The ring

She said "what happened between us was all lies."

It was just an experiment and with some scientific process, some of his memories were shared with her. In one crucial moment, she knew she had to decide. A friend helped her in these trying moments. She said "my mother always told me that I stick my nose to where it doesn't belong that's why I always get in trouble."

Aptly speaking, one should always mind their own business. Too much information gets you into trouble and sometimes in the process it gets you hurt. Knowing too much about something or someone is sometimes painful. She ached in knowing that everything that happened between them was just a lie. He was using it to get her trust and eventually take what he wanted and left her all alone...wondering what she could have done to deserve it.

Then the friend asked her, "when you were together was there ever a time that you looked into his eyes and find truth in what he is saying?" She contemplates and tried excruciatingly to remember what it is that she sees when he looks in his eyes. Finally she decided.

In an attempt to confirm her thoughts, she asked an old friend to do the precarious experiment. Her old friend told her that even if she do it again, it would only last for minutes. And so she dive into the pool knowing that the risk she would take might end up with nothing.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw herself standing at the edge of the platform with a lagoon in front of her. A lovely sight with trees surrounding the water. Leaves were turning orange signaling the end of spring. Silence has broken with the familiar voice. She let him do the talking and she listened very carefully with his words. Finally he said, "I have wanted to tell you everything but I guess I ran out of time". He hold her hand and took something from his pocket. He uttered, "I know we can't be together". So he took out the ring from the box and wore it in her fingers. "This is the only truth that I can give to you now." And just like a mist in the air, he suddenly disappeared and left her with a whisper....She opened her eyes filled with tears....and that alone is enough.