The Lady & The Duke

There was The Lady in Red. She was faithful and thoughtful. She had a soft and cheerful personality. But, once you knew her dark side, The Lady was not good as what it seems. The Lady could be very sensitive and easily feeling emphatic toward the others. She could cry in a moment, then laugh it off. Sometimes, The Lady was confused with herself.

Once, she met The Duke in Black, the mysterious guy from another town that visited The Lady's town. At first, The Lady only admiring The Duke without having a courage to talk to him. He was quite, sensible, and over analyze with his sharp eyes. He was the type of man that could break women's heart easily. Somehow, they met and finally talked. They became as close as siblings.

As the time passed, The Lady drowned in his affection though she hated it because she couldn't resist her own feeling and that was upseting her. The Lady couldn't believe that The Duke was like her own world. Ironically, The Duke was as cold as the ice. He looked down at The Lady's feeling and never falling in love with her. Love made a person looked dumb. Though The Lady was smart, she was dumb and clueless about love. She never stopped loving The Duke, though sometimes he was ignorant, reckless, and careless to her. Guessed she was blinded by love.

Finally, The Duke went back to his town, leaving The Lady empty hearted all by herself. He said farewell to her by embracing her in his arms. The tears dropped from The Lady's face. She didn't want to be left by him, she needed him as her dear friend because she knew The Duke would never ever love her. By staying by her side, she could give The Duke all of her love endlessly. She hoped for The Duke's happiness.

As days turned into years, many men tried to approach The Lady but she could only think about The Duke. She was afraid that her love turned into an obsession, she was afraid that she didn't love The Duke sincerly. She was afraid of her own feelings and she was getting confused by the word of 'love.'

"Do I really love him?" She asked to herself.

Deep down, she wanted to believed that oneday she could melt the ice heart of The Duke. (Or at least someone would).

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