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A Pair Of Swings
By BMC
Late autumn already.It was November.As she walked through the baren city,it echoed
the same feeling that filled her heart to the brim.She tried to walk it off,as they say,but nothing
seemed to work.She had had such episodes so many times before,but she always managed to
see them through,with some help,of cours.But now there was no one around.Emptyness was
everywhere,inside her,as well.What could she possibly do?As she was about to give up,astrange,new thought emerged from the darkness that had possessed her mind.She remembered
a special place,one she used to visit a lot.And it was not far away,either.Well hidden,through a
labirint of apartment buildings and baren parks,she finally found it.Actually,them.They were a
pair of childrens swings.Ever since she could remember swinging helped her relax and even
focus,put things into perspective.Of cours,there were two swings and she was just one girl.In the
past she used to go with a friend.That always helped a lot.But now she was on her own.So she
got on and it worked.As she was swinging,she could feel all her problems flooding her.So she
did what she had to do and faced them.But what to begin with?What a dilemma!While she was
thinking,she realized that all her problems had a common source and they concerned the same
persone.A certain persone who was not there.But what was the reason of this persones
absence?She realized that the swings were made for a pair,but she was alone.What she had to
do was figure out why it was like that.But this task was more difficult than first thought.One
obvious reason was herself.Could she be the problem?Its true that she was a bit more difficult
than most girls,than most people,actually.She couldnt understand herself,so how could she
expect others to understand her.That was a pretty conclusive argument,but ,just as she was
finishing it,another popped up.Maybe no one could understand her because she was on a
whole different level.A lot of people had told her that the reason her relationships were always
messed up was because none of the guys she had met deserved her and none of them could
appreciate her to her true value.Could that even be possible?...No,no way!Thats what she
thought as well.But now a new problem had come up:she couldnt find any more answears or
solutions.Now,what?She had spent all that time thinking and all she could come up with were
lame,pathetic excusesSo then it dawned upon her:maybe the real answear was lame and
pathetic.Maybe something along the lines of fright,lack of courage and a whole lot of
insecurity.Yeah,maybe that was it.It had to be.Although it was the most umprobable solution of
all,she preferred it better.She liked the thought that she was too scared of happiness.She was
afraid that once she would grasp happiness ,feel it in her entire body,that it would disappear,just
like that,and leave her like an empty shell.Yes,thats what it wasShe was afraid of feeling
alone.But this fright had led to exactly what she wanted to avoid.Well,now she knew the cause
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of the problem.But what could she do to solve it?If fear had got her into this horrible
situation,she had to fight it and win,no matter what.But how could she do that?As she was
prepared to look for more answears,she felt something move near her.She immediately came
back to reality and opened her eyes.The swing by her side was no longer an empty
seat.Someone was in it.But who was this person?A new wave of possibilities came back.Maybe
he was the one who could help her in her long fight. Maybe he was,or maybe he wasnt.Butwhat he was,was a possibility,one she wouldnt let pass on by
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