L.M.I. My Second Tenderness

Chapter 1: The New Era

Chapter 1: The New Era

I woke up in a bed, feel sleepy and feeling lazy to get up. I checked the time, it is 11:15 AM. Shit! I remembered it's Monday.

I've woke up late and didn't attend school. Oh men! I missed one day of class.

I walked down the dining room to eat breakfast. There's nothing in the kitchen, just utensils and bunch of tasty breads came at my sight. I don't have butter for a spread so I dressed up and headed to a nearby store.

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I'm now in a grocery store. It's so cold inside that I needed to wear a jacket. I searched for a spread to my bread. Gosh! There's no butter. Only mayonnaise is available. I have no choice but to buy this for my breakfast.

While walking home, my mind created illusions which made me confused. I remembered the days I was happy with May. She's been dead for about two years and I admit I miss her so much.

Then while thinking of that, my phone began to ring, and I checked who calls and it's from an unknown number. I got curious so I communicated the guy.

"Hello" is what I said to the unknown caller.

"Hey you! I'm a stalker so don't do anything wrong." From the unknown caller. I got surprised when he said that.

But I replied, asking, "Excuse me, who are you?"

The unknown caller responsed to my question, "Not important. I'm warning you. You didn't attend classes and I'll be messing with you!"

He is like messing me up or ruining my day. "Whoever you are, please stop fooling me!"

And I put down the phone because my anger might increase. For it not to happen, I just abolished the conversation. I wondered who called me.... Was that a spy or a hacker? None of my business. I have more things to accomplish than nonsense things like this.

My phone rang again before I kept it to my pocket. My phone still sticks at my moisted hand while I check from the screen who's calling and it's just my friend, Joey by the way so I answered it.

John: Hey bro!
Joey:It was a prank dude!
John:Wah?

I replied while I scratched the bottom of my chin. I didn't understand what he has said.

Joey: Yeah! We called you up and it's just a prank"

He laughed hardly afterwards, revealing he made a prank at me.  I got surprised and like my senses shut down.

John: Oh? Seriously?
Joey: We just wondered why you aren't in class today.
John: I woke up late, that's it!
Joey: Oh jeeez! I'm quiet today, because you aren't here. Bro, I'm comfortable talking to you, all day and all night."
John: I wish I set my alarm that I can wake up early and make my way to school, have random talks together.
John: You can visit me  at my house anytime. By the way, call you back later. Bye!

I dropped the call, walking again, bringing the spread for my bread. It's really hard to function when your stomach is empty. You feel like you're body is separating from your soul, or the other way around.

I walked fastly going to my house, with the sun peeping. As I reached home, I straightly headed to the kitchen, filled up my bread with mayonnaise and ate it in the dining table. I think I have a bad day.

After eating my late breakfast, I went to the living room to watch TV. I'm bored today, and nothing to do. I turned the TV to the channel I always stay, where basketball tournaments are always being shown. A minute, it became bored so I transferred the channel to English Sci-Fi movies.

I planned on visiting May's grave to remember her again. I missed her so much. One moment, May visited me in a dream. I only see her in the wilderness. We had the chance to see again and tell our unsaid feelings. I didn't all what she said after I woke up, but I recorded the only words that we're highlighted on my mind. Something remarkable, and worth keeping.

"I am always here for you. But time won't let us be together. I think we weren't meant to be. How sad for us that we are loving so much. That we can't release each other but separated us when I died and you won't see me again. You can only visit me through your dreams, and the memories we've made."

—May

I kept this words she told in the back of my diary. This is another memorable moment we had but only in a dream, which hurts that whe I open my eyes, there's nothing. Everything perished, and everything goes back the way I was at. And so my memories are compiled, forming May in my visions once I close my eyes and place my head to the pillow.

After ten minutes of watching TV, I went to my closet at my room to check a for good shirt to wear. I have brown pants and I checked myself in the mirror to see if I'm okay. "You can do this John. Don't be a weak man."

I wore a white plain shirt, with black pants, tucked in, and brown shaded shoes. I also wore mt favorite cap and sunglasses.

I picked my phone and wallet, at the desk on the living room and placed it to my small bag and went out, locking up the main from door. It is 1:20 PM so it's a bit hot as the sun emits a very hot temperature. I didn't bring my umbrella!

Outside the gate of my house, luckily I found a taxi. I immediately waved at it to catch its attention so I can already ride and evade the hot sun rays the sun disperses.

I arrived at May's grave at 2:00 PM. I felt sad to see her grave again. I remembered the times that we were still so happy. I almost wanna die when she was killed infront of my face. If I could just wish to bring her back again to life, to bring her back and create a new era and more memories. If I could just bring back the past to remake the future.

I placed flowers on her grave and I gave her a message "I would never forget you. Thanks for everything."