FIND ME: A LOVE THROUGH ETERNITY

ARA forced a laugh then stared into Daniel’s dark eyes. They stared at each other for a moment.

Her deep blue eyes against his dark eyes. After a while of silence she then just saw herself run to her boyfriend and hugging him tightly.

Life is really not fair as what others say and she has proved it right. For now that she has found the true happiness and the true meaning of her life something as tragic as this happened.

”I don’t know why I had to cross paths if this will also end like this. But Ara, don’t leave me, give me a reason to still force myself to fight. I will force myself to fight for my life, for you, because I love you so much, I don’t want to leave you,” Daniel, who is like her, crying as he hugs her tightly.

Ara cannot think of anything to say at that very moment. She could feel too much pain and that’s what she sees as the reason why her brain isn’t working.

”Listen,” Daniel let go of her from his tight embrace and then cupped her face using his both hands. ”Look at me,” he pleaded as she felt the intense resentment from what he said no matter how brief it was that no words could explain or even describe.

It was then that Ara did not hesitate to obey Daniel’s request. And after doing so, it was also then that she saw in his eyes the intense pain that she knew no one but she could understand.

Daniel needs her and this is not the right time for any negative emotions between the two of them. It is not right to blame the young man either.

She needs to understand his side so that she can fully see what is really going on with the person who gave meaning to her life and was the first to make her feel true love.

”Forgive me if I kept the truth from you, but I hope what I did will not be the reason for you to leave me,” she felt in his tone is the intense fear for what he said and Ara quickly felt the feeling of wanting to erase that from the young man.

Despite the pain that Ara is feeling at the moment, her hands gently reached for the young man’s perfectly handsome face and then lovingly caressed it. She dried the seemingly endless tears which continue to flow there.

She didn’t want to see Daniel like that. It was as if in an instant the cheerful young man she had known before disappeared. And that maybe is the reason why she feels this way. As if she is going to die too.

”I-I won’t leave you, no matter what happens I’m here next to you. I love you so much Daniel, and only to you will I be willing to marry. Nothing has changed okay? If there is any that is my promise to you that in everything you have to go through this test you will not be alone because I am with you. I will be with you, until the end.”

All that Ara said was true in her heart. And she has no plans to let go of even one of them. Because for her, even though they were not yet formally married, Daniel was her husband and that happened the very day she accepted his love, just as the young man had told her earlier.

When she said that, Ara saw happiness in the young man’s eyes. Then he opened his mouth again to speak.

”Let’s continue the wedding? Nothing has changed in the plan?” Daniel asked her.

Although the mixture of pain and suffering is obvious on his face, there was still a strange glimmer of joy in his eyes, that is despite everything that had happened and she secretly admired Daniel because of that.

Ara nodded consecutively. ”Yes, as soon as possible. I want to take care of you, I won’t leave you.”

Ara then saw the astonishment draw on Daniel’s face because of what she said.

”Will you tell your parents about our wedding?” he asked her.

Ara then shook her head. ”If I do that I’m sure they won’t allow it. Everything will be easier if we stick to our previous plan. But I’ll talk to them if I can be here with you for the meantime so that I can take better care of you.”

All that Ara said was true deep inside her, she just hopes that her parents would understand her in every favor that she will ask from them. Because this is what she sees to comfort Daniel in everything that is happening and what he is going through.

”I’M sorry I don’t know how to cook. I just help my mother with such tasks. It is because when I was little I have poor health and I often get sick so she didn’t let me get too tired,” she said that same night while watching Daniel prepare a simple dinner that the two of them will share.

From putting Chicken Afritada in the bowl Daniel just smiled at her.