John and Jen - Elements 2

Jen was young, beautiful, intelligent girl from a small town. How would she know all the tricks of the trade? John was rude, big mouth and an under-achiever. His arrogance smashed everyone who tried to cross his path. His was the hero of the family.

Jen found a corner of his heart which she could own. Which she could mould just the way she wanted. What she realized was an eye opener in that tender age. She was in love. He reciprocated. He also wanted to get away from that life. He wanted to be cared. He unearthed solace in that relationship and he responded. Love started blooming between his visits for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas to her town.

Her talent and aspirations took her to explore new horizons. She moved in with his family in the new town. It was blossom and a spring that would never end. It had a touch of that long summer day when everything seems possible.

Years passed.

They grew in each other. They grew under each other's skin.

It was now time to name the relation. Jen's blind love could not see John's incompetency for all these years. But now, her whole life without all worldly comforts that John's love could not buy flashed in front of her eyes. Reasoning took over the reign of the heart. She questioned him, his abilities. Complications did not stop here. They were already bonded by blood.

They parted their own ways.

Last time I talked to John, he is much mellowed and much successful, if I measure by society's scale. Jen is (happily) married with a kid who has never seen John. They both live in same city now.

Who went wrong? Jen, for loving someone who is already related by blood or for not showing confidence in John and not living up to all the promises that they exchanged under full moon and setting sun or John, for not having a confidence in himself?

True love can not feed hungry mouths but can money feed lovelorn heart?

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