Missed confession 15 years
In the evening, in a small house in District 11 (HCMC), Ms. Nguyen Dinh Nhu Y (born in 1987) is busy finishing the last batch of moon cakes of the day to deliver to customers early the next morning. Seeing his wife busy all day without rest, Mr. Thanh Hai, after putting the children to sleep, also rolls up his sleeves to help his wife.
The two of them worked and told each other about their experiences during the day. It was a peaceful and extremely warm moment.
Few people know that before coming together in this happy home, the two had gone through quite a long journey. They went to the same school, but lost each other for many years. One kept looking for the other without knowing that the other had moved to a place thousands of kilometers away.
In 2017, Ms. Nhu Y returned to Ho Chi Minh City to live and raise two children. (Photo: N. Y)
Ms. Y told Dan Tri that she had been through an unhappy marriage. After the breakup, she returned from the North to live in Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2017, when she returned to Ho Chi Minh City, she unexpectedly received a message via the messenger app from a stranger. That person introduced himself as Thanh Hai, a classmate of hers from high school.
The young mother realized that this was her friend whom she had not seen for many years. Ms. Y reluctantly went to see Mr. Hai without knowing that, that day, she heard for the first time about a love story in which she was the main character for many years.
"That day, he confessed that he had feelings for me since 10th grade. Up to now, he still loves me and wants to take care of and protect me," the woman recalled.
Mr. Hai shared: "I missed this confession for 15 years. At that time, when I was young, I didn't have enough courage to say it. So, the day we met again, I told her my feelings."
Receiving a sudden confession from a friend who was not in the same class, nor too close, Ms. Nhu Y was extremely confused. Having once failed, like a bird afraid of a curved branch, Ms. Y did not hide her feelings from him.
The young mother frankly shared that married life is not all rosy, especially for a woman who already has two children like her, there will be many obstacles and difficulties. Does Mr. Hai have enough courage to overcome social prejudice?
Mr. Hai spends a lot of time pursuing his first love. (Photo: N. Y)
Knowing that he could not get approval overnight, Mr. Hai said he would let time prove his sincere feelings.
Upon returning, Mr. Hai texted and called Ms. Y many times. He told her many old stories. The stories with Ms. Y were just like a passing wind, but to Mr. Hai, they were beautiful memories that he always remembered for many years.
Love of a 16 year old boy
Mr. Hai said he secretly liked Ms. Y when he saw her walking past his class. Although he had many feelings for her, he did not dare to confess. The reason was because there was a boyfriend who was "hated and not played with" by Ms. Y after he wrote a love letter to her.
Not wanting to suffer the same "consequences" as his classmate, Hai tried to talk to the girl of his dreams. Knowing that his girlfriend from the next class was waiting for her parents to pick her up every day, Hai acted as if he was standing next to her waiting for her family.
Every Thursday, he deliberately left the Conan comic book in his hand for his friend to see and borrow it to read. Having lent the new comic book to his crush, and not daring to urge her to read it quickly, Hai had to dig into his pocket and buy another one because he was equally addicted to Conan.
During the three years of school, Ms. Y met Mr. Hai a few times a week while waiting for their parents. They did not know each other's houses. At that time, neither of them had a phone number to contact.
Saying goodbye to her high school days, Như Ý had no idea that her friend had feelings for her.
The 17-year-old girl Hai secretly loved. (Photo: N. Y)
The two later met again a few times when he happened to come to buy books at the bookstore where she worked part-time during her first year of university.
"After knowing about Ý's part-time job, I often used the excuse of going to buy books to meet her. There were days when I didn't come during Ý's shift, so I just sat and waited from morning to afternoon. At that time, Ý probably just thought that I was a book lover, not in love with the bookseller. So when she quit her job, Ý didn't tell me in advance," Hai said.
Since then, the two lost contact. Ms. Y went to school and got married, while Mr. Hai still missed his old school friend.
Living in the same district 11, he only knew the street where the family of the person he secretly loved lived but did not know the address. This man passed by that street many times hoping to meet the girl of his dreams. However, each time, he left in disappointment.
All of Hai's family members knew that he had feelings for his girlfriend from the next class. However, everyone said that perhaps they were not meant to be. "Sometimes my parents even scolded me for being "crazy", having such a one-sided love for so many years", Hai said.
After a while, Hai also got to know and fell in love with a few girls. However, they later broke up because they were not compatible.
As social networks developed, he spent a lot of time looking for Ms. Y's Facebook. However, because they were not in the same class, it was not easy to find her. He searched in groups related to Nguyen Hien High School where they studied together.
Sometimes, he went into the friend list of each former student, looking at thousands of Facebook... His search efforts also had results and then came the meeting in 2017.
When the daughter calls "Dad Hai"
During the 3 years after their reunion, Thanh Hai spent a lot of time pursuing Nhu Y. When Nhu Y agreed to let him see her two children, he took over the responsibility of taking care of her children and cared for them as if they were his own.
"Sometimes I make unreasonable and somewhat unreasonable requests to see how far he can endure. Because he loves me, he readily agrees and changes many habits of a single person," said Ms. Nhu Y.
After a long wait, Mr. Hai's love was reciprocated. (Photo: N. Y)
One time, by chance, she heard her daughter calling him "Dad Hai" (instead of "Uncle Hai" like usual), Ms. Nhu Y was about to cry. She felt his sincerity and decided to accept his confession.
As soon as she agreed, Hai immediately planned the wedding and the two moved in together a month later. Understanding the hardships his wife had gone through, Hai told her: "I married you to take care of you and the children. You have worked hard enough, from now on let me take care of you."
In 2019, Ms. Y had good news. But due to poor health, she had to quit her job to take care of her pregnancy. The family's finances and housework were taken care of by Mr. Hai alone. "He never complained, but was always worried that his wife was tired and sad," Ms. Y shared.
The couple's happy family. (Photo: N. Y)
Recalling the day of giving birth to her third child, the young mother still emotionally recounted: "Because I had a cesarean section, I was not able to move around for the first few days. My grandparents took turns taking care of the two older children at home. So my husband took care of me and the baby. He changed diapers, he held and rocked the baby to sleep, and when the baby slept, he took the opportunity to help me learn to stand and walk...
When people around saw the two older children visit their mother, they thought he was an experienced father because he had three children, but they didn't expect this to be the first time he held a newborn baby in his arms.
Father of three with his beautiful wife. (Photo: N. Y)
Currently, to have more time to take care of her children, the young mother quit her job as a lawyer and opened a small bakery at home. Every day after work, Mr. Hai returns home to take care of the children, help his wife with housework and enjoy happy moments with his small family.
Sharing with PV Dan Tri, Ms. Nhu Y emotionally said: "People still say, God does not take everything away from anyone. When I was at my ugliest and most miserable, he was always by my side, holding my hand tightly and not letting go. For the rest of my life, no matter how difficult and arduous, I will peacefully overcome it with him."
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