8 min readNov 8, 2019
There was a girl name Wendy. She was a silent type of girl and often bullied by her classmates because of her condition. She was deaf, while giving birth to her that night, her mother passed away because of a heart disease. Her mother’s heart was very weak. She survived but her mother did not. Years passed when her father died, her father went to serve a military force but couldn’t make it alive because of the war that happened. Now, she lives alone, she has a part time job by teaching sign language and helping people with disabilities like her.
In her 16 years of existence, she was very distant. She doesn’t have many friends, she is pretty much alone. The worst part of her life was being bullied, they hurt her physically and emotionally, even if she has high grades it won’t save her for being in pain deeply. Her comfort zone was either her apartment or in her work. Until one unfaithful day, they bullied her even worse than before, she got fired because of the new boss who simply didn’t like her. Her apartment was being sold to someone with a higher price. In short, she lost everything she had. She decided to leave it all and went to a better place.
She tried to commit suicide a couple of times but she failed, like there was someone who would do anything to stop her and ahe was right, she saw him but it was too late, even for him to save her, she jumped off the school building. She saw blood flowing from her head, her heart beating slowly until everything went black.
“ I feel something, it’s very warm” she said. In her subconscious she met a guy named Gin, she was her childhood friend when she was six at that time. “ G-Gin what are you glowing?” she asked. “ I’m a spirit Wendy, I came here so that you can live again with a normal life, I was very happy when I met you, you are my everything that’s why I ask one of the Gods to let you live even if it costs my own life so please live for me, I’m getting weak every minute so take care if yourself, my life will be equal to one year of your life, you will live normal, no disabilities, and in a new environment. Just promise me one thing, please remember me, remember the times we had, I love you…” After that Wendy saw a light and she quickly through it with her tears overflowing “ I-I’m sorry Gin, T-Thank you for everything, I will treasure this moment forever” she said.
She saw a light and everything was white, “Thank God you’re alright, d-do you remember me I’m your mom, this is your sister Nami, are you okay?” the woman asked her worriedly. “ I’m sorry but who are you? What am I doing here?” Wendy asked. “The doctor said that you had suffer from an amnesia but don’t worry Naomi, we will do everthing for you to remember.” The woman said nicely.
“It’s been weeks since I met them, the woman was my mom Arah, I also have a sister named Nami she’s a year older than me. I really had a great time with them, they are like a family I wish I had from the past. Tomorrow, I will start attending my classes because I was discharge last at the hospital and I stayed in the house for a week. I am really glad that I can go nack to school again, but I’m nervous that maybe they will not like me or even bully me like in the past, but I will try again and hopefully make the best of the year Gin gave me, I really owe him a lot.” After writing what happened, Wendy fell asleep.
In her first week in school, she felt loved, accepted, appreciated, and many more, but she met a strange boy. He was cold, distant, he doesn’t care about the people around him, in short he was a loner and a harsh type of guy. One day, while she was going to the rooftop to eat her lunch, she saw the boy that was about to jump off the building, she quickly ran towards him and hugged him tight so that he can’t jump. “Leave me alone okay?! You don’t know what I have been through!!! I’m sick of this life! I want to be with them again, I wanna dissapear and go to a better place…..” the boy said with tears flowing from his face. “Please, just let me go…..” he said. Wendy didn’t answer him instead she hugged him tight and comforted him until he was better. After that the boy talked about his problem.
“My name is Lucas Palermo but people call me Luke, I had an accident three months ago my family and my friends went out on a trip except my father, because he was busy for a business trip in New York. I was the one driving, when we almost reach our destination, I couldn’t stop the van because the brake was broken and because I was busy trying to push the break. I didn’t see a truck coming toward us and everything went black. I woke up a week after the incident and they told me something I didn’t believe at first, but when I saw the real thing I felt numb, I couldn’t move all I know is that my tears begin to fall until I realized I was crying. I…… I was the only one who survived the accident my mom, my little sister, my brother, my friends Jarred, David, and Ace they all died last week and was dead on arrival. I know my dad said it wasn’t my fault but I can’t help it blaming myself, if only I checked the van before going on our trip then none of this would have happened. Thank you for listening to me, it really helps that I can say my problem to someone I can really trust.” He said to Naomi. “It’s okay as long as you it makes you feel better so…friends?” She asked. “ Of course, you already know my story right, and I really feel comfortable with you.” He said with a smile in his face.
Days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, that’s how close they were now. They hang out a lot and went to see a movie, playing in the arcade, singing in the videoke bar, going to their secret garden before going home.
Lucas felt something about Naomi this past weeks, whenever he sees her his heart was beating irregularly, every smile and every laugh he sees from her gives him butterflies in his stomach, in short he was falling inlove with Naomi. He wanted to deny his feeling for Naomi but with every passing day his feeling only got stronger, he was planning to confess his love for Naomi at the festival tomorrow at 12:00 am for there is an event that if you kiss someone at exactly 12 am, the couples will stay together forever.
The day finally came, they spent their time looking around. It was 11:45 pm and he wanted to tell Naomi his fellings for her so they went to a private place and and confess “ It’s been five months Naomi and I can’t deny this feeling anymore…..I’m inlove with you, I don’t know how or why but I wake up one day I was slowly falling in love with you, at first I want you to be my friend but now I want I want to be the one to hold your hand, be the one to make you laugh, smile, and being the reason why you’re feeling happy, I want to be beside you Naomi, will you be my girlfrien?” He asked Naomi full of hope and determination. Wendy was shocked about his sudden confession and she answered “Yes, I want to be your girlfriend” she said smiling with tears on her face and that night they share a beautiful kiss with the fireworks as witness of their love with one another.
A few months passed and their relationship were going strong but every month Wendy can’t hear what Luke says and her hearing is being the problem, she knows that she only has two months to be with him so she must cherish the time given to her. “Wendy, before you go after one year you will be back at your old self and the memories of the people with you there will completely forget about you so make the most of it while it last” Gin said before he stepped into anothet world. “They will forget me, Luke will forget me” she said “I can’t lose him, he is all I have left, two months, I only have two months to be with him, I will treasure that moment always” she said.
A month and a few weeks passed, it was Luke’s birthday and after that she will disappear from his memory so she planned the whole day with him. They went to the place they usually go when they were best friends, and the last place was the rooftop, the first time they met each other, she lighted the fireworks and enjoy the scenery. “Thank you Luke for everything, and for what we have today, I really appreciate the memories we have together and I hope that this day would last a lifetime.” Wendy said. “Why do I get the feeling you’re leaving me Naomi? Why do I feel that every second I’m about to lose you?” Luke asked with so much confusion. “I love you Luke so much, I will never stop loving you.” She kissed Lucas for the last time and said “Happy birthday Lucas goodbye…..” and she disappeared.
Lucas woke up and saw a letter at the side of his bed.
Dear Lucas,
“Thank you Lucas for everything. You may not be able to know me but all I to say is thank you, thank you for being there for me, the memories we spent together, the problems, happiness and so much more. Always remember that I love you and you will be forever in my heart until the end.
Your love
Wendy Perez
