love
All you need is Love, and Love is all you need.
Landscape of a City on Fire
I woke up in my bed, her beside me, touching noses. I had to go to my college to rent out a Super 8 camera for a video project I was going to do a day after. We left the house early and stopped at A&W to eat a completely unhealthy breakfast sandwich combo with coffee. We got to the subway parking, but as she opened the door to exit the car she spilled out her coffee all over the seat. She cleaned it up quickly and joined her hand in mine. We started walking to the station. Admiring the grace of the day and bright smile of the sky. Eventually, we got off the train that left us right into my college. I borrowed the camera and all the gear needed. Then, we went back to the car. The day was still early. We wanted to take advantage of the beautiful day and the great temperature (which is often rare in Canada, espicially in Quebec). The idea of going to the movies came to mind. We started looking for the latest releases and theaters around. We set our mind to go watch "Portrait of a Lady on Fire". I drove a couple minutes, parked the car, and entered the place. We bought our tickets, but the movie only started in a hour so we headed out. To pass time, we went to a small museum that was near the theater. It was a film museum where we got to see cameras and projectors that were even older then the super 8. Fascinating. It's a museum close to my heart since it is where I went back in the day to project some of the movies I played in as a child actor. It is close to many residents' hearts since it is where they usually screen all the local film premieres. It's not that small of a museum come to think of it. Anyways, we walked back to the cinema and bought some snacks. I had forgotten how expensive a popcorn was! The movie started. There were only 2 other people in the room. The movie was astonishing, a must-watch! Over my expectations! We stayed in the theater for a while, walking around, looking at the city, and realizing how empty it was! Anyways, we started walking around looking for somewhere to eat. Nothing caught our eye right away, but a crave for "poutine" began to form in both of our minds. We drove 10 minutes to our destination, the ultimate place to eat "poutine" in Montreal, "La Banquise". We ordered what we always order, a Boogaloo (Seriously try it!). It was delicious, delightful, delectable... Yeah, I think you get it. We decided to go take a walk around the park next to the restaurant to digest. It was lovely. The kids were playing, the sporties were jogging, the elderly were sitting. Birds flew around and dog-owners walked with their pet greeting all the other dog-owners that passed by. From where we were, we could see the whole city. We knew that heavy restictions were probably going to come in soon into the city. We had heard it on the radio on our way here. It was still alive though, but something was off. People were starting to get scared by what the media was saying. They were cold (not just literally). We passed by a church and decided to sneak in to pray for the COVID-19 situation to get better. We went back home and watch some good old episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" on Netflix. We fell asleep, nose to nose. The next day... evything closed so we couldn't have chosen a better time really.
By Nicolas Olivares6 years ago in Humans
Why you shouldn't live in the past
Now, let's get to the beginning shall we, let's just say I've been in this same boat for many months are quite the dramatic separation from my ex-boyfriend I was scared to love again, not truly knowing that love even had boundaries. I was utterly smitten, not seeing the danger lying right in front of my eyes, dating for roughly seven months - doesn't seem like a long time you say? however in my eyes, I felt like I had known him for years and grown to love him so quickly that it went like the blink of an eye. One moment you're in paradise, the next you're crying on the bedroom floor wondering what went so wrong? In my world, what had gone wrong was a scandalous affair revolving in lies, and the utmost betrayal he was sleeping with another person, behind my back leaving me for numerous nights claiming he was training for the army, but instead the story was entirely different, and that I found out from his sister.
By Rayann Bradshaw6 years ago in Humans
The happiness of being Lois Lane
I have watched you cry. I've seen the tears slowly roll down your face. Looked upon you as transparent pearls of empathy pool in your blue eyes and drop from your long eyelashes down on to your golden skin. Every story you've heard on the news, every tale of another hero, every life lost, I've seen you shed a tear. It's moved you. It's moved us both. It's moved the nation, the world.
By Leo Dis Vinci6 years ago in Humans
Love, A Constantly Changing Meaning In Society
Love, is it conditional or is it unconditional? To whom do you love and do you consider them being loved unconditionally and why? These are questions most would never think of asking themselves or others in their lives. What makes someone love another person? Could it be the oxytocin’s-and other drugs of the brain like dopamine-releasing causing us to have a rush that we have become addicted to? Could it be that we are not addicted to the rush of “happy drugs” but that we like the suffering or loss of a relationship when things between two come to an end? Are we addicted to the uncertainty of love? Let’s find out.
By Conor M. Daly6 years ago in Humans
Love is not only Romance.
She was the definition of unknown. Everyone said they knew her, but I knew no one really did. Her smiles seemed to be holding secrets, her eyes held a look of discomfort. She intrigued me. What had Little Miss Sunshine so distressed? What could possibly be haunting her? She couldn’t possibly be tainted with a soul so bubbly.
By Anushca Naidoo6 years ago in Humans
There you are
There You Are Wow. Just look at it. I mean, really look at it. I love watching the stars and on nights like tonight the sky reminds me of a cathedral dome and the stars are so bright and twinkly I’d say they are more beautiful than the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. And it’s warm tonight too. You know the best way of stargazing is to be flat on your back on the beach, right? Mind you, even that can be unpleasant when the dampness of the pebbles starts seeping into your clothes. And I’ve already got a bad back. Oh, my God. That sound of the waves brushing the shingle ‘shush, shush’. There really is nowhere I’d rather be. I’ve got a black velvet blanket over me, the sea soothing my spirits, the whisper of warm air to tickle my skin and the stars to keep me company with their myths and legends.
By Julie Murrow6 years ago in Humans
I Loved You.
There is a saying which I pick up from my favourite celebrity’s instagram live. He said," sometimes, it is not the butterflies but the headaches that make you realise somebody." Those words went through my head and I guess he was right. Out of all the relationship I had before, the relationship that I had with you wass the only that I did not experience any butterflies. It did not give me the excitement that everyone has when they are in relationship. The fact that all those time, I was faking the excitement, telling all of my friends about all the butterflies came alive when I was next to you. Sorry to admit it now but I did not. I thought that I did not love you at all. Therefore, I always neglected you. I put us in every situation where we had to fight and end our relationship. I thought it was tiring to stay with someone who you did not love, in my defence, I did try; I tried so hard to the point where I got so exhausted. I was actually the one who wanted to end our relationship. You tried your best to show your love to someone who was not interested. You worked hard to make it work but I guess , it was too exhausting that one day you finally let it go. After you left, I fouund myself became so lost. My world stopped as soon as you walk out. Everything that I used to enjoy turn out to be meaningless, I got sick of everything. I thought I did not love, I thought I always did not care but why does it hurt when you leave ? Why am I in despiar ? It is funny when you think of it. As soon as you told that you are too exhuasted to fight for me anymore, as soon you put your forward to a different direction, my heart sink. I know that I am too late now. Too late to ask you to stay. I am trying so hard everyday not to miss you. I am pretending to be fine even if it is killing me so hard inside. I regretted every actions that I took, I regret that every minutes that I had with you, I put it into waste. A thought that ring me everyday, keep me awake every night that I should've taken you seriously. I only realised your value now when thing between us has already ended. Just like I mentioned ealier, I couldn't turn back time, could I ? Everywhere I look, I see you and it haunt me. It is really stupid, isn’t it ? That doesn’t make sense, right ? Little did I know, I loved you and it was the heartache that make me realise I loved you.
By Natalie Heng6 years ago in Humans
