40 days

Barren Land

I was standing in a barren land, in a place I know not of. The skies were dark and the mist added, making it hard for me to see where I am. As I walk, wandering and looking around, I heard voices crying out and desperate for help.

"HELP ME!, HELP! Get me out of here!, please!"

"Where are you?  Tell me where you are!" 

"Help, help! please!"

I heard countless screaming, a voice yearning to escape, coming from nowhere. A familiar voice, a tone I am very certain of, the voice of the person I love.

I looked everywhere but nothing was in plain sight. I was afraid, nervous, angry at myself because I couldn't find it. Later I realized that I have looked everywhere but below.

I digged the soil with my hands and as it went deeper, the voice became clearer and louder.

I continued digging until I found where it was all coming from. Right in front of my eyes was a coffin. I could still hear her voice but it was now softer, nearly dying.

I cried out for help as I hear the banging from inside it. I shouted, praying for someone to respond but no one was there. There was nothing on this barren land that can help me open the coffin. I was helpless, much like the body inside the coffin. 

What exhaust does she suffer that I can no longer hear her voice. I would rather hear her screams than hear nothing at all. This is the first time that I was afraid of silence, trembling to the ground as I faithlessly cried.

but then suddenly...

The skies started to brighten and the coffin right in front of me started to open. A beam of light from the heavens was eluminating it.

Out of it comes a lady that I was very familiar with. She was glowing and floating on air, her hair waving upwards as the winds blew it. Her dress was fiery though white, her eyes shining, looking directly at me.

Then and there, I saw my love, floating, staring back at me.

Tears started forming in my eyes as I try to reach out but somehow I could't get a hold of her. My hand passed right through her, nothing but the cold air in my hand, and with the countless tries I made to hold her, she stayed as she was...gleaming and staring. 

I couldn't help but kneel on the ground, ashamed of not being able to help her. I pleaded for forgiveness as I wiped my tears. She slowly drifted closer to me, she sat beside me and a moment after, the cold air suddenly became warm as I felt her embrace. Her lips did not move but I could hear her whisper, echoing through my head.

"Don't mourn over me and find your happiness. I can't be in peace knowing that you're suffering because of me. I will stay by your side and help you. I just hope that before I leave you'd be able to find it."

Right after hearing those words from her, she started to fade. Her fiery dress was beginning to disappear from the bottom. Her wavy hair was starting to go down...vanishing with the wind in thin air.

 I stood there watching her as she goes away, afraid that it might be the last time that I could see her. I was baffled and I didn't know what to do...