Many years had passed since Lucian's passing and things had changed a lot ever since that day. The bonds of Celia's and Lucian's old class was so strong that they often gathered around just to hang out, to eat out together, or just to chat with their classmates. All of them had already had their own family, except of Celia.
Celia decided not to marry as her feeling was still loyal to Lucian. Even so, she wasn't completely stuck in the past. Months after Lucian's passing, Celia became more serious in taking care of her juniors with her position as the club's president. It was her hard work and determination which made her one of the best photographers in the country, along with Hilary.
Jenna and Amelia took the industrial engineering for college, and they worked together as they owned a company of their own. They started out as workers in two different companies, who went up in ranks faster than the others until they decided to quit and start a new company of their own.
Jovian, along with his friends Nero and Mark, became national basketball players. The three of them dropped out of college and started taking part in free basketball tournaments and made a name for themselves. Even without going to college, they had a way to earn for living, a way that all of them liked.
Orland became one of the best interior designers in the country, despite being partially color blind. He got married to Hilary, who then had a son and twin daughters. Despite both being rich already, they never appeared to use expensive items. They always appeared ordinary and taught their children not to be arrogant as well.
Yolanda and Yuliana, who was the duo sleepyheads in chemistry classes, were the most popular of the class. They had been asked many times to do some speeches in international forums and had gone to more than 20 countries ever since they graduated from college. Despite being popular, they were always the comedian duo during the class' hang out times.
-Someone's POV-
I couldn't see anything. Everything was dark around me until I opened my eyes. I was almost blindfolded by the bright light once I had my eyes opened. I tried moving my arms to cover my eyes, but I felt too tired to move at all. Fortunately, someone knew what I was trying to do and blocked some of the blinding light. As the person approached me, I heard the sound of babies crying.
"Celia... They're wonderful children..." I heard a masculine voice, which was very familiar to my ears, "A boy and a girl... They're twins! The boy looks exactly like me and the girl... she's as beautiful as you are... Thank you, my beloved wife..."
"Lucian..." I felt myself talking in a whisper, "I thank you too, my beloved husband..."
As I was about to be drowned in happiness, I knew that the happiness was about to come to an end, by the sunrise.
-Normal POV-
"It's that dream again..."
It was early in the morning, but a brownish-haired woman in her mid-twenties had already woken up and had already got dressed, ready to leave. She left her room and bade farewell to her younger sister who was still living with her before she took her car keys and got into the car. She drove her way towards the cemetery, where her lover was buried. After parking the car, she saw that her other old classmates had already gathered and three of the girls approached her as she went out of the car.
"Celia! What took you so long? Even Yuliana is here already with the flowers and cakes!" A woman with thick black glasses and long black hair asked.
"Sorry, Hilary... I woke up late after having such a great dream..." Celia smiled as she closed her eyes, still thinking about her dream the night before.
"I bet it's about you and Lucian again, right? I notice that face already!" The other black-haired woman asked with a sly grin, making Celia blush.
"Amelia..." The woman with long brown hair stared at her black-haired friend before turning to Celia, "So, what did you dream about?"
"Well, Jenna... It was simply wonderful! I dreamt that Lucian and I got married and had kids!" Celia replied excitedly.
"Well, that's not a weird thing at all! It's natural when you truly love someone, right?" Amelia asked the others and hoped for a quick answer, but Hilary's husband, Orland, had called them.
"Hey! The ceremony is about to start!" Orland half yelled from a few meters away.
"Coming!" Hilary shortly replied before she turned to her best friends, "Come on, ladies! Let's get going!" The four of them followed the others into the cemetery towards Lucian's grave.
-Celia's POV-
It was Lucian's 26th birthday today. He was almost a year older than me, but it didn't matter. He might be physically gone, but his will lived within me. Well, all of us to exact. As the time went on, Lucian's wishes could be fulfilled. Maybe not all three of them, since none of us could grant his very last wish.
After the high school final exams were over, we all decided to take responsibility for Lucian's family wealth. We sold all of his belongings, his cars, bikes, and even his house, and donated the money to a few poor orphanages as he had wished. Not only that, most of us spent some of our long holiday before college to work for charity.
Today was one of those days when we helped other people in need. It was like a habit to us now. We were used to helping people every year, during Lucian's birthday. We would visit his grave in the morning, have lunch together in the afternoon, and spend the rest of the day helping people. It seemed tiring at first, but soon it became something fun to do.
The whole class would gather together despite their busy schedules just to do something that people would call 'a waste of time'. We didn't mind, though. We never did. It was through gatherings like this that made our bonds with each other stronger, and with this strong bond we had, we could help more people.
Through all the donations, it seemed like there was nothing left which belonged to Lucian except for his grave. But that was wrong. There was still one of Lucian's belongings left, and that was his book and pencil. I kept Lucian's last words with me to remind me that his will was still alive, and along with it I also kept the very first letter I wrote which was written for him. It was short, but Lucian didn't mind at all. What mattered wasn't the number of words, but it was the heart of the one who wrote it.
"No matter what happens, I will never betray you. I love you, Lucian."
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Hope
RomanceHe was weak, he had lost all hope of living. She was strong, but needed the hope to keep living. This is the story of Lucian, an 18 years old student, who had his life turned upside down from an accident. He had lost everything, and hoped for nothin...
