I Don't Have To

A Chase - part 2

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I looked at her in extreme confusion.

"If you think of your partner as perfect, then you'll feel that you don't deserve her. And from what I've heard, it seems that you think of yourself as a horrible person." (Shaina)

"I.. I-I might not deserve her, but I feel happy knowing she stayed with me." The guy struggled finishing his sentence.

"If a long lasting relationship is what you're after, having that mentality will destroy it. Won't that make her feel as if she chose the wrong person? If you call yourself that, then you're saying that she chose a horrible person?" (Shaina)

"That's.. Uhh.."

"If you love her, won't you want her to be with a great person so that she'll have a good life?" (Josh)

"Well, if I do succeed with the girl I want, this mentality of mine might change. And that's exactly why I choose to go for the girl even without knowing her personality." (The guy)

"Look, your goal isn't harmful. But the procedure you plan to do is. Do you think you can gain a person's heart just by murdering and persuading?" (Josh)

"I can talk to her, get to know her, and earn her heart if you aren't in the way!" (The guy)

"Sure. You want be with her, but there's someone already in your place. But does that matter? If getting to know a person is your goal, then her having other friends won't matter." (Josh)

"But I want her to be my girlfriend!" (The guy)

"Well if she chooses you over of the other friends she has, doesn't it show that she really wants you?" (Josh)

"If I don't do anything, she'll just choose some other person than me!" (The guy)

"You can still show her that you're interested in her, and that you care for her." (Shaina)

"Uh.."

"It's not a matter of you taking down others. It's a matter of proving yourself to her, and letting things happen naturally." (Shaina)

The guy stayed silent.

"You don't have to force yourself in being someone she'll like. You just have to be yourself, and you'll see if the person accepts you." (Shaina)

"What happens if she doesn't like me then?"

"Hmm.. I guess your personality doesn't interest her and there are things you should improve about yourself, or she just doesn't like you. There's no harm in that." (Josh)

"But that defeats the purpose of my attraction to her! If I give up on pursuing her, my love won't just disappear!"

"True. That's how love is. You can't figure out how to deal with being there and leaving, but you can figure out how to deal with it while it's there.

You can't stop it from coming, and you can't push it away either.

You can try to stop yourself, and avoid her if you know she won't like you. You can try to make her like you, and prove your love to her. But you don't have to involve other people with it.

You can only try.

But there's nothing wrong about it." (Josh)

The guy sighed.

"You know what, it somehow makes sense." (The guy)

"Heh. If I think about it more, I might find things that are wrong about it. But I'll leave it alone for now. This seems like a speech good enough for him." (Shaina)