It had been exactly 10 years since I met Thai - my first love. At that time, Thai and I were both sophomores, in different classes but in the same lecture hall.
At that time, our lecture hall had 3 classes together. Thai was a good student in an intelligent way, had an outstanding appearance because he was tall and knew how to dress well. He was sociable, cheerful, and very popular.
I am a true "country girl", with nothing special about my appearance except for my "impressive" academic achievements. I have a charming and easy-going personality, so I have quite a few suitors.
I was born into a poor family. Outside of class, I was always busy with extra teaching and studying, and had very little time for my girlfriend. But Thai respected me very much, not only did he not mind, he was also willing to arrange his free time to take me to class so that when we got home, we could sit down and eat together.
After 10 years of graduating, I unexpectedly met my ex again (Illustration: ShutterStock).
Happiness is simple and extremely beautiful. But after graduating, we could no longer maintain it like before. Maybe it was because of the distance between our companies, or maybe because we had been in love for so long that our passion gradually faded. Thai texted me less, and did not pay me as much attention as before. No one said anything to each other, just silence and gradually drifted apart.
I was the one who took the initiative to end and break the silence. I said goodbye to him when I still had a lot of feelings in my heart. But I knew I had to be decisive because I no longer felt his love and respect. After that, Thai got married and I got married too, and we lost contact since then.
Today was the 10th anniversary class reunion, I was very surprised because Thai was there. Thai was not in my class but he was close to many people so that's why they went together. When Thai came to say hello, I was stunned for a few seconds because of surprise and also because of something that I didn't know what to call. Obviously, I was flustered, my heart was beating very fast.
Thai complimented me on how beautiful I was, even more attractive. We talked openly, and the content was nothing special. Thai talked about his current life, work, children, and asked me similar questions. It was just that simple, but I was happy, feeling that time did not seem to have separated us much.
The Thai in front of me now no longer has the scholarly, elegant appearance as before, instead is the image of a successful, elegant, and leisurely man. Our class reunion started at 11am and lasted until late at night. Meeting old friends, talking about old stories, and memories of student days brought back so many emotions.
During that time, Thai always tried to be near me, or if he wasn't there, he let me know that he was constantly observing and paying attention to me. This feeling was very strange, it made me feel like I was back to my girlhood, feeling loved, cherished, confident, beautiful, and fresh.
After the meeting, Thai asked for my phone number and offered to take me home. But I only gave him my phone number and politely made an appointment to meet him another time.
When I got home late at night, my husband was still working and waiting for me. Hearing my call, he hurriedly ran to open the gate, happily asking me if I was happy, tired, and if I wanted anything else to eat because he had left me some food. I answered honestly: "Going out is fun, but coming home is still the most comfortable."
That is the real feeling I always feel when I go somewhere and come back home. Late at night, when I have fallen asleep after a long, fun but tiring day, I wake up in the middle of the night and see my husband still sitting and typing on the computer, next to him is a thick stack of documents. Suddenly, I feel so sorry for my husband.
My husband is not good at saying sweet words, but in all the years we have lived together under the same roof, he has never spoken harshly or gotten angry with his wife and children. No matter how busy he is, no matter how stressful and pressured his work is, I have never heard him complain. He always loves his wife, pampers his children, and is extremely thoughtful.
Whatever I like to buy, whatever I want to talk about, he understands and trusts me, always makes me feel respected and loved.
Suddenly I thought of Thai, I wondered how Thai and his wife were, were they happy, why did he show such care and pampering towards me?
I picked up my phone and saw that Thai had sent me a message. He asked me if I was tired and if I had gotten home yet. I silently deleted the message I had just read, and also deleted Thai's phone number that I had saved a few hours ago.
That’s how it should be, I told myself. Thai was my first love when I was 20 and we had already broken up. This was my present. The man sitting there working hard was my husband, the man I promised to love and cherish, the man who promised to take care of my children with me for the rest of my life.
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