PROLOGUE
24th December 2027, Tuesday.
I came home late this night.
Unlike the days before, today, I took my time in the shower room. I felt each and every tiny droplets of water splashed onto my face which eventually slipped away silently from me onto the cold tiled floor. I hoped that, with this, it can help to ease this wretched feeling a little. But it seems that as time goes by, the feeling gets heavier and clings onto me more.
After shower, I stepped out of it, dried myself up and put on some fresh home clothes that our housekeeper, Dyna, had prepared for me. I spoke lesser and left almost any household concerns in her care ever since it happened. I know perfectly well all these times, how wary she was... And of course, how reliant and irresponsible I had been, to throw all these in her care. But never did she show her discontent once. Despite how cold I was throughout these past 9 months, she always stood by my side, each time greeting me with the best smile she can conjure. I'm truly grateful to her and at the same time, ashamed of how I had mistreated her all these times...
My mind was too occupied to think about anything else. Compared to all the things I went through, this felt so much harder to live by... Life had never been so stressful and intoxicating. I had already forgotten how peace felt like... All I felt was fear, resentment, bitterness and sadness.
Today, these mixture of feelings felt so intense. I couldn't control it and cried to my heart's content while holding my wife's hand in mine. Without fail, I would spent every single night with her... She lay so peacefully on the bed, her long soft hair resting on the pillow with her beautiful emerald eyes shut... I remember how I spend every night praying that she would open her eyes and greet me with her alluring smile once more. I was always positive and hopeful, I'm confident this day would come... But today it felt so different, it felt as if all hopes are fading...
Beads of tears rolled down my face, as I watched her. This is the woman that had given me the 15 best years of her life. This is the woman that gave up all the luxuries in her life and endured all hardships with me in order to create a home rightfully ours. This is the woman that would willingly sacrifice herself to protect me. This is the woman whom I love and can't live without...
Tomorrow will be our 15th year anniversary...
Please my love, how long more are you going to let me wait?... I miss you so...
At 11:38pm,
Uchiha Itachi
