The Night We'll Remember | Ryujisu

The Night We'll Remember

"I've loved you all my life.
I regret not telling you sooner, I regret having to go through all this with you when it could have been us since the beginning."

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Sweat and dancing, those two go together perfectly. People tend to act demented when they feel that freedom is within their reach. A nice shindig, drinks and dancing, it almost seemed like those three are the holy trinity of people my age. The place is now filled with strenuosity, sweaty bodies are pushing and pulling against each other, dancing to the blaring music and drinking all the burdens to oblivion. The lights are festive and full of colours, flickering in sync with the song.

I never liked going to places like this, yet here I am. If you hear the word party, you would think of fun and friends and drinking. That's correct, because all I could see right in this moment are those. But not like most people in this enlivened gathering, I came for a different reason.

1...2..

I keep counting all the people my eyes could apprehend. It was all I could think of doing. I keep counting as I take little sips on my drink. Counting and counting and counting until I...

Until I catch sight of her face.

She's as peaceful as the night, dark yet has that sense of comfort you ought to find in someone or something you love. As calming as the seas, those orbs in a light shade of hazelnut brown will have you pushed and pulled back in yet you'd find yourself lost just looking in all the way to her soul, her soul that's as pure as that of an angel.

And her beauty, her beauty shines too bright the sun refuses to show up as it could not shine half as bright.

The girl I long for, the reason why I came here. I love her with all my heart and she doesn't even know.

The moment I heard she was back, I felt the tiny pieces of my heart colliding back into its form. My heart that broke when I heard she had left me, all alone with all the love I have for her. She didn't even give me the chance to say all the things I still haven't said to her, the things I wanted to say.

"Hey! Ryujin why are you drinking here alone?" A voice calls out to me, his words almost too incomprehensible due to the strong intake of alcohol intoxicating inside his body and mind.

A small smile hangs upon my lips. "It's okay, Chan. I'm used to being lonely, I've been living that way my whole life." I joke out, trying to appear as delighted as I could possibly be. But was it just a joke though? They always say, most times jokes are half meant. To them, you're joking. But you mean it like 'cause it's the truth.

"Welp, that's sad. Come, come, I'll introduce you to someone." Before I could even refuse, he had already taken me by my wrist. I try as hard as I can to withstand the amount of weight he leans upon me as I'm now the one who is leading the way and he's slumped beside my body telling me which way to go. Things alcohol do to people.

I come across people sweating and drinking too much for my liking, and I have never felt this much urge to teleport myself to another place where there is peace and quiet. But not until I see where Chan has taken me.

Ebullience runs through the course of my body as I stand still, the words I've learnt through my existence now left my mouth. I am speechless and I can't seem to find myself to voice out the right words to say to her. Here she is, right in front of me.

And here I am, lost in the endless beauty radiating through the soul and body of hers. I feel all the love I've kept inside my heart gushing out uncontrollably, finding its way out of my eyes, down my cheeks till it reaches the floor. One by one, my tears fall nonstop. I feel extremely happy, like all the things are falling right into its own place.