Another Generation of Love
Author's Notes: Er….. I rewrote this. You see, my computer crashed a few weeks ago and lost all of its files. I've been trying to write the next chapter but I find hard and the result always seems wrong. After a lot of devastating chapters, I just decided to rewrite it. Since this is the prologue, not much has been changed; maybe the wording but the plot is still the same.
DISCLAIMER: I am a total idiot. I do not own it.
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Prologue:
As I continue to walk in this sakura-filled park, I started to remember my past. A past filled with happiness yet engulfed in sadness. Memories of what happened a long time ago, rushed into me. Things that I thought I've forgotten. Things that I have locked deep inside my heart. Visions of all the things that my heart used to conceive piled up in my heart. It hurt. I remember it. It was just like today, sakuras falling everywhere, giving the skies the privilege of its beauty.
-FLASHBACK-
"I'm…sorry……Kunikazu……sorry. We….have…to break up…….." The lovely woman in front of me said haltingly.
She had her back turned on me but it was still obvious that she's crying. I don't know the reason why we have to break up but I knew that it is not trivial. She's not the kind of person whose will can be easily shattered. She had her beliefs and there's no way she'll let someone control her.
I snaked my arms around her waist and buried my head in her long brown hair before asking:
"But….why?"
She turned around and locked her eyes with mine. Her azure eyes, it was filled with sadness and sorrow. I was perplexed by the emotions her beautiful eyes held. She lifted her gaze from me and snuggled closer. My shirt was drenched of her tears. She stopped her cries and said:
"My parents………they want me to marry someone they approve……."
My grip on her loosened. Shock was plastered throughout my face. I swallowed and said:
"They never said that they didn't approve of me."
"They never said they did either." She replied. Her voice was coarse because of her sobs.
I was speechless. Not a single thing can find their way out of my mouth. I didn't even notice that she escaped from my embrace until she said:
"Kunikazu, I really am sorry. I hope you remember me and my love for you. I wish that you'll find happiness and move on."
As she said those things, she had a smile. A smile so beautiful that it pains me to see it. Her sapphire eyes showed something that I cannot discern. It was a mixture of sadness, hope and love.
I stared at her. I couldn't help but think how beautiful she was. She walked towards me and gave me a quick peck on the lips. I felt stupid for not hugging her again because after that, she smiled one last time to me and ran. She left me dumbfounded and alone. I was too shocked to process everything that happened. Before I knew it, she was gone. I didn't know that her departure was for good; that I would not see her again; that I would never again see that sweet smile on her lips; that I would never hold her body close to me again and that I would never be complete. Ever.
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I sighed and hoped that my grandchild, Kunimitsu will have better luck at love than me. I sincerely wished that he'll be happy with the person whom he'll be able to love for eternity. Getting over someone was hard. That's something that I've learned because after all these years, I'm still unable to forget her, her face, her smile and this undying feeling called love.
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Author's Notes: Well, what do you think of this? Is it better? Please review.