"Happy Anniversary Love" I am all smiles and humming as I finished the last touch of the surprise I am planning to do for Henry's arrival tonight.
My phone beeped from a message from him saying that he will be home by six. This is our seventh year together, and so far the happiest moment of my life after I almost jumped on a bridge the day I found out both my parents died on a car crash.
Henry was the one who helped me in my darkest days. The culprit wasn't found but I slowly learned to let go of the rage towards whoever that person is. Getting revenge from whoever that culprit is by killing won't do me any good, and my parents won't be happy if I do that too.
I wasn't taught to keep hatred towards people.
The day I lost both my parents got me twisted. I didn't know where to start, nor how to start again. I lived my whole life making them happy that I never bothered to ask for anything else as long as I have them with me.
Several attempts of dating and I called it off. It feels like I wasn't bothered by the thought of ending up being an old maid. My world literally revolved around my parents.
I am doing a mental countdown before the clock strikes six since Henry is always true to his words but instead, a letter arrived.
At first I thought of it being one of his creativities in surprising me for our special day but when I opened the letter, my world crumbled before my eyes.
"Vanessa, It's been seven years after that incident and I never once felt at peace for it haunts me every night. Remember Alexander? That guy you dumped because he asked you to choose between your parents and him? It was me. I love you so much that I thought if you'd lose both the people you're pouring all your attention to, you will finally notice me, and you did, for seven years you did. I became the center of your everything. And just as I thought I can easily forget it all, the way I easily change my name and my image, guilt is eating me alive. I'm so sorry for everything. I love you."
The next thing happened so fast. I got a call from the hospital and Henry was declared dead upon arrival. Call me demon but I laughed like a mad woman after seeing his body. I requested that he will be buried immediately that very day in the farthest end of the cemetery and the night after, I burned his grave.
