As she sat in the cinema waiting for the movie to begin, she noticed the girl beside her was crying. The girl was trying in vain to hold off her sobs, as her boyfriend held her hand and whispered apologies to her. Then the film began.
When she got home, she told him about what happened at the cinema. She said, "It was weird. The girl beside me was crying. And her boyfriend was crap at apologising." She laughed. She meant the story as a joke.
He answered in quite a serious manner, "Don't you think they're like us? Me being the girl and you the guy?"
The first thing that crossed her mind was 'Are you going gay on me?' but she quickly dispelled it. Instead, she asked in a mock-scandalized tone, "Hey, are you saying that I'm crappy at apologies?"
He laughed good-naturedly and said, "No, dear. I'm saying that you're just too unemotional at times that you don't know what to say when you hurt me. The key to apologising is to understand how the other person feels."
She paused. What he said was true. She didn't understand emotions sometimes, if not most of the time. And she didn't know what to say when apologising to him too. But she hoped that he be patient with her when it comes to these things. She may be smart, but she's not perfect.
She just smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I guess. Being unemotional's just in my nature. But I love you."
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