Eternal Happiness

Chapter 2

Coming home….

As Fran still stares at the picture of him and his dear sister, Frank noticed Fran still staring at it—like it was the only thing he want to see all day. Fran's eyes were blue, gentle to see, he kept staring at it like he has no care about the world. Frank was getting worried and nervous—thinking that Fran is day dreaming. He cleared his throat and looked at his wrist watch, it was ten minutes pass six o'clock in the morning. Fran's thoughts were all about his dear sis—he really missed her so much, as much as her sister missed him. As his index finger touching the face of his dear sis in the photo, Frank cleared his throat again. Frank tried to make a conversation, but he doesn't want to bother Fran. Fran's is mysterious as a myth, unknown and full of non-logical explanations.

"So…who's the girl?" Frank was wondering while driving, staring at what Fran's holding. He was gripping hard on the picture, not letting it go for it's the only picture of him and his sister.

"She's my little sister. She's at home, I hope she's ok" Fran said. He's getting worried by the minute. As time passes by, Fran's bond with his dear sister is getting stronger—unbreakable by anyone.

As the horizon gets clearer as the sun begins to rise, giving light and illuminating the land. The car drove and drove, passing rice fields and farms. Fran looked at his right, he could see the mountains and the sun about to rise. Its streaks of yellow hits Fran's face. His face was delighted, with a smile on his face, seeing the sun one more time—he felt alive and full of ideas for him to do when he gets home. Without a thought, he giggled and laughed for a while.

"What's funny? Something in your head?" Frank said to Fran sarcastically.

"Oh, nothing, it's just…. I don't know… something just came out of my head that's all. Why are you staring at me like that? "

"Sorry man," Frank spoke, "You've been focused staring outside and that picture. I hope I'm not insulting here but I think you're day dreaming. If you wanna talk about something, just speak out okay?"

Fran tried to focus, his left hand covering his eyes, trying to remember what happened last night—the dream that he had, so weird yet so real. He felt the touch of the young woman's hand, the kiss from her lips, everything, so real. It was the first time that he experienced such a realistic dream, although it might just be an ordinary dream, but in Fran's condition, it felt so real to him. All his life, he never encountered such phenomenon, weird as it seems, but he think of it as a "premonition" that might become a reality. Fran's past is so mysterious, no one really knows much about him except for himself. Like, he's a rare feather on an eagle, soaring high, dreaming high.

"Frank," Fran spoke to him—as if he wants to have a conversation, "have you ever experienced a dream, a dream that is…. I don't know, real as in, it might come true?"

"Um…. No, why you asking such a topic? Well, at least we can talk about something. This day is so boring for me. Driving all day, always sitting on this seat until my ass sore." Frank said with a laughing tone.

"Well, last night, I had a dream. A dream that is… so real, I felt it to the bone. I don't want to say everything. It's so funny that you might not believe me." Fran said to Frank in with a gloomy voice.

"Sometimes, what's impossible can be possible and could come true…. if you work hard to pursue it. If you wanna talk about it, just speak out ok?"

"Okay, last night, that dream was so weird, I felt right to the bone. I was in a park in Boston, the sun is shining bright, then some girl just passed by then walk towards me, " Fran said as he looks at the horizon….

(Fran's point of View)

It was a swell day, a great day to start life at its fullest, I just sat on a bench just to rest. Then, some girl looked at me, right in the eye. We looked at each other, we didn't care if someone noticed us. Then she walked towards me and called me "Ace…", I don't know why she called me by that name. As she was about a few feet away, she blushed at me and smiled a bit. Her green colored pupils, I don't know, I felt a wonderful feeling when I saw her eyes. Unexpectedly, she kissed my cheeks, I blushed until my whole face turns red. I don't know if it's a good feeling or not, but I felt that I was raised by an angel from the ground. As we fly together while holding hands, up in the skies above. Then her hand struggles to reach mine to feel my warmth, my love and to be with me.

Strange it many sound, I think she might be my true love? Is this a fact, or just my fantasies? A fairytale or my destiny? I have so many questions that needed an answer, but I guess my questions can be answered as time passes by. I never felt this kind of feeling—this, love from a girl which I didn't knew. Is she my long lost love, my destiny? Am I going to spend the rest of my life with her? I do not know the answers, could someone tell me? Please, show me a sign that she is my love!

Then, she smiled at me again, showing her happiness and joy to me. And she kissed my cheeks again, she made me blush even more. As I asked her name, she giggled like I was telling a joke. Then, my vision, it's slowly fading away! No!, I said in my thoughts, no….not yet! As she finally told her name, her face faded away, her voice, echoed in my head, as my vision turns white and falls to the grayness.

"Now you understand what I'm trying to say?" Fran said to Frank, he reached for his bag, trying to get the bottle of water from last night.

"Typically, yes…but that kind of dream might come true…believe me. "

"Yeah…. I hope so."

Back in the suburbs near Boston, in the same house, a girl still dreams and sleeps soundly and peacefully with a smile on her face. "Nii-san… nii-san…" she murmured in her sleep. Then, she slowly opened her eyes, her blue colored pupils shows a friendly face. As she swayed her head from left to right—fixing her tangled, pink hair until it straightens. Then, she blinked and looked at her left, looking at the window. The light from the sun reached her cute , tame yet beautiful face. She blinked again, and thoughts are in her head.

"Nii-san…" she gets out of bed, fixed her blanket, fluffed her pillow and goes outside of her room. She walked to her brother's room—Fran's room. As she opened the door, she looked at the bed. He wasn't there.

"I guess he's still not home." Moira said, "Nii-san, please, come back." With a sad face, she walks out of the room and closes the door. She leaned at the door, closing her eyes. In her mind, she daydreamed about her brother.