LOSS
"Will you still choose to be with him?"
"Yes."
"Even if you cannot fully be the one for him?"
"Yes."
"Even when you go on but he ceases to be?"
"Yes, for he is the only one for me and he makes me happy."
"Even if your happiness will never be complete?"
"I....Yes."
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It was raining today. Not a downpour but a constant precipitation that bordered between a mild shower and sleet. There were but a few people congregated around a freshly filled-in grave in this cemetery just on the outskirts of the city. Most of those who knew the recently departed man had already gone ahead and only three people were left: a woman, a young girl and a respectable-looking man who looked to be in his late fifties. Their garb was not unusual; the man was in a black suit which would lead an ordinary person to conclude that he would've been a well-off individual. The comely woman was wearing a black dress and she too, looked wealthy while the third; an attractive young lady, was wearing something similar albeit in a smaller size. If one would look closer, the newer headstone was near to three others of identical design though these were slightly weathered.
"He is gone, isn't he?" asked the young lady.
"Yes, he is," replied the man as the three walked away from the graves.
"What will happen to me?" continued the young lady.
"I've arranged it so that you can come live with us. You'll be staying at the mansion from now on. That is, if you agree to it," replied the man.
"I think it would be a wonderful idea. There is no one there at the apartment-complex save for the three of you," added the older woman.
"I've bought the whole lot and building anyway so you're free to stay there indefinitely if you haven't decided yet. Just call when you've made up your mind, okay? I'll have the driver bring you over there before going to the mansion. I still have a meeting to attend this afternoon," the man stated.
They proceeded to where two cars were parked and the man entered the first one while the two women waited for a while as the older one helped the younger out of her veil.
"I'll be late so you won't have to prepare dinner," stated the man as he closed the vehicle's door.
"I'll call you before I go home though. Take good care, okay?" the man added as his features softened somewhat and his vehicle departed.
The two women boarded the other vehicle and this too, moved off.
"You still need time to decide? I was hoping you'd agree to his suggestion," the older woman began.
"I'm sorry if I seemed lukewarm to his idea but please don't get me wrong. I DO think that it would be the best arrangement for all of us. Anyway, I'd still need to put away his.OUR belongings and sort which ones will be stored away for good," replied the younger one.
It wasn't hard for the older woman to see the extreme sadness in her younger counterpart's eyes as she mentioned sorting through her belongings. But this sorrow, great as it was, seemed muted if not held back. Indeed, the younger woman was holding back her tears and the older one's thought went to when HER time to do the same would come. She decided to shake the thought away for now. It would come soon and that was the fact but for now, such a sad duty fell upon the younger one's shoulders.
The conversation went silent as the rest of the trip went by and soon, the car was turning into the street where the younger one currently lived.
"We're here. I hope you'll be okay. I can have you fetched anytime you want. Just give me a call, okay?", stated the older woman.
The younger one was about to alight from the car when she stopped and held her hand to her chest.
"It..it.it hurts so much! He's gone! Gone for good!" wailed the younger woman as her resolve not to cry broke down and the tears started to flow freely.
The older woman could say nothing to placate her companion and could only hold her as she cried.
"Just let it all out, dear. Let it all out. You'll feel better if you do. There's nothing we can do about it. He's gone. All we can do now is move on with our lives. I know it's hard but we have to do so." the older woman replied as her own tears started to flow.
"I..I..Yuzuki...Chii!!!!" was all the younger woman could say as she lost all words that could express her sorrow. But the older woman knew, that this one word said it all
"Will you still choose to be with him?"
"Yes."
"Even if you cannot fully be the one for him?"
"Yes."
"Even when you go on but he ceases to be?"
"Yes, for he is the only one for me and he makes me happy."
"Even if your happiness will never be complete?"
"I....Yes."
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It was raining today. Not a downpour but a constant precipitation that bordered between a mild shower and sleet. There were but a few people congregated around a freshly filled-in grave in this cemetery just on the outskirts of the city. Most of those who knew the recently departed man had already gone ahead and only three people were left: a woman, a young girl and a respectable-looking man who looked to be in his late fifties. Their garb was not unusual; the man was in a black suit which would lead an ordinary person to conclude that he would've been a well-off individual. The comely woman was wearing a black dress and she too, looked wealthy while the third; an attractive young lady, was wearing something similar albeit in a smaller size. If one would look closer, the newer headstone was near to three others of identical design though these were slightly weathered.
"He is gone, isn't he?" asked the young lady.
"Yes, he is," replied the man as the three walked away from the graves.
"What will happen to me?" continued the young lady.
"I've arranged it so that you can come live with us. You'll be staying at the mansion from now on. That is, if you agree to it," replied the man.
"I think it would be a wonderful idea. There is no one there at the apartment-complex save for the three of you," added the older woman.
"I've bought the whole lot and building anyway so you're free to stay there indefinitely if you haven't decided yet. Just call when you've made up your mind, okay? I'll have the driver bring you over there before going to the mansion. I still have a meeting to attend this afternoon," the man stated.
They proceeded to where two cars were parked and the man entered the first one while the two women waited for a while as the older one helped the younger out of her veil.
"I'll be late so you won't have to prepare dinner," stated the man as he closed the vehicle's door.
"I'll call you before I go home though. Take good care, okay?" the man added as his features softened somewhat and his vehicle departed.
The two women boarded the other vehicle and this too, moved off.
"You still need time to decide? I was hoping you'd agree to his suggestion," the older woman began.
"I'm sorry if I seemed lukewarm to his idea but please don't get me wrong. I DO think that it would be the best arrangement for all of us. Anyway, I'd still need to put away his.OUR belongings and sort which ones will be stored away for good," replied the younger one.
It wasn't hard for the older woman to see the extreme sadness in her younger counterpart's eyes as she mentioned sorting through her belongings. But this sorrow, great as it was, seemed muted if not held back. Indeed, the younger woman was holding back her tears and the older one's thought went to when HER time to do the same would come. She decided to shake the thought away for now. It would come soon and that was the fact but for now, such a sad duty fell upon the younger one's shoulders.
The conversation went silent as the rest of the trip went by and soon, the car was turning into the street where the younger one currently lived.
"We're here. I hope you'll be okay. I can have you fetched anytime you want. Just give me a call, okay?", stated the older woman.
The younger one was about to alight from the car when she stopped and held her hand to her chest.
"It..it.it hurts so much! He's gone! Gone for good!" wailed the younger woman as her resolve not to cry broke down and the tears started to flow freely.
The older woman could say nothing to placate her companion and could only hold her as she cried.
"Just let it all out, dear. Let it all out. You'll feel better if you do. There's nothing we can do about it. He's gone. All we can do now is move on with our lives. I know it's hard but we have to do so." the older woman replied as her own tears started to flow.
"I..I..Yuzuki...Chii!!!!" was all the younger woman could say as she lost all words that could express her sorrow. But the older woman knew, that this one word said it all