Love is sweet, love is sweet. But sometimes, it can have a hint of bitterness.
Like nectar from certain flowers, they start off tasting sweet, but if they linger too long, it becomes hard to swallow.
So, how can we identify the flowers with everlasting sweet nectar? So we can all go for them.
Taurus and Kaira are deeply in love with each other. With two kids, they feel complete. They've overcome many obstacles to reach this stage. Kaira herself never believed she could find love again after her first breakup, but here she is, in a world filled with love and happiness.
Every day feels like a dream to her, and she never wants to wake up from it because she loves it.
Her marriage to Taurus is the best thing that has ever happened to her. They love and cherish each other every single day.
She still gets butterflies in her stomach whenever they kiss. She can still feel his shivers under the sheets when she touches his skin. He still smells her hair and neck, just like the first night they bonded.
She loves this man, the father of her two children, the light that shines in her darkest days. His presence brings her comfort, and their nightly rituals of entanglement soothe her soul.
If this is a dream, she doesn't want to wake up yet, not ever.
She sometimes remembers her dark days and her peaceful beach memories. That's where it all began. Most of the time, her thoughts will move past the beach to the day she meets Gaius, her ex.
She had thought he was a Godsend. So she gave him everything. She gave him her money, her time, her mind, and her body. She had invested all her emotions.
She always remembers that day, the day she received the mail that nearly shattered her. She had picked up the letter from her mailbox. And read…
Hello Kaira, I know you love me, but I don't feel the same way. I've tried, but it's just not there. I think it's best if we end this relationship. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.
Gaius.
At first, she couldn't believe it. She kept calling him, but he never answered or returned her calls.
Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and then a whole year passed.
On New Year's Day, she dialed his number one last time, only to hear a lady says,
“The number you're trying to call is not available at the moment. Please try again later. Thank you”.
He had blocked her.
That's when it hit her that Gaius was gone, taking a piece of her with him.
Devastated, she had flown to the beach and sat lifelessly by the water, wishing it would carry her away with its waves.
But the ocean seemed to show her love. It sent a cool breeze that tousled her hair and caressed her face.
She listened closely and heard whispers from the ocean and the trees. They both spoke the same message in different ways.
"Kaira, you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I wish I could take you with me, but I'm not human. I lack what you need for happiness," said the waters
"Oops! She's so delicate. Where is she from?" whispered the trees as they dropped a vibrant leaf.
She caught the leaf in her hand and stared at it. It was very colorful and fresh. She looked up and saw the branches waving at her, then she smiled for the first time in 12 months.
“What a kind tree! “ she exclaimed.
She watched on as the fish danced gracefully in the clear water, feeling the soothing whispers of nature. These words were like a healing balm to her wounds.
Looking back, she saw children with shiny bright eyes and heard their joyful giggles. She saw many Couples walking hand in hand, and she realized one thing— A SOULMATE. She needs a soulmate, not just a man.
Slowly, she stood up and walked along the shore, feeling the soft sand between her toes. She walked to a bookseller and bought a pen and a beautiful journal with flowered pages.
She picked a bottle and walked back to the seaside, her pace slow and steady, like a sad fairy.
Returning to the seaside, she wrote her first letter to a stranger…
Hello, my sunshine,
when will we meet?
My broken heart needs you,
My weary soul longs for you,
I know you are there, yet to discover me
For the trees said so,
And the waters assured me that there is a man, beyond the waters,
Who is yet to discover me and heal my broken heart.
I am here, on the other side of the sea,
Solemnly waiting for you.
My sunshine.
She folded the letter and placed it in a bottle. She didn't throw it into the sea. But waited patiently for the waves to carry her message across the sea.
And so it happened that every day, she found herself by the waters, pouring her heart into a flowered page, then pushing it into the bottle. And waited for the waves—her messenger, to send the message across.
She didn’t know who she was writing to, but the waves kept coming back to take her letters. And assured her with simple whispers that there was a man beyond, reading her words.
And truly there was a man across, a gentle Prince. who had tragically lost his bride on their wedding day.
He came to the shore every day, to seek comfort in nature's embrace. He loves the waves, the birds in flowery trees, the cold breeze, and the fishes.
He cherished the beach in the morning, for there’s always a letter in a bottle waiting for him.
He would read the letter over and over again and wonder if to reply. He could sense the beauty behind the words, and imagined the beautiful fingers that wrote them.
“She must be an angel” he would say.
And so one day, he prepared his ship, gathered his guards, and set off to uncover the mystery behind the bottle. As he arrived at the shore, his eyes scanned the area until they landed on a lady holding a familiar bottle.
He approached her, and gently tapped her on the back. She turned, and their eyes met, both holding the same bottle in their hands.
“My name is Taurus”, he said.
“I am Kaira”, she responded.
They gazed into each other's eyes, and their hearts whispered the same words.
“Here is your soulmate”.
They couldn't resist the pull, so they shared their very first kiss, marking the beginning of their new life together.
He took her home, and his parent welcomed the new queen.“Your parent loves me so much. As if we have met before” she said to Taurus.
“Yes, they have met you before, through a letter you sent addressed to ’the parents of the one I love’" Tairus said with a smile.
They laughed, ate, and danced, cherishing each moment from their wedding day till now.
And now every single day, she sits before a mirror and pinches herself to make sure it's not a dream.
“Haha, Honey when will you agree that this isn't a dream? How can you be dreaming for four good years!” said Taurus, as he always finds this acts to be very amusing.
“Hey Mr. Man, don't blame me too much. This is just too good to be true,' she will respond while pinching herself even more”.