Alice Christine Collin- Miller
It’s been a couple of years when I thought my life would be over. When I thought I would not see the daylight again, when I thought I would not be able to have the man of my life. That day, I was full of terror. My mind was full of fright. I wanted the clock to stop for a while, or even just slow down. That day I was hoping to go back to the day when I was born, so I could change my fate, that I would not have that defect in my heart. But there’s no such thing as time machine and all I had was the faith that everything would be fine.
“Honey, let’s go. They’re waiting for us.”
I turned my back to the door where Matt was standing.
Matt was walking to my direction with the smile on his lips. He seemed so calm and relieved. He had been a decent spouse to me for almost a year. We were married for a year, happily married. And we were already spending our forever together. It’s not just a three-day-forever. We could have it now and for the last breath we would take. We’re happy though we didn’t have a child. After the transplant, Dr. Steven told me I couldn’t have a child of my own because the risk will be too dangerous. But that thing had never been an issue for us. In fact, after this day, we would be going to the orphanage to apply for an adoption. I knew how Matt was eager to have a baby, unfortunately I couldn’t have for him so we decided to adopt.
“Ready to see him?” Matt whispered on my ear.
I nodded.
“I want to see him again.”
“Me too.”
“Let’s go. Mom and Dad might be waiting for us there.”
We walked out of the house. My house in SB. We were living on my place since we got married. Carlo and Athena lived in Littleway near Granny and Pappy’s house so Mom and Dad told me to use the house in SB instead of renting other house for Matt and me.
The Volvo Carlo gave to us as his present during our wedding was waiting outside the house. It was the newest flair of Volvo and I was so surprise that Carlo gave it to us.
Matt opened the door on the passenger’s seat and let me in. Then he went to the other side of the Volvo. He started the engine and we headed to the east.
Matt had changed even more mellowed since we got married. Sometimes, I was wondering if this chap was really the Matt I had before.
“Have you called Mom?”
“Yeah. They’re already there.”
It was spring season just like the same season two years ago when I got my life back. Right now, I still couldn’t believe that I would be this lucky to have another life. And luckier that I was spending it with the man of my life.
