A Universe Apart

Helios

        Heliophile (n). lover of the sun.

"Beautiful isn't it?"

I glanced at her when she sat down next to me. It is morning and the sun is up. You're more beautiful. I smiled to myself. I don't want her to hear that.

"Do you like the sun more than the moon?"

Sun reminds me of hope. When the sun rises again I know that there is hope. Moon reminds me of peace, and her. She is my peace.

"She's just like the moon."

When we grew up together. I could feel that she doesn't like me or maybe she doesn't care. I would just sit there and stare at her for about a minute. I could see how her face glow everytime she's happy, how she laugh at simple things, the way her wavy hair bounce everytime she walks.

"Let's say.. The MOON is the SUN'S lover."

MOON and SUN. Two opposite subject in one frame. Why would moon and sun love each other if they are the exact opposite? If they are meant to suffer?
I sighed, just like MY MOON, we are in a complicated situation. We can't love each other beacuse we just can't. The world will be against us.

"Can I be your Moon?"

Why would she ask that? I would.. I would accept her without hesitation, but our case is different. If your parents didn't adopt me? Would we still be like this? Do we need to suffer a love that is forbidden?

"I will be your sunshine."

I just sat on the side of her bed. Trying to be careful not to wake her up. I always do this, since we're children. I would visit her room just to stare at her, without the feeling of fear. When we are alone, I can't be afraid to show what my eyes are hiding.

"Artemis."

Her lips are soft, the way her tongue moves. The dance we don't know too well. The dance that made us happy.

"A love that is forbidden, is a love that needs to suffer."

She was sobbing, after what our parents—which I betrayed—abandoned her. I just can't digest what I have heard. She just confessed everything, and being pregnant with my child. It was the bestest day of my life, knowing that the love of my life is bearing my child.

"Let's run away."

I got scared when I heard his fathers words. I know that this is forbidden love but I won't let my family suffer just because of that. We are happy and contented, we couldn't ask for more.

But fate played too well.

"I love you."

Sirens and screaming all at once made my ears tingle, we are laying in a pavement, my heart won't stop beating loudly, my mind is in chaos but despite all that, I felt a cold hand reached mine. It was MY MOON.

"Sunset."

This is tragic, everything is, A love that is forbidden, is a love that needs to suffer, indeed it was. I can now bring sunshine and hope to people, everytime I would slowly be gone. She would rise. Glowing as ever. Finally, her wish came true, to be the moon.

"Solar eclipse"

I was just resting for awhile when I saw her slowly coming out, the glow that touches my rays, and the beautiful face of my beloved. I hope you remember how we met, my love. I hope you remember me everytime you rise.

Until the end, I was with you. I felt happy. Without feeling your coolness, but your presence is fine with me. I don't want to hope anymore that I would be with you until we grow old. It would only hurt us and everything around us.

I would feel contented just by seeing you from afar, going to our opposite ways because this is our Forbidden Love.