The Footprints of Love

[kloey]

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The path of life is a mystery; you can’t predict what is going to happen, and you can’t prevent it either. Life doesn’t always go as you wish, and most of the time it doesn’t.
Life is full of obstacles that we as humans have to overcome. Some of us get the ‘easier’ obstacles, but for others, it’s another story. Some of us overcome the obstacles and some on the other hand don’t. Obstacles do not wait for us, they keep coming along and they never will stop.

FOOTPRINTS
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you, you would leave me.”

[kloey]

Ch.1
(note: this is also available at winglin fanfics...thats why its in winglin style fan-fiction-www.winglin.net/fanfic/kloey2)
-artist-annie, jessica, louis, kevin ...-

I ran; I ran as fast I as can. My legs were aching, my feet were blistered, and my throat was as dry as a desert; but I couldn’t stop. I looked behind me and saw them. They were still there; all five of them. As I was looking behind me, I bumped into a lady. I grabbed her arm and kept running. “Run Jess” I told her. She looked all confused, but as she took a glance behind her, she understood. As we turned to corner of the street, we hid into the bushes. She asked me “ why are those people chasing you”. I started rubbing my legs not knowing what to say, what to respond. I couldn’t even look at her face because I was in shame. She understood, “ I told you never to go gambling or borrow money Annie” she whispered, I knew she wanted to yell at me, but we just saw the five men turn the corner so she couldn’t. “ We have to find her!” the leader screamed. “ She borrowed money for that fool, and now, she doesn’t pay us back!” the leader told the guys. “ You what?” whispered Jess. I couldn’t keep the secret away from her; I had to tell her. “ I had to, Kevin (my boyfriend) needed money. He owed the bank 50 000$” I told her. “ So you decided to take on the responsibility and pay back the debt?” she asked. “ I didn’t know what to do, so I decided to take his advice and borrow 10 000$ and give him the money so he can leave Hong Kong” I said while sobbing. Jess looked at me, and without me knowing, she ran out of the bushes and fell on the floor with her face down. The guys heard a noise and looked back. They started hitting her with sticks, sticks that looked like metal bars. I looked at her, and tears starting rolling down my cheeks. I started to see blood coming our of her clothes, and I turned my head, I couldn’t watch.
But a voice inside me said, what are you doing Annie Man! She’s sacrificing her life for you, and you just crouch down against a tree and hide! I know what I should do. I ran out of the hiding place and demanded them to stop. They stared at me like as if I was a ghost. I knew what they were thinking, who’s the girl they were hitting before, if I’m standing here. I crouched down beside Jess. The guys looked at me then at Jess. They didn’t understand…why would someone do that, they didn’t understand why Jess took the punishment for me. But there thought didn’t last long. The leader grabbed me by the collar and warned me again. “I’m giving you 3 more days. Understand?” They didn’t wait and left without an answer.
“ Why did you do this?” I asked her. I started to cry, tears were going down my cheeks like a river. I called 999. I went to the hospital with her, but I know I can’t even look at her. I was the one who did this to her. Not much longer, Louis appeared. He asked me “what happened”. I couldn’t answer; I didn’t know what to say.
The doctors just saved me from answering as they came out of the operation room “ How is she?” I asked. “ We tried our best, it all depends on her now” they answered. Louis looked at me with his eyes filled with tears. “Why is she in the hospital?” he asked. “ I’m sorry…I”
“I heard Kevin ran away, is it that?” he asked. “ Did he gamble again???” he said furiously.
“ He…”
“Annie tell me!” he screamed.
I told him the whole story, he couldn’t believe his ears, and even I couldn’t believe mine. I knew what I did was wrong, but I loved him…

[Cece]

great story! keep up the good work! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[jeh]

Very interesting story, update soon. I want to know what will happen to Jessica. I hope she's okay.

[kloey]

thanx for the comments ppl! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

note: jessica and louis have been dating for nearly eight years

“ Annie, you know you could of asked me for the money, I'm your future brother in law, if you need help, I will do anything to help you” Louis said.

“I know you will Louis, I know you have the money, but, I don’t always want to come to you and Jess when I need your help… you know what I mean?” I whispered.

“ I want to go see Jess, is that ok?” I asked as if Jess was a stranger to me.

“Of course you can Annie, she’s your sister, I know you feel really guilty that all this happened, but it is not your fault, you didn’t want this to happen to her, and I’m sure Jess will be alright” Louis reassured me.

I gave Louis a ‘thank you’ smile and slowly walked into the room, which Jess was in. I slowly closed the door, and sat next to my sister. “Jess, I’m so sorry…I…” tears started to form in my eyes and slowly teardrops were rushing down her cheeks. “ Why did you do it Jess??? All my life you’ve looked after me, and all I ever did was get you into trouble. Why did you do have to do this Jess, I’m not worth it! Jess, I’m very very sorry. I promise you, if you wake up, I will never get you in trouble again, and I will never get myself in trouble…promise me jess, you’ll wake up…”
Louis opens the door, and puts his hand on my shoulder.
“ I will stay here with her tonight” said Louis.
“ Louis, I was wondering if…” the words just wouldn’t come out of my mouth, I guess it is because I am still ashamed of all this.
“ Wondering if you can borrow the money to pay the bank?” asked Louis.
I nodded. While he smiled in reply.
I hated it, how Louis always knew what was going threw my mind, what I was thinking. I never understood how he did this, but I guess that’s what makes him so successful in his occupation.

I went home, took a cold shower and lay on my mattress. I stared at the ceiling for hours thinking about Jess, thinking at what I have done to her. I cried out to Him numerous times, pleading that Jess would be fine, but I had no answer. I felt all alone in the darkness, I felt so far from Him knowing I cannot be forgiven. I pleaded and cried for His help, I would sacrifice anything of mine for Jess to wake up I told Him, but yet, still no reply. I’ve been crying for hours straight, my eyes were all swollen and my sheets were all wet from my tears. Suddenly I started to hear wind and rain slashing against my window, was He crying for me, or with me? Had He heard my pleading, my sovereign? All of a sudden, my phone rang.
“ Annie come to the hospital right now!” Louis exclaimed.

[kloey]

the chapter above this message was ch.2 ...sorry for forgetting to write that...hehe

[jeh]

Oh no, what will happen to Jess. Did she die? No, positive thoughts. Update soon.

[Em]

Yay kloey - we finally get to see your masterpiece! hee hee <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Writing in the first person is interesting... makes it a bit unique.

Good stuff - keep going!

<IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[kloey]

Ch3: The Trade

I was nearly flying to the hospital after I heard Jess’s news. I went to the third floor of the hospital building where Jess and Louis is. I opened the door, and smiled at the sight. Jess returned a smile while Louis was stuffing food in her mouth. I smiled as I saw the silly appearance of Jess with a mouthful of food and the romantic sight of Louis feeding her. I also regretted this picture. If it weren’t for me, Jess wouldn’t need someone to feed her, to help her get up, to help her. I took a deep breath and walked into the room.
“How are you?” I asked.
Jess was shocked by my reaction of standing so far from her bed, from where she was. I was actually still just standing by the doorframe but just the inside half of it while leaning against the wall.
“Come here silly” she said to be and tried to gesture a welcoming hand, but she couldn’t move her arm. Not wanting her to force any more movement, I walked up to her.
“I’m really sorry Jess, I promise this will never ever happen again--”
“No need to apologize Annie, I know you didn’t want this to happen, I was never mad and will never be at you” she said to reassure me.
I smiled and leaned over to give my sister a hug.
“Ouch” Jess yelped.
“Oh! I’m so sorry Jess, are you ok?”
“I suggest that no one touches Miss Man at the moment and until she gets her casts off. She still has some bruises and her arm and her leg still need time to recover, we don’t want her situation and her injuries to get any worse” Dr. Choi told us.
“Thank you Dr. Choi, we will be careful.” Louis told the doctor.

The doctor left the room leaving Jess, Louis and me in the room. I looked at the perfect couple and announced that I had to go to the washroom, but they both knew I just made up an excuse to let them talk some more together, they knew me too well.
I walked out of the room and slowly closed the door behind me and smile up to Him.
“He listened to me,” I screamed inside of me. I’ve gotten back my sister… but on the other hand, I lost my love…

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<IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> hope u ppl are enjoying my story <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[jeh]

I enjoy it. Update soon.

[Cece]

please update soon <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[kloey]

sorry gor taking so long to update.....got loads of hw these days...since its getting close to the end of the year...anyway here the next chap all!

Ch4: Perfect couple, or so it seems...

In the room was a perfect couple. A guy who dedicates his whole heart to the girl and a girl who understands and supports the guy. They have fights, but they do not last long, their love overpowers the anger in them and brings them back together.

Louis sat on the bed leaning against the wall and half a pillow, which he was sharing with Jess. He had his arm around her that rested on her shoulder. Jess had her head on his shoulder, which she rested comfortably, and in his arms, she felt no pain, relaxed and secure.

“Jess” Louis whispered softly, not wanting Annie to hear just incase she was outside the door being her nosy self.

“Yes?” Jess answered to the one she loves.

“I love you,” Louis said.

“I love you too sweetie” Jess says with a smile to melt for.

Jess could sense something wrong with the way Louis was acting tonight, something must be bothering him, she just knew it. Louis is one of those guys who would do anything for his girl, but would never say, “I love you”. He was one of those men who just couldn’t say those three words that woman love to hear.

“Is something bothering you Louis?” Jess asked.

“No, nothing is bothering me” Louis said with a smile.

“I know there’s something wrong Louis, you can tell me…I’ll understand…please tell me?” Jess asked with a puppy face.

Louis knew he had to tell her. He couldn’t say no to that puppy face of hers.

“Its just that I was so worried about you when you were in the emergency room, I couldn’t do anything, I couldn’t even think straight I was so worried. Jess promise me you will never ever do something to get me worried ever again. I-”

“I promise you Louis, I promise I will never get you so worried about me. It will never happen again, if it did, I swear I-”

“No need Jess, I believe you” Louis told her with a relieved look on his face and hugged her in his arms tightly, as if he was afraid he will loose her one day...

[jeh]

Aaw, my favorite couple. This chapter was so sweet. Update soon with longer chapters. <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

[Danielle Lin]

I agree with what Jeh said such a sweet chapter! With some of my favorite actors, great job! I can just imagine Louis <IMG SRC="smilies/kiss.gif" border="0"> Jessica! Well, not completely, I never saw it in a movie before... You get the point!

Great story Kloey, I really like the title, "footprints of love" very creative! <IMG SRC="smilies/french.gif" border="0">

Lolz, sorry just experimenting with smilies!

Update soon! -Danielle/Elle

[Someone5]

hehe, such a sweet couple. i hope you update soon.

[kloey]

CH5- Pain...

I walked out of the hospital and it was already morning, 9am to be more precise. I promised Jess to buy her favorite ice cream for an afternoon snack that we; Jess, Louis and me can all share together. As I walked out of the store happily, holding a bag with a small bucket of ice cream inside of it, I peered around, looking at the early Hong Kong traffic scene, I saw him. I didn’t believe my eyes, my sight; there in front of me he stood. It was Kevin. But what made me even uncertain of my sight was the girl who stood there beside him, hand in hand. The sight was spurious. I pinched myself to let my pain decide whether I was dreaming. My arm was crying of pain. I was definitely not dreaming, rather a nightmare that was true which stood in front of me. Finally, he noticed that I was standing right across from the street were he stood. He walked across the street hand in hand with her strolling behind him and said “ Hi Annie, how are you?”

I wanted to cry of rage. I was heartbroken. I stood there speechless.

“ All this time I always wanted to thank you for your money, but you know, I never got the chance, you know, me and Charmaine, we were busy in Paris shopping…” he said, while taking a glance at his girlfriend.

“You tricked to me all this time?” I asked, not wanting the answer to be yes.

“ Well, I wouldn’t consider it to be tricking, I mean you did it out of your own will...” he replied.

I didn’t want to hear those words; but my ears disobeyed me, they did not block them out. My heart was slashed.

Anger rushed trough me and my arm arose. I wanted to slap him for what he has done to me, to my sister; but I couldn’t. My heart wouldn’t let me, because it knows, deep inside, I still love him, even at this very moment.

“Slap me” he pleaded sarcastically.

I didn’t know what to do, and turned my back on him leaving him and Charmaine alone on the sidewalk.

Teardrops were flowing down my cheeks. I didn’t want to look back, but actions disobeyed as I looked back one more time at the one I truly love. But I didn’t see what I wanted; instead, it was Charmaine who was looking at me, instead of Kevin. She looked back in confusion, but not for not long. She turned back and looked at Kevin, as he replied in a nod.

The teardrops were no longer on my cheeks, but dripping on the floor as if they were streams. But somehow, a teardrop was left on the cement floor far behind me, which did not belong to me.

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how did that go...how am i doing?..........COMMENTS!
ps. sorry for the taking so long to update...exams and last minute tests comming up and stuff...so didnt hav time....but i'll try my best to update asap.
luv,
klo

[jeh]

I wonder who teardrop was left that wasn't Annie's. Man, that jerk Kevin! <IMG SRC="smilies/angrystick.gif" border="0"> Annie have done so much for him and this is what he repay her?! Grr. Update soon.

[kloey]

CH6: the hole

As I entered my home I quickly grabbed a cardboard box and started to fill it up with all of Kevin’s belongings or anything that reminded me of him. As I basically emptied out my entire room, I was finally done. I ran to the backyard and rested the huge box by a huge tree trunk, The Tree Trunk. I grabbed the shovel that has been there since grade 10, since the first time I broke up with my first boyfriend. I was digging a hole with all my might, a hole to burry the box in. My arms were starting to kill as I just got rid of the first layers of soil and grass. As the hole reached 20 cm deep, my hands were starting to bleed but I continued to dig vigorously. Eyes around me thought I was insane, and indeed I was, I couldn’t control myself, I couldn’t stop.

“ANNIE STOP IT!” a voice screamed from the backyard door behind me. The voice was getting closer and closer as the movement of the shovel went faster and faster. Suddenly she got a grip of my shovel and as my grip of the shovel was getting weaker and weaker and as I began the slow down from the lack of energy, she grabbed it out of my hands and threw it so its out of my reach.

“Control yourself Annie. C’mon I know you can get up and move on.” She said while trying to help me.

I started to cover my ears, I didn’t want to hear anything; but it didn’t work. I crouched down under the tree leaning against the trunk as I can still here her talking on.

“Annie, you are like my sister, your family treated me like family. I’m very touched by you, Jess and Louis. I always felt alone in the world, till I met you guys. You are like my sister, you help me through everything. Annie, please— “

Tears were forming in my eyes but I tried to keep them to myself, as I didn’t want to cry in front of nobody.

“Bernice stop, I don’t want to hear it anymore— ”

“No Annie, you can’t always be strong you know, let it out, I know how you feel Annie—“

“NO YOU DON’T! HAVE YOU CAUSED YOUR SISTER TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SO DUMG THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND HAS BEEN USING YOU, AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT? HAVE YOU BERN? HAVE YOU?” I screamed at the top of my lungs. I couldn’t stop those teardrops from coming out of my eyes; they were now rolling down my cheeks, wetting my face. I know I couldn’t keep it up; I leaned over and rest my head on Bernice’s shoulder and sobbed.

“I understand, I understand,” she whispered.

Meanwhile, Louis was looking at us threw the window (in the house) and he knew I was heart broken, again. He knew the holes that I dug were just to prevent me to face reality, but those holes; those deep holes under the tree were just as deep as the holes that are piercing through my heart…


Bernice held out her hand, a support to show me to get up and start over again. But I didn’t have the courage of holding that hand in front of me and stayed there crouching against the tree, embracing my legs.

[Danielle Lin]

Poor Annie, but that's a good way to bury her feelings. (maybe not in a healthy way, but who knows?) Like in Green Hope, Joey bought a candle everytime she had problems with her boyfriend. And when she broke up with him, she lit the candles, as her way of saying things were over between them, or she's letting out her final feelings for someone who didn't care about her...(at least thats what I think happened, kinda went halway...)

Bernice, is so nice! That's what I call a true friend1 Update soon

-Danielle/Ellie

[Cece]

awwww. Such a sad chapter . I agree with you Danielle. it is a good way to bury your feelings. please update soon