WHERE I WANT TO BE
inspired by: JAKMT, of course :
CHAPTER ONE: Those five years…
As usual, I'm sitting on my favorite spot—in our garden. Every night, I would look up to the sky, talking to the stars. Actually, I'm talking to God…in the form of those stars.
Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself. The name's Samuel Christian DePietro. I'm currently a senior student and they say that I'm a well-rounded person—I excel in academics and sports. I'm an editor of the school paper, a member of the quiz circle and…I can do household chores (even if my parents don't want me to do so). I came from a rich family. My father's a wealthy businessman. Actually, he owns the DePietro Co., one of the wealthiest companies in the nation. My mom's a surgeon. And yes, I'm always alone in this big house. My friends? Oh, they're everywhere. I don't mind them, really. What I think of the most is my best buddy who left almost five years ago. She's in Tokyo right now.
I remembered five years ago…
"Sam, take this" she said, while giving me her necklace. She's not that girly-girl as you think she is. She gave her simplest necklace to me—a tribal-looking one that looks good to her. "Why are you giving me your favorite necklace?" I asked, confused. "So that you'll remember me." "Remember me? Why? You're leaving?" "Actually, yes. I'm leaving tomorrow. My parents were destined to work in Tokyo and they decided that the whole family must go." She said, teary eyed. At that time, I can't believe that she'll be going the next day. I was really dumbfounded at that time. "Sam?" She said. Maybe she felt that I was shocked. "Ah. Uhm, I-I don't k-know what to s-say, you're all that I have" I told her, almost bursting into tears. "I'm sorry, Sam. It's my parents' decision. And I can't argue with that." Now, she's crying. "So, when will you be coming back?" I asked, hugging her tightly. "I have no idea but, remember this. I will never forget you, Sam." "Me too, I will never, ever forget you." While I hugged her, I gave her my bracelet. "Why are you giving me your bracelet?" "So that every time you'll see this in your wrist, you'll remember me." And that was the last time I saw her smile.
And all of a sudden, I zapped back to reality.
Ah, I want to see her again. I held her necklace close to my chest, closed my eyes and wished. 'I wish that I'm on her side always. I will protect her from any harm, fix her when she's broken, catch her when she's falling and love her—as what best friends always do.'
RRRRRRRIIIIIIIINNNNGGG!
And there, I realized that I was just dreaming. Oh man! Who calls this early in a sunny morning?
I picked up the phone and… "Hello?"
TO BE CONTINUED…