Making Things Easy, Like a Rock

Joan always thought having a relationship with someone would be quite easy. Relationships are not as hard as solving an algebra equation or writing a short story. She thought to herself that everything will be a breeze.
Joan is a young woman with great confidence. She carries her self well everywhere she goes. She is attractive to most men and dresses to impress. She is quiet simple though. She wears a simple white tank top with dark denim skinny jeans. Everyone looks towards her to get a glimpse of what a beautiful girl should look like.
Joan starts to chat with a friend of a friend on Myspace. Justin was the lucky guy.
Justin looked like the perfect guy for Joan. His taste in style reflected Joan’s very well. He wore simple white shirts with dark fitted jeans. His unique baseball hat topped it off with a handsome looking face.
Joan and Justin’s relationship starts to build after the many messages, text, and talking on the phone. Joan decides that it is time to visit the guy who puts the smile on her face everyday. The drive would be an hour away because unfortunately they do not live in the same area.
Joan arrives at Justin’s school in anticipation of seeing him in person for the first time. She sits in front of his school in her Mercedes Benz, which looks better than she does.


She has a weird feeling in her stomach as she looks for Justin in the crowd of people. Joan calls Justin’s cell phone and searches the people who are talking on the phone trying to pick out which one could be him.
He answers, “Hello.”
Her voice trembling, “I’m here.”
“Where?”
“In the brown Mercedes.”
“I see you. I’m coming.”
Joan admires Justin from a distance as he walks towards her car and opens the door. This is their first time seeing each other face to face. It would be a moment in time that Joan could never forget. Their eyes lock as he slowly sits down in to the leather seat. They smile at each other speechless until Joan finally says “Hi” in a quiet shy innocent voice.
The day goes on while they go on a date; they drive around his town and looking at the sights; there was not much to look at, but Joan did not care. She was more focused on the sight of the handsome man sitting in her passenger seat.
They decided to go to a small Mexican restaurant to try carne asada fries that Joan had heard about. They ate their food and sat outside to talk. Justin had felt like things were going so good that he decided to ask Joan if she would like be to be his girlfriend. She picks up her head to look at him in the eyes to see if he was really serious. She puts a smile on her face and replies “Yes.”
Joan decided that she should take him home. He was expected to be home at six and he is already two hours late. Justin invites her in to his house to meet his parents. She is shy to meet his parents but goes inside anyway to spend more time with Justin. The night moves on and they have a good time. Joan leaves his house late taking every second that she could to spend more time with Justin
Three weeks pass by and they have not seen each other since. Their feelings grow for each other when they would talk to each other on the phone day and night.
Joan has something that has been on her mind. She misses Justin tremendously. Joan thinks that she can not handle the relationship with Justin. The distance was the obstacle that got in the way of her happiness. She decides to let her feelings out to Justin on the phone.
Justin answers his phone “Hey Bebekeks!” with great enthusiasm; glad to talk to his girlfriend for the first time that day. There is an awkward silence after as Joan feels sick to her stomach, as she is going to tell him the bad news. She spills it out all out once.
“I can’t handle the distance anymore,” she blurted out. “It is too much and I miss you all the time. I don’t have the time to see you any more and things are just not working out. It is not your fault, so don’t think it is.” She feels like she just pushed a boulder off her chest. The worst is yet to come. She awaits his response.
“Well if that’s how you feel, then I guess so.” His voice sounds not sure of himself. He wanted to say “No, we can work this out,” but the words were stuck in his throat. He just lets her go. Regret is the only thing he feels at the moment. The tears slide down Justin’s cheeks in silence; not knowing at the same time Joan does the same.
They both remain good friends after the break up. Things are never the same as they live their days apart. Joan learns that to make things easy, there has to be a hard part to go through. It is easy to quit, but it is always unbearable to let go of someone a person cares for.