they met when the world was quiet, when both were just leaning to their own life, never thinking that the universe would choose such a peculiar moment to let their paths cross. it wasn’t thunderous. it was something that fell in tenderly. both had no reason to meet. yet somehow, through the hum of fate, they did. it was unexpected, yes, but it was honest-to-goodness, and in that oh-so ordinariness, it became extraordinary. they lived worlds apart, separated by miles and unheard-of their each other’s lives. yet, they persisted. through the understanding, they were thinking of each other, somewhere out there, beneath the same moon. the distance could have been a cruel thing. but instead, it made them. it taught them stoicism. each communication, and each glimpse of each other’s face across a flickering screen became a lifeline. and when they finally met, they just stood there, that there was still that space between them, a distance without touch, a closeness that could not yet be reached. just two souls, standing in the same space for once, after years of existing in different worlds. it wasn’t easy. but in some way, even that distance was beautiful. breathtakingly beautiful. even without holding hands, there was warmth. it was as though their sentiments had already memorised each other long before their souls did. i often think about how their story defies what most people call love. it became itself while everything was still, while time held its breath, hoping that one day, everything would make sense. and it did. through it all, they stayed. not because it was easy, but because it was right. and that, to me, it was persistence that says, “i will still choose you, even when the world makes it hard.” when i think of them, i think of hope. i think of how two people who were never meant to meet, who were born in different places under different skies, somehow found a way to make their souls align. i pray that they keep finding each other, again and again, in every lifetime this universe gives them. their story not written by chance, but by something deeper. they were proof that love can exist beyond reach, beyond reason. i pray that their names will always sound like a peace in one another’s maws. i pray the years will be kind to them. indeed, sometimes the universe writes better stories than we ever could. and perhaps, that’s the most beautiful thing about it, that somewhere, two people are meant to meet, no matter how impossible it may seem. and still end with something that leaves the world a little kinder. #rania and #jaden forevermore. - @lifetothehilt