Choices

She had tears in her eyes today. They met after quite a long time...and seven years ago on this very day, they first met. It was an anniversary! An anniversary of the beginning of a lifelong relationship... an anniversary of something that consumes them.. an anniversary of something that is the most important thing in the world for them. Seven years... has it really been so long? Doesn't feel like it surely. She could still jump up on recalling their first date. She could still feel the surge of excitement that had run through her veins when he first kissed her. She could still smell the fragrance.. his fragrance.. when she leaned into his chest as he held her close.

It was the best fragrance in the world.
It was the best place in the world.
It has been her favorite place ever since.

They had been through thick and thin, smiles and tears, hope and loss. And they had endured it all, always seeking solace in their love for each other, always being comforted by the assurance that the other is there and will be there, no matter what. Their wasn't a love at first sight. Theirs was a love built through moments.. one by one, step by step.

They were madly,deeply in love.

And all they wanted was to live life basking in it, not loosing a moment being apart.

But, rare were the moments they spent together. Few were the times they held each other. Exclusive were the days they could just be with each other. Life was not all rosy.

Responsibility was the curse looming above their beautiful relationship. They could live together in love, or they could live apart and fulfill their responsibilities...follow their dreams...

And they had made their choice. A firm choice. A choice that shall lead them down the road to their goals... a choice that shall not lead them to be together... a choice that shall make them face the pain of separation again... but a choice that shall lead them closer to their dreams.. their destinations...

There were tears in her eyes as she let him go...

For her, he was the Dream, he was the Destination.