A short story about waiting. 

I was in love with my best friend since we were in high school. He was literally there for me thru good times and bad times. I remembered how we celebrated every milestones in our lives. I remembered how we both cried when we almost failed a subject in college. Who wouldn't fall for a man like him, right?

But I was scared to tell him what I felt because I was afraid to be rejected. I was afraid that it may affect our relationship as best friends. So, I promised myself to be contented of what we have.

I got teary-eyed when I remembered all our memories as I walked down the aisle. This could pass as the longest pathway I've walked in my entire life. I could see him smiling while looking at me. He looked undeniably happy; This was his most awaited day, I must say. 

His wedding. He was the groom, but was not the bride.

He got teary-eyed as we both waited for his wife-to-be. We've been together for so many years but I can say that he was the happiest at this moment. He hugged me and mumbled words that broke my heart even more...

"Thank you for being my best friend. I'd been in love with you before I met my girlfriend. I got scared to lose our friendship that's why I decided to bury my feelings. I wish you happiness" he said that made my world stop. I just found myself running away from my best friend's wedding before I bumped into someone. 

"Run away with me?", he offered. Oh, he's Primo. My best friend's brother.

I can't help not to remember how he was so patient with me. How he ditched his brother's wedding just to be with me. How he bought me ice cream to comfort me. How he wiped my tears even it's painful for him to see me cry because of his brother. How he helped me move on. And how he made me fall in love with him. 

Today, as I walk down the aisle, tears of joy started flowing constantly. I am finally walking down the aisle, not as a part of entourage but as the bride. 

"Francesca Erin Montefalco, we started as strangers. But today, I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to never leave your side during the worst and the best times. I promise to grow with you as long as we don't grow apart. I promise to choose you even when life is hard, when everything has become tiring, and when nothing else goes right. And here am I to solemnly declare, that I, Primo Sebastian Suarez, accept you, Francesca Erin Montefalco, as my lawful partner. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better and for worse, for richer and poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."

And that's when I realized that everything has its perfect timing.

You may be in a situation wherein you're tired of waiting but this is a reminder that while you're waiting, you're getting stronger too. At some point in life, you'll get tired of waiting for something that seems to be impossible, but someday, when you finally got what you wanted, you'll be able to reflect that waiting is not boring at all, because it prepares you for the breakthrough in your life. 

Hold on, you've come a long way just to give up now. 

Don't force something to happen. If it's meant for you, then it will happen, whatever it takes.