Here I Am
Chapter 5
"Raye!"
"Ally!" Two women walked towards one another and embraced, while another
stood a little away from them to observe.
"Jason's around here somewhere, he was just talking to me," The
raven-haired woman proclaimed, looking around at the crowd and searching
for Jason's familiar face.
"Haha, well, you know Jason. He's probably just mingling with the crowd,
I swear, since that child left the hospital he hasn't been the same!
It's as if he's develop a new appreciation for life." The two shared an
amused smile.
"Well, it would be hard to believe if he hadn't,"
"True…oh, how rude of me." The one known as Ally spun around and searched
for the other woman. When she found the familiar face, she stepped
towards her and pulled gently on her arm.
"Raye, I'd like you to meet…" she started, only to be interrupted by
her friend.
"Serena…"
"Yes, you two know each other?" She looked from one face to the other,
unsure if she should be surprised that the two knew one another.
"Yes, we do," Serena said. It was then that Serena and Raye found themselves
alone at a corner of the stage. Raye held Serena's hands in hers, giving
enough strength into it so that if her long time friend decided to run again,
she would be able to pull her back.
"This is weird," were the first words that came out of ber lips. Serena could
only nod, anxiety and fear gnawing at her.
"Well, so tell me, how have you been, Serena? It's been such a long time…I
mean…well, you know what I mean. Tell me, what have you been up to? …
How's life? …. Anything, just say something!"
"I've been good, life's been okay, and I really don't know what to say,
right now." Raye sighed, looked around, and wondered about what she
should say next.
"It's really nice what you've done for these kids," Serena said softly to
her friend. She meant it, and right now she wanted to be serious, like a
grown up. She didn't want to seem foolish right now.
"Huh?" Dark eyes fell upon Serena's face. There was an unknowing question
within her façade, loneliness and fear. It hurt Raye to look at her long
lost friend. She turned her face away and focused on a different spot
instead. "Yes, well…you know how I love kids, they deserve this; the chance
to forget everything gone wrong in their lives, a chance to live a dream
and feel free of sickness, of the doctors, the hospital."
"Hmm, do you do this every year?" Serena asked, leaning against the stage,
allowing Raye's hands to fall short of reach.
"Well, whenever I can, not so much every year, as I want to. Sometimes it's
not possible because too many children are sick, or too weak to be part
of it, so we change the dates, and most of the times things aren't possible
until the next year. We just want as many kids to be part of this, that's
why we created something like this. But tell me, Serena, how do you know
Jason and Ally?"
"Jason's one of my patients,"
"Are you a doctor?" Raye couldn't help but sound astounded. Serena frowned,
but shrugged it off, or so it seemed.
"No, I'm his nurse, I'm not good enough to be a doctor. Jason and I, we've
gotten close since he first came into the hospital. In fact, I can't help
but feel like a big sister towards him."
"Yeah, well, Jason's a great kid, he's a fighter, that's for sure at least,"
They exchanged smiles, then avoided looking at one another again. It was
obvious that there was still awkwardness between them.
"I think maybe I should be going now, leave you to prepare for your night
concert," Serena said, looking down at the ground.
"Hmm," Raye could only nod at the suggestion. She didn't know what else to say.
She watched as Serena straightened and turned away.
"Before you go, Serena, I want to say…I'm sorry. I'm sorry for messing up your
life. I'm not sure of the details, just the bits that Darien told us about
your life with Alec. I can't help but feel that I'm responsible for everything."
Tears crept up into Raye's eyes.
"Well, why should you?" Serena asked calmly, stopping, but not bothering to
turn around. Raye started to bring her hand up to Serena's shoulders, only to
freeze in midair and drop back down beside her.
"It was my idea that Darien not tell you about our kiss and the play. We weren't
getting along, as you know, you and me. I was always saying things like,
"I don't know what Darien sees in you." I know it seemed like I'd do anything
to have him, I'd do anything to make him mine, and I'm sorry for that. I would
never have done that, ruined our friendship because of a guy, and Darien, he would
never have allowed it. When you came and saw us, we were surprised, but we also
hoped that you would listen to the explanation. We never thought you'd run away;
marry some guy and leave. And I'm so sorry, I really am." Serena could hear the
breaking of Raye's voice, she imagined her crying, and holding onto the stage for
support. When she turned around, she was surprised that it was true.
"Oh, Raye," she walked towards her friend and gathered her in her arms. "I don't
know why it hurt so much, I guess betrayal is something that's worst than feeling
pain. But it was a long time ago, the past, it's the past, it's unchangeable.
Life can't be spent wallowing in it. I think I've never blamed you, never blamed
any of you. It was me; I blamed myself. But there comes a time in life, where
we have to move on, accept the way things are."
"But why should we? Shouldn't we fight to change things, because that's what I
wanted to do, find you and change the way things were. Life was miserable
without your bubbly self. Oh, if you only knew."
"Shh, let's forget about it okay? It's easier said than done, but it goes with
what you say. We fight to forgive, and that's what makes us the winner."
"Yah," The two held onto each other for a few moments of life. As they parted,
they smiled at one another, an unspoken forgiveness passing between them.
"Hey, don't be a stranger, okay? I don't know if you want me to tell the
others…do you?" Raye asked timidly.
"I'm scared to see all of you, I don't know why, but I think I'm going to
find myself here, watching the sunset every night. If fate wants it,
we'll all be watching the sunset together."
"I understand,"
"I'll see you around, Raye,"
"See you later, Serena." A warm breeze played with Raye's hair, blowing it
in her face. She placed the tendrils behind her ear, as she watched the
small figure of Serena walk away from her. Could it be, that things are leading
to a happy ending? Finally?
A scene flashed before Serena's eyes as she walked slowly away from her long
time friend. It wasn't a memory; perhaps it was just something she's always
dreamed about. It could have even been a premonition, because as she walked
slowly away from Raye, it was as if time stopped and she was in a different
part of her life.
== "Mommy! Daddy's home!!" A little girl of 4 ran up to her and pulled
gently at her apron.
"Honey, I'm home!" A man's voice came from the door.
"We're in the kitchen, Darien!" She shouted back at him, pushing her child
to greet his father.
"Uh-oh," he heard her husband say, chuckling to himself. ==
It wasn't long that she was back to reality.
'What would life be like now if I had never made such a stupid mistake? Would
we be married, Darien? Would we have children? Would I be with all my friends now?'
"Hey, Serena! Are you going home all ready?"
"Huh? Oh, hey, Jason. Yeah, it's getting late, and I promised my mom I
would be home by dinner time."
"Oh, okay. I understand. I'll see you later then?"
"Yeah,"
"Oh, and Serena?"
"Yeah, Jason? Thanks for coming," Jason smiled softly at her, and grabbed her
waist, giving Serena a timid but strong hug.
"Haha, you're welcome. I'm glad I came at the right place, at the right time."
"Me too, see you later!" He squeezed her one more time before he ran off
waving at her, a blush on his cheek.
"Childhood…everything seemed right then…oy! Why am I getting so depress.
Must get home…how do I get home? Bus…right, where is the bus stop?
''''''''''''''''''
Darien positioned himself down on the couch, sighing deeply with fatigue.
Throughout the day he drove the three women to places like the arcade, the
mall…it was exhausting. He didn't think the day would end. He wasn't
surprised that they were still acting like teenagers; he figured it was the
result of a mid-life crisis type of thing. He laid his head down against the
back of the couch, closing his eyes. The day seemed long, and now all he felt
was emptiness and exhaustion. The kind of exhaustion an old man who has seen
everything feels. It was a feeling he was not a stranger to, but it was a
feeling he never quite understood. Because it was all he felt, emptiness,
no anger, no depression, nothing, just emptiness alone by itself. He often
wondered how people could feel empty, when there were millions of emotions
always being felt, always has to be felt. The phone rang, startling him. He
went slowly to it and brought the receiver by his ear.
"Hello, Darien Chiba," He said automatically.
"Darien? Guess who?!" It didn't take a genius to know who was talking on the
other end. It was the annoying voice that haunted him since he met her. He
rolled his eyes, and sighed deeply now with even more frustration. He didn't
know why she rubbed him the wrong way, she just did.
"Kim, hi." Kim Kinowa; sure she was beautiful, but she was also deadly annoying.
He met her at the Arcade while reading one of his books. She just came up to him,
and apparently was admiring the book he had in his hands. He was too nice to
ditch her, so he asked her to sit. She acquired her phone number somehow; he
figured Andrew must've given it to her, because he never did that's for sure.
After that first meeting, she was waiting for him every afternoon after work,
sitting at his usual table. She'd wave him over, and sometimes even brought her
own book. He knew she never read them though, he often found her staring at him
while pretending to read, even though her book was upside down. It was annoying.
"Darien, be more enthusiastic! Come on now,"
"Okay, hey Kim!! Wow, I've missed you!" He said with sarcasm. She laughed on the
other end, amusement in her voice.
"Okay, okay, I get the point."
"Look, Kim, tonight's not a good night," he said nicely.
"Well, which one ever is? Listen, I was just worried about you, haven't seen you
reading at the Arcade lately…"
'I wonder why?'
"…I was just seeing if you were okay, or sick."
"I'm fine, I've just been preparing for a vacation, you know."
"Right. So, feel like doing anything tonight?" She said with a childlike innocent,
which was still annoying to Darien.
"Kim…"
"Yes, I know, tonight's not a good night, okay I get that. Fine, I'll just keep you
company over the phone. Guess who I saw today at the mall?" Darien sighed once again,
and decided to just give it up, because she was certainly not going to accept
the fact that he didn't want to talk to her.
"Who?" He said.
"My old friend Sammy! Man, I haven't seen her for such a long time. Apparently…"
'So, this is what has become of my life. Wow, could it be any worse?'
For an hour, he listened to Kim talk about what she did all day, about her friend
Sammy, about this diamond necklace she saw at the store…he almost fell asleep, if
her voice weren't so high that it was annoying to the bone.
When he finally hanged up, he was half asleep.
"I'm so tired!" He looked at the clock.
'10 o'clock.' He pulled himself to his bedroom, dropped on his bed and gathered
himself into a ball. His eyes quickly closed, and his breath quickly slowed.
In moments, he was fast asleep.
~@~@~ (Dream)
He was at the Arcade, reading at his usually table. He looked around, but there
were no sign of Kim. He looked at the book he was reading,
'A Walk to Remember…interesting.' He frowned; knowingly confused that he had such
a girl book. He turned his attention away from it after a few moments and decided to
see what time it was. He saw no clock to tell him the time, but from what he saw,
it was late in the afternoon, and the place seemed deserted. At the counter there
was Andrew. It was a part time job for him, after the real work, that is, he'd work
here. He was usually talking to a costumer, Mina most of the times, but today she
wasn't there. Instead, Darien found himself looking at a woman, well, her back and
her short blonde hair. He turned back to his book, but his curiosity seemed to
have gotten the best of him, and he found himself walking towards the two of them.
Andrew looked up and smiled, as he dried the glass in his hands.
'Hey, Darien, how's the reading going?' he heard his best friend ask him.
'Uh…great?'
'A Walk to Remember, huh, interesting.' Andrew said without even glimpsing at the
cover of the book. Darien's frown deepened.
'Who is your friend, Andrew?' Darien found himself asking.
'Darien, this is Serena Tsukino…' He snorted, it couldn't be Serena, Serena had long
hair, meatballs, and…he turned to look at the woman sitting beside him.
'Hey, Darien.' As he looked at her eyes, eyes as blue as the sky, he knew it was
Serena. But how could his dream of her be like this? He looked around once more to
make sure that no monster were coming towards them, only to find the same scene he
had first experienced.
'Hi,' He said in return. The scene changed, he found himself sitting at the top of
a hill, holding her hand, watching a Meteor shower.
'It's beautiful,' she said, looking up at him. She placed her head on her shoulders.
He could feel her breathing softly, squeezing his hands.
'It is,' It seemed like he was watching this from afar, like a stranger hiding
behind a tree. He saw the two of them smiling, happy, in love. He wasn't
experiencing it, but he was seeing it happen. Somewhere, from afar he heard
an ambulance. He turned to look, but…
~@~@~ (End Dream)
He found himself in his bed staring at the ceiling, wisp of sunlight breaking through
the gaps between buildings nearby. He was aware of the ambulance below him, and
understood that that must've been what woke him up. He sat up, stepped out of bed and
opened his balcony door. Stepping out, he watched as the sun made its first appearance,
yet again. He felt strange. He never had a dream like that before, not since…a long
time. Dreams usually haunted him, she was usually angry, asking for his help, leaving…
never beside him or holding his hand.
"What does it mean…If it even means anything at all." He breathed in the air, and went
back inside. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hey, Liz, wow you're there early…yeah, I was just wondering if I'm starting my vacation
yet…good…were they really?…Well, I guess there's a first time for everything…yeah, not
planning on going anywhere, just thought I would spend time alone at home with my books…
haha, am I?…How about you, are you planning on taking a break yourself?…I see, well,
don't work too hard…Tell Terry, thanks and take care of my clients…right…okay, bye."
He hung up the phone, and started the day with a run.
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Well, I know this story is getting messed up. But I'm just intent on finishing it, even
thought it's not at its best. I'm just so busy lately! I'm sorry everybody.
Chapter 5
"Raye!"
"Ally!" Two women walked towards one another and embraced, while another
stood a little away from them to observe.
"Jason's around here somewhere, he was just talking to me," The
raven-haired woman proclaimed, looking around at the crowd and searching
for Jason's familiar face.
"Haha, well, you know Jason. He's probably just mingling with the crowd,
I swear, since that child left the hospital he hasn't been the same!
It's as if he's develop a new appreciation for life." The two shared an
amused smile.
"Well, it would be hard to believe if he hadn't,"
"True…oh, how rude of me." The one known as Ally spun around and searched
for the other woman. When she found the familiar face, she stepped
towards her and pulled gently on her arm.
"Raye, I'd like you to meet…" she started, only to be interrupted by
her friend.
"Serena…"
"Yes, you two know each other?" She looked from one face to the other,
unsure if she should be surprised that the two knew one another.
"Yes, we do," Serena said. It was then that Serena and Raye found themselves
alone at a corner of the stage. Raye held Serena's hands in hers, giving
enough strength into it so that if her long time friend decided to run again,
she would be able to pull her back.
"This is weird," were the first words that came out of ber lips. Serena could
only nod, anxiety and fear gnawing at her.
"Well, so tell me, how have you been, Serena? It's been such a long time…I
mean…well, you know what I mean. Tell me, what have you been up to? …
How's life? …. Anything, just say something!"
"I've been good, life's been okay, and I really don't know what to say,
right now." Raye sighed, looked around, and wondered about what she
should say next.
"It's really nice what you've done for these kids," Serena said softly to
her friend. She meant it, and right now she wanted to be serious, like a
grown up. She didn't want to seem foolish right now.
"Huh?" Dark eyes fell upon Serena's face. There was an unknowing question
within her façade, loneliness and fear. It hurt Raye to look at her long
lost friend. She turned her face away and focused on a different spot
instead. "Yes, well…you know how I love kids, they deserve this; the chance
to forget everything gone wrong in their lives, a chance to live a dream
and feel free of sickness, of the doctors, the hospital."
"Hmm, do you do this every year?" Serena asked, leaning against the stage,
allowing Raye's hands to fall short of reach.
"Well, whenever I can, not so much every year, as I want to. Sometimes it's
not possible because too many children are sick, or too weak to be part
of it, so we change the dates, and most of the times things aren't possible
until the next year. We just want as many kids to be part of this, that's
why we created something like this. But tell me, Serena, how do you know
Jason and Ally?"
"Jason's one of my patients,"
"Are you a doctor?" Raye couldn't help but sound astounded. Serena frowned,
but shrugged it off, or so it seemed.
"No, I'm his nurse, I'm not good enough to be a doctor. Jason and I, we've
gotten close since he first came into the hospital. In fact, I can't help
but feel like a big sister towards him."
"Yeah, well, Jason's a great kid, he's a fighter, that's for sure at least,"
They exchanged smiles, then avoided looking at one another again. It was
obvious that there was still awkwardness between them.
"I think maybe I should be going now, leave you to prepare for your night
concert," Serena said, looking down at the ground.
"Hmm," Raye could only nod at the suggestion. She didn't know what else to say.
She watched as Serena straightened and turned away.
"Before you go, Serena, I want to say…I'm sorry. I'm sorry for messing up your
life. I'm not sure of the details, just the bits that Darien told us about
your life with Alec. I can't help but feel that I'm responsible for everything."
Tears crept up into Raye's eyes.
"Well, why should you?" Serena asked calmly, stopping, but not bothering to
turn around. Raye started to bring her hand up to Serena's shoulders, only to
freeze in midair and drop back down beside her.
"It was my idea that Darien not tell you about our kiss and the play. We weren't
getting along, as you know, you and me. I was always saying things like,
"I don't know what Darien sees in you." I know it seemed like I'd do anything
to have him, I'd do anything to make him mine, and I'm sorry for that. I would
never have done that, ruined our friendship because of a guy, and Darien, he would
never have allowed it. When you came and saw us, we were surprised, but we also
hoped that you would listen to the explanation. We never thought you'd run away;
marry some guy and leave. And I'm so sorry, I really am." Serena could hear the
breaking of Raye's voice, she imagined her crying, and holding onto the stage for
support. When she turned around, she was surprised that it was true.
"Oh, Raye," she walked towards her friend and gathered her in her arms. "I don't
know why it hurt so much, I guess betrayal is something that's worst than feeling
pain. But it was a long time ago, the past, it's the past, it's unchangeable.
Life can't be spent wallowing in it. I think I've never blamed you, never blamed
any of you. It was me; I blamed myself. But there comes a time in life, where
we have to move on, accept the way things are."
"But why should we? Shouldn't we fight to change things, because that's what I
wanted to do, find you and change the way things were. Life was miserable
without your bubbly self. Oh, if you only knew."
"Shh, let's forget about it okay? It's easier said than done, but it goes with
what you say. We fight to forgive, and that's what makes us the winner."
"Yah," The two held onto each other for a few moments of life. As they parted,
they smiled at one another, an unspoken forgiveness passing between them.
"Hey, don't be a stranger, okay? I don't know if you want me to tell the
others…do you?" Raye asked timidly.
"I'm scared to see all of you, I don't know why, but I think I'm going to
find myself here, watching the sunset every night. If fate wants it,
we'll all be watching the sunset together."
"I understand,"
"I'll see you around, Raye,"
"See you later, Serena." A warm breeze played with Raye's hair, blowing it
in her face. She placed the tendrils behind her ear, as she watched the
small figure of Serena walk away from her. Could it be, that things are leading
to a happy ending? Finally?
A scene flashed before Serena's eyes as she walked slowly away from her long
time friend. It wasn't a memory; perhaps it was just something she's always
dreamed about. It could have even been a premonition, because as she walked
slowly away from Raye, it was as if time stopped and she was in a different
part of her life.
== "Mommy! Daddy's home!!" A little girl of 4 ran up to her and pulled
gently at her apron.
"Honey, I'm home!" A man's voice came from the door.
"We're in the kitchen, Darien!" She shouted back at him, pushing her child
to greet his father.
"Uh-oh," he heard her husband say, chuckling to himself. ==
It wasn't long that she was back to reality.
'What would life be like now if I had never made such a stupid mistake? Would
we be married, Darien? Would we have children? Would I be with all my friends now?'
"Hey, Serena! Are you going home all ready?"
"Huh? Oh, hey, Jason. Yeah, it's getting late, and I promised my mom I
would be home by dinner time."
"Oh, okay. I understand. I'll see you later then?"
"Yeah,"
"Oh, and Serena?"
"Yeah, Jason? Thanks for coming," Jason smiled softly at her, and grabbed her
waist, giving Serena a timid but strong hug.
"Haha, you're welcome. I'm glad I came at the right place, at the right time."
"Me too, see you later!" He squeezed her one more time before he ran off
waving at her, a blush on his cheek.
"Childhood…everything seemed right then…oy! Why am I getting so depress.
Must get home…how do I get home? Bus…right, where is the bus stop?
''''''''''''''''''
Darien positioned himself down on the couch, sighing deeply with fatigue.
Throughout the day he drove the three women to places like the arcade, the
mall…it was exhausting. He didn't think the day would end. He wasn't
surprised that they were still acting like teenagers; he figured it was the
result of a mid-life crisis type of thing. He laid his head down against the
back of the couch, closing his eyes. The day seemed long, and now all he felt
was emptiness and exhaustion. The kind of exhaustion an old man who has seen
everything feels. It was a feeling he was not a stranger to, but it was a
feeling he never quite understood. Because it was all he felt, emptiness,
no anger, no depression, nothing, just emptiness alone by itself. He often
wondered how people could feel empty, when there were millions of emotions
always being felt, always has to be felt. The phone rang, startling him. He
went slowly to it and brought the receiver by his ear.
"Hello, Darien Chiba," He said automatically.
"Darien? Guess who?!" It didn't take a genius to know who was talking on the
other end. It was the annoying voice that haunted him since he met her. He
rolled his eyes, and sighed deeply now with even more frustration. He didn't
know why she rubbed him the wrong way, she just did.
"Kim, hi." Kim Kinowa; sure she was beautiful, but she was also deadly annoying.
He met her at the Arcade while reading one of his books. She just came up to him,
and apparently was admiring the book he had in his hands. He was too nice to
ditch her, so he asked her to sit. She acquired her phone number somehow; he
figured Andrew must've given it to her, because he never did that's for sure.
After that first meeting, she was waiting for him every afternoon after work,
sitting at his usual table. She'd wave him over, and sometimes even brought her
own book. He knew she never read them though, he often found her staring at him
while pretending to read, even though her book was upside down. It was annoying.
"Darien, be more enthusiastic! Come on now,"
"Okay, hey Kim!! Wow, I've missed you!" He said with sarcasm. She laughed on the
other end, amusement in her voice.
"Okay, okay, I get the point."
"Look, Kim, tonight's not a good night," he said nicely.
"Well, which one ever is? Listen, I was just worried about you, haven't seen you
reading at the Arcade lately…"
'I wonder why?'
"…I was just seeing if you were okay, or sick."
"I'm fine, I've just been preparing for a vacation, you know."
"Right. So, feel like doing anything tonight?" She said with a childlike innocent,
which was still annoying to Darien.
"Kim…"
"Yes, I know, tonight's not a good night, okay I get that. Fine, I'll just keep you
company over the phone. Guess who I saw today at the mall?" Darien sighed once again,
and decided to just give it up, because she was certainly not going to accept
the fact that he didn't want to talk to her.
"Who?" He said.
"My old friend Sammy! Man, I haven't seen her for such a long time. Apparently…"
'So, this is what has become of my life. Wow, could it be any worse?'
For an hour, he listened to Kim talk about what she did all day, about her friend
Sammy, about this diamond necklace she saw at the store…he almost fell asleep, if
her voice weren't so high that it was annoying to the bone.
When he finally hanged up, he was half asleep.
"I'm so tired!" He looked at the clock.
'10 o'clock.' He pulled himself to his bedroom, dropped on his bed and gathered
himself into a ball. His eyes quickly closed, and his breath quickly slowed.
In moments, he was fast asleep.
~@~@~ (Dream)
He was at the Arcade, reading at his usually table. He looked around, but there
were no sign of Kim. He looked at the book he was reading,
'A Walk to Remember…interesting.' He frowned; knowingly confused that he had such
a girl book. He turned his attention away from it after a few moments and decided to
see what time it was. He saw no clock to tell him the time, but from what he saw,
it was late in the afternoon, and the place seemed deserted. At the counter there
was Andrew. It was a part time job for him, after the real work, that is, he'd work
here. He was usually talking to a costumer, Mina most of the times, but today she
wasn't there. Instead, Darien found himself looking at a woman, well, her back and
her short blonde hair. He turned back to his book, but his curiosity seemed to
have gotten the best of him, and he found himself walking towards the two of them.
Andrew looked up and smiled, as he dried the glass in his hands.
'Hey, Darien, how's the reading going?' he heard his best friend ask him.
'Uh…great?'
'A Walk to Remember, huh, interesting.' Andrew said without even glimpsing at the
cover of the book. Darien's frown deepened.
'Who is your friend, Andrew?' Darien found himself asking.
'Darien, this is Serena Tsukino…' He snorted, it couldn't be Serena, Serena had long
hair, meatballs, and…he turned to look at the woman sitting beside him.
'Hey, Darien.' As he looked at her eyes, eyes as blue as the sky, he knew it was
Serena. But how could his dream of her be like this? He looked around once more to
make sure that no monster were coming towards them, only to find the same scene he
had first experienced.
'Hi,' He said in return. The scene changed, he found himself sitting at the top of
a hill, holding her hand, watching a Meteor shower.
'It's beautiful,' she said, looking up at him. She placed her head on her shoulders.
He could feel her breathing softly, squeezing his hands.
'It is,' It seemed like he was watching this from afar, like a stranger hiding
behind a tree. He saw the two of them smiling, happy, in love. He wasn't
experiencing it, but he was seeing it happen. Somewhere, from afar he heard
an ambulance. He turned to look, but…
~@~@~ (End Dream)
He found himself in his bed staring at the ceiling, wisp of sunlight breaking through
the gaps between buildings nearby. He was aware of the ambulance below him, and
understood that that must've been what woke him up. He sat up, stepped out of bed and
opened his balcony door. Stepping out, he watched as the sun made its first appearance,
yet again. He felt strange. He never had a dream like that before, not since…a long
time. Dreams usually haunted him, she was usually angry, asking for his help, leaving…
never beside him or holding his hand.
"What does it mean…If it even means anything at all." He breathed in the air, and went
back inside. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hey, Liz, wow you're there early…yeah, I was just wondering if I'm starting my vacation
yet…good…were they really?…Well, I guess there's a first time for everything…yeah, not
planning on going anywhere, just thought I would spend time alone at home with my books…
haha, am I?…How about you, are you planning on taking a break yourself?…I see, well,
don't work too hard…Tell Terry, thanks and take care of my clients…right…okay, bye."
He hung up the phone, and started the day with a run.
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Well, I know this story is getting messed up. But I'm just intent on finishing it, even
thought it's not at its best. I'm just so busy lately! I'm sorry everybody.
