Tree, leaf and wind
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dunno if any of you heard this story before..very touching...I am doing this in 3 series..now is the story of Tree first...
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Tree (“Hsu”)
I am an artist by nature. I especially like to paint trees. Especially during evening time, I like to sit down under the shade and paint different types of trees that come across my eyes. So far I have had at least a hundred sketches of them, each drawn from different perspective of view. My fascination with this caused my friends to nickname me, “Tree”
I am also quite a flirtatious person. I have dated 5 different girls during my high school days, but there is this particular girl whom I like but I never go after. She is just a normal girl, nothing about her stands out in the crowd. But somehow I notice her because of her innocence and her quiet intelligence. We got into the same class during the third year of our high school and as fate would have it, both of us became close friends.
I am rather popular at school and there were always a lot of girls chasing after me. But secretly I only have eyes for her. But I did not go after her because I felt that she would be too “ordinary” for me. I was afraid I might get tired of her halfway through the relationship and I would put her through the pain of break-ups that I have put so many girls through. I am afraid my feelings for her would not last and I consoled myself by saying that if we are destined to be together, I would not need to do anything and she would still be mine one day.
She watched me chased after girls and I made her cry countless times. Maybe it is because I am a rather insensitive guy. When I was dating my second girlfriend, she bumped into us while we were in the middle of a passionate kiss. She blushed but managed to shout, “Carry on, don’t bother about me!” and ran off as fast as she could. The next day when I saw her, her eyes were puffy and red. It was obvious she has been crying her eyes out the whole night before. I did not ask for her reason, I have to retain my reputation as a macho guy who does not care about anyone’s feeling. Instead I laughed at her the whole day and even called her names.
When I broke up with my 5th girlfriend, I decided to ask her out. After spending a whole day with her, I told her that I do have something important to tell her. She said, “I do have something to tell you as well, but you can go first.” I told her about breaking up with my girlfriend. She told me that she has finally decided to get together with another guy, who has been pursuing her for two years now.
I couldnÂ’t tell her how much my heart ached at that time. I could only put on a mask, smiled and congratulated her. When I reached my home again, the pain in my heart grew so strong until I could not stand it anymore. I wanted to shout but I felt as if there was a stone stuck in my throat. Tears rolled down my cheeks and I broke down. I cried and cried that night. The same way she must have cried over me, over all the things I have done to her, all of them which I have always regretted until now.
After graduation, she sent me a SMS. I have been reading it ever since I got it. The departure of leafÂ…is it because of the relentless pursuit of wind..or is it because that the tree never asks her to stay? -
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why?Originally posted by paperchicken: ........
will be posting the leaf story soon...
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the regrets we have in life ......Originally posted by icyprincess:why?
will be posting the leaf story soon...
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heh heh heh...
i read before liao..but continue posting,its a nice story -
i believe yunzhongzi posted b4 in ~Life~ but this one by icy is a dif version leh. this one also nice... got story one....
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thank you thank you
I heard this story in 93.3 fm before actually...one guy sent in the tree story and then a girl sent in the leaf story after his was aired...was really touching...
then I got this e-mail but there is a wind story too...so I will just post everything here...
I will update this soon..sorry for the delay guys! have been too busy today
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Alrite here is it: the second part of the story. I will put in the concluding part soon
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Leaf
During high school time, I used to like to collect leaves. I used to pick them up and keep them pressed between the pages of my books. Maybe because I felt that, in a way, I have a lot to learn from it. I felt that it must have taken a lot of courage for a leaf to leave the tree she has been relying on for such a long time. Because of this “strange” hobby of mine, most of my friends called me “Leaf”.
I will always remember the third year of my high school. It is during that time that I met a guy who would have a large impact in my life, someone whom I would always remember no matter where I go. I found out that we shared a lot of interests and maybe this was what that brought us closer together. Until one day, I realized that I have fallen in love with him.
I was with him when he was still with his first girlfriend. Because he considered me to be his close “buddy”, he would often tell me stories about her. That was the first time I have ever felt so jealous towards another girl. This feeling is something I could not describe, it was a sour and bitter feeling, and it made me felt terrible most of the time. He was only together with her for a short while though. When he told me that he has broken up with her, I was really happy but I had to hide my happiness and spend the whole night consoling him instead.
However he did not go dateless for long. Soon, he was going out with another girl, who would later become his second girlfriend. I bumped into them once, when they were holding each other close and kissing. I was immensely hurt at that time and all I could do was run off so that he would not see the hot tears that had begun to gather in my eyes. I began to suspect he never loved me at all. It is just another case of unrequited love. But yet he treated me so well sometimes that my heart would melt and I would fall for him all over again. I can say that I am his closest confidante, I know of his habits and his interests but one thing I could never figure out about him is his feelings. I contemplating asking him how he felt towards me but I was afraid of rejection and what effect it would have towards our friendship.
No matter how much he hurt me, I still stayed by his side. I cared for him a lot, hoping one day he would realize that and come to love me just as much as I loved him. It is like waiting for his phone calls every night, waiting him for him to send me SMS. I know that no matter how busy he is, he would always make time for me. Sometimes I wondered if I should continue to wait. I endured a lot of pain during those years. I wanted to leave him but my stubborn heart wanted to hold on to him. This dilemma continued to accompany me for the rest of my high school years.
Until my second last year in high school, another guy began to pursue me. At first, I rejected him because I still could not give up on him. But finally, the other guyÂ’s persistence won me over. I decided that I would give him a chance and a small place in my heartÂ….
He's like a warm & gentle wind, trying to blow a leaf away from the tree. In the end, I realized that I didn't want to give this wind just a small footing in my heart. I know this wind will bring this badly battered leaf to a far away & better land. Finally I left tree, but the tree only smile & didn't ask me to stay. So is leaf departure because of wind pursuit? Or is it because Tree never asked her to stay?
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the first story from 9.33FM ying yue ri ji... the second one read in emal b4... nice story...
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i tot it was in 933 before oso?i mean the second storyOriginally posted by weidev:the first story from 9.33FM ying yue ri ji... the second one read in emal b4... nice story...
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wow... this is interesting!!!
great post by icy
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For your information, the same story was around for 3 years.
I read it first over at a Taiwanese forum. It was in Chinese before someone translated it to English.
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hehe..last part coming soonOriginally posted by foga:wow... this is interesting!!!
great post by icy
but I think this story quite long ago oledi lor...
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The English version was circulated around 1 year plus ago.Originally posted by icyprincess:hehe..last part coming soon
but I think this story quite long ago oledi lor...
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yea I know...sorry lor...Originally posted by Nelstar:The English version was circulated around 1 year plus ago.
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no need say sorry to nelstar one lah
nelstar horOriginally posted by icyprincess:yea I know...sorry lor...
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Circulation is fine with me, not complaining about it but I love the alternative version. Too hilarious... Still trying to find the copies of the alternative ending...... It's so funny. Too bad I deleted that email.Originally posted by icyprincess:yea I know...sorry lor...
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hehe..still wan me to post the third part or not?Originally posted by foga:no need say sorry to nelstar one lah
nelstar hor
or evone knows the story oledi?
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wat is the alternative version? if u wan can post here?Originally posted by Nelstar:Circulation is fine with me, not complaining about it but I love the alternative version. Too hilarious...
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Oso no need to say sorry to foga 1. *pinch foga's breast*Originally posted by foga:no need say sorry to nelstar one lah
nelstar hor
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boss post lah.
sure got some read before some haben one.
so for the benefit of tha latter, pls postOriginally posted by icyprincess:hehe..still wan me to post the third part or not?
or evone knows the story oledi?
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nabeiz si bian tai.....
Originally posted by Nelstar:Oso no need to say sorry to foga 1. *pinch foga's breast*
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why the first post cannot be seen anymore?
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huh? Originally posted by icyprincess:why the first post cannot be seen anymore?
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