
But now that we might never meet again, I want you to know this.”Īlexa’s eyes filled up with tears. I didn’t know how to convey it to you as I was scared you would reject me. He cleared his throat and said, “Alexa, there has been something I have been meaning to tell you for some time.” On the last day before the holidays, he mustered courage and walked up to Alexa. He got immersed in his studies again and quietened his aching heart by looking at Alexa whenever she wasn’t looking. However, after the first formal greetings and introductions, she didn’t seem inclined to speak to him at all. “Students, She is your new classmate, Alexa,” the teacher announced.Īs luck would have it, he had an empty seat beside him, and that was where Alexa sat. He had never been romantically involved with anyone.Īlexa walked into the class with their teacher one day. He never knew what to think about it, though. ‘“High school romances aren’t forever!” he had heard enough people say. They married and lived happily.īoth of them were gratified by the service the priests had done for them, and they began taking an active interest in the Church’s humanitarian missions.Īfter the man passed away, the woman took her vows and became a nun. On the planned day, the lovers silently bid goodbye to their homes and families and traveled long and hard. The priest made arrangements with another priest to hide them till the danger had passed. With his assistance, the young lovers planned to run away. They could not end their relationship for anything in the world.Ī priest knew their story and was supportive of them. There was nothing else to it then, the young lovers thought. Instead, they started looking for eligible girls from among their acquaintances. The boy talked to his parents, but they were against him marrying the girl. The only problem was that he was from a wealthy family, while she was from a poor one. Many years ago, when she was much younger, she loved a boy.

The teacher shared the story of her life with her. A young student once asked her teacher why she became a nun.
