To the boy who taught me to believe in fate

It is said that fate is a cruel yet effective tutor
I have learned the cruel part alright
I never knew fate could also be so bittersweet, by taking private parts of me I thought I couldn't survive without
And handing me something entirely new: Possibility.

I never thought I'd get to know someone like you
A cloudwalker with eyes that smile. A traveller of worlds and inner universes, handing smiles like stars and words like wishes.
Your voice sounds like a prayer, a spell, a vow of hope that brought me here today. I got carried away on the teeth of your personal magic. Or I danced towards it. Maybe I even marched, backup singers and dancers waving my unapologetic flag of love, sustaining and celebrating my own turning cheek parade.

But please, don't mistake my big gestures for big expectations. I am the giver who lost way too much to ever ask for something in return.
Don't mistake my willingness for naivety. I am a doe-eyed girl who has seen enough good and bad  to choose to have faith in you. For now.

Know that by picking you, I pick the good and the bad, and I will try my best to love the bad harder than the good, because we know even your bad side needs a shoulder to cry on.

Know that by picking you I'm willing to cross countries, change careers, remodel my life, because you're the one piece that fits right now- but I'll never change my true nature. Know that I'll be brave. I'll be your warrior and your champion and your lieutenant. I'll be the best partner you could've picked.

Know that by picking you, the choice isn't yours. I might choose to stay and I might choose to hand you my heart and my trust and share warm blankets, gigantic sandwiches and handpicked chocolates with you. I might also choose to share my flaws, my past, my story and my fears.

Know that by picking you, the choice isn't interchangeable. I honestly don't believe I would find anyone like you in the world and I'm glad for it. That's why I chose to be here. To see it through.

Know that by picking you I'll be there for all the moments you want me to, and I'll specially be there for the moments you need me. When you don't, I'll wait for you on the front porch of sentiment, patiently expecting you to hold me and bring me home. Know in your heart that I'd love to stay and discover what life with you can be like.

Most importantly, know I'll not ask to stay if you don't want me here.
Know that I'll leave heartbroken before demanding anything from you.
And if you look at my footprints, they'll spell the name of a secret world, in that perfect future in which we are finally together. And as the wind starts to erase them, you will hear them whisper "thank you and see you next time".