Echoes of Eternity (PorDee OneShots)

Maybe This Time #1

time, n;

the main antagonist, I love you so fucking much but time is our enemy

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Right place. Right person. Wrong timing. Time has always been the biggest problem. Imagine meeting the one person that you'll love in this lifetime only to be ruined by time. But you know, maybe this time, things will happen our way. The way I planned it to be. This time, we'll finally have our happy ending.

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Zara's POV:

  It's almost impossible to go on with my life after I lost Toni. It's been 3 years, everybody moved on, she moved on. But what about me? The first few years I felt my family's support, they're always by my side, but now, they've already given up. Maybe it is time to move on. Easier said than done.

  I quickly took a shower and got ready to take a walk, I took my leather jacket hanging by the door, it's cold outside. As I breathed in the air, memories came flashing back. A bunch of questions filled my head.

What if we hadn't broken up?

What if we didn't give up?

What if I fought for us?

Was it all my fault?
 
  This is not good, I went out to get her out my head. And now I'm thinking of her again, she already moved on, so why can't I?

 
  I walked a few more yards away from my apartment. Toni and I's apartment. I remember buying it for our 3rd monthsary, when we decided to finally move in together, not realizing it'll all end in a few years. I wouldn't say it wasn't worth it. That was the best 4 years of my life, it's like we're already married. And that's the problem, we would've been married. I was about to propose.

  I continued walking, still thinking about Toni, I remember buying her the most beautiful ring to exist. I still have it. I kept it. Maybe I shouldn't have, but that was all I have left of her, and our 7 years together.

  I was about to cross the road, when someone pulled my the hem of my jacket. "Don't Miss, there's a bus," I heard a little boy say, "you can't die yet," he added. I chuckled at that, "I wasn't trying to kill myself, I was just deep in thought and didn't see the bus, don't worry, I'll be extra alert now," the little boy smiled. "I'm Ethan, what's your name beautiful miss?" He asked making me laugh.

  "Thanks for the compliment, Ethan, I'm Zara," I replied. "Ethan, there you are," a woman called. Her voice albeit familiar. "Oh, there's your mommy," he frowned, "that's not my mommy, that's aunt Toni," he replied.

Aunt who?

  Right I was, standing a few steps away from me is Toni, my ex, Toni. I was star-strucked. She's even more beautiful than she was when we separated 5 years ago. What am I supposed to do? Should I just run away? But what about Ethan? She's getting closer and closer to our spot, I'm gay-panicking.

"Ethan, come here, we're going to go home, your mother is gonna kill me," she paused before turning to me, "thank you for looking after my nephew miss-" she stopped mid sentence. "Zara?" She recognized me. "Toni, hey, didn't know Christian had a child, I thought he was gay, and oh but- IVF- no I'm sorry," I stuttered.

 
"This is Chantal's son, from high school, remember?" Oh, right, Chantal. "Oh yeah, uh, I'm gonna get going now actually, because- uhm- my fish is about to drown," I reasoned out before running away from her. Shit, that was embarrassing, I shouldn't have gotten out of the house today.

But at least her wasn't her child.