When Love Meets War

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a football match on the tv with his legs placed on the table and

n the living room and wait for him. After a while of waiting with th

telling me where he was going to. I always woke up to breakfast in bed. I scanned the room for my purs

ithin me I was worried that something might have happened to him as he had nev

nd him. He wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled my neck. I felt at eas

something wasn't right. He was tense earlier and felt at ease once he was in my ar

didn't know what it was that bothered him. "Did I do something wrong?" I almost chok

ghtly around me, "It's d

? Tell me," I as

to go to Amer

. I never had the thought of leaving my father and going far away from him. He told me to

even when I tried to make light jokes, he didn't la

s around him while placing my head on his shoulder. "So..." I trailed off, sucking in my brea

own him since the beginning of freshman year in Zurich universi

have been dating for over three years. Do not get me wrong when I say I didn't know much about him; I simply meant when

nd a younger sister. He was the second child and only son of his par

as much as I tried trying to act cool with it, I just coul

th him to know what he does disturbed me. Andy smiled at me, he always understood my facial expres

o America?" He said, making me startled at first from his st

go to Ameri

Andrew and let me introduce you to my parents." To say I was nervous would be an unders

ve ever done was take care of my father and do well in my

ot because I was worried but before I was nervous and unprepared. I knew someday I wou

m smiling. My father would not be expecting such news from me beca

ly tight to my heart content. "I can't wait, I

worried about leaving you here and going back because I might not come ba

do you

America, I will only visit you once in a while here and eventually I will ki

do not want to be

gether," he replied, raking

ank God I already have an international passport, shi

behind just to be with the one I love although I do not know what

you," He

leaned in and kissed