This is a true story… told by a close friend of mine.. a bro and my best pal..
It is all about him.. his side of story… a great tragedy…
My Tribute to Him.. d real WalkinFlames*…
..It all started to happened 9 years ago if i am not wrong…
When I and him was in Primary school year 3.. at a tender age of 9… my fren Flames was a young, active and smart kid … he is very good in football as i am and we are the so called Best football players in school that time… fond memories of how we played so well in each match scoring not less that 3 goals every time…
…1 day in february or march in year 3, Flames was introduced to Yuriko*, a gal in our same class whom he didn’t noticed b4… Yuriko is not cute or pretty like other gals and she is always shy to talk to other people. Some of my friends even considered her ugly.. Me and my other buddies like to teased her with names like fat gal and etc because of her name so she will chase us and try to beat us… but somehow and somewhere, Flames stop to teased her after a few times because he has this kinda weird feeling that he has never felt before.. it was special to him because he never felt like that before … it was love at first sight in my opinion… but at the young age of 9, we dun expect to feel like that or fall in lovewith someone so he just keep his feelings to himself… he didn’t tell anyone else not even me, his best pal at that time… he kept the feelings a secret.. after that first meeting, anytime or anywhere when Flames caught sight of Yuriko even just a glimpse he get this feelings… heart beats increase and an intense feeling which he never thought it was love at that time… he assume that he is sick.. and ya he is sick with love… everyday Flames dream about Yuriko and thinks about her all d time.. but as Flames come from a typical strict Chinese family, he has to put other priorities like study and family over his feelings… He wanted to be a successful student so he can show to Yuriko he is smart and worthy of her attention. .. As a result, he concentrate on his studies and just keep his feelings inside.. Year 3 and 4 pass in a blink and then Flames handwork paid off. He was promoted to the first class in Primary year 5 and he had to go to different classes from me and Yuriko. His feelings for her also started to grow deeper each moment of the day… He was so unhappy at that time because he wanted to be in the same class as she is… as a result his studies dropped and he was always punished by the first class teachers for all the mistake a student will make try to avoid like late hand up of homework, fail in test and cant complete projects in time… Flames was dislike by most of the first class teachers because they think he was lucky to get into first class and that he is a stupid and lazy kid but the fact is, he is a very smart and diligent feller.. only that he was suffering love sickness and depression from missing Yuriko… that year was not a very good year for Flames… As soon as the examination results was out, Flames’s mom is unhappy bout his result and make him fell guilty that he put in his mind that he needs to concentrate on his study first, forget bout Yuriko and later after all the schooling days ask her out on a date. So Flames try to like another girl in First class name SimWin. SimWin is a very cute girl as i had seen her before and she is smart too. Flames focus on forgetting Yuriko and to liked SimWin so he can study. But the more he tried to forget Yuriko the more he thinks bout her and in the end he forgot about SimWin instead of Yuriko… As Flames studied really hard, his result went up so dramatically, surprising the teachers that they praise him for changing his attitude… Flames was happy as he didn’t let anyone down… except his feelings that had been suppressed so much and so long… Then Year 6 come when every1 has to study for UPSR.. As usual Flames concentrate on his studies and din have time to care much bout other things.. we rarely went out for sports that year… and time passes so fast that it was all over in a glimpse… blink.. and everyone graduated… and Flames tried desperately to find Yuriko then but she has stopped coming to school after d exams.. He was so devastated as he plan to tell her about his feelings after d UPSR exams…
..So primary school was over and High school here we come… Flames enrolled in SMKSM same with Me and some of our old buddies.. we form the Band of Brothers that year with the motto "Brother’s in Arms, Brothers Forever"".. everyone is so happy and exited about starting form 1 in High school. Then out of the blue on the first day, while we are in class registering our names and paying school fees, Yuriko just come into our class with her mom and registered. For the first time i saw Flames eyes so concentrated on a person and at lunch break he was so happy and more exited than anyone else that my bros(frens) all say he is crazy… I was also pleased to say that Yuriko had turned from an ugly duckling to a beautifull white swan.. she looks great and is more beautiful than any1 else and became one of the school flowers… Every guy in school know her name and had a crush on her… except me of course.. he he.. but in high school, the pressure to succeed is even higher that in primary school… every1 is so busy studying that days just swooped by and as soon as we stop to rest, we are already in form 3 studying for PMR… for the three years, Flames result are so superb… he was one of the top student in our school that almost every teacher and school mates know him… Flames was not only doing superbly in his exam but also in Sports where he got all the best athlete award year after year. His prowess is sports are legendary to all the juniors and the seniors all respected him. He was such an influential figure around the school. I guess he was having d best moment studying in the same class as Yuriko and seeing her everyday.. He started to be close friends with Yuriko and he was really happy bout being so close to her.. PMR results came out and Flames got a superb number of A’s and he was one of the top PMR students in our school… Flames told me that he was as if living in heaven when Yuriko congratulated him… Well, it is pretty obvious that Flames is in love to me then… yet he didn’t tell her about his feelings yet… so time pass by again and into Form4 we go. Flames was happy as he and Yuriko is in the same class.. but then Yuriko makes d decision to change class and Flames didn’t know bout that and boom…. it was such a big blow to him that his result go down steeply and every1 was shocked especially Flame’s parents and teachers and me… In misery again Flames pass the year and when form 5 come, Flames opted to change class so he can be in the same class with Yuriko… so out of my class he went to Yuriko’s class… Well, as magical as love is, Flames result shoot up again this time and he became one of the top student again… He surprised me with such a huge leap in his results… guess its the power of Love…
..then tragedy struck…. Flame’s buddy Jet in his class went after Yuriko so she could become his girlfriend and Flames was split into 2 part because he and Jet are really closed friends and he loves Yuriko… that time was in the middle of SPM trial exam… Yuriko ask Flames help to settle the matter and he gladly did…. Later, it was made known to Flames that Yuriko had a boyfriend… the boyfriend news was a big bomb plus the way his pal going after his love without sincerity made Flames feel really bad and depressed that during the real exam, he almost flunk his papers.. then Flames had to remember to keep his studies priorities first… Flames was so devastated at that time… he was hurt really bad and deeply in his heart that he feels intense chest pain every time he thinks bout Yuriko… he cant sleep or eat well and can never forget himself for not grabbing the chance to tell Yuriko his feelings.. that was just last year and as a close pal i felt what he did…
Flames doesn’t know what to do.. so he planned his road during his holidays and came to KL to study in some coll… i rarely heard from him and the last time i saw him he was still feeling so hurt, sad and depressed… I’ve never seen him in such a pathetic condition before and he told me his side of story then about his love for Yuriko…Even though it is a one way love, i salute him for having a patience to love someone for a long 9 years… i think its a tragedy for him and i decided to write this down as a tribute to him as he… had just pass away recently……
A tragic loss to people who believe in LOVE… i can only believe and wish all to believe….
MY tribute to a loss pal, best buddy and beloved brother…
His Last Word to me is..
"To love someone is really difficult, but to be loved is a blessing…"
…and from what i have seen about Love…
"To LOVE doesn’t mean just to receive, to LOVE is the sincerity to give without expecting anything"
That is True Love…
I hope that anyone who had read this would drop a comment as a tribute to Flames and for LOVE…
Wish everyone could find their true Love…
*names change to protect the peoples identity..
