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A Pair Of Swings

By BMC

Late autumn already.It was November.As she walked through the baren city,it echoed

the same feeling that filled her heart to the brim.She tried to walk it off,as they say,but nothing

seemed to work.She had had such episodes so many times before,but she always managed to

see them through,with some help,of cours.But now there was no one around.Emptyness was

everywhere,inside her,as well.What could she possibly do?As she was about to give up,astrange,new thought emerged from the darkness that had possessed her mind.She remembered

a special place,one she used to visit a lot.And it was not far away,either.Well hidden,through a

labirint of apartment buildings and baren parks,she finally found it.Actually,them.They were a

pair of childrens swings.Ever since she could remember swinging helped her relax and even

focus,put things into perspective.Of cours,there were two swings and she was just one girl.In the

past she used to go with a friend.That always helped a lot.But now she was on her own.So she

got on and it worked.As she was swinging,she could feel all her problems flooding her.So she

did what she had to do and faced them.But what to begin with?What a dilemma!While she was

thinking,she realized that all her problems had a common source and they concerned the same

persone.A certain persone who was not there.But what was the reason of this persones

absence?She realized that the swings were made for a pair,but she was alone.What she had to

do was figure out why it was like that.But this task was more difficult than first thought.One

obvious reason was herself.Could she be the problem?Its true that she was a bit more difficult

than most girls,than most people,actually.She couldnt understand herself,so how could she

expect others to understand her.That was a pretty conclusive argument,but ,just as she was

finishing it,another popped up.Maybe no one could understand her because she was on a

whole different level.A lot of people had told her that the reason her relationships were always

messed up was because none of the guys she had met deserved her and none of them could

appreciate her to her true value.Could that even be possible?...No,no way!Thats what she

thought as well.But now a new problem had come up:she couldnt find any more answears or

solutions.Now,what?She had spent all that time thinking and all she could come up with were

lame,pathetic excusesSo then it dawned upon her:maybe the real answear was lame and

pathetic.Maybe something along the lines of fright,lack of courage and a whole lot of

insecurity.Yeah,maybe that was it.It had to be.Although it was the most umprobable solution of

all,she preferred it better.She liked the thought that she was too scared of happiness.She was

afraid that once she would grasp happiness ,feel it in her entire body,that it would disappear,just

like that,and leave her like an empty shell.Yes,thats what it wasShe was afraid of feeling

alone.But this fright had led to exactly what she wanted to avoid.Well,now she knew the cause

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of the problem.But what could she do to solve it?If fear had got her into this horrible

situation,she had to fight it and win,no matter what.But how could she do that?As she was

prepared to look for more answears,she felt something move near her.She immediately came

back to reality and opened her eyes.The swing by her side was no longer an empty

seat.Someone was in it.But who was this person?A new wave of possibilities came back.Maybe

he was the one who could help her in her long fight. Maybe he was,or maybe he wasnt.Butwhat he was,was a possibility,one she wouldnt let pass on by

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