Reaching for Eliet

Brightest Star: The Present

I move around the bed not wanting to wake up. I didn’t want to open my eyes either. What if he isn’t there? Oh god why are the curtains open. It’s so bright I can see the sun light even with my eyes closed. I open my eyes and I look away from the window. I look down and I notice that I’m wearing Eliet’s Shirt. When I turned around I saw Eliet wasn’t in bed.

I was so alarmed. I gripped my blanket and screamed “Eliet! Eliet where are you! Don’t tell me you left! ……You promised.” I said my last words with sorrow. I start to cry.

“Starla what’s wrong? I’m right here.”  “Eliet!” I instantly hug him with relief.

“Don’t cry. I told you I won’t leave you.” He slowly wipes my tears away and stares at me intently. He stared at me with an innocent glare. Him looking at me with those innocent eyes just makes me want to kiss him. I stared at his lips and leaned in for a kiss. His lips felt worm and safe just like it used to be. I stopped for a minute. Our noses touched. My stomach and heart shacked with nervousness.

“I can never get enough of you.” I said.

“Really?” he smiles and I nod saying yes. And as if he was a different person he responds with a serious face  “Oh because I can” I was so confused. “Eliet what’s wrong with you?” “ahh!” he screams with pain and grips his hair.

“Eliet! Oh  god!” I lay him down and put a pillow under his head. When I tried to reach for the phone in the desk Eliet moved my hand away. He doesn’t want me to call the ambulance. “Why Eliet?”

“S…S-Stay. Ple-Pleas” I grip his hand and I try to hold back my tears. What’s wrong with Eliet? Please can he be ok.  Please. A few minutes later he starts to feel  better but even though it ended I feel like this is just the beginning.

“What was that Eliet? It’s like you became a different person and then…”

“I don’t know. That wasn’t me saying that. You know I would never say that right?” I nod my head and he breaths out with relieaf.

“It was scary.”

“Which part?” he said sarcasticly.

“All of it” I said.

“That was a rhetorical question”

“I know”

“ I don’t know what was wrong with me. Maybe these are side effects from being here. “

“So you have different personalities and headaches that could kill as a side effect? Just because you died? “

“Maybe”I stared at him with a sad look.

“I’m sorry about what I said Star” I looked so sad about it. I place my hand by the side of his face.

“I know you didn’t mean it. It’s ok Eliet.”

“I Love you” I stare at his eyes and smile.

“I Love you so much.” He leaned in and kissed me. I felt like a kid at that moment. It felt like tasting Ice cream for the first time. He is so special to me. Every day that he’s alive it’s magical. I don’t feel alone anymore. He takes all that away from my heart. I don’t know how he can do that. I swear he has some type a power because every moment that im with him it feels life  everything around us is going by so fast and were the only ones who stand still enough to only see each other.

“I have a surprise for you” I put a bright smile.

“What is it?”

“I can’t ruin the surprise. Then it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore, everyone knows that” he sticks his tongue out.  I do the same thing to him and we both giggle.