Bright as the moon

Chapter 11 I saw you (March 2032)

My first day as an astronaut, I struggled with the exam at first but it was worth it in the end because I was one of those choosen as an astronaut, I was happy because I fulfilled my dream I am now happy with the life I have but there is still a woman who is always in my mind

I know it's been more than 8 years but she said that we will fulfill our dream together but I think I'm the only one who made the promise we made

"Hey Rome, let's have coffee outside"
"Yeah sure wait for me"

I already have friends at my work and we always hang out I only have a small circle of friends and I'm happy that I met them

"Rome, aren't you telling us something about your dream, tell us again"
"Ow yeah sure I always dreamed about it but it disappeared since when his father took her from the dorm where we were staying"
"Who is your friend, is it a girl or a boy?"
"She is a woman and I like her, until now I still like her"
"You will never forget her"

I will never really forget Lily because she is still the person who makes my heart beat and I hope we meet again and I can talk to her

"By the way, our leader said that our rocket will take off at the end of March"
"Wait what day is today?"
"Its March 22"

It looks like my end of march will be happy and I will see him up close, I promise you Lily I will take your name to the moon

*Phone ringing*
"Hello?"
"Hi, this is Emily, do you remember me?"
"Ow yeah Emily hi long time no talk how are you?"
"I'm fine, I hear that you have fulfilled your dream"
"Oh yeah, I didn't expect to pass the exam"
"I want to see you now Rome come to my dorm"
"sure sure wait for me there"
*Phone hang up*

I went to Emily's dorm and she met me at the door and I noticed that Emily was carrying a child

"Hey Emily, is this your daughter?"
"Yes yes, I didn't tell you that I have a child"
"Where is your husband, he is not here?"
"He's not here, he's at work and I have something to tell you"

Emily let me into their house and we talked about her life now

"Before you say what you have to say, how are you?"
"It's a bit stressful, but it's manageable"
"Wow what's your husband's name?"
"Ivan, I met him 2 years ago and we got married last year which you were invited and you said you couldn't come because you had an exam"
"Ow yeah I remember, the baby is cute what is her name?"
"Narra, Ivan gave her the name"
"Wow what a beautiful name"
"and Rome, my husband said that he seems to have seen Lily in his shop"
"When did he say that?"
"Just on Saturday, I called you yesterday but you didn't answer"
"Sorry but where is your husband's shop and how did your husband meet Lily?"
"You know the antique shop in the mall he owns it and he said he saw Lily there and I told him about Lily because she is my friend"

I thought about going to see Emily's husband at the mall so I could talk to him

"Emily, I'll go to the mall first and I'll ask your husband if he knows anything"
"sure sure be careful"

I quickly drove to the mall, when I entered I immediately saw Emily's husband

"Hello welcome to my antique shop what are you looking for?"
"Hello, are you Ivan?"
"Yes, I am and who are you?"
"I'm Rome and I'm a friend of your wife Emily and I wanted to ask if you've seen Lily"
"You are Rome wow I'm glad to meet you come let's talk"

Ivan let me into his shop and talked to me in his office

"So how did you see Lily?"
"She bought here in my antique shop and when you buy here in my shop you have to sign and put your name on the receipt before you get the thing you bought, so I knew it was Lily"
"Did she tell you a story?"
"Oh yes, I still remember what she said about that, that his father died and his boyfriend left her, so she was alone in the dorm you stayed in 8 years ago"
"She came back without telling me"
"She said that she wanted to see you but she couldn't because of what happened at the concert"
"I'm fine with what happened that day, I want to see Lily now do you have her number?"
"I have it, wait I'll give it to you"

Ivan gave me Lily's contact number so I can see her again so I can tell her all the things I have to say

"Thank you Ivan, I'm happy to have met you, I will never forget this day"
"Welcome as long as you find Lily"

I tried calling Lily and she wasn't answering I tried to call Lily again but she didn't really answering maybe she's busy with her work or whatever she's doing

"She doesn't answer my calls"
"Maybe she's just busy, wait for her to answer that"
"Maybe she is really busy"

While Ivan and I were talking, a customer came in and unexpectedly it was Lily

"Rome, she is the one you have been looking for for a long time"
"Hello Ivan good to see you again and who is this guy with you?"
"Don't you remember him Lily?"
"I never seen him in my whole life"
"That's your best friend Rome"
"Rome, is that really you?"
"You are right Lily, I am Rome"

I hugged Lily tightly even though we were in a public place because I just saw her again in 8 years

"How are you Rome?
"I passed the exam to become an astronaut"
"Wow congrats you have fulfilled your dream"
"How are you Lily?"
"I am now a CEO of the company where my father worked, he let me handle his company"
"Wow CEO that's a high position Lily"
"Yours is higher because you can reach the moon"
"You're not really changing, Lily, you're still you"
"do you want to come to my dorm?"
"Wait, why are you still in Dorm, you're the CEO of the company"
"There are so many memories left there so I want to stay"
"Alright Lily, I'll go with you"

We left the mall and Lily and I went to the dorm where I used to stay

"Wow, nothing has changed, the style is still the same"
"Yes, my boyfriend intends to change this, but I don't want to"
"Where is your boyfriend?"
"He has left me since my father died, the two of them had a deal to keep us away"
"Ow i see so you didn't really have him as a boyfriend"
"Yes, and what happened at the concert, I have to say that I don't know you so that he doesn't hurt you"
"I understand Lily don't worry"

I cooked Lily her favorite food and we talked about what was going on in our lives I'm happy that I saw Lily again and it's ok even if she didn't reach her dream as long as I can see her again I'm happy again.