Through my school years I never imagined of falling in love. I wanted to stay single just from watching my friends get mistreated（虐待） by their boyfriends all the time. On my junior year just turning 17 my best friend decides to set me up with a stranger I never known¹. I was really lucky to even make it to the place because my parents were so strict with me at the time. So we meet and not even a word to say. I wasn't too excited, I was totally nervous. At the time I knew there was something in him I liked. I couldn't understand that feeling inside telling me he was the one.

My senior² year after school ended he had to leave to the Marines and I had to go to Ohio. We both had decided⁴ to ended our relationship because we didn't think it work from far distance. It was all over. On my 20 birthday there was a letter on the mail for me and it came from a Marine³ base with his name on it. It had taken him a long time to find me and he did. After that day he promised he never let me go again.

Today he's my husband, my best friend, and my hero. Within a millions miles away from me, he has kept his promise. I love him with all my heart and I'm here waiting. He has deployed⁵（部署，配置） overseas⁶ for 8 months and we only communicate by email and sometimes calls on the weekends. Today and every up coming day I wake up with a smile just waiting for him to come back home safe.