A Love Letter
It’s an ordinary day. The sun rays are passing through his window and his room was filled with morning breeze. He opens his eyes and surprisingly he saw his window opened, it cause him to shiver. He stands up then walks on his carpeted floor to close the window. After that he go back to his bed but accidentally he hit his book shelve that brought him to shout. It really hurt his shoulder. He tries to calm down for a sec. before he arranges the books that had fallen. While putting the books on their places, a golden-brown piece of paper slips and falls to the floor. The every edge of the paper was bitten by the termites and it somewhat dirty; look as if it’s written many years ago. He kneeled to take the paper and open it. All of a sudden, memories flash back on his mind, the exact place, time and atmosphere on that day. His mind was occupied by the past and it’s overpowering. As he read the letter he felt something strange, something that brought him pain, excitement, longing for love and emptiness.
The letter says:
Hey Caleb :)
March 26, 2005. The day I finally said “YES”, we became official and that’s the loveliest day of my life. I could still remember the smile on your face while reading the scrapbook that I made then at the last page there’s a word that made you cry. Joy, laughter, smiles, also tears of joy and love was in the air and until now.
It’s been a year Honey :) We made it even though there are so many trials, circumstances, fights and cries that we’ve been through. You don’t know how sorry I am for the things that I’ve done that really hurt your feelings. I know I’m not a perfect girl but I will do the best that I can to be the best girlfriend in the world. I really love you and no words can express it.
We will do our best to make our dreams come true, just hold my hand and I’ll never let you go. I know there are hundreds of reasons to leave you, to replace you and to delete you in my life but I will never do that because every day I wake up, I’ll always find the thousands reasons to love you, to keep you safe, to make you happy, to give what you want and to cherish you for all of my life. You’re the very important guy to me. By God’s will, you and me, together, forever!!!
From: Hannah
He saw a drop of liquid in the paper while holding it; he doesn’t know where it came from until he realizes that he’s actually crying. He was guilty from the things that he had done on that day, 5 years ago. Year 2008, he decided to leave the country without any single word to her that he’s leaving. No text, no call, no letter, no talk. He just ignores her like he used to be when they are strangers to each other, for the reason that he doesn’t want to see her crying, to see her in pain if he tells the truth; he wants her to hate him. To replace him in her heart and live her life as if they never met. “I thought it is the best way to say goodbye but I’m wrong, I only made things worst” he said.
He can’t go back to sleep after what happened and besides it’s already morning so he decided to prepare for breakfast. His place is well ventilated, surrounded by windows in which fresh air can enter. It is a two-storey house, dominated by brown color that preserved the art of his ancestors. In the outside, there is a wonderful view of the sea including the white sands and trees. A family vacation house, his favorite place to ease the pain of yesterday.
- Caleb Wilson
How is she? I hope she’s in the good term. I laugh. How could she be fine if I left her in misery? But maybe time will come she’ll understand. I just love her so much that I won’t make any decision for my own benefit. I thought love is keeping her in your life until the end and share the happiness, joy, blessing that you have and also the pain, downfall, and bitterness but I thought wrong. Because love is keeping someone in your life to make her happy and when things go bad you need to be brave to let it go. Just to save her from agony. It is what they called “sacrifice”.
I walk along the seashore to watch the waves of the sea up to the wooden isle and I sit down. I close my eyes and seize the air.
“Hey” a soft voice from nowhere. I have no choice, so I open my eyes and look who it is. A girl with a long curly hair wearing a white turtle-neck long sleeve and a white skirt. The girl in white as I called her.
“Oh? What are you doing here? I don’t need you. I want to be alone” I frown at her and I’m on my feet to walk away when she start talking.
“Good to see you too, Caleb. That’s how you welcome an old friend?”
“You’re not my friend and it will never be”
“Okay. Okay but please don’t walk away I will not do anything that will annoy you. Promise” then there it is, her expression. Like a child who’s begging to her mother for another chocolate. But she is not a child anymore; she is two years older than my age, she’s 24 and she’s actually my aamm, let me say my caregiver.
“Fine” so I sit again next to her.
“How’s your feeling?”
“Better, I guess”
“That’s good. Oh what is that?” For God sake, she saw the love letter that I’m holding from my pocket. This girl is such a keen observer. She will not stop until she get it but I’ll try to distract her.
“This” I raise the piece of paper “It’s nothing. Wait, who send you to come to my place? Free-will?” I raised my eyebrow.
“Yeah, it’s my choice to come here and to check if you’re okay because that’s my job remembered? Can I see what’s written in the paper?”
“No” I said harshly.
“Okay, it doesn’t matter because I already read that Hahaha”
“What? How dare you?” I shout. How’s that happened? She’s a sick girl and she will tease me 'til the end of the world.
“Secret, that’s not important” she said it with poise. “You know what, being truthful sometimes hurt the one who really loves you, and being liar is not about you play someone else but it’s about you’re afraid to lost someone”
I’m stunned, I don’t expect her to be serious about this matter, I thought she will said stupid jokes or any stupid things. Maybe there still a part of her of being a normal. I stare to her eyes; I saw a sincere and concern eyes.
“You’re right. But I already lied to her and in return I also lost her”
“Not yet”
“What do you mean?”
“As long as your breathing it’s not yet over” then she smiled. “I know it because I’m your nurse and I do believe that you can survive” he tap my back and stand up. She start to walk away,I just watching her back until it's gone.
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(A/N: I'M HOPING FOR YOUR SUPPORT DEAR READERS. More reads, vote and comments Guys. it will serves as my motivation to continue this story. God Bless and Iloveyou all <3
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