Six Feet Below [COMPLETED]

CHAPTER 13

Goodbye.

"Diana... This is the place where you met Bryce?" Mom looks scared.

"Hindi ito ganito noon! Park ito. This was a park before!"

Was this a cemetery before? Surely not.

"Anak, maybe you're hallucinating—"

"Are you saying saying I'm crazy?! Ma, I told you, this was a park before! Hindi ito sementeryo!"

I look desperate. I pity myself. Am I going crazy? No, I'm not. Bryce will show up.

"Sa bench, Ma. Come with me, I'll show you." Hinila ko si mama papunta sa bench kung saan kami huling nagkita ni Bryce.

"See? Dito po kami huling nagkita—"

"A-Anak... look at this."

               Bryce Iverson L. Juarez
              Died: December 09, 2016
              Born: December 13, 1995
                 May you rest in peace.

I couldn't move an inch. I looked at mom then saw Bryce behind her. He's crying.

"Bryce? You're here! Please, tell Mom na na dito ka, 'no?"

"Anak, tama na.." sinubukan ako hilahin ni Mama papalayo.

"Diana, please listen to your mom." He cried.

"So this must be the most painful death, huh? Seeing the girl I love the most, broken and I can't do anything about it because I'm dead."

"No, p-please tell me that isn't you." I cried pointing on the tombstone.

"Baby, how can I rest in peace when you won't let me go?" He said then hugged me.

"Must I let you go?" I cried.

He wiped the tears that was rushing down my cheeks. He smiled at me and kissed my forehead. He's trying to hold back his tears.

"In this world, this ground is the only boundary that keeps us apart from loving each other." He said then hugged me again.

"Baby, do me a favor?" He asked and I hugged him tightly.

"I want you to find the right man. I want you to be happy as time goes by. Be a loving mother to your future kids..."

I didn't replied. It hurts.

"I want you to forget me." Ngumiti si Bryce, but his eyes shows it all.

"NO! Please, don't leave me? If dying is the only way that we can be together, then I'll do it." I cried. Please. I just want to stay with you. I want you to embrace me like you did before.

I want to be in your care again. I want to be yours again. I need you.

"Diana, haven't you thought about your family? Look at your mom. She's crying. To see you in pain hurts her. Lalo na kung tatapusin mo ang buhay mo. Sa tingin mo ba, kung mawawala ka sa mundong ito, sasaya ako?" Ani Bryce.

I cried and closed my eyes.

"I'll miss waking you home. If I only knew that it was the last time I'll walk you home, I'd walk slower." Ani Bryce at tumitig siya sa mga mata ko.

"I love you." He said then kissed my lips, as soon as I hugged tightly, he faded away.

I shouted in pain. I lost another loved one. I couldn't handle it anymore. Through this passed months he was the only one I can run to. He listens, makes me laugh, made me feel loved and so much more.

Mom hugged me as I cry and shouted his name. It hurts so much.

I noticed a piece of paper in his tombstone. I quickly opened it.

Hey, Diana. I know you're reading this. I just wanted to see you one last time. You may not remember me, but how can I forget you? You're my world. My strength and weakness. You are my everything. I love you even in the afterlife. I was always beside you when you had problems. I wasn't expecting you to see me that day. I was so happy. I want to hold you in my arms again but baby, I'm afraid I can not do that anymore. Everytime I see you, I wish I could turn back the time. You were worth my life. You've given me so much joy before but now, all I received was pain. It hurts to know that you can't be mine. It hurts, but holding on does more damage than letting go. So I must set you free, I want you to have the perfect life I couldn't give you. I will always be with you. I want you to achieve your dreams, our dreams even when it's not me you're with while doing those. Go on and continue. Move forward in life and be happy. Write the happy ending that we can't have.

Yinapos ko nang mahigpit ang papel. Para akong isang bata, walang tigil kakaiyak. The rain came along with my tears. Mom kept on brushing my hair.

The note slowly faded away.

"I never had the chance.." mom looked at me.

"To tell him that I love him." I cried.

Naramadaman ko ang isang malamig na simoy ng hangin sa aking katawan. It hugged my waist and I felt a kiss on my forehead.

"I love you, goodbye." I said then walked away from his grave while wiping my tears.

Sa pamamaalam ko, isinabay ko na ang pamamalaam sa aming nakaraan. Alam kong masakit, pero kailangan ko itong tiisin para sa ikabubuti namin. Mahihirapan ako ibaon ang mga magagandang ala-ala namin. I guess they're right. When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.

Forgetting you isn't easy, specially when you're the reason who made me believe in love again.

Thank you for the time we spent together, Bryce. I love you.

RAXXia.