"It was the day before our anniversary. We went out that day. I promised
her a great
anniversary date. Beautiful. That's what she was. She wore her dress fairly and it fits her
well. I. I. I remember that I even bought her a ring for that day. She always wanted to
have that. She never asked me to buy that for her but I know it's the best gift for her on
the day of our first ever anniversary. The best gift for the first girl I loved. The best gift
for my angel." Kogure smiled once again as he wiped his tears.
"Onee-chan! Onee-chan!" "What now?" "Wake up, wake up!" "Hisami, why are you in
a. Whoa, wait a minute. Hey young lady, where in the world did you get that dress?"
"I bought it!"
"Know what?" "What?" "My sister went out and died that day but I don't know why. She
even bade good-bye to me three times and then she. she. she's gone! I lost my only
sister! I lost her! The only person who showed me real love! My sister! I cursed that man
but I don't even know him. I cursed myself because I thought that if I only asked my
sister to stay at home she should be alive until now. she should be alive. alive."
"Sayonara Onee-chan! Sayonara Onee-chan! Sayonara Onee-chan!" "Ya, ya bye!"
Kogure continued :"Then we went out. We went on to a fine dining like what I planned
and gave her that ring. I was a simple ring. A silver ring with a plain lining. I planned to
give it to my first girlfriend and later on replace it with an engagement ring and then a
wedding ring. I love her so much and I know she loves me too. But."
"Silver ring." Mitsui looked at Kogure in awe. "Don't think like that, it can't be
Kogure" Mitsui thought.
"But it was my fault, still my fault why she died. That night."
"The rain is so heavy, Kiminobou-san" "Yes but don't worry, it's a safe road." "I'm not worrying, because I'm with you."
"She even embraced me. Then."
"Then what?" Mitsui sweated so much. His sweat dripped from his brows to his chin. He
wanted to know if the same thing happened to Kogure. If Kogure's girlfriend died the
same way his sister died.
"Then I told her I love her. Then a great flash blinded me. It was a blinding flash of light.
I never knew what happened next. I heard her cries calling me and her brother."
Mitsui's eyes became watery and he tried to stop his tears from flowing. Mitsui could
imagine his sister crying just like the way Kogure heard his lover's cries. It was so cold.
So cold and.
"Onee-chan! Onee-chaaan!"
"Kogure, what did you feel?" He bowed his head.
"Feel? What should I feel? Hearing your girlfriend cry in pain?! Scream in suffering?! I
couldn't sustain it! I.I."
"What did you. do?" He said as he closed his eyes.
"I reached for her. I touched her hand. I tried to move but the car won't budge. I
was under the trunk of the car and she was a meter away from me. I wept. I.I."
"Kiminobou-san! Kiminobou-san! Where are you?! Onee-chan! Onee-chan! Tasukete! Itai! Itai!" "Hold on! Hold on!"
"Then a tire flew towards me. I didn't know what happened next. I woke up in the
hospital. I looked at the windows and it was morning. They told me it's been three days
when the accident happened. I looked for her."
"Where is she? Nurse, where is she?" "Sir." "Yes, where is the girl with me when the car crash happened? Where?" "Sir I think you should get some rest and." "I'm asking you! Where is she!"
"She just bowed her head. There, I already knew. But I didn't want to believe her or
my self for that instance. I tried to stand up but I couldn't." he cried again.
"I was so coward and weak. Kogure was so brave. He stood tall. If I was in his case
I would go insane but. Him. I, I remained coward after I lost my sister." Mitsui
thought.
"Kogure, tell me, what made you keep going all this time without anyone knowing about
what you feel and how much you suffered?" he asked him without looking straight to the
weeping young man. His face suddenly brightened, the first time he smiled since the start
of the day. It was a smile greater than any smiles he ever did. "The only thing that kept
me is the thing called hope." "Hope?" "Hope, hope that someday I'll get over this.
This suffering but.but. But I never wished to lose my love. love for her and."
"And what?" "And her." "Nani?"
anniversary date. Beautiful. That's what she was. She wore her dress fairly and it fits her
well. I. I. I remember that I even bought her a ring for that day. She always wanted to
have that. She never asked me to buy that for her but I know it's the best gift for her on
the day of our first ever anniversary. The best gift for the first girl I loved. The best gift
for my angel." Kogure smiled once again as he wiped his tears.
"Onee-chan! Onee-chan!" "What now?" "Wake up, wake up!" "Hisami, why are you in
a. Whoa, wait a minute. Hey young lady, where in the world did you get that dress?"
"I bought it!"
"Know what?" "What?" "My sister went out and died that day but I don't know why. She
even bade good-bye to me three times and then she. she. she's gone! I lost my only
sister! I lost her! The only person who showed me real love! My sister! I cursed that man
but I don't even know him. I cursed myself because I thought that if I only asked my
sister to stay at home she should be alive until now. she should be alive. alive."
"Sayonara Onee-chan! Sayonara Onee-chan! Sayonara Onee-chan!" "Ya, ya bye!"
Kogure continued :"Then we went out. We went on to a fine dining like what I planned
and gave her that ring. I was a simple ring. A silver ring with a plain lining. I planned to
give it to my first girlfriend and later on replace it with an engagement ring and then a
wedding ring. I love her so much and I know she loves me too. But."
"Silver ring." Mitsui looked at Kogure in awe. "Don't think like that, it can't be
Kogure" Mitsui thought.
"But it was my fault, still my fault why she died. That night."
"The rain is so heavy, Kiminobou-san" "Yes but don't worry, it's a safe road." "I'm not worrying, because I'm with you."
"She even embraced me. Then."
"Then what?" Mitsui sweated so much. His sweat dripped from his brows to his chin. He
wanted to know if the same thing happened to Kogure. If Kogure's girlfriend died the
same way his sister died.
"Then I told her I love her. Then a great flash blinded me. It was a blinding flash of light.
I never knew what happened next. I heard her cries calling me and her brother."
Mitsui's eyes became watery and he tried to stop his tears from flowing. Mitsui could
imagine his sister crying just like the way Kogure heard his lover's cries. It was so cold.
So cold and.
"Onee-chan! Onee-chaaan!"
"Kogure, what did you feel?" He bowed his head.
"Feel? What should I feel? Hearing your girlfriend cry in pain?! Scream in suffering?! I
couldn't sustain it! I.I."
"What did you. do?" He said as he closed his eyes.
"I reached for her. I touched her hand. I tried to move but the car won't budge. I
was under the trunk of the car and she was a meter away from me. I wept. I.I."
"Kiminobou-san! Kiminobou-san! Where are you?! Onee-chan! Onee-chan! Tasukete! Itai! Itai!" "Hold on! Hold on!"
"Then a tire flew towards me. I didn't know what happened next. I woke up in the
hospital. I looked at the windows and it was morning. They told me it's been three days
when the accident happened. I looked for her."
"Where is she? Nurse, where is she?" "Sir." "Yes, where is the girl with me when the car crash happened? Where?" "Sir I think you should get some rest and." "I'm asking you! Where is she!"
"She just bowed her head. There, I already knew. But I didn't want to believe her or
my self for that instance. I tried to stand up but I couldn't." he cried again.
"I was so coward and weak. Kogure was so brave. He stood tall. If I was in his case
I would go insane but. Him. I, I remained coward after I lost my sister." Mitsui
thought.
"Kogure, tell me, what made you keep going all this time without anyone knowing about
what you feel and how much you suffered?" he asked him without looking straight to the
weeping young man. His face suddenly brightened, the first time he smiled since the start
of the day. It was a smile greater than any smiles he ever did. "The only thing that kept
me is the thing called hope." "Hope?" "Hope, hope that someday I'll get over this.
This suffering but.but. But I never wished to lose my love. love for her and."
"And what?" "And her." "Nani?"