He was the love of her life. There were no two ways about it. Yet when anyone asked, she would always brush aside their “vague” thoughts. Maybe, she wasn’t sure. Maybe, she was scared to admit it.

“So the two of you are going to end up together, right?” they would remark.

“What? Us? Are you kidding me?” she would reply.

But she could not stay without him. She would look forward to the ocassions when she could spend time with him, even if it were months away. Yet she never took him seriously enough. Friends? Sure! Love? Eh…

When the time came for her to choose a partner for life, for once she did toy with the idea of “them”, as put across by her father. But then she was told by some others to think otherwise. And she easily did.

That is when she met someone else. A complete stranger. He was mature, had a good reputation and offered her security for life. Also, just like him, the stranger also had a creative streak. He knew he had caught her eye so he kept making subtle appearances.

“I choose you, stranger,” she finally announced, shocking more people than she ever imagined.

Thus, Mia was betrothed to the stranger, Architecture as she left behind the one she had grown to love or loved to grow up with, Writing. Apparently, it was time to grow up.