Photograph
Title: Photograph
Pairing: there is no real pairing. you can imagine who you like.
Rating: PG
Length: 642 words
Genre: romance, slight angst
Summary: Not knowing if you will ever see your love again is much worse than just missing him.
Disclaimer: a few of these lines are not mine. listen to "photograph" from ed sheeran and you know which.
“Only for a while. I’ll be back. Wait for me to come home.”
That is what you have said. These have been some of your last spoken words before you’ve left me. It is unfair. Only because I’m not able to go with you to the army, I’m alone now. Only because I have a weak heart I can’t join you.
I’ve been watching you drive away. We’ve been keeping eye contact until the car you were on has been only a little dot at the end of the street. The tears in my eyes stung and threatened to fall but I’ve suffered silently inside on that day, trying to keep a smile for you. Your tears have been flowing for a long time already but you’ve smiled nevertheless.
Our last embrace was the longest we’ve ever shared. We’ve stood there for minutes holding each other. You have already been silently sobbing, mumbling my name over and over again and at this point I’ve been breaking on the inside. Besides my name you’ve whispered I-love-yous and forevers into my ear and by then I have been far gone in longing. You haven’t even been gone and I’ve missed you already.
Your last present to me has been a photo of us. It was taken on a funfair on our first date. It had been a spontaneous shot of us. You are hugging me from behind and we’re both laughing. I adored you from the first moment and you told me that you’ve loved me from our first meeting on, which I never really believed. Now, looking back on our past I believe you completely. You’ve always seemed sincere about everything you’ve done for me, has it been carrying my backpack on a longer way because I’ve been too weak or even carrying me when it has been just my feet that hurt and I’ve been whining about our way. You have always managed it to put a smile on my face and there hasn’t been a moment I haven’t been thankful for that.
On this photo our eyes will never look away from each other, you will never leave me and my heart will never feel so lonely. Times is forever frozen still.
Our love is something special. I’m sure of that, now that you’re hundreds of miles away from me.
I miss you so much.
I have never lost that photo, never put it away. I’ve always carried it with me, praying for you. For you to come back to me.
Your love made me stronger. You've made me believe in myself again and you’ve showed me that I’m capable of much more things than I think I am.
I love you.
But you know, not knowing where you are is the worst that could have happened. I don’t know where you are. To the list with died soldiers they added a list for “missed soldiers” and when your name got called my heart stopped for a second. I swear I’ve never been so shocked in my life. Now I’m waiting for a message from you, every day. A Month ago I've got letters from you regularly. It made me feel less lonely, but now…
It’s already been more than a month and they still haven’t found you.
I stare at our picture every day.
Today, more than half a year later our photo is already old, but I still have it in my pocket. Feeling and looking at it every day. I’m still waiting for you and until I get told otherwise I won’t believe that you’re dead. You’re still there!
My heart is aching, so much. I miss you so much and I’m still waiting for you to keep your promise. Your promise from nine months ago:
“You won’t be alone. Wait for me to come home.”
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a/n: To this little piece there's only a little to say. 1.i've wanted to write a little story fitting to the song since i've first heard it.(so listen to it!! *-* it's awesome) 2. you can imagine whoever you want. but my personal pairing is minkey. *-* tell me who you have imagined. i'm curious to know.
i hope you enjoyed reading it.
bye~