Stephanie Jones on: Symbols

If there is one symbol in the entire world that could sum up nearly all of my good memories and my bad, that would be the Japanese symbol for love. I see it and it brings forth such a multitude of complex feelings but that symbol I don't only associate with the word for what it stands for, but a name. A beautiful name. Two of them.

One of which is Mina, whose very name makes my heart still skip a beat and I realize how much I miss her and how I won't have her when I'm back. I won't be able to hug her or to kiss her on the cheek....

I won't speak of the other. The name makes me feel ill. A good ill, but none the less....

He gave me a necklace for our six month anniversary and it was absolutely gourgeous. It was silver with a charm on it that said love in Japanese. "Because I love you." He said.

"And I love you."