Lighthouse (One Shot)

Lighthouse

A/N: Hello, Earthlings! As a Halloween special, I am giving to you this ViceRylle one shot story. One shot lang po ito, which means wala pong next hehe. Hope you enjoy it and leave a comment down below hihi. Happy Halloween! <3

Trigger warning: may contain themes like suicide and death.

Death.

It's such a word full of despair.

Many believe it's the end of all things. It's irreversible and inevitable therefore, people associate it with goodbyes and sadness.

But to me...it was my last resort.

It's my only hope to escape all the pain that I was feeling inside. I wanted to end my life, to end the shitty agony, to end everything.

Until...someone's touch saved me from all these thoughts.

Touch is a powerful means of communication. Believe it or not, it can also save lives and I've been proof of that.

Napatingin ako sa placard na hawak ko.

"More Hugs, Less Sucide"

Taon-taon, tuwing kaarawan ko, lagi ko itong ginagawa as a sign of gratitude to the person who became...my lighthouse. And now on my 29th birthday, it has been 12 years since I was doing this, since...that incident here on the same bridge, on the same spot that I'm standing right now.

Napalingon naman ako sa di kalayuan. May isang babaeng nakayuko at balisa. Lumapit ako sa kanya at nakita kong sobrang higpit ng kapit niya sa railings ng tulay habang tulalang nakatingin sa kawalan.

"Excuse me?" Sabi ko.

Gulat siyang napalingon saakin.

"Would you like a hug?" tanong ko sabay taas ng placard na hawak ko.

Saglit siyang napatingin dito pero binalik niya uit ang tingin niya sa baba.

Huminga ako ng malalim at agad ko siyang niyakap.

"Nandito lang ako." Sabi ko.

And with that ay tuloy-tuloy na ang paghikbi niya. Hinagod ko naman ang likod niya upang aluhin siya bago humiwalay.

"It's not over yet." Sabi ko.

I smiled as I walked back to the spot where I was a while ago.

Pagbalik ko, nakita ko namang may naka-itim na lalaki na ang naka-sandal sa railings doon na walang-emosyon ring nakatingin sa ilalim ng tulay.