The Missing Rib

A girl in love asked her boyfriend

Girl: Tell me who do you love most in this world?

Boy: You, of course!
Girl: In your heart, what am I to you?

Boy: The boy thought for a moment 

and looked intently in her eyes and said, "You are my rib. 

In the Bible

it was said that God saw that Adam was lonely

during his sleep

God took one of Adam's rib and created Eve

Every man has been searching for his missing rib, 

only when you find the woman of your life

you'll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart."

After their wedding

the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while

However

the youthful couple began to drift apart 

due to the busy schedule of life 

and the never-ending worries of daily problems

their life became mundane

All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life

began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other

The couple began to have more quarrels

and each quarrel became make their relation more worst

One day

after the quarrel the girl ran out of the house

At the opposite side of the road, she shouted, "You don't love me!"

The boy hated her childishness 

and out of impulse

retorted, "May be, it was a mistake for us to be together! 

You were never my missing rib!"

Suddenly

she turned quiet and stood there for a long while

He regretted what he said 

but words spoken are like thrown away water

you can never take it back

With tears in her eyes

she went home to pack her things 

and was determined in breaking-up

Before she left the house

"If I'm really not your missing rib, please let me go.

She continued, "It is less painful this way

let us go on our separate ways and search for our own partners."

Five years went by

He never remarried 

but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly

She had left the country and married a foreigner and divorced

He felt anguished that she never waited for him

In the dark and lonely night

he lit his cigarette

and felt the lingering ache in his heart

He couldn't bring himself to admit that he was missing her

One day

they finally met

At the airport

a place where there were many reunions and good-byes

He was going away on a business trip

She was standing there alone

with just the security door separating them

She smiled at him gently

Boy: How are you ?
Girl: I'm fine. How about you. Have you found your missing rib?
Boy: No.
Girl: I'll be flying to New York in the next flight.
Boy: I'll be back in 2 weeks time.

Give me a call when you are back.You know my number. Nothing has changed.

With a smile

she turned around and waved good-bye

One week later

he heard of her death

She had perished in New York

 In the event that shocked the world.

Midnight

Once again, he lit his cigarette

And like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart

He finally knew

she was the missing rib that he had carelessly broken

p/s: Sometimes, people say things out of moments of fury. Most often, the outcome is disastrous and detrimental. We vent our frustrations 99% at our loved ones. And even though we know that we ought to "think twice and act wisely", it's often easier said than done. Things happen each day, many of which are beyond our control. Let us treasure every moment and everyone in our lives. Tomorrow may never come, give and accept what you have today.