Elfira took a sip of black coffee from her cup and loosen her coat. She let her gaze fell onto the window where she's sitting. Pitter-patter of rain fell on the street, creating silver puddles reflecting the shapes of buildings' figures on it. She shifted her look to the figure that took a seat opposite to her. Damien had a bright smile on his face not as in the past that remember the last time when she got a call from her uncle about Eden's passing. She barely got off day because she had a lot of things to settle back then. She had to beg her manager so that she could go and visit the funeral on that day.
Flashback..
Elfira came suddenly to the cemetery from her grandma's house after she had find out that from her uncle that Damien still not coming home after funeral. She found a young man sitting in an attitude of profound distress beneath a mass of rock,leaning towards, his hands hung limply over his knees. It took a while for him to look at her when she sat there, patting his back calmly.His eyes were red and sunken and his face was wet with tears . His dark blonde hair dripping wet with tears and sweats. Elfira could not say a word to him, knowing that he had only Eden in his life. She knew what he had been through and it kills her too to see him in like that. Losing another person that he loved and cherish was a deep sorrow grief that could torment his heart and soul. She sat on her knee continuing patting his back and watch him cry.
End of flasback
Her contemplation interrupted with Damien's voice .
" Looks like someone has fallen into deep thought. "
" Oh. I was not." she blurted out. She was somehow glad that could see him again and regretting the fact that she cannot stay much longer in the village when she had figured out that Damien suffered anxiety after Eden's passing. She thought she should stayed longer but due to her new published book she had to settle a lot things regarding it. Having thought that if she could stay longer beside him passing through hard times together maybe all those things would never happened in the first place.
" Coffee is good to warm body on this such rainy day. " She began,
" Yeah.. but I kind of miss the tea that you used to brew back then" he whispered in a low voice.
" Oh.. Pardon? " she glanced at him as she heard he mumbling something.
" No....nothing." he stuttered.
Damien cupped his mug and took a small sip from it. His gaze fell onto the umbrella that lying against the her chair. He recognised the umbrella the one that he gave to her on their first meeting. It has a small butterfly at the end of the umbrella rod.He smiled at the thought of her still keeping the umbrella. He then fished out a small rectangular paper that on the table.
" May I ask you to go with me? " he looked into her eyes.
"Ohh..my a musical theatre. I love this one!" she exclaimed happily.
" So... " he gaze at her to confirm the answer.
" oohh.. Yes. I would love to. " she took a look at the ticket and smile.
" Thank you. " a sweet smile spread across his face.
End
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If I Stay ( Completed)
Short Story"It's raining.You will get wet" calm and yet deep voice came out from his full lips.He held out his umbrella close to her. "Take this" he said in whisper voice. Elfira took it, hesitately. "How about you,then?" He stayed silence,swung over hoddie o...
