Due to her family's pressure, the couple quarreled very often. The girl knew the guy loved her, but she like every other human had doubts at times. She would always ask him, ''How deep is your love for me?''. Coming from a background with parents that were not highly educated, the guy wasnt very good with his words. This often causes the girl to be upset, with this and her family's pressure, the girl often ends up venting her anger on him. As for him, he only endured it in silence.
After a couple of years of hard work, the guy finally graduates and managed to secure a scholarship to further his studies abroad. Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you, and is you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. And as for your family, I will try my best to talk to them. Will you marry me?"The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in and agreed to let them get married. So before he leaves, they get engaged.
The girl went into the working society, and the guy went abroad continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails, and phone calls. It was hard, but neither thought of giving up.
One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she got knocked down by a car that had lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She had lost her voice, her capability to speak.
The doctor said that the impact of the crash on her brain had caused her to loose her voice. Listening to her parents comfort her, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down and cried. During her stay at the hospital, other than silence, all that accompanied her was the sound of her crying.
Upon reaching home, everything seemed the same, except for the ringing tone of the phone. It pierced into her heart every time it rang. She does not want the guy to know what happened to her. Not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying she does not wish to wait any longer for him. With that, she sent her ring back to him, the ring he proposed to her with. In return, the guy sent loads and loads of replies to her letter and countless phone calls, none of which she could bear to reply, or answer his calls. All she could do was cry.
Her parents decided to move out of that place, hoping that she would eventually forget everything and be happy. With a new environment, the girl learnt sign language and started a new life. Everyday, constantly telling herself that she must forget the guy.
One day. Her friend came to visit her her and told her that the guy had finished his studies and come home. She told her friend not to let him know what had happened to her. Ever since that day, there wasn't anymore news from him.
A year passed and her friend, who visits her often came to visit her again, this time with an envelope. The envelope contained an invitation card to the guy's wedding. The girl's heart was shattered when she saw, but when she opened the invitation, she saw her name inside, instead.
She looked up to ask her friend what was going on, but instead saw the guy, her guy standing infront of her. Using sign language, he told her: "I've spent a year learning sign language. Just to let you know that i've not forgotten my promise to you, our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you." And with that he slipped the ring back onto her finger. A tear slipped down the girl's cheek, this time after so long, crying, but not because she was sad. She cried because of how much he loved her,'happy tears', as they call it.♥♥
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