To forgive or to Die in Despair

Tenn was making his way down by the stairs, walking hastily as he was late for his date. 

His apartment was on the 30th floor and he had to make his way to the parking lot where his bicycle was parked.

He decided to get some steps in and take the stairs and a coffee cup in his hand for he was sleepy.

As he made it to the 20th floor he met, 

Opin, who had a weird stoic faćade yet kindness in her eyes, she was Tenn's long lost love and boy did things did not end well for them.

Opin had disrupted the data collected by tenn in the double slit experiment as she observed the experiment which was not meant to be observed which baffled physicsts all around and later on she confessed that she did observe the experiment, Tenn was deeply hurt as it was the only thing he asked from opin to not do, it was a big deal for Tenn perhaps not for others but for Tenn it mattered a lot.

They did not end the relationship on a good note, harsh words were exchanged, words that they never thought they would say to each other, words that they never meant but said in grief.

As they stared at each other in the pathway to the stairs, all the memories only the good ones flashed in each other's mind for a split second and then suddenly both remembered what the other had said to each other and the slight smile turned to staring away so as to ignore each other.

As Tenn ignored opin and made his way down the stairs and now he was on the floor 30th, he was confused as he thought he had made his way down, "Damn im sleepy" he thought

He was making his way down by the stairs,walking hastily as he was late for his date.

His apartment was on the 30th floor and he had to make his way to the parking lot where his bicycle was parked.

He decided to get some steps in and take the stairs and a coffee cup in his hand for he was sleepy.

As he made it to the 20th floor he met, 

Opin, who had a weird stoic faćade yet kindness in her eyes, she was Tenn's long lost love and boy did things did not end well for them.

Tenn felt like he lived this moment before, a 'deja vù' perhaps? This time they smiled at each other and tenn thought it would be nice to just say hello 

"Hello" Tenn said

"Hi" opin replied

They exchanged an awkward smile and tenn made his way down to go to the parking lot and now he was once again at the floor 30th.

Confuses and irritated as to what was going on 

Tenn decided to take the elevator but as he made his way to the elevator there was a sign that read "out of service"

"Ofcourse" Tenn replied.

He decided to take the stairs once again but this time he would not make any eye contact with opin IF she was there,

As he made it to the 20th floor he met, 

Opin, who had a weird stoic faćade yet kindness in her eyes, she was Tenn's long lost love and boy did things did not end well for them.

Tenn decided to look away in the opposite direction of Opin and prayed when he looked back straight ahead the floor would be the 20th floor and not the 30th and as he made his way down it was the 30th floor again and he had enough of this, this time he decided he would talk to opin and figure out what was going on, did she trap him in this cycle, was he dreaming?

He made his way down with entitlement in his steps and 

As he made it to the 20th floor he met, 

Opin, who had a weird stoic faćade yet kindness in her eyes, she was Tenn's long lost love and boy did things did not end well for them.

"What the hell are you doing to me?" Asked Tenn in an angry tone

"Nice to meet you too jerk" replied Opin.

Tenn was immeditately on the 30th floor again, he was annoyed as this cycle seemed to be never ending for him but this time he decided to take a calmer path to inquire what was going on.

He made his way down and

As he made it to the 20th floor he met, 

Opin, who had a weird stoic faćade yet kindness in her eyes, she was Tenn's long lost love and boy did things did not end well for them.

"Hey, how are you?" Asked Tenn in a low and calm voice

"Hello, im great how are you?" Replied opin

"Yeah im good, what's going on?" Tenn asked rhetorically

"What do you mean?" 

"Not again opin, stop with the tricks" said Tenn

"Can you stop always blaming and tell me what's going on?" Asked opin scratching her head.

"This is the 5th time I've seen you today everytime I make my down from here I end up on the 30th floor again and clearly it is because of you"

"That's always been the problem Tenn you never say "That has something to do with you", you just blame me for whatever happens in your life and only the bad stuff, take responsibility and be honest with yourself for once"

"Oh you're the one to talk about being hones-

Tenn was again on the 30th floor now

"Honesty, ah dammit! Why the fuck am i back here now"

He now understood that he was stuck in a loop but why and what could get him out of this loop,

He tried everything, not going out and staying inside, waiting for the elevator, waiting until opin would not be on the 20th floor but whatever he did the interaction would always be the same he would see opin in her beautiful black dress and her eyes being worth 1000 words, and he knew he had to get the closure now.

"Hey" 

"Hello"

"How are you holding up?" Asked tenn

"Trying to do better" answered opin

There was a certain comfort in the answer for tenn for he still cared for opin.

"Long time no see" 

"I know right, you even changed your stupid hat" said opin

"Hah, what's with the nose ring?"

"The same reason that you've growed your hair out"

They both let out a big sigh while laughing,

And opin said

"I'm sorry tenn, I know I've messed up but it was never my intent to, I know you have this notion in your head that intent does not matter but only consequences does but to me intent does matter, It was never my intent to hurt you and i know i should be more responsible regarding my actions and I made a mistake, I don't seek redemption all I seek is forgiveness, I remember seeing this poster and it read 

'Forgivness is powerful even for the unworthy'.

"Well, you very much are worthy and im sorry too, my reaction was not okay and outrageous in some sense, It's been difficult but I realise that it's okay to make mistakes and be vulnerable and putting yourself out there, I once believed that if i forgave you I would be losing my principles but I see that's not the case anymore, It's you who I let go when I forgive and not myself."

They hugged and said their goodbyes and exchaning a nod with a smile to each other and as tenn made his way down to his bike in a hurry as he was late for his date!