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"Soon, there was a school break...
Darien told Serena about him confessing to Seiya about their relationship. Serena was very happy when she found out Seiya isn't objecting or making a big deal out of it. But as school break came, this meant Serena and Darien not seeing each other for a month. Darien went to live in the countryside where he grew up in. There was no way of the two seeing each other without others knowing.
The only way of communication: letters.
Every week, they would write a few letters to each other. Therefore, they would keep up with knowing how the other is doing. Darien also confessed to Serena that it was him who wrote all of the letters Seiya sent her. Serena was happy to know that because she was planning on throwing out all the letters 'Seiya' wrote to her. Serena living in the upper class went to the post office to her own personal mailbox for the letters. Darien would wait by the road for the mailman, Jimmy, to come and hand the mail to him.
Darien and Serena made up a plan to fool her parents. Since her parents don't want Serena being with any other man besides Seiya, Serena told Darien to put Seiya's name and address on the envelope instead of his own. Therefore, her parents wouldn't get suspicious.
...this was their way of being with each other throughout break."
Rene sat by the window and read the letters that Darien wrote to her mother and vice versa. By the sweet words of love that Darien wrote to Serena, Rene felt Darien loved her mother truly with all his heart. Rene smiled as she read away the words in the letters that melted her heart. After she finished reading all the letters, Rene picked up the old book again and continued to read where she left off.
"The plan worked perfectly well but fate wasn't on Darien's side...
It was a wet season and one of Darien's letter's envelopes got smudged. Serena's address wasn't visible and left a blur of ink there. The post office sent the letter to Seiya's house since Darien used Seiya's name and address to send to Serena. Seiya's father, Hamilton got the letter and read it. After finishing the last words which were "Love always, Darien" Seiya's father slammed the letter on the table and Seiya winced at the sound.
"What is this?!" declared Hamilton.
"Father, they're in love. I didn't like Serena and gave up on her. Why should I break them apart?"
Hamilton took the letter off the table and crumbled it. He then threw the letter forcefully at Seiya's face. Veins were showing and his face turned red as Hamilton began to scold his only son.
"You good for nothing piece of crap! Do you have any idea how much I put in the dowry which I already sent to the Thomas family?! We NEED their support and financial aid! We were going to have a joined business which YOU will inherit soon! And the marriage was the seal of the deal!" Hamilton was enraged and waved his arm around.
"But she doesn't like me and I don't like her!" Seiya protested.
"Don't you DARE talk back to me like that! You son of a bitch! I spent many years trying to arrange this marriage for YOUR future and this is how you thank me! I would've strangled you the day you were born!" Hamilton threw a porcelain plate at Seiya which shattered at Seiya's feet.
"Fath-"
"Don't you call me that! You are NOT my son! From this moment on I disown you!" Hamilton turned his back to Seiya.
Seiya didn't budge but stood there dazed. 'How could he say that to me? I'm his only son.' At that moment, Seiya didn't blame Darien or Serena for this. Instead, he felt happy that his sacrifice can make two people happy. But the words of his father lingered on in Seiya's mind. Each word cut away a piece of his flesh. Seiya might seem still happy and carefree to the outside world, but inside, he was already rotting away.
After Hamilton found out about Serena and Darien's affair, he called Serena's father and told him about the news. One night near the end of break, Serena came home, happy because she went to the post office and received a new letter from Darien. She jollily walked to her room. She opened the door and the smile was quickly wiped away. Even without the light on, she could make out the shadow and shape of her father sitting in her chair reading the letters Darien sent her.
Finally, break ended and it was back to school. On the day back, Darien and Seiya spent their free time in the library. Darien was reading a book while Seiya walked in circles looking like he's thinking. Throughout the whole time, Seiya didn't mention anything about what occurred between him and his father. Seiya stopped walking in circles and went to face Darien.
"Hey Darien"
Darien looked up from his book and faced Seiya.
"Yes?"
"Take good care of Serena." Were Seiya's last words before he fainted on the table. Darien immediately went over to Seiya's side and put Seiya's arm around his shoulder and carried him to the nurse's room. Darien sat and waited impatiently to find out what's wrong with Seiya. The nurse came out of Seiya's room after examining him.
"Your friend needs more sleep and with the lack of it, he fainted. You may go in and see him in about twenty minutes but don't stay too long. He needs his rest."
Darien felt more relaxed knowing his friend is doing fine and left the place with the nurse.
After Seiya heard Darien's and the nurse's foot steps leave the room and the door shut, he opened his eyes. He took out the letter he wrote to Darien and put it half way inside his black dress pant's pocket. Seiya looked at the mirror and smiled then winked back to himself. Seiya felt happy with what he's doing.
Twenty minutes passed by and Darien ran into the nurses office and into the room Seiya was in. Without knocking, he opened the door and walked in hoping to see his friend yelling back at him for not knocking. But Seiya wasn't in the bed and Darien looked around to find him. He did.
Darien saw a pole near the ceiling and a sofa underneath. The pole was for hanging jackets and clothes that belonged to the patient. But this pole, also hanged the patient as well. Darien saw Seiya hanging from the pole with a belt around his neck. Seiya's mouth was open and saliva was slowly dripping down. All the color from Darien's face turned white.
Immediately, Darien ran to Seiya and tried to get Seiya off the belt.
"Seiya! You idiot! Why did you do this?! Don't die! Wake up and open your goddamn eyes Seiya!" Darien screamed as he tried taking Seiya down. Soon three, four students came into the room to find out what caused the screaming. They saw Seiya hanging and went to help Darien. It was too late.
Darien didn't have the courage to go to Seiya's official funeral. He didn't know how to face Seiya's parents about his death. Darien blamed himself and it was his fault for putting Seiya's life to an end. So he told Serena to meet up with him at the church the day after the funeral. Serena also didn't have the courage to face Seiya's parents.
The day after the funeral, the church was deserted except for Seiya's coffin which remained closed. The curtains were closed so no sunlight was let in. The only light were the candles that were spread throughout the church. Darien sat at the last pew and prayed and asked why this would happen. He thought about the letter that Seiya had left for him.
Inside it was written: "Dear Darien, My father said he should've strangled me when I was born. So I did him the favor and completed this task 21 years later. Take good care of Serena. She's really special. Also take care of yourself Darien. After you read this, burn it and let the ashes flow in the wind. Your buddy looking down from heaven, Seiya." Darien did as Seiya wanted him to. Right after Darien read the letter; he burned it and let the ashes flow in the wind. Then he heard the church door open and was snapped out of his thoughts.
Serena stepped into the church. Even with the dim light, Darien could make out the dark circles from her lack of sleep and the puffiness and redness of her eyes from crying. Serena couldn't bear going to Seiya's coffin because she knew she was the cause of the whole problem. Darien watched as Serena stared at the coffin, being sobbing again and then ran out the church doors. He followed her out.
Serena stood outside holding a tissue over her mouth and nose and sobbing.
"I-I can't do it. I can't face Seiya." was all Serena could choke out.
"No. Go back inside and talk with him. I'll be right at the door waiting for you."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Darien opened the door for Serena. After she walked in, he reached for his neck. Darien stayed by the door after entering and watched as Serena walked towards Seiya's coffin. She placed a white rose on the coffin and then put her hand on it and began talking. After a few minutes of facing Seiya's coffin, Serena looked back at the church door and smiled at Darien, knowing he's waiting for her.
Darien saw Serena smile at him and he smiled back as a tear came down his eye and his lips began to quiver and he looked like he's ready to cry. Serena stayed with Seiya's coffin a few more minutes then prayed Seiya would be happy in heaven. When she turned to look at the church door where Darien was waiting for her before, there was no one there. But she could see there was a necklace hanging from the door knob and the pendent on the necklace was shining from the light of the candles.
Serena walked up to the church door quietly and kept her eyes focused on the necklace. She reached for the necklace and took it off the door knob. It was the necklace she gave Darien on their first date.
She quickly opened the door and went outside. Serena looked around and ran in any direction looking for Darien. But she couldn't see him anywhere. She walked in circles but there wasn't any sign of her lover. Tears formed and fell from her eyes as she looked for him.
...I thought this would be the last I'll ever see of him."
"Soon, there was a school break...
Darien told Serena about him confessing to Seiya about their relationship. Serena was very happy when she found out Seiya isn't objecting or making a big deal out of it. But as school break came, this meant Serena and Darien not seeing each other for a month. Darien went to live in the countryside where he grew up in. There was no way of the two seeing each other without others knowing.
The only way of communication: letters.
Every week, they would write a few letters to each other. Therefore, they would keep up with knowing how the other is doing. Darien also confessed to Serena that it was him who wrote all of the letters Seiya sent her. Serena was happy to know that because she was planning on throwing out all the letters 'Seiya' wrote to her. Serena living in the upper class went to the post office to her own personal mailbox for the letters. Darien would wait by the road for the mailman, Jimmy, to come and hand the mail to him.
Darien and Serena made up a plan to fool her parents. Since her parents don't want Serena being with any other man besides Seiya, Serena told Darien to put Seiya's name and address on the envelope instead of his own. Therefore, her parents wouldn't get suspicious.
...this was their way of being with each other throughout break."
Rene sat by the window and read the letters that Darien wrote to her mother and vice versa. By the sweet words of love that Darien wrote to Serena, Rene felt Darien loved her mother truly with all his heart. Rene smiled as she read away the words in the letters that melted her heart. After she finished reading all the letters, Rene picked up the old book again and continued to read where she left off.
"The plan worked perfectly well but fate wasn't on Darien's side...
It was a wet season and one of Darien's letter's envelopes got smudged. Serena's address wasn't visible and left a blur of ink there. The post office sent the letter to Seiya's house since Darien used Seiya's name and address to send to Serena. Seiya's father, Hamilton got the letter and read it. After finishing the last words which were "Love always, Darien" Seiya's father slammed the letter on the table and Seiya winced at the sound.
"What is this?!" declared Hamilton.
"Father, they're in love. I didn't like Serena and gave up on her. Why should I break them apart?"
Hamilton took the letter off the table and crumbled it. He then threw the letter forcefully at Seiya's face. Veins were showing and his face turned red as Hamilton began to scold his only son.
"You good for nothing piece of crap! Do you have any idea how much I put in the dowry which I already sent to the Thomas family?! We NEED their support and financial aid! We were going to have a joined business which YOU will inherit soon! And the marriage was the seal of the deal!" Hamilton was enraged and waved his arm around.
"But she doesn't like me and I don't like her!" Seiya protested.
"Don't you DARE talk back to me like that! You son of a bitch! I spent many years trying to arrange this marriage for YOUR future and this is how you thank me! I would've strangled you the day you were born!" Hamilton threw a porcelain plate at Seiya which shattered at Seiya's feet.
"Fath-"
"Don't you call me that! You are NOT my son! From this moment on I disown you!" Hamilton turned his back to Seiya.
Seiya didn't budge but stood there dazed. 'How could he say that to me? I'm his only son.' At that moment, Seiya didn't blame Darien or Serena for this. Instead, he felt happy that his sacrifice can make two people happy. But the words of his father lingered on in Seiya's mind. Each word cut away a piece of his flesh. Seiya might seem still happy and carefree to the outside world, but inside, he was already rotting away.
After Hamilton found out about Serena and Darien's affair, he called Serena's father and told him about the news. One night near the end of break, Serena came home, happy because she went to the post office and received a new letter from Darien. She jollily walked to her room. She opened the door and the smile was quickly wiped away. Even without the light on, she could make out the shadow and shape of her father sitting in her chair reading the letters Darien sent her.
Finally, break ended and it was back to school. On the day back, Darien and Seiya spent their free time in the library. Darien was reading a book while Seiya walked in circles looking like he's thinking. Throughout the whole time, Seiya didn't mention anything about what occurred between him and his father. Seiya stopped walking in circles and went to face Darien.
"Hey Darien"
Darien looked up from his book and faced Seiya.
"Yes?"
"Take good care of Serena." Were Seiya's last words before he fainted on the table. Darien immediately went over to Seiya's side and put Seiya's arm around his shoulder and carried him to the nurse's room. Darien sat and waited impatiently to find out what's wrong with Seiya. The nurse came out of Seiya's room after examining him.
"Your friend needs more sleep and with the lack of it, he fainted. You may go in and see him in about twenty minutes but don't stay too long. He needs his rest."
Darien felt more relaxed knowing his friend is doing fine and left the place with the nurse.
After Seiya heard Darien's and the nurse's foot steps leave the room and the door shut, he opened his eyes. He took out the letter he wrote to Darien and put it half way inside his black dress pant's pocket. Seiya looked at the mirror and smiled then winked back to himself. Seiya felt happy with what he's doing.
Twenty minutes passed by and Darien ran into the nurses office and into the room Seiya was in. Without knocking, he opened the door and walked in hoping to see his friend yelling back at him for not knocking. But Seiya wasn't in the bed and Darien looked around to find him. He did.
Darien saw a pole near the ceiling and a sofa underneath. The pole was for hanging jackets and clothes that belonged to the patient. But this pole, also hanged the patient as well. Darien saw Seiya hanging from the pole with a belt around his neck. Seiya's mouth was open and saliva was slowly dripping down. All the color from Darien's face turned white.
Immediately, Darien ran to Seiya and tried to get Seiya off the belt.
"Seiya! You idiot! Why did you do this?! Don't die! Wake up and open your goddamn eyes Seiya!" Darien screamed as he tried taking Seiya down. Soon three, four students came into the room to find out what caused the screaming. They saw Seiya hanging and went to help Darien. It was too late.
Darien didn't have the courage to go to Seiya's official funeral. He didn't know how to face Seiya's parents about his death. Darien blamed himself and it was his fault for putting Seiya's life to an end. So he told Serena to meet up with him at the church the day after the funeral. Serena also didn't have the courage to face Seiya's parents.
The day after the funeral, the church was deserted except for Seiya's coffin which remained closed. The curtains were closed so no sunlight was let in. The only light were the candles that were spread throughout the church. Darien sat at the last pew and prayed and asked why this would happen. He thought about the letter that Seiya had left for him.
Inside it was written: "Dear Darien, My father said he should've strangled me when I was born. So I did him the favor and completed this task 21 years later. Take good care of Serena. She's really special. Also take care of yourself Darien. After you read this, burn it and let the ashes flow in the wind. Your buddy looking down from heaven, Seiya." Darien did as Seiya wanted him to. Right after Darien read the letter; he burned it and let the ashes flow in the wind. Then he heard the church door open and was snapped out of his thoughts.
Serena stepped into the church. Even with the dim light, Darien could make out the dark circles from her lack of sleep and the puffiness and redness of her eyes from crying. Serena couldn't bear going to Seiya's coffin because she knew she was the cause of the whole problem. Darien watched as Serena stared at the coffin, being sobbing again and then ran out the church doors. He followed her out.
Serena stood outside holding a tissue over her mouth and nose and sobbing.
"I-I can't do it. I can't face Seiya." was all Serena could choke out.
"No. Go back inside and talk with him. I'll be right at the door waiting for you."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Darien opened the door for Serena. After she walked in, he reached for his neck. Darien stayed by the door after entering and watched as Serena walked towards Seiya's coffin. She placed a white rose on the coffin and then put her hand on it and began talking. After a few minutes of facing Seiya's coffin, Serena looked back at the church door and smiled at Darien, knowing he's waiting for her.
Darien saw Serena smile at him and he smiled back as a tear came down his eye and his lips began to quiver and he looked like he's ready to cry. Serena stayed with Seiya's coffin a few more minutes then prayed Seiya would be happy in heaven. When she turned to look at the church door where Darien was waiting for her before, there was no one there. But she could see there was a necklace hanging from the door knob and the pendent on the necklace was shining from the light of the candles.
Serena walked up to the church door quietly and kept her eyes focused on the necklace. She reached for the necklace and took it off the door knob. It was the necklace she gave Darien on their first date.
She quickly opened the door and went outside. Serena looked around and ran in any direction looking for Darien. But she couldn't see him anywhere. She walked in circles but there wasn't any sign of her lover. Tears formed and fell from her eyes as she looked for him.
...I thought this would be the last I'll ever see of him."