PROLOGUE
“So on the tenth year…” Eleven-year old Travis folded the paper, tore it in half and carefully placed one it inside each of the two jars.
“We go back here, and accomplish the seven things we wrote in this paper.” Bliss, of the same age, smiled weakly to the boy in front of her. She took her jar in her hands.
Travis smiled back thinking how beautiful the girl standing before him is.
“Together.” She said, as she put sticky glue on the opening of the jar and sealing it with its lid. Now the only way to open it is by breaking.
Travis sealed his too. He looked at the jar, then to the mesmerizing girl in front of her. He could love her forever, he knew it and could tell her now but she would just shake the thought away and say it would be impractical to say such thing, Travis guessed and rather, correctly. “Together.” He finally said.
Bliss hugged him tight for a long time. They won’t be in touch with each other in ten years. Or maybe more.
CHAPTER 1
Present Time...
Travis' POV
It was Bliss that was the very first thing that came into my mind that morning. Unharmed by time, I still imagine Bliss as that ten year old playmate of mine with her long beautiful auburn hair tied into a messy braid. I make up images of adult Bliss but somehow I couln't et the entire picture.
A playmate. Although, it would take her more time to reach, she would usually come by the small white gate at the back of the house. She would reason out that it makes less sound, and that it makes her feel like she's sneaking although she really was not. She's always so peculiar, but in a mood lightening way. We'd spend time in my old tree house playing video games or making our so-called blueprints for the traps to be set all over the backyard, although we were too lazy to do so.
I still remember her face. Her scent. Her smooth porcelain skin. Her pretty hands and pretty freckles. Her small birthmark at the side of her neck. Her habits. I remember everything about her.
May 24th of 2003. Ten years has already passed and today is the day i replace my old Bliss memories with new ones.
Something stabbed me in the heart.
Today. Something that is for 'today.' For the recent years, my life had gone well. Old things, and new things. Events come and go. Constant change at all times. But there was one thing stagnant, and that is looking forward to this day.
To be able to see her again. Hug her. Feel the warmth that had been missing for the past ten years.
The thing is, I remember everything about her and it seems like it will be the only details i will have to hold on for the rest of my life.
Bliss died two years ago and today marks the day that I will have to deal with her permamnent absence.
Deep within, something tells Travis he can't let go anyway. At least, not yet.
To be continued in a more detailed way... (Chapt 2 soon)
