Life is not cruel

Hello, before you read this..

I never wrote a short story before and I thought to give it a try so, this is my first time to write a short story.. It may not be written in a professional way but I Hope you enjoy it..

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*On a phone call*

"Hello? Darling, where are you? "

"I can't anymore.. I don't feel it.."

"W.. What are you talking about?"

"I can't go on with this act anymore.. I'm leaving you.. Please don't contact me again.."

"Why? Did I do something wrong? Please give me another chance, I promise I will treat you like what you want and I'll do anything for you.. Please.. Tell me if I did something wrong, I will do whatever you say please don't leave me.."

"I told already don't contact me again. Don't bother me anymore. Just forget me already."

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*

Just like that she left me.. All alone.. in the dark world.. She left me in the rain, walking alone with no wall to rely on.. She left me watching her leave in choked desolation.. But why? Why would she leave me? Did I do something wrong? I don't understand.. She was everything to me, my whole world, she was the reason I'm living for.. But now that she left me.. What's the point of living in this world if there's nothing to live for.. I guess I was not her everything after all.. But I don't understand, Why is this life so cruel? Why can't people live happily without interruption with sadness and fear and being all alone in the end? Is it why we're living? To be broken in the dark without anybody.. Is this why we're here in this world? People always say life is not easy but it's not hard too.. They say it's a good life no matter what happens to you, it always turns good in the end, but I don't think so.. I never had that happy ending.. They're just in movies and stories, they're not true..

"No, they are"

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"Hey, hey! Are you okay?"

*Turn to see who's talking*

"You seem not okay.. Are you fine? Do you want any help?"

I.. I thought my life would end just like this.. But.. Do I still have a future ahead of me? Or am I dead already? I can't believe u still can have a chance, can I still have a chance? There.. It's standing there.. My savior, my new dream, my another wall that I can rely on.. Standing there with a hand that can lead me to happiness.. or more sadness.. Standing there with this angelic smile that can bury all the pain a heart can have. Maybe it can bury mine too.. Should I give it a try? I will lose nothing, I don't have anything else to lose anyways..

"Here, take my hand.. I will help you.."

(should I take it?) *Raise hand to take it* (No, maybe this hand will only lead me to more sadness and bring misery into my life again, break my heart just the same once again..)

"L.. Leave me alone.."

"Hey.. Not everyone in this world is a bad person.. Sometimes it's better to rely on people you don't know than people you lived your entire life with.. We're all humans after all.."

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

I just said that, stood up and left.. I didn't want that, but I just can't get the same thing happening all over again.. It can't happen, I can't let that happen.

You may think I did the wrong decision or I'm over reacting.. But I'm not..At least not to me.. When everyone in this world betrays you, you have nothing left, nothing at all.. Specially when it's the most important person to you, the most close person to your heart just leaves you standing dumbfounded.. Leave you all alone in the dark side of the world after they let you taste the flavor of the bright side of the world and just leave you again in the dark side.. AGAIN!

WHY WOULD THEY LET YOU TASTE IT WHEN THEY KNEW THEY WOULD SEND YOU BACK AGAIN?! WHY WOULD THEY BE SO CRUEL AND HEARTLESS TO LET YOU TASTE THE PAIN ALL OVER AGAIN?! Is it that hard to give someone what they really deserve? Or is it that I don't deserve anything even to Stay in this world..

What can I do now? Run? But I was running my whole life.. Will I ever stop?

No, no.. I.. Can't

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Anymore..

*Breathing heavily* "Where.. Am I?" I said to myself.

"This.. Is a forest?!" (No, no..)

*Close eyes slowly and fall on the ground*

**After sometime**

/At the hospital/

"Doctor.. We have an emergency case.. A young man is having a Sudden cardiac arrest ( sudden unexpected death caused by loss of heart function)

"Prepare the emergency room and quickly..."

"Go check on patient in room 1994 and see if he woke up.."

"Alright.."

*Knock*

*Wake up slowly*

"Uhh.. Where.. Am I?"

"You're in a hospital, sir.."

"What? Hospital? How did I come here? Who brought me here?"

"Relax, sir, it's not good for your health.. You were fainted in the forest and a girl brought you here.."

"How long have I been here?"

"For about 3 weeks and half, sir"

"3 WEEKS?!... I want to be discharged.. I'm going.." *Stand up*

"No, sir, you haven't recovered yet, you still need sometime.."

"I will go!"

"Sir, it's not good for your health, please, calm down and think it over again.. You're not in the best condition to go.."

"I need to go.. Please"

"Okay, sir, you need to take some tests first and sign some papers that the hospital will not take any responsibility of that.. And also an approval from your relatives or family.."

"But I don't have any.."

"What? But the girl that brought you here came everyday to check on you.. She said she's your relative.."

(She came every day? why?..) "Okay, can I have my tests..?"

"Yeah, of course.. I'll call the doctor.. I'll be right back.."

"Ok, thanks"

**After the tests**

"Thanks.. Can you please tell me where can I pay the bill?"

"The bill is already payed, sir.."

"Already payed?! Who payed it?"

"The girl who brought you here and came everyday.."

"Who is she?"

"I don't know, sir"

"Did she leave any phone number or information about her?"

"No, sir, she just told us to tell you when you ask that's she's an unknown helper.."

"Ok, thank you.." (Unknown helper? *remember the rainy day* is she the same person?)

*One week later*

/At a grocery store/

"Thank you, come again soon.."

*Out side the store*

"Oh, it's raining.. I don't have an umbrella.. I guess I will stay here until it gets better.."

"You don't have to.."

"What? *Turn to see who's talking*"

"You don't have to wait.." she said and made the umbrella close to him to cover the rain from him..

"Why are you doing this? You don't even know me.."

"There's no reason for being kind.. I choose to be kind I'm not forced.. And sometimes it's better to rely on people you don't know than people you know.."

This is the same thing that girl told me.. She's the same person, right? Should I take her advice or just continue my own way alone? I don't want to be broken again, but I still don't want to be all alone.. Everybody needs somone close to them to be beside them.. Should I..

"Here, take my hand.. I'll help you.."

(That hand again.. With the same beautiful angelic smile..) *Raise hand to take it*

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*Stop* (Should I?)... *Take it*

"Good choice.. Now bear the consequences.."

"W.. What?!"

"I'm joking, I'm joking.. Haha, You have to trust me more.. Haha.."

(That smile.. It's beautiful.. Now I know why it's here.. My chance is in front of me again, and I shouldn't wait any second to take it.. Thank you life.. I know you weren't great, but still you're a good life like what they said.. Now I understand.. I understand everything.. I understand why there have to be patience, why we need to continue till the end.. Now I'm having another chance.. And I have my most important person beside me.. My most close person to my heart is with me..)

"P..Promise you will n..never l..leave me.."

"Okay, I'll never leave you.." she said with a warm smile.. "Look.. Let's go get some ice cream.."

*A couple of months later*

(It's time.. I'm going to tell her today..) "I will be brave.. *Take a big breath* let's go.."

"So, what's the important thing you wanted to tell me?"

"*Sigh* listen to me.. You know.. It's been months now since we knew each other.. And you know that you were the only one that could make me feel happy and loved again.. You made me feel like my life is starting again, that everything is now great and that there're no obstacles in my way and there won't be any.. But, now I know you enough.. And.. I Wanted to know you more.. You made so much for me but I didn't do anything to you.. I want to make you feel happy and loved.. I want to be the wall you rely on.. I want to clear every obstacle you have on your way.. I want to be with you in your journey.. I know I can't give you what you deserve.. But I'd like to try with all my heart.. So, I wanted to tell you that.. I.. Li.."

"I'm.. So sorry.. But I never thought of you in that way.. I'm sorry.. I have to go.." she said and left with almost tears coming out of her eyes.. She walked away with tears running down her cheeks.. (I didn't want that day to come.. Because I will never be able to give you what you really deserve)

I stood there and didn't utter a word or move a bit.. I couldn't.. I just stood there watching every single thing happen again.. Watching my life ending in the same way again.. Watching the most important person to me leave all alone again.. Why? Can't I be happy till the end once? I believed that this would never happen again.. But I guess I was wrong.. I'm so selfish, who am I kidding? They weren't right.. Nobody is going to have a peaceful happy life.. Ever..

*One year later*

/At the grocery store/

"Thank you, come again soon.."

*Out side the store*

"It's raining again.. I need to buy an umbrella.."

*Foot steps sound*

*Look to see what's that sound* (W.. What? She's.. Here..) *Shocked*

*Look to the person beside her* (It's him?! No, I have to go..) *Started walking away quickly*

(She's going away? But I want to know why she did that before.. No, I have to know that answer even if it hurts.. I will not let her go away from me again..)

"Hey, wait.. Wait.." *start going after her*

(He's going after me? No, no, no.. I can't let him catch me.. No..) *start running*

(She's running? Why? Why is she running away? No, I have to catch up to her) *Start running too*

(What to do? Yes..) *Quickly turn right*

(She's trying to let me lose her.. Then I'll do it my way) *Continue to the front*

Her: *Turn left*

Him: *Turn right*

*Bump into each other and fall to the ground*

"Ah, I'm sorry.." (Ha! Caught you) "Here.." *Stand up and give here a hand*

*Take it and stand up* (It's him! He caught me..) "Thanks, I have to go.. Have a nice day!" *Turn around*

"Wait.." *Hold her hand before she goes* "Why are you running from me?"

"I'm not running from you.."

"Then why didn't you wait when I told you to stop?"

"I didn't hear you.."

"Every single person heard me.. Why.are.you running.from me?"

"I'm not.."

"Let me change the question.. Why did you leave me before?"

"Y.. You.."

"Answer me! Why did you reject me?"

"I.. I really couldn't do anything that time.. I rejected you, not because I didn't like you.. But because I was scared.. Scared to feel the same way I felt before.. Scared of being broken again... I once was in love with somebody.. And he was going to confess to me just like you did.. And on his way he.. He.. *Tears falling down her cheek* he had a car accident.. Because of me.. I'M THE REASON HE'S DEAD NOW! *Crying* I.. I didn't want the same to happen to you.."

"So, you rejected me because you fear that'll happen to me too?"

"Y.. Yes"

"Not because you didn't feel the same way I did?"

*Nod*

"Stop crying.." he said to her and raised his hand and put it on her face.. Then he wiped her tears away.. He then took her in his warm embrace and hugged her tightly.. It nearly lasted for a minute.. Each one of them was thinking of everything that happened.. What happened.. What's happening.. What's going to happen.. Can they really continue their journey with each other? Or will it separate them?

Life is not cruel in the end.. I guess I just didn't know how to live it right.. Didn't know how to clear my obstacles.. But now that I have her.. The most important person to me.. The most close person to my heart.. My everything.. The reason I'm living for.. She's with me.. And won't leave me.. Now I'm not kept all alone in the dark.. She's giving me a place to live in the bright side of the world and leave the darkness.. I'm really happy to have her.. I'm so happy...

"Honey, we- why are you crying?" I said

"N-nothing.. I'm fine, dear.." she said to me wiping her tears away.

"Dear, please, tell me why are you crying? Did someone do anything to you? I will teach them a lesson, just tell me who is it.."

"Don't worry, no one did anything to me.."

"Then why are you sad? I don't want you to cry.."

"You don't want me to cry?"

"Ofcourse, I never can think of seeing you cry.."

"There is only one thing you can do to stop me from crying."

"Tell me what is it, I'll immediately do it.."

"Chop the onions instead of me.." she said as she quickly took off the apron and let me wear it then she game me the knife and I stood in her place..

"What?"

"You said you don't want any tears going down my cheeks again so, this is the only way you can stop them.." she said as she smiled evily and tapped my shoulder "Now, I'll go see your son untill you finish lunch.. Chop it properly, bye~"

"You little.."

"Little what?~"

"Little candy.." I murmured

"I heard you~ you said little candy.."

"No, I didn't.."

"Oh yeah, you did!"

"Oh really?" I pulled her close to me

"Ha! You admitted."

"Okay, you win.. But now you'll have your punishment.."

"Daddy, why you punish mommy?" said a little cute boy coming into the kitchen.."

"I- I.."

"Mommy is good.. Punish me instead.."

"Aww, dear.. I love you so much.. Don't worry, daddy can't punish mommy" she said and hugged him

"Okay then.. *smile and hug his mother back* (I'm watching you)" he whispered behind her to me..

"Hehe.. (my son is scary..)

"Okay, let's go watch a movie now.."

"No, you are staying here to continue the lunch while we watch the movie.."

"What? That's not fair!"

"Yaay, mommy, let's go.." he said in joy and turned to me and smiled evily..

(What a life! I guess I'll have to cook, now.. Let's begin chef me..)

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The End..

Hello, if you read untill here.. Thank you so much.. I hope you liked it.. This is my first time to write a short story as I said but I hope you enjoyed it.. Please tell me your views about it, thank you!