To The Stars And Beyond, Remeber? #WAPrologueContest

Prologue

"I promise to love you even in the darkest times. I promise to love you even after death. I promise to fulfill my words under this starry night. To the stars and beyond. I promise."

"Time of death, 11:11 pm."

Nahihilo ako. Sinubukan kong buksan ang mga mata ko ngunit ganoon na lamang ang gulat ko sa mga natatarantang tao sa silid. Nakakasilaw ang ilaw na nakatutok saakin. Ipinikit kong muli ang mga mata ko.

What is happening?

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Loud cries from the people inside the room were heard. Nakatulala ako sa taong nakahimlay sa kabaong sa harapan.

It was him.

I don't know how to react. He is lying in an enclosed space. On a coffin.

Am I supposed to cry for his death? Am I supposed to cry for the death of our love? I thought it was undying. I thought our love was undying.

I felt a cold hand touched me. My eyes widened in delight when I saw him smiling at me.

Nakatitig lang ako sakaniya. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko. Gusto kong umiyak pero walang luhang lumalabas.

My love. My love is here in front of me.

This is only an illusion, is it? A dream, right? He is dead. He is dead.

Nakahigit ang hininga kong nakatitig sakaniya. Unti-unting tumulo ang mga luha ko na kanina ko pa hinihintay.

Inangat ko ang kamay ko para hawakan ang pisngi niya. Dumagsa pa lalo ang luha ko nang tumagos lamang ang kamay ko. How? How could he touch me? How could he touch me when I can't?

Lungkot, galit, panghihinayang at pagsisisi ang mababakas sa mukha ko. Habang siya.. habang ang mahal ko.. Nakangiti ng maaliwalas sa direksyon ko. I look at the people around me. I am shocked when I saw them freeze. Nakahinto sila.

Ibinalik ko ang titig ko sakaniya. Nagtatanong ang mga mata ko. Sinubukan kong magsalita pero walang lumabas na salita saakin. Anong nangyayari?

Bakit hindi ako makapagsalita?

Umiling siya at ngumiti.

"This is only a borrowed time from Him. I want to say sorry for everything. I want to tell you that I never regretted to save you from death. Kung mangyayari ulit 'yon, malamang ay uulit-ulitin ko ang ginawa ko. I love you very much Claire to the point I will risk my own life to catch the bullet for you. I may have died but that doesn't mean our love will die. I will love you even in death. I love you, Claire." Litanya niya at hinalikan ako sa noo. Napapikit ako ng mariin. No. No. Don't leave. No.

"To the stars and beyond.. Remember?" He said and a light enveloped the whole place.

Pagkamulat ko ng mata ko ay bumalik na ulit sa dati. My love. My star was gone. Totally gone.

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-Tenshi