Stars
It was fullmoon, and the dark sky was filled with stars. There will be another meteor shower that night and Nicole was waiting for it. Three months left, Nicole sighed. I need to see Lance again in three months or else.
A week from now, she’s going to Paris to meet his father’s older sister, her Aunt Marian.
After Lance left, she continued her studies at Ateneo De Manila University. Nova and Cheska are visiting her every now and then. They’re telling her what Lance had told them the last time he called.
Lance never called her. He’s too serious with that 3-year-agreement they have. But Nicole saw him once in a restaurant, he’s working there as a waiter. Nicole wanted to call him or even run beside him, but she can’t because she’s riding on a bus. She saw him again in a hospital. Nicole followed him until Lance vanished in the crowd. Every time it happens all she could do is to cry.
When the meteor shower started, Nicole felt Lance beside him. She felt his warmth; it’s like when they first watch the meteor shower together. But the one that made her cry is when she heard Lance’s voice saying “I love you, my Nicole.”
* * *
It’s been five months since Sandra passed away. Mark will take him to Europe tomorrow. He wanted to have a trip to Europe, but since Mark doesn’t have family, he’d take his friends with him, and it includes Lance.
Five months before June…Five months… Lance thought.
Lance is loosing hope. It would be very impossible for them to meet. The world is bigger than they thought it would be.
“Lance, have you packed your things?” Mark asked.
“Yes,” Lance answered.
“Well leave tomorrow morning. So sleep early so that you can wake up early,” Mark reminded him.
Lance looked outside through the window of the condo unit. The sky was starless, but the full moon was so bright, like it owns the night. If we won’t see each other again…if were not meant to be, I just hope that you wont forget that I love you and I always will. And if that day comes, I hope that you’ll be happy in the arms of someone you love… with someone who’s meant for you. Nicole, my love, my destiny, my soulmate, my forever.
That night Lance dreamed again. It’s the same dream as before, or rather it’s continuation. This time he’s running at the dark road. But he saw that there’s another path towards the right road. Lance followed it and he knows that he made the right choice. He’s now out of the life of regrets and back to the life of happiness.
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