| Fan Fiction |
by mzhen
My eyes glued to this beautiful thing, my legs wouldn’t budge and my mouth muted. I stared in shock as the petal gracefully floated its way down to only transform into a handsome and mysterious man.
Each night at exactly 8:17 I would go and wait for the beautiful stranger that caught my interest. I wasn’t in love with him yet, just infatuated with his mysteriousness. It felt so magical and surreal, like a dream that I couldn’t escape from.
It has been three months since I’ve been keeping up with him, not knowing at the time, I fell in love with something so forbidden that if I can rewind my life and start over I would.
It seems pretty selfish of me, but I hate this pain that I feel every day. Although I don’t regret what happened to me I still wish to start over.
As the night came, it felt different from the rest. I waited for him, but he didn’t show up. As I turned to leave there he was, five feet away from me. Seeing him up close, he was even more handsome and beautiful. His face, flawless. His eyes, staring into my soul. His lips, soft and luscious. His body, perfected.
Before I knew it, he was moving towards me. My heart fluttering and my palms started to sweat. Questions flooded into my mind.
Your Thoughts – “Does he know? Did I just get caught red-handed?”
He then stopped midway and smirked. I felt disappointed, was he mocking me?
Him: “I know what you’ve been doing, and I advise you to stop it.”
You: Without thinking I blurted, “Why?”
Him: “It’s not safe for you or me. It’s something you can never know about.”
You: “I’ll take your suggestion into consideration, but don’t expect anything.”
With that I left quickly, my face flushing with embarrassment. I wasn’t going to let my pride be hurt.
A year passes by…
We became friends, despite his constant “warnings” to me. I wasn’t able to stay away from him, he was like my drug. He was my drug.
Him: I can’t see you anymore. We can’t be friends anymore. This will be my last goodbye to you. I’m so sorry.
You: Tears started to roll down my cheeks uncontrollably. “Why? Why do you have to be like this to me now?! Have you been blind for the last year! I’ve fallen for you.”
Him: “That’s exactly why! I can’t retaliate the same feelings for you and you know our relationship will never be the same after this! I’m sorry I never meant to hurt you. Please don’t look for me anymore.”
You: “I don’t believe you! You never, even for the slightest moment felt anything special for me? Ever? Don’t lie to me.”
Him: No. I hope you can forgive me.
He turned to walk away from me. I, being hot-headed and unwilling to give up, ran and hugged him from behind. His body stiffed up.
You: “Relax. Just give me this moment at the least.” I began to tear up again at the thought of never being able to see him day to day.”
He turned around to face me, his head slowly bending towards me. I closed my eyes waiting to find his lips softly against mines.
Him: “I’m sorry this is all I could give you. I love you.”
Shocked, I opened my eyes to see him disappearing into the night sky as gold petals surrounded him. And all I could was cry to myself. If only I had heeded his words.
Exactly a year later…
It would have been two years if he was still here with me today. At 8:17 pm I went to the same spot where I first met him, believing that he would show up. This day was our day, where his life and mines was forever intertwined and changed. I was waiting for a miracle to happen.
I stood there waiting and waiting, not knowing where my hopes would take me. He never showed up. As I turn to leave, a gold petal was there for a slight moment and then disappeared with the wind. Nothing changed and nothing will ever change. I stood there with a small smile and tears rolling down, for that was his last petal.
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