"Guess who I just met at the park?" I asked Soph when I finally sat beside her sleepy figure splashed on the couch.

"Let me guess, based on the stupid smile on your face I bet it was no other than miss sexy ass," she said with an unimpressed expression making me scream like an idiot in response. "Calm down ye tities, I can't believe you're still all over her."

"How could I not be? Have you seen her? She looks like she fell from heaven and landed on feathers," I said not containing all my admiration for her. "And her personality tho, I know she is bitchy and everything but she's much more than what she shows."

"I agree she's a fucking goddess, trust me." She gave me a knowingly look, "I just don't want to see you getting hurt over her," she said sighing. "Believe me I'm more than happy to help you get the girl but I can't deny the obvious, it is one thing as a teenager to have a crush on a teacher, we have all been through that but I'm starting to think you're falling for her. What are the odds of a teacher liking a student back?" She grabbed my hand comforting me.

"I know Soph and I honestly would never ask for a better best friend, I'm really thankful that you care, but... I will never know until I try, even if it ends up being worthless at least I won't live regretting not trying or thinking about what would have happened if I did, I'd rather end up hurt," I said giving her hand a light squeeze.

"Whatever your choices are I'll always be by your side," Soph said pulling me into a hug, a very short-lived one because as soon as I smelled her I wanted to puke.

"Have you swam on alcohol or what?" I said picking at my nose and making a disgusted face as I backed away. "Go take a shower woman!"

The day went pretty smoothly and as I left Soph's house around 3 pm after stuffing my belly with her mother's homemade quesadillas I found myself going to see Ed, he never got the chance to tell me what he had found out and it was killing me to know. It's hard to visit since the visiting hours are so damn short but I do my best, he's such a lovely guy and I can't help feeling sad when I think about his situation, to be sick and lonely, that's something I would never wish for myself or anyone really.

I said hello to the woman at the counter and immediately went to his floor and knocked softly on his door earning a come in right away.

"Sup old jee," I said as I plopped my head on the room finding him seated on his little table scribbling on a newspaper, playing that word game every old person seems to play.

"Anna, so nice to have you here," he said with a big smile pushing the newspaper aside. "Sit down."

"Don't need to say it twice," I said plopping myself on the chair in front of him. "How have you been?"

"Wonderfully!" Ed was a really big inspiration to me, his positivity was contagious and even though he had every reason not to be positive in any way he always had a smile on his face and always saw the best in everything and everyone.

"I'm really glad to hear that." I smiled squeezing his hand a little.

"I know why you are here," he patted my hand that rested on his other one.

"I'm here to see you but you do have something to tell me," I said chuckling.

"Let's have a walk outside."

After talking to the nurse and convincing her that I'm a responsible person and having Ed securely in his wheelchair we went for the elevator, I was only allowed to take him to the hospital's garden behind the building but even though we were limited I figured it would be better for him than being all day in a room.

I happily sighed as I pulled his wheelchair through the paths filled with all types of flowers, it felt great to be surrounded by so much beauty and the smell of nature was really relaxing, the garden was really well kept.

"So," he started talking making me look down at him and focusing all my attention on what he was about to say. "Once in the get-together time I joined a lady in a chess game, she was really good at it I must say, I completely lost to her at least 4 times in a row," he said chuckling making me laugh too. "She looked a lot like your lover so I put my spy mode on and found out some pretty interesting things."

"C'mon Ed don't leave me hanging," I said groaning when he paused.

"I'm giving it some suspense." He laughed. "Her name is Lucia Evans, I'm guessing it is your lover's mother because she said her daughter visits almost every day, I also found out she has been here for only a couple of months, she's a really beautiful lady even though she has some age, I can totally see where your lover got her beauty, also she's divorced." He smirked making me give him a little pat.

"I figured it would be her mother but I didn't want to jump to conclusions, it must be really hard to her," I paused giving him a squeeze on his shoulder. "As it is hard to me to see you here."

"Life is not always like we want it to be, sometimes we learn it the hard way but that doesn't mean we still can't enjoy it to its fullest, people are so pessimistic about everything that they fail to see happiness even when it is right in their faces, I'm not telling you to turn a blind eye to everything that is bad but to see the good things in them, I know you do and that's why I'm sure you'll be capable to make her see it too."

"What do you mean?" I asked a little confused.

He just smiled at me as a nurse approached us, I wish I could have more time to be with him, I still didn't fully understand what he meant with making her see it too but I had an idea of what it might be.

I bid goodbye to him and finally walked home, I didn't know how exhausted I was until I laid on my bed, I hadn't slept at all and even though it was only 6 pm I felt like I would fall into a deep sleep at any time, tomorrow is Sunday and then it's Monday and I would see her again, I have seen her today but it already felt like it's been ages ago, I honestly couldn't get enough of her.

It's funny how she's the first thing I think when I wake up in the morning and the last thing when I am about to sleep at night, she's always there, everywhere in my mind...

Here and now as I'm about to fall asleep I'll make this promise that only G-d will be able to hear.

I'll not give up on her... Even if our destiny is to not be united in this life.

I'll make her see the beauty in every single thing.

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