Whispering Hope

By: Amanda Mercer

December 2 2006

As I lay here alone I think about everything I've ever done. Everything that has lead me to losing the love of my life, my angel, and my every thing. How could I make the biggest mistake of my life by letting you fall into the hands of another?

There is suddenly a knock on the door. I read the clock that sat beside the bed. It read 1:33am. I wondered toward the door wondering who it could be at this hour. The peep hole, to my surprise, showed the one that I had been thinking of all night on the other side. It was her. Did she really care? I opened the door afraid that I was dreaming and everything would vanish, but yet when it fully swung open there she stood. The only women I ever loved.

"Hey may I come in?" she asked "I need to talk to you."

I moved to the side to let her by. She walked in and turned to look at me. "I didn't mean it. I really do want to be with you."

"Why now aft…"

"Don't let me finish. Being there tonight with someone else, that wasn't you, made me feel terrible." She said as the tears formed in her eyes. "I love you and I always have and being there with him only made me realize that. I hope that you can forgive me for not seeing that it was you and only you that I wanted to be with."

"I forgive you." I said as I wiped the tears off of my face and leaned into her to kiss her. She must have been reading my mind because we met half way. Our lips met with passion that I had never before felt. "Please stay here with me tonight? I need you. I want you,"

The kiss ignited feelings that had been dormant for way to long. They moved over to the couch and had been there for about 20 minuets when there was another knock on the door. They looked at one another wishing that whoever was on the other side would just go away. When the knock persisted we both stood, and I went to the door. I reached out and turned the knob without even looking to see who it was, but to my surprise I saw Sophia standing on the other side.

"May I come in," she said a tear forming in her eye. "I need someone to talk to."

I open the door far enough for her to enter, and to also be able to see the other women sitting on the couch.

"Am I interrupting something?" She asked confusion setting in on her tear riddled face.

"What's wrong?" I asked as she made her way into the living room.

"I didn't know where else to go. I don't know if I can go back." She said her tears gaining strength.

"Go back to where Soph?"

"I'm talking about going home." She said. "Wait you don't know? Do you?"

"I got a call yesterday while I was at work stating that a friend of mine was in the hospital dying. I was also told that the only person she wanted by her side was me. What I didn't know when I received the call was that it was my girlfriend I left behind when I moved down here."

"But we all have friends we have to leave behind soph."

"What you don't understand is I didn't leave just any friend behind I left the one person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. The one person I not only loved, but was in love with."

"She passed away about 4 hours ago. I feel so guilty for not giving her last wish."

"Sophia, that is not your fault," I said "She knew you loved her and you shouldn't beat your self over it."

Sophia felt an arm snake around her. She looked over at Catherine and smiled. Next she felt a pair of hands as they cupped each cheek. "Everything's going to be okay. You can stay here with us if you wish?"

Sophia just nodded her head as the tears streamed down her face. She felt four powerful arms pulling her into the other two. She laid her head on the back of the couch until she felt Catherine place her head on her shoulder. They stayed like this until the next morning!!!