So Simple

Chapter 1: Prologue

It was simple. Right? I mean love was supposed to be something the heart felt…

She knew this. He knew this too. Then, why didn't it work? Why? He knew why. She didn't. He didn't like her: that was the problem. Lorelai Leigh Gilmore thought that she was supposed to be with him forever. Then why did it turn out to be this way? Why did Tristan Jansen Dugrey leave her?

They met in high school. Chilton Preparatory Academy…it was one of those rich, societal schools present right in the middle of Hartford. It was filled with those kinds of kids. No, not necessarily smart, although that is why Rory went there, but mostly rich and powerful…at least their parents were. He had called her Mary. You know, like the Virgin Mary. It was true. She knew it. She had no reason to deny it. But she found him completely intimidating. So, she played the "I can't stand you" card.

He liked her. A lot. He had one tiny problem: reputation. Calling him a player would be an understatement. But, it was the truth. He liked girls. It wasn't wrong was it? He claimed that he was simply, fulfilling his duty as a man. The duty to keep his eye out for what he wanted, then claim it, go after it, get it, and then leave it. The 'it' refers to the girl, no, the property in question. At least that's what he liked to call them.

But something changed when he saw her. Maybe it was the way she appeared to have no regard for him that changed him. Or maybe it was because she challenged him. Or it was simply because he felt a connection. What ever the reason may be, he sought her. They dated. It took him about six months to actually convince her, and took him even longer to get her to understand that he had cleansed himself of his title as a player. But the fact was they dated. They were happy, more than they have ever been. It wasn't one of those high school relationships either. I mean, they were seniors, practically adults…so, of course it had to be something more. And it was. She was the happiest then…with him. Talking to him, kissing him, eating with him, just hanging out, watching TV, making out, "studying,"…just being around him made her feel on top of the world. He loved her too. More than anything.

They have been talking about college. They applied to the same schools. They were accepted by the same schools. They both decided on Yale. Summer came about, and he promised her that he would visit her the very moment he came back from Austria. He was accompanying his grandfather, Janlan Dugrey. She was sad, but she knew that she was going to see him soon…He never came back. She tried calling him…no call back. She emailed him... no reply. She went to his home…some other people live there now. She gave up. She had to move on. She went to Yale. Made new friends too. If someone saw from far away, her life looked complete. But, she felt empty…incomplete. She needed some sort of explanation. She wanted to know why. Why love always hurts?