"Hey Scott, would you marry me when we become adults!?"
"Of course!, I promise with my own life, that you Ashley would be my wife"
But life is not Romance, I knew Ashley since we were kids, she had a lovely smile and a cute expression, even though she was the type always excited and joyful, but that gave her much charm.
I regarded her as my future wife and that nobody would take her away from me, she was my shooting star, my rainbow, the light that showed me they way through the dark and harsh reality of life.
In other to give her the dream she always wanted, I worked myself, and eventually succeeded.
I had good grades, results and was regarded as a diamond in the business society, but everything got shattered when Ashley had to leave her home for a new one, but we did not lose hope in our dreams, she admired the efforts I made for her and encouraged me, she followed her dream and we made a promise.
"We shall get married they day one of us succeeded in our life"
From there, we where to far from each other to communicate again, but our promise gave us hope and power to continue further.
One day, during my part-time job, I was receiving instructions from my boss when I started feeling uncomfortable, later during the day, I had nose bleeding and after a period of time I collapsed in my work place, I was transferred in the nearest hospital where I received fast treatment.
Later I was informed that, I was diagnosed of a beginning tumor in my brain and I needed fast operation or else, I would die.
The following days where hell for me, I could neither eat nor drink water, the doctors and my parents where worried about my condition going critical each day I stayed with the tumor.
One morning, I received and unexpected letter, it was Ashley wishing me Goodluck in the operation and that she would be coming for a visit, from there, my energy and power came back, I urged the doctor to hurry up the operation and I took all my medicine and did sports, in other to be healthy.
The day of the operation, I received another letter from Ashley, informing me, that she would arrive the day after the operation have been done, so I could see her face when I get up, I was in my small heaven, imagining different scenarios of what would happen.
"Will she kiss me, no!, embrace me, more, we can get the marriage certificate, I wonder how she would be, I am sure she must be a gorgeous lady now....haaaaa"
Turning on my bed like a mad man who is suffering from love sickness, the nurses could only laugh at me at my childish behavior.
In the evening, I was taken to the operation room were the surgical operation was to take place.
Three days later.....
I open my eyes and it was sunny outside, she was standing near the window, the sun rays gave her a flamboyant beauty, she was like the queen of the sun's light and the woman who guides people through the dark. I tried opening my mouth but later closed it.
"Why are you crying.....Ashley!?"
She looked outside and turn back at me with a sorrowful smile,"I am sorry, I could not keep our promise"
From there I woke up in the hospital, but this time it was rainy outside and the sky was dark, with thunder and lightening, I was confused, was that a dream?, what did that mean?
Alerted by the dream, I called out her name but no response came, instead a nurse came and examine me, telling me that my operation was a success.
".....Mrs...did a young lady came looking for me?"
"Hmmm...as long as I remember, only your parents and your usual colleagues came looking, why asking?"
"No!..no..nothing!!"
From the tone of my voice she saw that something was not right, but she did not ask and instead consol me and left my room, In other to forget everything, I turn on the TV.
The were broadcasting as news of an accident which occurred three days before, that was during my operation and time I was asleep, the names of the victims where called out, and among the names her name was mentioned.
I saw my world, dream, hope, light and myself collapsing, my parents entered the room later and explain to me the tragedy.
She was one of the victims in the accident, she was crushed by one of the debris and her body was taken away, my parents tried everything for me not to see her body, but I insisted.
1 year later..
It was a rainy day, and the sky was dark, it was like the day I received the news of her death, looking at the sky and the rain dropping on my body, I could no longer live in this world.
Standing on a bridge, I was ready to commit suicide, this world was nothing to me without her, she was my hope, my savior, she gave me the desire to move forward, and now she is no more, what am I left with, with those thoughts I was going to jump.
"It's too early for you to meet me, live on and come when your ready"
"ASHLEY!!!!?"
Turning my head, I had the feeling of someone holding me, but nobody was behind me, kneeling I was desperate and broken.
My life was broken........
