I didn't plan on writing multiple chapters. It was originally going to be a one shot that would end rather ambiguously. But I accidently put "in progress" and people started to follow it which sort of fueled me to write more :]
Enjolras's p.o.v.
I'm not too sure how much time has passed on earth. Here in heaven, it feels like a few days at most. I think it's been about 50 year on earth seeing how Éponine has gone to bring Marius here in his old age. I had forgotten that Marius would end up here with us one day. Éponine seemed so excited to see Marius that I couldn't bring myself to tell her how I felt. It felt wrong to interrupt her joy.
Marius looked 75 years old and Éponine looked...sad. Marius disappeared to go greet his old friends while I went to talk with Éponine.
"What's wrong, 'Ponine?" I asked.
"Marius. I told him that I was so happy to see him and that I never stopped loving him. He told me, ever so bluntly, that he couldn't love me because his heart belonged to Cosette. I would've been fine if he left it at that but he tried to comfort me by saying it wouldn't have worked out between us because I was a gamin and he was upper class. I shouldn't have asked why he held me because I knew the answer would cut deep but I did it anyway. He replied that he only did it out of pity. That ass," Éponine fought back the tears best she could but they were inevitable.
I gently wiped her cheek. "Don't cry," I could love you because you have my heart. It would work out because you are absolutely wonderful no matter what your background. If only I could bring myself to tell her that.
She began to cry a bit harder and I brought her close to me. I thought it to be rude to do this out of love since she doesn't love me back but to do this out of comfort. Not pity, like Marius. Her poor soul has been through enough and doesn't need any more torture. I thought this was supposed to be heaven for her, not hell.
I wish I could just tell her how I felt.