Relationship Update

It's been a while.

The rules have changed and feelings grew deep. Yes, Mark and May finally held each other after a long time of waiting. The patience didn't falter but the challenge met new heights. How are we?

Mark, unfortunately has been away for quite some time.

The reason? He is preparing for our future. The sacrifice is torture but hell, there are no sweet sacrifices. He needs to go to a training as a police officer while I am left behind doing my job and waiting for the time he will come back.

Let's go to details.

I spent two nights watching the life goes by with Mark. We need to travel across seas and massive mass of land to be together. We are now living away from each other's grasp. And I tell you, long distance relationship will never be easy and yet here we still are, continuously loving each other. But sometimes, it's not that easy.

I stopped going to school on the second semester and started working by November last year. It was around those time when Mark was processing his application as a policeman. We were doing well honestly. But with the new schedule, new rules are set. On those months, we do video calls on weekends and calls on weekdays are scar. Mark never failed to be the best partner amidst these inevitable changes. He makes it a point to call me before I go to sleep because I take night shift. Whenever I come out of work around seven in the morning, I open my phone and find his morning message--every freaking day.

So juts imagine how it all went black when he entered the training camp. Mo communication for the next few weeks. My heart just died.

On the brighter side, his mom became my best friend.

Like me, she was also deserted by the only child she have. We need to talk random things and eventually, we became inseparable. At the end of the first month Mark went away, her mom booked me a ticket so I can visit their home. It was my first time I met Mark's parents and they were lovely! His father became my good friend and we talk more than his mother. I was born to be a baby's girl so being close to father figures is not hard.

Weeks later, Mark was able to find a way to communicate and it's the best thing that ever happened. We talk not too long and we try to catch up but most of the time, we say "I love you" almost the whole entirety of the call because there will never be an assurance when will be the next time he can find a phone he can secretly use. With limited time, we learned to value each single second we hear each other's voice.

On the third month, there was a Family Day and we were allowed to visit. It was the sweetest thing that happened. He almost cried seeing me and due to strict military rules, we are too limited not to be oh-too touchy. But he managed to kiss me dearly and the funny part, his mom saw us. Haha!

Anyway, it was just a whole long afternoon and we talked and stared the following day, we bid our goodbye. He was standing at the gate waiting for us to ride the bus across the camp. I wore my biggest smile, fighting my tears from falling and that was the last time I saw him. The next time? I don't know when. He said on his graduation maybe and I know that'll be months from now but hell, we will get there.

Honestly, it's getting harder each day but as every single day passes by, I am a day closer to my dear Mark. There's no such thing as forever so we too can conquer this.

Baby, I love you and I don't care how long it takes and how far we will be away from each other. One day, years from now, we will be together and no sea nor land nor obligation will keep us away from each other.