Khryz Gione Perell and Sing Veine Pelaez are best friends since they are young. Khryz falls in love with his best friend and Sing knows about it. But what if Khryz gets tired of showing his feelings? And decided to run away? What if Sing realized th...
"There's nothing more painful than knowing what's the future waiting for you and your loved one."
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KHRYZ'S POINT OF VIEW
I woke up because of the sound of cries and snivels. My head is aching because we just arrived in Italy. I immediately look for Sing he's not in the bed anymore. I run towards the bathroom. There I saw him hugging himself. Trembling in fear. Bawling his eyes out because of tears.
"S-sing..." He looked up. His face is full of tears. I walk near him but he shouted.
"N-NO, D-DON'T COME N-NEAR ME. I-I DON'T KNOW Y-YOU!" His voice is hoarse. His eyes were screaming in horror. I gulped because of the lump that forms in my throat. My eyes corners were stinging meant I'll shed tears any moment. But I tried my best to avoid crying. I step back and smile at him.
"S-sing—"
"WHY I DON'T R-REMEMBER ANYTHING? W-WHY IT'S TOO BLANK? W-WHY IT'S EMPTY?" Khryz don't cry. He needs you.
"Sing... It's me. Khryz. Your boyfriend." I saw the hesitation in his eyes that broke me. Be strong Khryz be strong. I smile again at him.
"Y-you have a sickness. A- Alzheimer's disease. T-that is why you don't remember." His tears keep rushing. I extend my hand to him. "C-come here love." He looks at me deeply.
"Don't be scared. I will not going to hurt you." I give him a sincere smile. He slowly steps forward. He looks like a child right now. I pull him in my hug as he reached for me. I tapped his shoulder which makes him cry more.
"Ssshh. I'm here." I let my tears shed. Masakit. Sobrang sakit. Why life is so cruel? I love Sing. Sing's love me too. But still, we are in pain. I hug him tightly. I want to make him feel secure. Sing protect me ever since. Even I thought he rejected me. He never makes me feel alone. He protected me when we are young. And he even tried to protect me from the pain. By hurting me which hurt him more. I never imagine how lonely he is facing all alone.
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"W-where are we going?" I sense the fear in his voice. I fixed his bonnet and jacket.
"We will be going to Prags Lake here in Italy."
"C-can we just stay here?" I give him a beam and caressed his hair.
"We go here to go there." I showed him a sad expression.
"B-but—"
"I will hold you tight." In the end, he comes with me. He held my hand tightly. He's avoiding others' stares.
"Wow. It's beautiful." I smiled after hearing that from him. He's now playing with the water with his hand in the lake. We are riding in the boat. We are in the middle of the lake.
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"This place is beautiful." He said. I nodded. I removed my shoes and jump to the late.
"KHRYZ!"I saw how scared he is when I jumped. I float in the water. The water is cold. But it's refreshing.
"Why did you jump? You are now all wet" He asked. He lends me his jacket. He looks so worried. I hold his hand tightly.
"Maybe you don't remember but Sing..."
"We made a bet before that you will jump here in this river. You promise it. But now that you don't remember it. It's okay. I-I will do it." I saw a glimpse of sadness in his eyes.
"I-i'm sorry." He bows his head sign of disappointment in himself.
"S-sing... If you can't keep your promises. It's okay." I give him an assuring smile.
"I'm sorry." He pulled me in a tight hug.
"I-I'm sorry for making you cry. P-please stops crying it's hurting me." I didn't notice that I already cried. He pulls out in a hug and I was shocked when he also jump into the lake.
"SING!" He gives me a thumbs up.
"I did my promise Khryz. I did it. Even I don't remember." He smiled at me.
"W-why?"
"Because my heart is telling me so." I felt that the corners of my eyes are getting hot. And any moment I will cry again. I jump into the water and the next thing we knew we are playing in the water laughing and smiling until the sun goes down.
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"This is our friends." I pointed to our friends in the pictures he nodded. But I stopped when I notice something.
"Are you okay?" He shrugged his head.
"My head is pounding."
"Lets—" Pinutol n'ya ang sasabihin ko.
"Don't worry I can manage. B-but I need your help."
"W-why?"
"H-hold my hand tightly until I fall asleep." He places his head on my chest. I held his hand tightly.
"I'm sorry." I looked at him.
"For what?" I asked.
"For forgetting you. I hope when I wake up I remember you." I caressed his hair.
"Even you don't remember me. I will hold you tightly." While caressing his hair I start singing.
I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad Carry you around when your arthritis is bad All I wanna do is grow old with you
I saw how he smiled when I started singing. Lalong humigpit ang pagkahawak n'ya sa 'kin. That makes my heart fasten.
I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches Build you a fire if the furnace breaks It could be so nice, growing old with you
In the entire song. I just stared at him intensely.
I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad Carry you around when your arthritis is bad All I wanna do is grow old with you I'll...
I don't know why I sang that song but my heart telling me. I want to grow old with him no matter what. I want to adopt a child. I want us to be a parent. So whatever happens I will hold you tightly. I will never let you go.
"You can forget me sing but you can't leave me."
SING POINT OF VIEW
"You can forget me sing but you can't leave me." I heard Khryz said.
I even feel his tears. I don't know but my heart is aching knowing that he's in pain. I don't remember anything and it pains me. I feel useless. I felt like I'm floating in the air. I want to wipe his tears but I don't want him to know that I knew that he's crying. He's acting so strong but deep inside his heart is tearing apart because of my situation. His sentence gave me guilt feelings. I don't know why but I think one day I will leave him but I wish it will never happen. I want to bang my head against the wall to remember everything. My head is excruciatingly painful but I don't want to make him worried. I feel like my head is gonna burst. But I need to endure it like how Khryz endured the pain I caused.
