The Power Couple

August stood near the cafeteria and peek at the couple as they chat with each other happily. He watched them as they came out of the cafeteria, rode the luxurious black Jaguar F-Type R-Dynamic car and drove out of the university campus.

August sat at one of the bench. He thought about Isla's behaviour and realized how much she had changed. She was not a simple girl anymore. He felt a pain in his heart. While he was busy thinking all about the past eight years, a woman approached him and sat beside him.

"Hi! Are you a freshman?" She asked him with a little smile on her face.

"Yes." August nodded. He didn't give her much attention.

"I'm in my second year. I saw you staring at the power couple of the campus. Did you like the woman?" She laughed. She stared at August and he didn't looked pleased. "Oh! Sorry if I'm rude. I didn't mean it." She added.

August became a bit interested. "Power couple? What do you mean?" He asked with a curious face.

The woman smiled at him. "I'll tell you. The woman is Isla Campbell. She's in her second year. She's the top student in her class. The guy is Lawrence White. He's in his final year. He's also a top student in his class. Though our law school is one of the top law schools in the country, it is not number 1 law school. But in their own batch, they always scored the highest GPA in the whole country."

She looked at August and noticed that he was hearing her out carefully. She continued. "Many law schools invited them to transfer to their school. Even the number 1 law school also invited them. But they refused them all. Our Dean is also grateful to them and he highly favored them."

"Did you know how long have they been together?" August asked her, looking a bit nervous.

"Around two years, maybe. Lawrence was never a good guy before he met Isla. He's some sort of a playboy. But Isla changed her completely. They met when Isla was a freshman in the university. They were both a student of Political Science back then. They said that Lawrence pursued her for three long years. They finally became a couple when Isla was in her final year of university and Lawrence was a freshman here at the law school. If all these rumors were true, then they have been together for two years." The woman told him all about the rumors.

August was amazed as he heard Isla and Lawrence story. They were together for two years, not eight years! Out of all the story, Lawrence being a playboy shocked him the most. He didn't really understand.

The woman looked at his expression carefully. "If you ever like her, forget about it. Isla never looked at another man. The same goes for Lawrence. They are completely in love and have eyes only for each other. You'll never be able to imagined how many women and men they had rejected for each other's sake." She said with a gentle smile.

"The power couple?" August whispered to himself. His eyes were glued to the ground.

The woman heard him. "Did the label 'power couple' troubled you that much?" She giggled. She looked at August and he was staring at her with an amazed face. "Power couple, golden couple, and all. They have many nicknames here. They both are an excellent student, they both have an influential background. Isla's father is one of the executives of Silver Isle Hotel; one of the leading hotel in the country. Lawrence father owns LH Law Firm; one of the leading private law firm in the country. Both of them are more than beautiful and handsome. Apart from all, they both have a friendly personality. All the students here respects them." She added.

August didn't say a single word. Again his eyes were glued to the ground. His expression made him looked like a hopeless man.

The woman stood up and lowered her eyes to looked at August. "It's time for my class. I hope to see you again." She said with a friendly smile. She turned her back at August and began to walk.

August watched her walking. "Can you tell me your name?" He asked her before she went far.

The woman turned her head and looked at August. "I'm Janet Garcia." She said with a soft voice. Before August could spoke up, she went away.

Once again, August sat all alone at the bench. He thought about all the things Janet told him. The power couple? The beautiful label hurts his heart. He recalled how he spent his life during the past eight years. No one knows how much he suffered due to the sudden departure of Isla. She didn't even tell him that her family will be moving. She left him without any word. He didn't even know why. He didn't know any single story behind it.

He met her again today only to find out that she was living her life happily with the perfect boyfriend. She didn't even looked happy to meet him again. All these facts really hurt him....