Desirable Reality (Short Story)
My life has been a rollercoaster since childhood, but if there’s one constant amidst the chaos, it’s him—the boy with dark brown eyes and hair. From the moment I first glimpsed him at the kindergarten gate, a strange sensation washed over me, as if we were two souls entwined in a previous life. That feeling ignited a fascination within me, an inexplicable desire to claim him as my own. Destiny conspired time and again to weave our paths together. I dismissed the coincidences at first, but when I found him in my elementary school, and later, in high school, it felt like the universe was playing a grand design. During those tumultuous teenage years, he emerged as the most handsome boy in school. Girls were infatuated with him—captivated by his charm, his height, and his role as captain of the football team. I often felt a pang of jealousy as I watched him with his various girlfriends, especially with Cherry, his most recent flame. Yet, in the depths of my heart, I clung to the belief tha...