Before She Left

Almost three years ago when they were both university students. The guy and the girl met the first time in the last tutorial of a subject. It was a warm afternoon in Melbourne. Soon after that, they went on a date. It wasnt exactly a date according to the girl. It was too spontaneous, too comfortable and too extraordinary comparing to a date. The girl saw many good qualities in the guy on the first date. To start off, the guy was gentle and kind. He would listen to stranger on the street patiently. He was also fun and flexible. They went to various places, ranging from cinema to video store, first hand book shop to second hand book shop. They walked around the shopping mall for several times without feeling bored of it. The guy was also smart and knowledgeable. The girl could tell from their conversations. Unavoidably, she crushed on the guy immediately on the first date.

And it was her first crush.

On their third date, the guy took the girl to a bar called Robot and they started the relationship. It was too quick for the girl. The girl didnt see that coming and there were many unanswered questions and unresolved issues. For instance,
1) What does he see in her?
2) Does he know that we have cultural differences? and how do we solve it?
3) Is he serious?
4) Is it too fast?
etc
The girl was very happy about the starting-a-relationship idea though. She might not know the answers to the above questions. All she knew was she really liked the guy and really enjoyed being with him.

It was a quick start followed by months of heating up. They knew each other better and better as time increases. After almost a year, the girl realized that she didn't like the guy, instead she loved the guy, the guy who handed out roses with her to strangers on rainy day, the guy who suddenly showed up with coffee early in the morning, the guy who taught her many new things and opened her eyes, the guy who was so patient and kind to his students, family members and friends... There are whole lot more reasons to be told...

But she had to leave Melbourne for good.