three words.

My lame attempt at story writing. enjoy.

Three words

It all started and ended with a phone call..... 


Then
The phone begun to ring, it was him. I knew it was, how else could you explain my racing heart. I had imagined this day for two months now, and even though he only learnt my name two days ago, I could not help but be excited. finally.

"hello?" i said into the phone
"hi, Jenny?" he replied
"uh, yes who is this?"
"its Troy"
"oh hi Troy"
"hi, umm so, when did you want to work on that science project?"
"umm, well, i am free any time"
"really? uh, how about tomorrow morning?
"oh, ok sure. tomorrow is good."
"ok great. see you tomorrow then."
"ok"
"bye"
"bye"
click.

We begun to date two weeks later, i was 13 he was 15 and even though it took a science project to get him to notice me I could not have been happier. We did everything together, he was my best friend, he knew things about me that not even my closest friends knew, and this is where the but comes in, there was something missing. I felt it but I did not know how to explain it, he did and said everything that I wanted, but one thing was always uncertain, how he felt about me... I never knew. Two months, five months, seven months.... nothing....

Shortly after that he moved away, he said it would only be for a year, but I knew it could not work, we begun to fight a lot, mainly because I felt like I was the only one putting my all into the relationship, and he never understood it, but how could he, how could I tell him that I am mad because he refuses to tell me how he feels, how could I tell him that I am mad because I love him? so.... it was over, Troy Martin and I were over. Heartbroken I had to move on, just like he had.

I hated losing things, and not knowing where to find them. That day, 5th June 1985 I had lost my good luck charm, a green pebble, my mother had given it to me when I was five and scared of going to the dentist. Ever since then every time I felt I needed luck it was there with me, and now when I had the worst history exam coming up I could not find it. I tore my room apart, I had to find it. Looking in my desk drawer at the very end I came across a a bunch of papers tied around in an elastic band, papers I had never seen and never recalled putting there. At first I paid no mind, I had a mission in mind but a second look made me stop and investigate.

I removed the elastic band and what i saw made me cry, there was no mistaking his handwriting, after all we did a science project together, we studied maths a million times together, we played x and o's many times in detention. it was Troys.... and he said it.

10th October  I love you Jenny
17th October I love you
31 October I love you Jen
6th November I LOVE YOU
8th November Troy Loves you
12th November I love you so much
15th December I... love... you
25th December I LOVE YOU JEN
28th December  iiiiiiii lllllllllllooooooooovvvvvvveeeeee yyyyyooooooouuuuu
21st January  I love you 
14th February  J'Taime
23rd February i love yooooooou
13th March ME LOVE YOU

25th March Jen.. I love you ok?
20th April (the day he left) I will always love you


He said it. He said those three words. 
I could not get to the phone any faster, I dailed the number I knew so well, and waited to hear the voice I missed so much.

"hello?" he said
"I love you too" I replied

Why he did not tell me to my face I never knew, but i knew he loved me! and I love him too.

Now

I am twenty five now, and i will never forget  that time of my life, I never did find that green pebble, but after that it did not matter, i had found a new good luck charm.  Just then my husband walked in, i smiled. Troy Martin was my best friend and the best Husband in the world.