Twisted Crafts

6th Craft

Everlasting Love

Immortal Souls. Unending Existence. Everlasting Life.

I am living for exactly 2055 years and I've witnessed  the world  changing. I have adapted for so many times in people's culture and traditions as generation passes. One of the human's greatest fears is the fear of death. While me, my greatest fear is forever living.

Thinking about living for over thousands years, I found the world uninteresting. I'm so sick of changes. Will I really live forever? Do I deserve to witness everything and stand alone? Will I forever see people I knew disappearing like what I'm used to? I'm really obsessed with this existensial questions because I failed seeking for answers.

Today is a very modern world and I'm afraid that selfish people might discover this worst curse. I've seen cultures while people are just living in the cave having a simple yet peaceful life but today's society is very scary. People are mostly engaged with different technologies. We can now send rockets into outer space, map the human genome and transmit information around the world instantaneously. The number of crimes are continuosly increasing. If only I can choose the generation where I can live, I'd rather choose what he have before.

I tried to have a normal life. I've work hard and study for countless times.
"Esmelle, meet my cousin." Divina introduced. Wearing his neat polo, I saw a guy standing infront of me, smiling.
I can't avoid my gaze to his dimple that is very eye catching. His brown eyes are very captivating as well as his nose that is perfectly symmetrical. He's like an art. A perfect art made by a professional artist.

"Aries." he introduced. I just smiled at him without accepting his hand. I am just new to this university and I promised myself to be always careful so that they won't be able to know that I'm immortal. A young lady who's not aging and was born to see everything until she was the only one left.

I found my new environment very hard now. It's mainly because their eyes were on me. I experienced bullying and hearing hurtful words. It's all because of me being a total loner.

This unending existence will forever be a curse. I am so tired of seeing my love ones from different generation slowly dying. I have no one else. Not until he came. He changed my entire perspective.

"What about a cup of coffee outside, Esmelle?" Aries smiled. I tried to show him that I'm alright while he's not aware that fear is slowly eating my whole system again. The last time I had a friend, it really breaks my heart seeing him leaving the world. But now, here I am repeating the history as if it's like a damn cycle.
"S-sure." I happily replied. Aries became my greatest escape because of this cruel world. I'm afraid that people might take advantage of me but with Aries, I felt like I'm safe. I felt like no one will harm me.

"Let me celebrate my whole Christmas with you, Esmelle." he whispered into my ears. After the long years of being alone, this is the first time that someone is with me again in this special occassion. He told me that his dad is a very busy man and he rather want to be with me. I cried realizing that someone chose me without any kind of hesitations.

This is the 7th times that I fell inlove but I can say that Aries is very different among the men that I've met.

I am here inside the classroom while the professor is discussing something about our traditions and I just can't accept that those things that they believe right now are far way different from what actually happened. I just stayed in silence. I can't oppose them or start a debate. I can't say that I live for more than 2000 years and I've witnessed every event in the history.

After our discussion, I saw Aries waiting for me outside. I'm aware that being with him is a bit risky but I already closed my ears from any judgements the moment I fell for him. Really hard.

Three years of being in a relationship had passed and I'm still inlove with the same man.

Pinaramdam n'ya sakin kung gaano ako kahalaga. He never failed to make me smile each day. Hindi ko maipaliwanag kung gaano ako kasaya sa tuwing kasama ko s'ya.

"What's bothering your mind? You can always tell me, love." he told me. I'm torn between telling him my secrets or just keeping it to myself forever. Kapag nalaman n'ya yung sikreto ko, mamahalin n'ya pa din kaya ako katulad ng pagmamahal n'ya sa'kin ngayon?

I shooked my head as my response before saying,

"I just love you so much, Aries."  he kissed my forehead.

As time passes, it became hard for me to hide my secret. I decided to take the risk. I told him I am an immortal. I told him everything and I can't explain what I am feeling the moment I heard his reply.

"I love every piece of you, Esmelle. Your secrets, weaknesses, everything about you. Always remember that."

Our relationship was going well. He even introduced me to his father not until I accidentally heard their conversation.

"Thank you for bringing her to me, Aries. Alam mong s'ya yung babaeng matagal na na'ting hinahanap. If our research team will be able to discover everything about her body, madidiskubre tayo. Esmelle is an immortal. Maraming research company ang may interes sa kanya. Don't let go of her, son."

What breaks me into pieces is what I heard from my boyfriend, Aries.
"I'll help you find the answer behind her immortality dad. I won't let go of her."

Hindi ko natanggap yung mga salitang narinig ko. All this time, all I ever thought was that they are treating me like a real member of their family. I thought Aries loves me so much not knowing that he's just using me. Para lang pala sa pera. Para lang sa sarili nilang kapakanan. Masakit marinig sa taong mahal na mahal ko na ginamit n'ya lang pala ako.

I didn't waste any moment. Nagpakalayo layo ako. I distance myself from everyone and live alone. This is the worst heartbreak I experienced for the entire 2059 years. Nothing's more painful than knowing that someone you love just used you for his own personal interest. I love him more than I love myself reaching the point that I told him everything about me.

Binago ko yung sarili ko para lang sa isang taong sinira ako. I really want to die. I want to end this pain. I just want to sleep and have a peaceful life. I want to escape this cruel world.
Three hundred years had passed; I thought it was finally over.

This time, I felt the pain in my chest the moment I saw the man I love the most who broke me. Destiny is too cruel for letting me to see his reincarnation.

He came closer to me. Tears started to fall from my eyes. I miss Aries so much! It's been 30 decades but my freakin' heart is still shouting for his name.

"I won't let you escape me again, Esmelle. Not this time. I keep on searching for you for hundred years. Don't leave me please, again love." I was very shocked hearing his answer. My entire system was filled with disbelief. He's the same Aries I met three hundred years ago.

"Yes, we succeeded knowing behind the secret of your immortality. Now that we're on the same situation, give me a chance to be with you again, Esmelle. Let's witness the world changing. Be with me not just over a thousand years but for a lifetime. Let me love you, endlessly."