My invisible presence lingered over my funeral. Oh, how I wished I could feel miserable along with my "friends" over my death but I was a terrible human being. I watched them mope, weep and whisper sweet messages to my body lying in the coffin. How pitiful of them. In the end, they never really knew my intentions of the way I acted when I was alive.
"Maybe it was a terrible idea that I had committed suicide a few days before graduation..." I whispered to my acquaintance whom goes by the name 'Sasori'. Apparently this guy died in a car accident the same day I died. Sasori pulled out his arms and embraced me, allowing myself to cry my heart out. Not because of the heartwarming and tragic event of my funeral but because I was such a jerk and a cheat.
All their sweet words made me sick to my stomach. I don't deserve them, I don't even deserve to be remembered.
"There, there... Don't cry... Your friends love you so much." Sasori tightened his grip around me and stroked the back of my head gently. I looked up at his sharp features. His cool eyes softened my heart. Maybe not all people are as ugly as they seemed. Maybe I'm just quick to judge and is really bad at finding who's truly good-hearted.
I glanced over and turned my crying face to a surprised look. My scheming "love of my life" had showed up for the funeral. In fact, he was going to give a speech...As well as the guy whoms heart I broke... My best friend. Oh dear.
Sasori and I moved closer to the podium and waited for silence throughout the crowd. I couldn't wait to hear this fake love to open his mouth, just to see what lies he has to unfold.
"Hinata... She... We started out as a simple thing called 'boy meets girl'. I met her at a festival her friends set up. I was completely unaware of a group collision but when I saw her..." His voice cracked almost as if he was holding back tears.
The soft death glare I had given him gleamed with a hint of curiosity. "He needs to speed it up." Sasori chuckled lightly.
"When I saw her... I thought she was amazing. She looked as if she had the whole entire world in balance, no worries... She was down-to-earth, quiet and composed. All sweet and whatnot... We fell in love. To be honest, I fooled around with girls in the past. I was a major player in the last 6 years but this girl... I never felt this way with any other girl in the world. Yeah, I convinced myself I was in love but it never turned out the way it was supposed to. Which is why I must apologize to Hinata..."
One by one, tears trickled down his face. He pulled out small jewelry case.
"I fooled around behind your back... I...I n-never thought we'd make it far, I never thought you'd be the one I'd buy a ring for. I-I'm sorry. You were aware of me cheating behind your back and yet I still continued... T-that was because I didn't think I loved you enough to actually be the one at the time. I felt like I wasn't good enough for you but you still loved me...and held onto us..."He opened the case to reveal a wedding ring. He wept and wept so much he dropped to his knees.
I bit my lip and clenched my fist. I tilted my head up towards the sky and wept as my forearm covered my eyes. Soon enough, I found myself sobbing along with everyone else.
He was then escorted off the stage, ready for the next speaker.
"Thank you for that very touching and honest speech Naruto."
Lies... Lies.. Lies. Lies! T-that can't be true. I was in war with myself... He loved me for me and to think that he hadn't truly loved me, it's too much. I changed and... Oh lord... This is chaos. Everything is my fault...
"Sasori... I want to get out of here... Please... I need to get away from here."Sasori's eyes softened on me then sighed. He took my hand and flew us to a beautiful lake in the clouds. Sweet smell of Heaven. I crouched down, staring into the lake without a soul. My mind ran blank.
"I want to escape... I want to forget about my previous life. I just want to start over..." I dipped my feet into the crystal clear lake and knelt. Sasori watched over me as a caring guardian would do and sat next to me. I hugged my knees and hid my face.
"Please God... Grant me another life..."I whispered into my knees as I rocked my body to lean on Sasori.
"Grant accepted."A melodious feminine voice ringed in my ear.
I lifted my head and wiped the tears traveling down my cheeks. I turned to Sasori. "Sasori... Did you hear that?"