“By what merit?” He asked me.
And I stared at him, wide-eyed, scanning his face for answers.
Yet, I knew the answer to that question.
I knew who I was – in a simple sense: I was a girl with a very big heart.
A very big heart, ready and hoping to find that one person I could show it to.
“I’ll shower you with love!” I answered, proudly.
“But love doesn’t pay bills, honey,” he tutted.
And of course he was right. As always.
“Well, we would work, of course! But I’m offering you a lifetime of support and care and-“
“There’s more to life than that,” he interjected, clearly not seeing eye-to-eye with me.
We stared at each other in silence for a while and I felt the disconnect settle in.
I scanned his stoic face again as a wave of heat washed over me.
“Why are you being so stubborn?” I mustered, my anger leaking.
“You will understand one day,” he said.
And then he turned on his heel and walked away.
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