*ine valent*

He sighed. The sight of his friend having a sunken heart beneath a big wide grin saddens him. Has love evolved into a painful experience instead? Perhaps love has just decided to give up on a selected few. and that includes him. he's all alone on valentine's day, for the 16th time.

Alrights, it wasnt that bad afterall. Just a rather cold empty feeling. but all he has to do to get rid of that mentally exhausting notion is to reaffirm his belief in staying in single. Freedom and friends are placed right at the top.

No point staying at home, listening to sappy love songs and groaning all day long. He figured out it might be better off spending time with friends, catching movie or something. Valentine's day is an internationally recognised friendship day afterall.

Deep down, he knew that a movie about romance ain't gonna work very well for him. thankfully the show's more a comedy than some chick flick, well whatever, he enjoyed the show.

Seeing couples was hurting. Somehow, he just somehow "imagined" that there's joyful angels above each and every couple's head. Two of them above each couple. One boy and a girl. The girl's holding two little hearts, and the boy cheekily aiming his cupid arrow right through both of them. Painfully sweet.

his walk home was depressing. Unwanted memories just reappeared in his mind uninvited. He tried, to defend himself from those hurting memories. Memories can really be some double edged sword. When you're in love, those memories are sweet, yet on the other hand, when you're out of love, the once-sweet memories haunt.

One of the memories was of a girl telling him that... "If you ever manage to catch a fallen leaf, make a wish, and it'll come true" A pity that the falling leaves were too far away, and way too short of the given time for him to react.. He contemplated going under a nearby tree, and not leave till he manage to catch one. It was probably fruitless tho, like love, it can't be forced. But given the opportunity, he would sincerely wish for love to be sweet and fulfilling for everyone.

Just few more hours to go, and all will be fine. A good night sleep will erase all that's hurting at the moment. And when the clock hits 12.00, he still has 364 days to make in time for next year's valentine day. will he? or will he not? he'll have to wait and see.

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Happy Valentine's day all! And to all my pals, i love you all, and till death do us part baby =x (my blog's a year old btw =)