V-Day Message

Austin never had a Valentine. Every Valentine's Day he had no one he could take out to dinner or a movie. Nope, instead he just sat by himself on a park bench, watching a bunch of other couples walk by, looking happy.

Austin's friend Mark approached him. Austin started telling his friend about how Jessica had rejected him for that snobbish pretty boy in World History. He complained about how he was alone again and how he'll probably be alone for the rest of his life. Like every year.

Instead of offering words of condolence, Mark reached into his pocket and pulled out a candy heart and tossed it to Austin, beaming him a smile before leaving.

Austin was utterly confused. He read the candy heart: 'Friends 4 ever.' Was this is his way of cheering him up? By giving him one of these poorly tasting candy hearts? What a jerk. He examined the writing on the candy once more before deciphering what his friend was trying to say.

Austin was never alone. He didn't need the opposite sex to find love on Valentine's Day. The only love he needed was from his friends and family. The people who really cared about him. The only people he needed.