Things are not always what they seem to be

Derek loved a girl and they were living at his home. Everything was fine until she met another guy. It didn't take too much for her to make the decision. The girl left Derek for someone else.

He had no power to stop her when she didn't love him anymore. He just sadly stood and watched her love going away. Before going the girl looked at him and said that she was sorry but that other guy was more exciting and wealthy than him. And she never came back.

Soon after that he was continuing his office. But luck was not doing favor him. He was on his desk and that time the manager called him. He said to Derek that he was sorry because they were downsizing. And consequently he lost his job.

Without job he had nothing to eat. He had a little savings and that was all. He became depressed and devastated. That period of his life was awful. He ended up alone and didn't know what to do. He used to sat home sadly and thought to find out a way. But he was getting in depression instead.

But then she found him. One day he just logged into his social media account and then got a message from an unknown girl. Her name was Margarette. She asked if they could talk. Derek felt curious and so replied her. And soon their inbox was full of lots of messages.

He didn't know anything about her and had not even seen her picture. But he felt like she was his soulmate. And he continued to talk with her hours after hours. She was also very good and supportive too. He never felt uncomfortable being his true self in front of her.

One day Derek was playing football because he was very fond of it. He texted Margarette saying that he could have been a football start when he was younger. She sent an smiley emoji and texted back saying she was sure he looked great in football uniform. Then he could not but took his selfie with football and sent her.

She supported him and gave him hope. He was gradually getting out of his depression and gaining back his confidence. He also regained his faith in himself. He applied for jobs and then was hired at a decent post which was far better than his previous one.

Everything was smooth then except one thing. Derek still had not seen her photos. One day he asked Margarette if she could send him her pictures. But he got a cold reply in this case. She said that he would only see her in person. And he agreed.

On holidays Margarette had sent gifts to him. There was no holiday for him when he didn't get a knock from the delivery boy. He received them happily thinking that it was a love from her.

She also had treat him to various delicacies. She made cakes and pies for him and sent them to his address. Derek was very happy to found such a good woman. He felt like he could not wish for more.

One day he decided to do something to be one step closer. He didn't want to be apart from her and wrote that he really want to see her and was booking tickets for the next day. She replied that she would be waiting for him on the platform with a red rose in her hands and that was how he would know it was her.

Derek was so so excited and so left home very early. He had a smooth travel thinking about Margarette. But when he got off the train, he could not believe his eyes. He looked around and found only one woman standing with red rose. He was shocked and whispered himself if that was Margarette.

It was an old woman! He could not believe that he had chatted with a 60 years old woman and also fallen in love with her. He wanted to leave but then he realized that she didn't deserve his leaving. He thought about his recent past that she was the only one who supported him in hard times.

His mind was flooded with memories about how nice it was to chat with her for hours. He looked at the old Margarette and could see the excitement in her too. He thought that would be fair of him and so he stepped forward to at least express his gratitude to her.

He went to his 60 years old girlfriend happily and said, "Hi, Margarette. I am glad to see you." She smiled and said that she was glad too. She stopped for a while and said, "But I am not Margarette."

Derek was shocked! But he was shocked more when he saw a young lady coming happily to them. She said him a hi and suggested him to sit in a coffee shop. Shocked Derek didn't know what was happening but agreed.

It turned out that the young lady was his Margarette. She was having a test of him. She said that if he hadn't approached the old woman on the platform, it would have been over. But he turned out to be a kind and caring man. It was a hard test but Derek passed it. He was not mad at Margarette. It made him feel even more certain that she had a kind heart.

Margarette never told Derek who that old lady was. But deep down he felt like she was an angel watching over them.

After that day, they soon took the decision of getting married. Their wedding function was near the sea. Love was always in the air in that day. Derek thought that no one could ever say their marriage was not made in heaven.

Things are not always what they seem to be. And sometimes people test us in ways that lead to unexpected consequences.