A true love story

One day, a young guy and a young
girl fell in love.
But the guy came from a poor family.
The girl’s parents weren’t too happy.
So the young man decided not only
to court the girl but to court her
parents as well. In time, the parents
saw that he was a good man and was
worthy of their daughter’s hand.
But there was another problem: The
man was a soldier. Soon, war broke
out and he was being sent overseas
for a year. The week before he left,
the man knelt on his knee and asked
his lady love, “Will you marry me?”
She wiped a tear, said yes, and they
were engaged. They agreed that
when he got back in one year, they
would get married.
But tragedy struck. A few days after
he left, the girl had a major vehicular
accident. It was a head-on collision.
When she woke up in the hospital,
she saw her father and mother crying.
Immediately, she knew there was
something wrong.
She later found out that she suffered
brain injury. The part of her brain that
controlled her face muscles was
damaged. Her once lovely face was
now disfigured. She cried as she saw
herself in the mirror. “Yesterday, I
was beautiful. Today, I’m a monster.”
Her body was also covered with so
many ugly wounds.
Right there and then, she decided to
release her fiancé from their promise.
She knew he wouldn’t want her
anymore. She would forget about him
and never see him again.
For one year, the soldier wrote many
letters—but she wouldn’t answer. He
phoned her many times but she
wouldn’t return her calls.
But after one year, the mother walked
into her room and announced, “He’s
back from the war.”
The girl shouted, “No! Please don’t tell
him about me. Don’t tell him I’m
here!”
The mother said, “He’s getting
married,” and handed her a wedding
invitation.
The girl’s heart sank. She knew she
still loved him—but she had to forget
him now.
With great sadness, she opened the
wedding invitation.
And then she saw her name on it!
Confused, she asked, “What is this?”
That was when the young man
entered her room with a bouquet of
flowers. He knelt beside her and
asked, “Will you marry me?”
The girl covered her face with her
hands and said, “I’m ugly!”
The man said, “Without your
permission, your mother sent me your
photos. When I saw your photos, I
realized that nothing has changed.
You’re still the person I fell in love.
You’re still as beautiful as ever.
Because I love you!”