the umbrella

ben

She couldn't hold her tears falling from her eyes while looking at her umbrella as she started to walk along the bridge. The rain poured harder as she stepped her feet, one over the other. All of a sudden, she stopped and remembered a scene that flashbacked in front of her:

"This umbrella will comfort you even when I am gone. Always remember that eventhough things have fallen apart for us, this umbrella will always be there in strong sunshine or hard rain." These were the last words of Antonio, her first ever boyfriend, to her.

It is good to love. Equally, it is good to be loved. Yet, it is better to have felt love than never have experienced it at all.