Rasul # called as promised, but # think your phone as turned oB.# hope you didn5t "all asleep be"ore talking to me.

    KPne hour laterL

    Rasul Call me, # miss you. And # have a surprise "or you.

    KA "e hours laterL #ncoming call

    Rasul Fello, ho is thisN

    Delilah 9uana is mine, and #5m not illing to share her.

    Rasul !ho am # speaking toN

    Delilah Faha, this is :elilah.

    Rasul !hy are you calling me at "our oclock at nightN And hodid you get my phone numberN

    Delilah 9uana gave it to me. # promised her, #5d give you a callG but# "ell asleep.

    Rasul !hat happenedND #s she okayND

    Delilah 'othing happened, she is fne, but she no longer has amobile phone. %he accidentally dropped it in ater.

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    Rasul ?ou scared me. # thought something terriblehappened.

    Delilah ?ou have nothing to orry about. #5ve to go back to sleepG#5ll call you later in the a"ternoon, so you can talk to her.

    Rasul Jood night :elilah.

    Delilah Jood night.

    K9ater that dayL #ncoming call

    Rasul Fello m5lady, # miss you.

    Delilah Jive me a second to hand over the phone to her.

    Luana Fello loser # missed you.

    Rasul # missed you 9u. Fo is schoolN

    Luana #t5s nothing special ithout you. Are you still in schoolN

    Rasul ?es, but #5m done ith my classes "or the day.

    Luana Then hy are you still in schoolN

    Rasul # have an art club meeting, at three oclock.

    Luana #5ve to go, but ho as your testN

    Rasul #t as good, #5m confdent about my per"ormance. :id youever fnd out hether you5re part o" the students going to%helter #slandN

    Luana Ph yes, # almost "orgot about that. !e ill be leavingtomorro a"ter school.

    Rasul # guess, e can talk on :elilah5s mobile phone.

    Luana %he ill not be going.

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    Rasul # miss you. Fave a onder"ul day.

    Luana #5ll try, have a good dayD

    KThe "olloing dayL #ncoming call

    Rasul Fi, #M

    Delilah

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    Rasul Fo are you doing :elilahN !ere you able to reachherN

    Delilah ?es, but un"ortunately, you can5t contact her on that mobilephone daily. %he said she ill give you a call in an hour or

    to.

    Rasul Pkay, thank you very much "or everything. #appreciate it.

    Delilah ?ou5re elcome. Eake sure you anser the phone call.Fave a good dayD

    Rasul Fave a good day 9adee.

    Delilah !here did you hear that nameN

    Rasul >rom 9uana.

    Delilah # like it better hen she calls me that.

    Rasul !ell, hat do you epectN %he is per"ect.

    Delilah FaD # kno. Pkay, have a good day, and call me i" you needanything.

    Rasul Pkay, thanks again.

    KA "e hours laterL #ncoming call

    Rasul Fello. !ho am # talking toN

    Luana !ho else but meN # miss you loser.

    Rasul # miss you too. # don5t kno hy my heart is rapidlybeating.

    Luana Eaybe it5s because you5re talking to me. ?ou kno # have

    that eBect on every one.

    Rasul # take it back. # don5t miss you anymore.

    Luana ?ou kno you do. ?ou miss me.

    Rasul That, # can5t deny. # really do, but seriously # need to catchmy breath.

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    Luana That is lovelyD

    Rasul !hat isN

    Luana ?our heart is skipping beats because you heard my voice.

    Rasul Fo did you come to that insane conclusionN

    Luana # don5t kno, but # kno #5m right. /ust catch your breathmy love.

    Rasul There5s no need "or that. #5m fne.

    Luana Are you sureN # don5t ant to be the cause o" your death.#5d brieUy miss you.

    Rasul Faha, shut upD ?ou5re not that "unny. Also, #" # diedlistening to your voice, #5d have died a happy man.

    Luana EanN # think hat you meant to say as, boy.

    Rasul !ho is that talking very loudly in the backgroundN

    Luana That5s my teacher5s assistant. #5ve to go, but can youdo me a "avorN

    Rasul P" course. Anything "or you.

    Luana # ant you to send me lovely letters, as much as you can. #ant to read them as soon as # get home. #t5s totally fne i"you can5t, # kno you ill be busy ith your last days o"school approaching.

    Rasul #5d love to. #5ll try to rite one today.

    Luana Thank you, # love you.

    Rasul # love you more, byeD

    Luana 4ghD # hate youG you5re lucky # need to get oB the phone.Joodbye loser.

    KPutgoing letterL

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    Rasul The truth is, my love "or you gros every day in ecitingays # can never comprehend. # don5t kno ho you and #became us, but that is the greatest thing that has everhappened to me, ever since # sa you standing all by yourlonesome in that carnival. # love you beauti"ul.

    KTo days laterL Putgoing letter

    Rasul # miss you, and #5m not ashamed to say that #5m addictedto you and your love. %ometimes # Iust sit don looking atyour pictures, asking mysel", hat i" # never met youN !hatould my li"e beN !ould # have been this content ith li"eN!hen # frst met you, # kne e ere destined "or oneanother, even though the orld around us is changing andmoving at a "ast pace Iust like the lights at the carnival, mylove "or you ill never change, and i" it5s bound to change,

    it ill only gro stronger.

    KThe "olloing dayL #ncoming letter

    Luana #5ll be home in "our days. Fo is schoolN # can5t believeyou5re about to graduateG # ish # ere in your shoes. !hileon that subIect, do you plan on going to promN # can5t aitto hear all about your last days in Figh %chool. Eoreimportantly, # can5t ait to read your letters. # kno youill send them because you love me. # miss you. Fave agood day.

    K>our days laterL Putgoing letter

    Rasul # kno you ill not be able to read these letters until youreturn "rom your trip, # received your letter to days ago.Thank you "or the picture, %helter #sland looks beauti"ul.There is only one problem ith that pictureG you5re not insight. The ocean is very beauti"ul, but # ould have lovedseeing the most beauti"ul creation ever created. venthough # had everything #5ve ever anted in li"e, # as stillli"eless, alking around as i" # as lost. &ut "rom the

    second # laid my eyes on you, # as contentG #5ve neverbeen happier and that5s all thanks to you being in my li"e. #alk around ith a grin on my "ace like a cra@y personGthank you "or bringing happiness in my li"e. # love you, and# miss you.

    KPne eek laterL Putgoing email

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    Rasul Fi, # still haven5t heard "rom you, you haven5t returned mycalls or letters. Are you okayN

    KThe "olloing eekL Putgoing email

    Rasul #5m getting orried, # don5t kno hat is happening, #called :elilah and she isn5t ansering my calls. $lease talkto me, hatever is going on, #5d love to kno, and maybehelp.

    KThree eeks laterL Putgoing email

    Rasul # kno # promised to never give up on us but, at thismoment # "eel like giving up. # hate the "act that you5reignoring me. # hate being ignored. Call me, reply to myemails, or reply to my letters, anything, please Iust reach

    out to me. # don5t kno hat is going on, and # hate beingle"t in the dark. $lease talk to me.

    K>ive eeks laterL Putgoing email

    Rasul Truth is, e promised to alays be honest ith each other,but # "eel as you5re hiding something "rom me. # miss you9u, # need you to talk to me, tell me hat is rong. Andhope"ully, # can make everything better.

    K9ater that eveningL #ncoming call

    Rasul :elilahD !hy have you been ignoring my callsN

    Delilah

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    easy. 9ove like ours, only ends in one ayG heartbreak. #5vebeen around people ho have been madly in love, Iust tohave their hearts shattered and handed back to them, thatis hy #5m clinging to my heart, #5m scared

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    Rasul FeyD ?ou kno there5s no one like you my love 3uitplaying.

    Luana # kno, did you miss meN

    Rasul # did, #5m craving to listen to your voice, that is all # need"or my li"e to be complete. &y the ay, hen are emeetingN

    Luana #5ll call you later, #5m currently busy. Also, maybe e ill bemeeting in a eek, in a "e eeks, months, or years,ould you like thatN

    Rasul ?es, #5ll be aitingG #5m ready henever you are.

    Luana Thanks, #5ll talk to you later. Fave a good dayD

    KThe "olloing dayL #ncoming call

    Delilah # ant you to be honest ith me. Tell me, hat you ant"romM

    Rasul Fello to you too :elilah.

    Delilah # ant to kno hat you ant "rom 9uana.

    Rasul !hat are you implyingN

    Delilah 'ever mind, #5m sorry # called. K$hone call endsL

    KA "e hours laterL Putgoing call

    Rasul !hat is happeningN !hy are you asking me theseeird 3uestionsN

    Delilah # said don5t orry about it

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    Delilah # said #5m sorry. Can # Ioin you net eekN

    Rasul !hat do you meanN

    Delilah 9uana told me, you ill be coming to see her.

    Rasul Ph, did she tell you thatN &ut no, you can5t.

    Delilah ?es, and hy notN

    Rasul ?ou5re a "riend, o" course you can i" she say yes, but #5ve toask her.

    Delilah Then go ahead, and ask her.

    Rasul %he5s your best "riend, you should ask.

    Delilah # am, that is hy she loves me more.

    Rasul #" she told you that, then #5m sorry, but that is a lie.

    Delilah %hut upD /ust ask her.

    Rasul PkayD Calm donD #5ll ask. Joodbye.

    Delilah Alright, #5ll talk to you later. And hope"ully, #5ll see you neteekG # can5t ait.

    KThe "olloing dayL Putgoing call

    Rasul Fi, beauti"ul, # didn5t miss you at all.

    Luana P" course you didn5t, because you had :elilah to talk to.

    Rasul #5m being sarcastic. !hat are you talking aboutN %hecalled me frst.

    Luana And then you called her backN ?ou embarrassed me,

    everyone in school as talking about me.

    Rasul !hat are you talking a...

    Luana # can5t believe you ould do this to me. # trusted you, andyou told another girl you can5t ait to see herN ?ou made a"ool out o" me. 'o # can5t ait to move to >lorida ith my"ather.

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    Rasul ?ou5re not going anyhere, because # didn5t do anythingrong. Also # didn5t say anything like that, # don5t recallho the conversation ent, but # sear # didn5t say thoseords.

    Luana :on5t talk to me in that tone. :on5t give me another reasonto hate you.

    Rasul $lease let me eplain. 'othing happened...

    Luana Fo about you end this call, and give :elilah a callN Fave agood day moronD

    KTo days laterL

    Rasul Fello :elilah, !hat did you tell 9uanaN

    Delilah !hat do you meanN

    Rasul $lease, don5t talk to me like a "ool, #5m not in the mood "orgames. ?ou kno hat, # don5t care. ?ou did this no youhave to help me f it.

    Delilah !hat are you talking aboutN

    Rasul %top itD #5m very angry, the only reason #5m calling you is

    you5re my only hope. #5ve called her more than thirty times,and she is not ansering. # ant you to help me meet her. #ant to surprise her

    Delilah #5m sorry, # can5t get involved in your relationship.

    Rasul ?ou5re the reason hy #5m in this messD 'o help me f itD# leave "or college in a eek.

    Delilah ?ou don5t have to lie to me. 9uana told me you ill bestarting school in %eptember.

    Rasul # have to be there "or an opportunity program that preparesstudents "or the up and coming semester. #5ll not be backuntil August. # need you to help meD

    Delilah # don5t kno ho # can help you.

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    Rasul All you have to do is make sure she ill be at the shoppingcenter tomorro, and #5ll be there.

    Delilah %he ill be there on >riday, be patient until then.

    Rasul # can5t, # need to make things right as soon as possible. #can5t stand the "act that she ill be hurting "or even onemore second.

    Delilah ?ou have to ait till then. Fo ill you get hereN

    Rasul #5ll board a train, and you can5t let her kno # called you. #can5t aBord "or her to be mad at me again. #5ll tell her hen# get the chance.

    Delilah # ill not. # can give you the direction "rom the train station

    to the shopping center.

    Rasul Fo "ar is itN

    Delilah #t5s approimately ten minutes ith a vehicle, but almostto hours alking.

    Rasul Are you seriousN

    Delilah ?es, #t5s a long alk. Are you still interested in comingN

    Rasul # don5t mind. #5d alk across the Atlantic, i" it meant #5d beable to see her. #5m madly in"atuated ith everything aboutthat girl. #5ll do anything to see her smile.

    Delilah That is lovely. #5ve to go. Call me i" you ill be coming on>riday.

    Rasul Thank you "or everything.

    Delilah ?ou5re elcome. ?ou should think about getting hersomething special, like a necklace, so she ould have it

    ith her "orever.

    Rasul Thank youD

    K/une th, 2001 ; 1(-) $EL #ncoming call

    Rasul Fello.

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    Delilah !here are youN

    Rasul #5m about to purchase a train ticket as e speak.

    Delilah # called because # didn5t hear "rom you.

    Rasul Thank you "or the call, but #5m boarding the train soon, #5llcall in a "e hours.

    Delilah Fave a sa"e ride.

    K(-= $EL Putgoing call

    Delilah Fi, are you here yetN

    Rasul ?es. :id you kno, this is actually my frst time out o" 'e

    ?ork City by mysel".

    Delilah # hope it5s not too 3uiet "or you.

    Rasul actlyD #t5s very 3uiet, # like it. >or the frst time #5m notsurrounded by loud people, cars, and tall buildings. #t5sper"ect over here. Can # get a taiN

    Delilah #t5s likely, but very diVcult. :on5t start alking yet, hereare youN

    Rasul Trust me, #5ve not moved yet. #5m at the train station.

    Delilah !alk to the south "or about thirty min, and then make ale"t,

    Rasul !ait, ho do you kno here south isN

    Delilah !ell, because, the train comes "rom the east, and heads tothe est. !alk south, then take the third le"t, turn to thesecond right, and then make another le"tG there areshortcuts, but the easiest ay is "or you to alk until you

    see a main road, then keep alking straight, you ill alkpass a hospital ith a huge feld o" grass, #5ll be outsideaiting "or you.

    Rasul # think # can fnd my ay, but i" # do get lost, tell9uana # love her.

    Delilah Suit being dramatic, #5m aiting.

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    Rasul # can see the hospital "rom here, #5m almost there.

    Delilah ?ou see the curve on your rightN !alk toards that roadG #5llbe outside. Call me hen you get closer.

    KThe %hopping CenterL Putgoing call

    Rasul Fello :elilah, can you call and tell her to come outsideN%he still isnt ansering my calls.

    Delilah !hat i" she comes outside, and gets angry the momentshe sees you and leavesN That means you Iust asted yourtime and money.

    Rasul !ell, #5ve to try. $lease call her.

    Delilah Pkay, #5ll convince her to come out. Jood luck.

    Rasul Thank ?ouD # appreciate all the help.

    KTo hours laterL

    Luana # can5t believe you have been talking to :elilah again.

    Rasul !ell, # had to see you no matter hat, and # can5t believeyou let me sit out here, in this scorching heat ave "or tohours.

    Luana # had to punish you.

    Rasul !hat did # do to deserve thatN

    Luana 'othing, #5m sorry. #5m glad you5re here.

    Rasul # had to see you be"ore # le"t "or college, #5m also sorry #

    couldnt get you gi"t.

    Luana :on5t orry about it, # as angry you talked to :elilah, but#5m glad to see you. # still can5t believe you ould do this"or me.

    Rasul %he as only helping meG i" it as not "or her # ouldn5t behere, and you on5t have that big smile on your "ace.

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    Luana 9et5s not talk about that, you5re here and # can hug you athousand times i" # anted.

    Rasul This is the sith time you have hugged me, # hate it.

    Luana # don5t trust people ho hate hugs. ?ou should get used toit.

    Rasul ?ou can never hate me.

    Luana :on5t push your luck loser.

    Rasul # love you too.

    Luana # love you moreD FaD # in.

    Rasul #t5s not a competition. !here can # get something to drinkN#" # don5t get a drink ithin the net "e minutes, # mightIust "aint.

    Luana #5d leave you here i" you did. There are restaurants andstores net to the train station, hy didnt you buysomething to eat or drinkN

    Rasul All # anted as to see you. :elilah oBered me a drink andsomething to eat, but # re"usedG all # anted as to see this

    beauti"ul smile.

    Luana !hat do you meanN :id you see herN

    Rasul ?es, # met her in "ront o" her house. %he invited me inG but #declined, # couldnt aste another second. # had to...

    Luana Are you seriousND !hy are you making this incredibly hardon meN # think you ant me to hate youD

    Rasul Calm don. !hy are you getting angryN

    Luana ?ou keep involving her in our matters.

    Rasul %he as giving me directions. Again, i" it asn5t "or her, #ouldn5t be here.

    Luana !ell, hy dont you go back there and tell her you ant tobe ith herD

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    Rasul Calm donD ?ou5re...

    Luana :on5t tell me to calm donD

    Rasul %top making a scene, people are staring.

    Luana :o # look like # careND # don5t care

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    Luana %topD ?ou kno # do care loser. # hate it hen you talkto her.

    Rasul #s someone scared o" losing meN

    Luana %hut upD Can you promise me somethingN $romise me youill never talk to her, # kno she is my "riend but promisenever to let her come beteen us.

    Rasul # promise. !hat am # missingN :id something happenbeteen you toN

    Luana %he gets too involved in my love li"e, and # hate it.

    Rasul Trust me, you have nothing to orry about.

    Luana # used to like a guy be"ore # met you, and the moment:elilah came beteen us, he completely changed. And thatis not the frst time that has happened. %he alays antshat # ant.

    Rasul 9ittle girl, are you saying you ant meN

    Luana Can you please be serious "or once.

    Rasul Trust me, # love you and you only. 'othing else matters, butyou. ?ou5re the one "or me.

    Luana # ant you all to mysel" too, you5re mine and no one elsecan have you.

    Rasul #5ll alays love you till the end o" time. Come here, #love you.

    Luana # love you. ?ou are coldN

    Rasul FaD # love you moreD # inD And #5m fne.

    Luana That is impossibleD !hy do you alays have to ruin alovely momentN

    Rasul :on5t be a sore loser. Jive me a kiss.

    Luana # let you in loser. And losers get no chocolate, so no.

    Rasul !here you goingN

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    Luana Catch me i" you can.

    Rasul !ell stop running.

    Luana #5ve to sho you something.

    Rasul !hat is itN

    Luana ?ou have to see it "or yoursel".

    Rasul !hy cant you tell meN

    Luana # sa this pair o" sneakers, and my "riend %arina said #should get it "or you, "or your birthday.

    Rasul Ey birthday is not until net year. ?our birthday is tomonths "rom noG # should be the one looking "or a per"ectgi"t "or you.

    Luana # kno hen my birthday is.

    Rasul # mean, hat do you antN

    Luana All # ant is to spend the day ith you.

    Rasul # think #5ll still be in school "or your birthday, but # promise

    to make it up to you hen # get back in August. # have anopportunity to be part o" a "ree educational program, hichprepares students "or college, and also helps students ithany additional epenses they have.

    Luana 'oD # ant you to stayD

    Rasul !hy the sad "ace my loveN #5ll make sure e talk everyday, and #5ll also make it up to you hen # get back.

    Luana # don5t ant you to go.

    Rasul Come here, # promise hen # get back, e ill make up "orall the days e spent apart. !e ill make every single daysomething to remember until # leave again in %eptember.

    Luana &ut # don5t ant it to end, # ant to see you net eek, andthe eek a"ter, and the eek a"ter...

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    Rasul !hat i" # come here, and take you to Eanhattan, aspromised. !e can spend the hole day doing hatevermakes you happy.

    Luana $romiseN

    Rasul # promise. !hy is that girl staring at us and smilingN

    Luana !hoN !hereN

    Rasul The short, curly haired, brunette standing net to thevending machine earing a black blouse.

    Luana That is my "riend, %arina. # told you about her a "e monthsago hen she as going through that terrible break up.

    Rasul %he seems happy and "ull o" li"e. #s that herboy"riendN

    Luana 'o, he is a "riend o" ours.

    Rasul !hy...

    Luana %he seems happy, hat are you implyingND !ould yourather she alks around looking sad and mopingN

    Rasul %he Iust ent through a devastating breakup...

    Luana %o, you epect her to be hurtingN

    Rasul 'o...

    Luana !e should go over there.

    'arina Fi

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    Asher # can speak "or mysel" %arina. #t5s nice to fnally meetyou too,

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    'arina ?ou have the anser to everything, dont youN ?ou shouldget on both knees and apologi@e, and then maybe #5dbelieve you.

    Rasul KTo 9uanaL ?our "riend is bullying me. Are you going to help me or notN

    Luana 'o, this is "un.

    'arina %o, are you going to get on both knees and apologi@e, ornotN

    Luana %top %arina, he ill do it.

    Rasul 'o, # ill not. # don5t love you that much.

    Luana %hut up loser. ?ou love me.

    Rasul #5d be lying i" # said # didn5t.

    Asher 9uanaD #t5s almost ten oclockD

    'arina ?our mother is probably on her ay.

    Rasul actly hat time is itN

    Luana #t5s nine thirtyto.

    Asher #t5s no nine thirtythree.

    'arina !hyN :o you have a cur"eN

    Luana 'o, the net train to the city arrives in to hours.

    Rasul #5m sorry, today as a good day, but #5ve to end it. # needto leave in fve minutes.

    Luana Ey mother can give you a ride to the train station.

    Rasul 'o, #5m okay. #" # start alking no, #5ll make it be"oreeleven "ortyfve.

    Asher Are you scaredN

    Rasul 'o, #5m shy, but you should introduce me to your mother inAugust. #5d love to meet her.

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    'arina Take the highay, it ill get you to the train station "aster.

    Luana ?ou don5t ant to get lost, Iust stick to the road you took.

    Rasul That sounds like a better plan.

    Asher There5s your mother5s car.

    Luana Come back. :on5t goD

    Rasul # ish # didn5t have to. #5ll call you the moment # gethome.

    K'abi interrupts

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    Rasul :id something interesting happen todayN

    Luana 'o, not really. # met someone ho as incredibly annoying,ugly, and boring. Fo as your dayN

    Rasul !ell, my day as marvelous. # met an etremely,breathtaking, stunning girl.

    Luana FaD # bet she as. ?ou sound like you had a good day.

    Rasul Ph yes, # didD # never anted the day to end. # asoverhelmed ith peace and serenity, "rom the moment #kissed her.

    Luana 9iarD # looked ugly and tired, but # kno hat you mean. #keep playing the moment over, and over in my head. # ish

    the kiss lasted "orever, but at that point it "elt timelessGeverything around us disappeared, the hole orldseemed motionless. All those long night phone calls, fghts,arguments, laughs, good morning messages, Uashed rightbe"ore my eyes. #5d do it all over again.

    'arina #t as only fve secondsD

    Luana That as %arina. %he is spending the night ith me.

    Rasul Those fve seconds "elt timeless. They ere the best fve

    seconds o" my li"e. And tell her to mind o" on businessD

    Luana # never anted to tell you this, but # "ell in love ith you allover again hen # sa you sitting outside, aiting to seeme. # couldnt believe someone ould do that "or me. # asmad at you, but # loved you even more.

    'arina Heep it don people, #5m trying to sleep over hereD

    Luana # think # should also go to sleep. #5m etremely ehaustedG #can barely keep my eyelids open.

    Rasul Jet some sleep then m5lady. #5ll talk to you tomorro.

    Luana #5m a"raid, tomorro might be the only time e ill be ableto talk...

    Rasul !hy is thatN

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    Luana The mobile phone #5m currently using belongs to %arina. !e"ound a ay to f to problems ith a simple solutionG #needed a mobile phone and she needed a ay to preventher old boy"riend "rom calling her.

    Rasul # guess that orks in your "avor, but # still don5t understandhy e ill not be able to talk to each other.

    Luana %he ill be leaving tomorro night. ?ou have nothing toorry about, #5ll be getting a ne mobile phone on Tuesdayor !ednesday.

    Rasul #5ll no longer be leaving on %unday anymoreG #5ve to shop"or a "e items on Eonday, so #5ve decided to leave onTuesday morning. #5ll try to call you the moment # settle.

    Luana !ill you be fne ithout talking to me "or three days, andthree nightsN

    Rasul # think #5ll be fne.

    Luana Try not to miss me too much.

    Rasul Ey love, you kno that is impossible.

    Luana # kno. #5ll miss you too. #" you "orget about me, # ill killyou.

    Rasul # love you moreD

    Luana # let you in, #5m too tired to compete, but that isimpossible.

    Rasul # should let you get some rest. Jood night.

    Luana Jood night. And thanks "or a onder"ul dayD

    Rasul $leasure as all mine, #5m lucky to have ever met

    you. Jood night.

    Luana Jo to sleepD

    Rasul # ill, a"ter # grab a bite to eat. Joodbye.

    Luana Jood nightD

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    KThe net day -(2 $EL Putgoing call

    'arina 9uana is "urious at you

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    Rasul FaD ?ou5re "unny. Joodbye, # love you too.

    Luana &ut # never said # loved you.

    Rasul # love you more.

    Luana !ake upD # think you5re dreaming. # love you more. # kno #Iust sa you, but # can5t ait to see you again.

    Rasul # kno. # ish # didn5t have to leave, but seriously #5ve togo. #5ll call you as soon as possible.

    Luana # hate you.

    Rasul Fate, is a very bad ord 9u, # love you too.

    Luana # love you moreD &yeD # on.

    Rasul # let you in.

    Luana #5m ending the call loserD

    KThe "olloing dayL Putgoing call

    Luana :id you choose not to call me intentionally or did you"orget about meN

    Rasul # anted to call you at night, around telve but # asdisappointed in mysel", and # didn5t kno ho to say sorry.#5m sorryG # as occupied, trying to settle.

    Luana ?ou should be, you promised me you ill not "orget aboutme, and nothing ill change.

    Rasul 'othing ill change. #5m sorry about last night.

    Luana #5m still mad at you, call me tonight and tell me a story,

    then maybe #5ll "orgive you.

    Rasul !hy not noN

    Luana #5ve to go out ith some "riends. #" you ere here, #5d inviteyou.

    Rasul Then #5m on my ay.

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    Rasul !ell then you should go to sleep.

    Luana !hat about the storyN

    Rasul !e ill continue tomorro.

    Luana 'o # ant to kno hat happens, go on.

    KA "e minutes laterL

    Rasul Fey. FeyD FelloN # hate you so muchG # can5t believe you "ellasleepM #5ll be home on %aturdayG okay, since you5re notscreaming ith Ioy, # kno you5re asleep. Jood night mylove, # kno # alays tell you ho much # love you, but #barely tell you ho thank"ul # am "or your love. Thank you"or the honesty, thank you "or the happiness you have

    brought into my li"e, thank you "or the past, the presentand the "uture and # promise you timeless love. Theseords ill never be enough, but thank you "or yoursupport, and patience.

    KTo eeks laterL #ncoming call

    Luana Fi

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