Remember Me

"Hey wake up! Aren't you tired of sleeping all the time?"

I heard a man's voice, it sounded so clear but very unfamiliar. I slowly opened my eyes, and I saw a man standing in front of me, he was handsome but looked much older than me, which surprised me even more… he had a pair of wings on his back. Its wings were jet black and contrasted with its white, snow-smooth skin.

"Who?"

Half conscious I asked him, my body felt so weak that I couldn't even get up let alone run even though I was actually scared right now.

"I came to pick you up, your time is running out, but since you're such a nice girl, I'm going to fulfill your one last wish, so hurry up and tell me what you most want to do with the rest of your life?"

The winged man smirked as he folded his arms across his chest, he looked so proud of himself.

"Heh? What... wasn't I on my way home? I was sitting on the bus and sleeping... and... why am I here now?"

Confused, surprised and strange, I replayed my memories and the last thing that appeared was that, I don't remember anything else, why did I end up here? And what room is this? A room that only contains one bed that I am currently occupying, there is nothing around this room, the paint is white and very white without the slightest stain, in this room there is only me and the man with black wings.

"Of course you won't remember, the bus you were on had an accident, and you immediately fell into a coma, and... that was three years ago, now your time is running out."

The Winged Man's explanation made me feel as if I had been electrocuted, my body convulsed, stiffened, my brain couldn't process what he was talking about, what nonsense was he saying? I'm in a coma? And that happened three years ago? I just finished my year-end exam at that time and I immediately went home, because I was tired I fell asleep on the bus, and after that….I woke up here.

"Is what you're talking about true? If so, explain what place is this? Where are my parents? If that happened three years ago, then I'm 18 years old now?"

I looked all over my body, not much has changed apart from my hair which is now past my waist, I've never grown my hair past my shoulders and now my hair is this long.

"Renata you were in a coma because of a bus accident when you were 15 years old, and now you are 18 years old, this place is the border realm between the real world and the afterlife, basically you are in your subconscious now, I am the angel of death who was sent to pick you up , but because you're a good girl...I was given another task to fulfill your one last wish."

I was just silent hearing the grim reaper's explanation, "Renata" yes that's my name, why does it feel so long I haven't heard someone call my name.

"So this wasn't all just a dream? I just finished my junior high school exams and was about to enter high school, and you said my time was up that means I'm going to die before I've even experienced what it's like to be in high school? Without getting to know new friends ? Without knowing what it's like to date?"

I'm so excited to go to my favorite high school, I've bought the uniform with my mom and already imagined meeting new friends there, and also determined to get a boyfriend in high school, but now all my dreams seem like an illusion.

"Okay, I'll take that as your last wish, I'll make it happen so now get ready to wake up and do what you want to do with no regrets later, and one more thing, you only have one month left."

"What? W-wait, Uncle Angel, why so suddenly, h-"

"Sssssttttt"

Without having time to finish my sentence, my body suddenly floated, on the roof suddenly appeared a black hole that was ready to suck me in.

"Don't waste your time, this is the last chance given to you so you can live the life you want before you die, and who are you calling uncle huh? I'm only 1000 years old, call me Big Brother!"

"O-okay Brother!"

Without warning my body was sucked into the black hole and everything went dark.

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"Nataaaaaa, wake up girl! You will late to school"

Mom..I heard her voice, her scream that I used to hear every morning to wake me up.

I opened my eyes and now a familiar room I saw, I'm in my room, I feel my hair and I'm surprised because it's only shoulder length... as usual. I half jumped out of bed and looked straight at my face in the mirror. Still the face that I used to see, not much change except now there is a mature impression that can be seen from that face, I looked around and stopped at a small calendar hanging on the wall of my room. June 2022, three years have really passed. I can only surrender and accept this fact, the angel uncle's last words still sounded clear.

"Well no time to complain, only 1 month...."

I went to take a shower, put on my favorite high school uniform that I had bought that time, and had breakfast with my parents. Luckily I didn't choke while eating, because I tried to hold my tears from falling while chewing my food, Mom and Dad. I feel like it's been a long time since I've seen them again, I really miss them but it would be weird if I suddenly cried while hugging them, so I couldn't help but endure it myself.

Arriving at school I was surprised by one more fact, I am already in grade 3 and this is the end of the semester, soon I will take the final exam and after that graduation, exactly 1 month from now.

"MATATAAAA"

A guy shouted from inside the classroom while looking at me who had just arrived at the door. Strangely I feel familiar with this school, I know what class I'm in, where I sit, even the students who are in my class, I know them….and the man who shouted that was one of my close friends, Aidan.

I waved at him with a smile entering the room to my different seat in front of him.

"What's with your face huh? Are you sick?"

As usual he could see the slightest difference in the expression on my face.

"I'm still fine, just not getting enough sleep." I answered simply.

"You're sleep deprived? Find a more logical reason, you're a sleepyhead so it's very unlikely that you're sleep deprived, quickly tell me why?"

Seriously, why is he being this sensitive, what reason should I say, should I say that I only have 1 month left in this world? There he will only get more worried or maybe angry at me for being considered a joke too much.

"I'm fine ok, it's usually a woman's problem, you know my mood when i'm in my periods right?"

"Oh-"

Success, he could not argue. As usual that excuse always managed to silence him. Until my classmate came and ruined everything.

"You're in your period? Aren't we on the same schedule? We just finished next week, is it already came again?"

Levina, my loud-mouthed seatmate with a high level of pervertedness left me speechless. I looked at her with a sharp gaze as if to pounce on her, Damn it.

"Oops- Sorry"

She covered her half-smiling mouth with her finger, as if she realized she'd said the wrong thing and shouldn't be "disclosing a secret."

"Matata!!"

And the same gaze I did to Levina was directed by Aidan at me.

"Ha- haha... seriously it's okay, I just... just... just... ran out of pocket money to buy cosmetics"

What kind of excuse is that!! Ah I don't know what's important is that I can give a reason or he will continue to terrorize me to tell him.

"Ok, tell me if you need my help."

Eh, unexpectedly, Aidan turned out to just want to believe my reasoning, or maybe rather he didn't want to force me and decided to wait for me to say it myself.

"Did I say something wrong, Ren?"

Levina whispered softly in my ear, I turned to her and smiled sarcastically while patting her shoulder.

"You're just... insensitive kid"

"Ehehehe, what are you doing anyways? You don't usually look this uninspired."

"I'm just an ordinary human~~"

Hearing my answer which sounded more like a hum, Levina just rolled her eyes indicating the word "whatever".

Not long after, a handsome man entered the classroom, his body was tall and dashing with a cool look on his face. He looked at me, a faint smile on his lips, he stepped in past my table and sat right behind me beside Adian.

"Morning babe" My lips automatically say those words when I see him.

"Morning" And it was normal for me to hear a short answer from him.

Keenan, or could i say he is my boyfriend, why do I sound unsure when I call him my boyfriend? Previously we were officially dating but then decided to break up for unknown reasons, over time we realized that we still like each other, and this is how it ended, we were together like dating people but when other people asked if we were dating, we didn't answer, we feel more comfortable like this, a relationship without ending because there really was no beginning, that's what's in my brain's memory now.

"Weird couple" Levina grumbled sitting next to me.

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Time passed, class was over and break time arrived, honestly I really liked my classmates, they were all very fun and full of laughter, I looked at their faces one by one, my precious friends, I didn't think my time with them wasn't much longer.

When I was busy listening to the chatter of one of my friends suddenly there were 3 students from another class who broke down the classroom door while shouting.

"Senpaiiii"

"Zenpaiiii"

"Renananana"

The three people are Leon, Hori and Scarlet, they are members of the extra-curricular class that we attend at school and I am their leader.

"Can't you come in peacefully? What's wrong? Why are you there shouting?"

"Leon kicked out some of our new members, even though I was tired of persuading them to join" Hori said with a tone full of emotion.

"It's true, Hori and I are tired of recruiting people from the new grade to join our extracurricular activities, but Leonana simply refuses them," added Scarlett who was no less emotional.

"That's because the people you recruited were lousy people, if looking for new members,at least look for whose IQ is at least at 100" Leon said while holding up his ten fingers.

"Helloooo how much is your own IQ huh?"

"Yuh yuh pretentious looking for an IQ of at least 100 and yourself..."

Leon could only pout at Hori and Scarlett's sarcasm, before their emotions exploded, I decided to intervene.

"Ok ok enough, Le on what basis did you reject them?"

"Senpai they are not good at answering the questionnaire I gave"

"What's in the questionnaire?"

"20 questions about what my favorites are." Leon answered proudly and of course made all who heard it in class could only stare, not even a few who could not hold back their laughter.

"Zenpai saw it for yourself right? His own IQ is below average" *Hori*

"Owemjiiii" *scar*

Meanwhile I can only massage my head and sigh in resignation.

"Haaa...you here, meet them again and it's your job to persuade them to rejoin, that's all and thanks now you guys disband before my head explodes."

"BAHAHA ok Renana, Hori and I will make sure Leona does his job well, bye muah"

"Bye Zenpai."

“W-wait this Senpai is unfair, why is it just me?”

Hori and Scarlett dragged Leon who was still grumbling out of the classroom, and I just waved my hand as they left.

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One tiring day at school passed, it was time to go home, and outside class Keenan was waiting for me.

"Honneehhh" I ran towards him and was greeted with a thin smile that was always able to make my heart melt.

"Let's go home" We walked side by side through the corridor, along the way I chatted about many things, and was only responded to by short words from him, even though logically I just met him today, but my brain, body and even my heart seem to have gotten used to him, he really is seems cold but actually he is a caring man, he is just a typical person who is not used to talking much.

In the middle of the trip we ran into 2 of Keenan's friends who were in his class with him in grade 2, and of course I was also familiar with them.

"Yo Keenan, are you guys going home already?"

"Seems?"

Penelope's question only resulted in another question for her.

"Miss Pen you should have asked me if you wanted a more accurate answer."

I looked at Penelope with a contrived look of concern.

"Miss Ren, you better prepare your brain for me to fry, okay?"

"You're still obsessed with my brain? Miss. Pen My brain has been stolen by Moon, you better fry hers." I pointed at a girl standing beside Penelope.

"Huh? Sorry, I'm not interested in your brain, I'd better sell your kidney if I need money later."

Luna said but I and the others used to call her Moon, our conversation did seem a little rough or looked like we were fighting, but actually not, this is our joke, Pen wants to sell my brain because she says I'm smart, while Moon wants to sell my kidney if she runs out of money or being stuck because she is obsessed with the word rich.

"What's left of my body if you guys sell it huh? Even my heart has been stolen"

"You gave it to me, I didn't steal it" Keenan made that statement because he knew that he whom i meant to steal the heart.

I smiled and said to him "Please take good care of it!"

Keenan didn't answer, he just glanced at me with his straight face.

"Blah, Penny let's go home too or we'll be mosquitoes here"

Moon pulled Penelope's hand and they left me and Keenan.

"What?" Asked Keenan who looked at me as if he saw that i wanted to say something.

"No, let's go home too."

"Ok"

The two of us continued our walk which was delayed by the two organ sellers, but now Keenan is holding my hand along the way, it feels so warm and I don't want to let go of his grip.

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Time doesn't seem to pass quickly, I spend my days as much as possible, I fulfill my days by spending more time with my parents, laughing and joking with my friends, and every day Keenan and I are getting closer, even sometimes he also calls me babe or something like that.

But today is my last day, coincides with the graduation ceremony at my school. There is still one more person who is one of my closest friends, he is the student council president and quite busy so we rarely talk, and now we are talking on the phone.

"Moomm I have a girlfriend now."

Jun said half shouting on the phone, we played mother and son because of my more mature nature.

"Waaahhh congrats Son, who is your girlfriend? do I know her?"

"Yeah, you know but you're not that know her i guess, after all it's just for fun because she's a funny person."

"Oohh ok ok, hopefully she can keep you happy until you don't want to let her go haha."

"Haish whatever, have you gone to school? Don't forget after come back from school go to the photo studio for a memorable photo"

"I'll be leaving soon, ok ok see you at school."

Our conversation ended and I rushed off to school to attend the graduation ceremony. When I arrived at school my friends had gathered and were taking selfies.

"Reennn."

"Senpaiii."

"Zenpaiii."

"Renanana."

"Matataaa."

They almost simultaneously called me, with cheerful steps I walked up to them and took selfies with them, in the midst of our laughter, I saw a familiar figure that I couldn't forget even though we only met once.

"Uncle Angel"

He waved his hand at me, I briefly said goodbye from where my friends gathered and went towards him.

"Your time is up!"

My heart felt like it was going to burst, my legs suddenly went numb and tears didn't seem to flow from my eyes.

"Is it this fast?"

"Yeah, it's been exactly 1 month from the time I promised, mmm still less than ten minutes it seems."

"Wait, there's one thing I want to do."

"Ok, you have ten minutes from now."

I immediately rushed to run while my eyes searched for the figure I wanted to meet one last time, luckily he was standing alone not far from where I was.

"Keenan"

"Renata, why are you running?"

"Keenan.." I took the graduation flower from his hand while half squatting I pointed the flower in front of him and said.

"Will you marry me?"

"No."

Without further ado, he just rejected me.

"Haish can't you be a little romantic and pretend to accept my proposal? At least I want to feel the proposal." Half stomping I stood up from my squatting position and returned the flowers to Keenan's hands.

Keenan just laughed amused and while pulling me into his arms he said.

"Wait until I have a job and can feed you, let me propose to you later."

I couldn't say anything, I just tightened my arms around his waist, and whispered one sentence.

"I love you"

"Yeah I know"

"Yeah I know that you know it."

"Yeah I know that you know that I know it too."

hahaha we burst out laughing.

"Kiss me babe."

"With my pleasure."

Keenan cupped my cheek and pressed his soft lips to mine, we kissed... long and deep.

My tears melted, my heart felt like it was torn apart, and suddenly I no longer felt Keenan's lips, and when I opened my eyes I was already at the place where I met Uncle Angel earlier.

"Is it the time?" I asked Uncle Angel.

"Yeah..let's go now."

"Uncle can I ask a question?"

"Call me Brother, and yes what do you want to ask."

"Will they remember me?"

"No, you're just an unreal interlude in their lives, the goal is just to get you memories from high school right and you've got them, your life has nothing to do with theirs, so once you're gone, they'll forget about you."

Oh why does that sound so sad, but I think it's for the best.

"If you have no more questions then let's go."

The Uncle Angel made a dimensional hole and then walked towards it.

"Uncle one more question."

I followed him from behind, and entered the dimensional hole.

"What's Uncle's name?"

"I told you to call me brother, and my name is..."

THE END