The town was small, so it didn’t take long before we fell for each other. We spent the most carefree, beautiful years of our youth together.
Later, trouble hit his family. They had no money left, and he couldn’t afford school anymore. Before he left, he gave me an oil painting and told me he was heading south to work.
I stood there in silence for a moment, then turned around and ran home. Through tears, I told my parents I didn’t want to be apart from him.
My dad lit a cigarette, thought for a long time, and asked me just one question, “Are you sure? Is Liam the person you want for the rest of your life?”
I nodded.
Because from the very first moment I met him, long before we fell in love, I had already decided that no matter what happened in this life, I would only love him.
My dad didn’t say anything else, yet he stayed up the whole night thinking.
The next morning, he sold ten of our cattle, took a stack of cash, and went straight to find Liam. He patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry about the tuition. Just study well and grow into someone worthy.”