Her Secret Adventures

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WILL YOU LOVE ME AFTERLIFE?

"Theo, will you love me a-afterlife?" My voice crack on mid-air as I spoke. Sight slowly being clouded by tears.

"I will always be." He answered, claiming my lips as his tears began to stream down his face.

I pressed my lips in a tight smile as I stare on his angelic face. Having him on my sight makes me miss him more.

I sighed and caressed his cheeks with my warm hands.

"I'll wait for you, then."

I smiled once again, and slowly closed my eyes as I felt my heart slowly beating. My body is now being occupied by cold and numbness, last thing I am aware of is that, I've fallen on the abyss of darkness.

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I found myself in an unfamiliar place-- enchanting yet bewitching. I see clouds, and aligned trees, forming an aisle going to nowhere.

Maybe this is the place they call, AFTERLIFE?

I shivered as the cold breeze of air touches my skin lightly. With my shaking hands, I wiped off the tears that has fallen unconsciously.

"I will wait for him, we'll continue our love for each other here in afterlife," I whispered upon nothingness.

Years had past, and I'm still madly in love with him. I never get tired along waiting for him, but the thought of him, attaching strings to another woman makes my heart ache in despair. What will happen if in case, he fell out of love for me?

It would surely be the end of me.

I heaved a deep sigh as I sunk on the ocean of my own thought. Wishing it won't happen, hoping that even in afterlife he's still mine, and I'm only his.

I miss him so much, I fell so lone. I've been living here for so long, so long it feels like forever.

They said afterlife is the place for endless joy, but why do I feel so empty?

I can't help but to blame God for taking me too early, for making my heart so weak that it kills me for every waking hour-- and, finally took my life away.

But then I realized, playing the blame game won't make me bring back to life. I should just be thankful enough that I've met Theo, one of the most wondrous thing that ever happened to me.

I will wait for him.

I was too engrossed with the sight of such breathtakingly beautiful site when a soft feather flew over me.

It isn't just a feather, it was a letter with an encrypted message from above.

"He'll be here in no time, they will."

A smile plastered across my face upon reading the message. But something caught my senses, making my brows furrow.

"Wait what, t-they?" I murmured, bewildered with the thought.

I ran towards the gate where it serves as the entrance for this world where I was.

And there, I saw a couple who entered the gate. I cried as I realized that the person who just entered is Theo, together with a woman whose hand is held by him.

"Who is s-she?" I confronted him right after they've entered.

He stared at me for minutes, like he's wandering who the hell was I. Have he forgotten about me?

If he does, it's way too heartbreaking than falling out of love for me.

"T-theo..." I called out his name, my eyes are now clouded with tears.

He gave no response, he just settled his cold glare on me.

"Uh, honey?" The woman beside him uttered, getting his attention.

"Sorry, I don't know you. I think you've got the wrong man, I'm not Theo." He then walked away after mustering those words.

I felt my heart shattered in pieces, I was about to chase him, and beg, when out of the blue a man stepped in.

"Hi love, am I late? I missed you so damn much!" I was gaping when he hugged me so tight.

I was torn between getting mad or elated. My emotions were mixed and I can't properly process everything.

"Who the fuck was the other one? He totally looks like you!" I gawked.

"He's my twin." I was left dumbfounded, I just remembered he had a twin oh wow. What the hell?

"I told ya, you got the wrong man." His twin popped out from nowhere, having that annoying smirk as he speaks, just made me roll my eyes in irritation. Tsk.

"We had an accident along with his girl, so yeah, we're here! Welcome to me!" He's still gleeful despite of the fact that they're already dead? Just wow.

The atmosphere was filled with Theo's teasing laugh. I saw his dimples again, I missed the sound of his laughter filled with joy, and his precious eyes that continues to glimmer.

"Why are you in tears?" He halt from chuckling when he saw me sobbing.
Immediately caressing my cheeks, wiping away those little tears.

"I j-just missed you so much, I thought you found another person to love, I thought you've forgotten me..."

He then hugged me once again, stroking my long hair. Hushing me to calm, whispering sweet words that'll comfort me.

"What did I told you? I'll love you till afterlife, even if my heartbeat stops, you're still mine, and I'll forever be yours," he said, staring intently on my eyes.

I felt my heart melting, butterflies are flying all around my stomach, making me giggle, and turned my cheeks flaming red.

While staring at each other's eyes, he slowly bowed down, asking me to get a permission for what he's about to do. I smiled, and so does he. I can't help but to float in cloud nine as our lips began to meet. This is indeed the true essence of afterlife.