739 This Has You (1/2)
A moment's value can only be told by the one who lost it. Because when one loses that moment, only then he realizes what he could have done differently.
We all have that one moment in life we want to return to. To fix something, to love someone, to cherish something, or simply to live in the feelings of that moment all over again.
All of us, at some point in our lives, wondered, how different their life would have been if they had done something differently.
When Darren found himself standing underneath the same apartment complex where he once watched someone taking her last breath, he was confused. The place seemed familiar but his delirious mind couldn't figure it out. Who was he? Where was he? Where did he come from? And where was he going?
He felt a splitting headache coming on and held his head in his hands. What was he doing here? He felt like he knew the answer to each of his questions but something was stopping him from remembering any of them.
He looked heavenward as the rain fell and was stunned. A lone figure stood at the balcony and that sight brought an indescribable pain to his heart. He pushed himself to run towards the entrance and took the elevator up without noticing anything. He was like a crazed person who could only see one thing and he felt only one thing; if he was one step late, he'd lose something very precious.
Running up to the familiar condo, he pushed the door open and shouted, ”No! Stop!”
The beautiful melody of Bach's 'Cello suite 1' was lingering in the air with the pitter-patter of the rain in the background. When the two melodies mixed together, it soundly beautifully heart wrenching and oddly comforting.
The condo was enshrouded in darkness. Only the light of the computer screen flickered. But he could still clearly see the figure clad in a maroon gown standing at the balcony as she gazed up at the sky and seemed to be savoring the rainfall.
Hearing his voice, she didn't immediately turn around. She waited for a moment before turning around slowly to face him. When the diffused grey light of the dark sky pushed light, Darren could see the desolate raven orbs of the girl brightening up with a tender light. Her fair skin had a rose charm because of the cold breeze and she shuddered instinctively before smiling back at him.
Her lips parted slightly as she said, ”You came...”
Darren ran up to her side and hugged her frail figure in his arms tightly. As if he wanted to fuse their bodies together! When he felt the warmth of her body and the beating of her heart, her hot breath, it slowly reassured him that he didn't lose her again. He wasn't late this time. He was right on time and he would never let her leave him again.