Till The Next Eclipse

Good Old Days

"Hi! I am Christopher Alvarez. A twenty-nine year old living in the United Kingdom, and this is a story of my life. I am a Filipino born in Baguio City. And I wasn't born into a rich family. This is how I fought for my life."

It's 1:14AM and I'm suffering from insomnia. I lie on my bed all alone on a rainy night. It may sound depressing but it's much confortable than you think. Well it depends on how you lived your life. I lived mine trying to keep on isolating myself from a lot of people. I have a small circle of friends that I did not need to force myself to fit in. They accepted me as who I am.

"Dont force yourself into a group, learn to stand on your own feet for once you moron."

Words that I kept on repeating to myself. I would rather be alone than be with people that make me feel unwanted, not there, unwelcome and worst of all lonely. As I stare at my bedroom ceiling I receive a text message from my bestfriend, Emily. I'm surprised she's allready awake this early in the morning. Emily is a Neuro Surgeon living in Paris with her husband Samuel. Both of them helped me alot in the past. Specially Emily. Emily was my elementary classmate and was and is still one of my most cherished friends.

*FLASHBACK*

Emily: "Chris, wanna play the Ukulele again?"
Chris: "G!"
Emily: "Remember to press the frets perfectly, otherwise it will sound horrible."
Chris: "I know I know."

*END OF FLASHBACK*

*/Sigh, thanks to her I can now play the Ukulele with ease. My non-biological twin. God I miss those days. Still can't believe until today we keep in touch. She's the reason I got through all the depression afterall.

Text msg(E): "Yow, Morning, it's your god daughter's birthday today. Are you coming over?"

Text msg(C): "Yup, see you later."

I check the time and it's only 1:41AM. I get up to get ready. It may be very early but I guess I'll go drop by a store to buy the little one a gift. Haynako, my sister is already a mother of 2 children. I guess that's easy when your a Neuro Surgeon and your husband is a Lawyer. My love life is stuck in highschool. I stayed in love with one woman. Elora. I'm not even sure if she's already married or not. Almost everyone I know is dating or married. Sucks to be single am I right? Being a Mechanical Engineer and a Streamer is nice and all. I make alot of money, I'm living in a spacious house. The only thing sad about this is it's quiet. No joy in every corner of the house. I ended up setting up every room for different purposes. Kitchen, living room, studio, gaming room, bathroom, guestroom and my bedroom. I ended up leaving the 3 rooms untouched. I get into the shower to get ready, brushed my teeth, put on a suit and went on my way. I open the car door and started the engine, I plugged in the USB, and music played loudly in the car that even my seat was vibrating. I went on my way. Elora was a beautiful woman. She changed me in plenty of ways. She is my inspiration and reason to live. Even though I never see her anymore she will always be the love of my life. I wanted to become successful so that the two of us can have a family. I ended up continuing the dream alone. She wanted to live abroad so I ended up picking the U.K. I still remember the names we picked out for our supposed to be children. Gabriella, Elijah and Niele. But life isn't a fairytail. All I ended up doing in the end was hope and keep on loving her. We didn't want to break up it was more of a had to. I ended up trying to throw my life away like a moron, I didn't focus on my studies, forgot to take care of my health and neglected everything about me. My parents were not aware that I did not focus on studies because I ended up passing subjects, but I didn't get the high scores I once had. Elora is the type of woman that can stand up for herself. That trait of her's makes me fall for her everytime. Even when we broke up she would still care for me. If she found out that I would get drunk she would be furious. She would end up scolding me. Sometimes those tiny actions gave me hope that maybe we could still work out. But assuming and hoping was a waste of time. I see a flowershop and a toy store at the side so I bought my God Daughter a big teddy bear and a bouqet of tulips. I go to the channel tunnel straight to Paris France. Took me almost 8 hours to get to Paris, atleast I wasn't late. I head straight to their home to great my God-Daughter a happy birthday. I knock on their door and I see the little one running towards the door

Maureen: "Ninong!"
Chris: "Hello! Did you miss me little one? Happy Birthday, here is your gift. Now where are your parents?"
Maureen: "Wow! It's a big teddy bear. And flowers. Mom and Dad are inside."

The little one reminds me of her mother HAHAHAHAHA I guess kids to represent their parents while they grow up. I open the door and I see Emily washing dishes and Sam watching TV.

Chris: "Yow, musta?"
Emily: "You never changed, HAHAHAHA"
Sam: "You look good Bro, how have you been?"
Chris: "Fine, I guess."
Emily: "Have you been dating anyone? We're 29 years old na."
Chris: "I see that even going to a different country won't stop your conyo language. I don't want to date anyone, you know that well."
Sam: "Still her huh?"
Emily: "I heard that she's here in Paris, but I'm not sure."
Chris: "Don't give me false hope."
Emily: "You're not one to feel hope."
Chris: "Nonsense."