This is an edited version of the original. A comment mentioned that the ending of the original didn't really fit and after reading it a few times, I realized he/she was right and I changed it. I hope you enjoy.
"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything." - Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life
Love can be defined in a infinite number of ways.
1. A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. A feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. Sexual passion or desire.
4. A person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart
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For me, love is all these things. Love is when you look at someone, you feel warm and tingly inside. When you are close to that person, you want to touch that person, you want to hold that person close. When that person kisses you, when that person holds your hand or even when that person smiles, your hart skips a beat, everything around you seems to vanish, nothing else matters anymore. Only that perfect creature, that perfect mix of looks and personality that sits in front of you.
Love is when you can't contain your emotions, your actions. Love is when you have the need to embrace, to kiss, to give your entire soul. That tender touch, that soft skin, those divine lips and that godlike love making. Love is perfection.
Hi, my name is Lana and I'm here to tell you a story. A story about how one second can change your life. This is the story of how my sister and I fell in love.
It was a hot day. A really hot day. Sun shining, beautiful weather, but being the silent, indoors girl I am, I stayed inside. I was 18 years old and had just finished high school. Window open, sitting on the bed, controller in my hand, Xbox 360 on, playing a first person shooter. That's what I liked to do. You probably wouldn't tell by my looks, but inside I'm a bit of a geek. Games, books, movies, computers, comic books you name it. The closet against the farthest wall in my room was half filled with comic books and half filled with normal books, mostly sci-fi and fantasy and I had another small cabinet filled with games. This got me the attention of 90% of the boys in class. I could understand why. Either most girls didn't play video games or they just didn't talk about it. But even with all the attention, I never dated one. I guess I just wasn't interested in them. Because of that I began to think that I may have been a lesbian, but it was the same with the girls. No one seemed interesting. I came to the conclusion that I just hadn't found anyone fun yet.
"Still loving those video games huh?"
I jumped at the sudden noise. I looked over my shoulder.
"Brianna!" I jumped off the bed and hugged my sister. My sister was three years older than me. She just finished college without any problems and now came back home looking for a job. "It's been way too long." Her college was far away from home so she stayed there. I would only see her on school breaks or special occasions like Christmas or new year. Last time I saw her was in April for my birthday. She came all that way to surprise me.
My loud reaction may not suggest that I'm a quiet person, but that's because it was my sister. We were always close. I mean, we did have some fights like normal siblings had, but those things were quickly forgotten. If I ever had any problems in school or whatever, she was the person to go to. When we were little we were inseparable.
"Congratulations on passing your finals sis." I said.
She hugged me back. "Thanks Lana. You too."
I let her go. "So, tell me about your last months in college."
She chuckled. "Tonight Lana. Mom and dad will be gone, I'll make you your favorite spaghetti and then we'll talk."
I grinned. "Thanks." I made a motion towards the TV. "You wanna play something?"
She walked over to my Xbox, took the second controller and let herself fall on my bed. "Sure you can handle the disappointment?" she joked. I threw my pillow at her and we both laughed.
Six o'clock downstairs in the living room. Our parents were packed and ready to leave. They were going on a trip through parts of Europe and they would be gone for a month. They had a flight around 9 o'clock and it was a long drive to the airport. They hugged us both. "Okay, there's food in the fridge, if you need something just..."
"Mom, mom," my sister cut her off and smiled, "we're adults, we can take care of ourselves. There's no need to worry."
She nodded. "Yes, I know, I'm sorry. I'm just going to miss you."
"We're going to miss you too mom." I answered.
She hugged us again and they took off. "Bye."
"Bye."
They loaded their stuff in our dad's car and left mom's car behind so we... well so Brianna could drive somewhere if one of us needed to be somewhere. We waved again and they were gone.
I wasn't as close with my parents as I was with my sister. Don't get me wrong, I loved them, I couldn't have wished for better parents, and I had some serious talks with my mom from time to time, but it wasn't the same like with Brianna. Brianna always seemed to understand me more. Maybe because she was younger.
"Well then," my sister said as they faded out of view, "I guess I'll start on that spaghetti."
I lay the table and after about forty minutes, dinner was served. My mouth watered at the aroma of spaghetti bolognaise. I rolled a bunch of spaghetti onto my fork and put it in my mouth. Delicious.