Flight of Dreams

Finally

I was afraid I was hallucinating again, but I was holding on to what my gut was telling me and that this was indeed real. She's really here.

"Pao..." Her soft whisper was like melody to my ears and I couldn't help, but close my eyes and savor that moment where I could hear her voice again calling my name.
"I'm sorry it took me so long to come." I slowly opened my eyes again and looked at Riley, the girl who captured my heart the moment I laid eyes on her.

Just like before, I saw confidence and strength behind those brown eyes that held me breathless whenever I look into. Her aura coming off strong, but at the same time gentle, was magnified by the soft expression that she was making right now. She was gentle and soft, but strong-willed. She showed people around her that she was not a helpless girl to be pushed around, but she also showed them how soft her heart could be. And that was what has drawn me to her - her spirit. She was beautiful inside out, and I love her but sadly, she didn't love me back. It was out of pity that she was here. It's because of a suitor's pathetic request.

"I'm sorry for making you wait, Pao." I felt her small hand grasped mine softly. Her trembling, warm hand over my cold, limp ones was pure bliss. It was like a treat of warmth to my freezing, struggling heart.

"Pao, I'm already here," she choked out as she leaned over me and with tears running down her face, softly stroked my ashen cheek. "You can rest now. You can let go."

I've waited for her to come. God knows how I struggled to hold on unto my waning life to wait for her to come and to give me a chance to see her again. She was the only reason why I was still holding on, and now that she's here, I could already feel the life slithering away from me, the faltering of my diseased heart.

"I don't want you to suffer any longer."

I watched her cried beside me and how I wanted to encircle her with my embrace and to wipe her tears away, but I couldn't. I was bound helpless and motionless by all the machines connected to my body and it pained me that I was the reason why she's crying right now. It hurt me knowing that I would never be able to tell her again how much I love her. Never again. But I'm happy that she's here. My wait was over.

A faint buzzing filled my fading senses as I felt my life slowly slipped away, but a poignant smile worked up its way on my pale lips as I heard her strained words that I've waited for so long to hear. The words that made my long wait worthwhile...

"I love you, Paolo. I love you."

Finally...

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A/N: Royal Rumble 2 Round 1 Audition Entry