31/05/2024
"Only Heaven knows"
A true story (translated it in English)
I'm Lui, a 16 yr old SSG officer, those times I was in charge of managing on who's absent again, there I saw her name once again.
Vin, a 15 yr old girl, this girl is someone whom I don't know but is really popular with the teachers.
When I went out to hand the list towards office, there I saw a slightly chubby girl that has long hair eating at the cafeteria during class hours. When she saw me she said "Oh, Vice! Come and eat with me" she said. "No thank you, it looks like you need more" I jokingly said as I chuckled. "Yeah HAHA" she laughed, "Right, about your jacket the other day, I'll give it back tomorrow it's still soaked cuz it is a bit thick hehe" she awkwardly laughs.
"No worries", ~the other day~ it was raining hard and I was standing in the school covered court as a few students start running towards their home. When this girl runs towards me, as she was soaking wet, her uniform made her bra visible, so I took my jacket and covered her chest, "You'll need it" I said looking away, "O-oh thank you" she replied.
Later that day, when my family and I were eating dinner my uncle who's also the school gym coach asked me, "Are you friends with Vin? You know kid, that girl is real smart, there's no quiz she had a zero before in my class". Hearing my uncle's statement, I was truly amazed and is now more interested in her.
A few days passed and I've discovered Air our SSG president was her past neighbor, so every time when I had the chance I'd ask Air about her. Turns out her family just lives a simple life.
Each day me and Vin's friendship grew stronger, along with my hidden feelings for her. The day of college came and I was supposed to change cities, but this girl is the reason why I decided to stay. The reason why she always ate at the canteen on shool hours is that she never got to eat breakfast because she would cook for her parents and studied at nights.
I was actually planning on asking her out, but every time I bring up a topic about love she'd say "yeah, but I'm not planning on anything like that yet" so I couldn't seem to find a chance on her.
Yet as time passed, I muttered up my courage and asked her out infront of so many people passing by on a plaza, so now I've officially courted her.
A few months passed, we were walking along the school hallway and she suddenly said "Didn't you say you wanted me to be your girlfriend?","Yes?" I asked "I accept your offer!" I was so happy that I felt my heart skip a beat, finally she had said yes.
We've both been dating ever since, a few small fights but eventually fixed it, other than that we were happy. As we graduated a few days passed and I decided to propose and she said yes! Our wedding went well. She always wanted to become a lawyer, but she decided on being a teacher since it'll help her parents financially after that, then she can go with being a lawyer. After a year of being a teacher in the Philippines and being married, she was assigned to go to Japan for 2 yrs and became an English teacher.
We would both video call through Skype those times, just a few months that have passed I already missed her, it's really tough when you don't have your wife beside you. So I followed her but after 3 months I got back since I have a few projects to make.
After her contract in Japan she came home and wow did she look even more beautiful, after that we went to different cities all over the country and even got to France for those 3 months since it was her dream to go to the city of love. Without me knowing that she was already 3 months pregnant those times.
We were truly happy. The day of giving birth came and we rushed her to the hospital, everyone including me was super excited, that her best friend even already asked someone to buy milk for Vin to drink so the baby could drink milk from her. And her dad prepared chicken soup for her to drink so she'll feel heated and a lot better.
But nurses were running towards her room, turns out she was having trouble breathing from giving birth, she actually gained weight because of her pregnancy. A few minutes passed and the doctor walked out the door as tears flow from his eyes... My love, my wife, the only person who I truly loved was gone... Our baby boy survived but she was already gone... I can't imagine how I'll ever take care of my son without his mom along with us...
It hurts so much that until now I still can't move on... She was brought in their family house and almost every batch mates we both have came.
Everyone who was her past teachers, relatives, and even her students in Japan and Co teachers were there.
After her funeral, I didn't want to leave her grave... If only I can accompany her under this pile of dirt... There's no day that I can't go to the cemetery that it came to a term where I sleep here. My son, baby Reb stayed at Vin's parents for awhile. My son also had trouble getting out of the hospital because he urgently needed breast milk, so we rushed to Vin's cousin who has also recently had a baby, he also needed to be injected with medicines and he was still in the hospital when Vin had her funeral..
If I'm poor, my son's more than.. But he's still lucky that Dad(Vin's) and Daddy and me are still here, but I can't face him yet.. I can't yet, to my relatives, family or to anyone whom I know who's reading this right now.
I've just came back from the places we've both gone to, and tomorrow will be the campus where I first met her, and then I'll truly accept the fact that it's gone.. She's gone.. The only woman inside my heart.. V*ne****e C***a**a, I love you so much my love, it'll only be you til then..
I'll hold on your favorite line bi... "Don't let the darkness of the past, cover the brightness of the future". I will take care of Reby, thank you for being with me and for loving me.
While I'm typing this right now, I'm at the cemetery while playing the song "Heaven knows" and the lyrics that say "Maybe my love will come back someday, only heaven knows..."
College of Engineering
Davao
Deepest condolences to the sender..
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