UNDYING LOVE

"I love you... I love you very much... I'll cherish you more than anything else in this world... so will you accept my feelings for you...?" Derek asked

'This was the best day ever in my life.I never imagined that my one sided love of 9 years would have such a sweet ending' Stella thought to herself as her eyes were filled with tears as she accepted his confession

"Yes, I do" Stella answered hugging him and crying.

"Thank you... Thank you so much Stella for accepting me! I swear to love you and never leave you alone!" Derek exclaimed heaving a Sigh of relief and happiness as he got my reply.

A year has passed since that lovely confession of Derek and he fulfilled everything that he had promised to this day and today was the day we celebrate our first anniversary of being lovers. 'I wonder what gift Derek would give me ☺Hehe I'm so excited 😆' I said to myself as I saw him approaching me.

"Hi Baby! You arrived a bit late today...that's surprising since you always arrived early !"

".....Sorry " Derek answered.

"It's OK.. but then you coming late to our first anniversary.... that's something to speak about😏😏"

We spoke for a long time and went to all the places that we had decided to go on our date...but I noticed that Derek seemed a bit off in all our conversations that we had....ignoring that... I enjoyed the date to my fullest and finally we went inside a café to have a hot Cappuccino.

"Derek.... you seem a bit out of it today.. what's the matter dea? "

"Hoo.... do I...Stella.... I have something to tell you... can you please listen to me..?"

"Yes, of course " I answered seeming all excited at what would he speak about... would it be about our anniversary or about how much he loved me as he always did or about the anniversary gift...

"Let's break up" Derek said to me in a low voice as if contemplating on whether he should have said that or not.

"W-What....?" I answered confused at his sudden words.

"I said,Let's break up." He said,now with firmness in his words.

"Hey.... what exactly are you saying dea...?... If this is a joke it's not fun at all OK?! " I answered in shock.

"I'm not joking. Let's move apart.... I'm sorry.... but I don't love you anymore... "

As I heard his hurtful words, I felt as if my hear was broken into pieces and shattered. I never knew that it would have been so painful.His every word stabbed my chest as if he were trying to rip it apart. It felt suffocating so much that I couldn't breathe. I had not even thought in my dreams that this would have been the anniversary gift I would receive from him. And as I came back to my senses after hearing his words I mustered up all my strength and asked him with trembling words.

"W-Why.... would you break up with me...? ...Have I done something wrong

...Please ....tell me.... I'll be sure to correct it... just tell me... " I asked desperately.

"No.... you haven't done anything wrong.... it's just.... I don't love you anymore.... "

"......" When I heard those words I felt as if my whole world came to an end.. the thousands of dreams we said we would fulfil together all broke out with just his few words and before I could notice tears started to drip down from my eyes.Derek moved towards me and held my cheeks as If trying to comfort me.

"Don't cry.... I'll feel bad.... really it's not your fault... I just.... don't love you anymore... I'm really sorry... "

"Don't act like you care for me...after what you've just told me! *sniff* " I screamed trying to push him away from me with all my strength and contrary to that he pulled me towards him and hugged him.

"Sorry really....you know there's no point in us staying together if we don't love each other right? "

"......*sniff*..."

"Don't cry.....".Derek lifted my cheek and kissed as if indicating it as our final farewell kiss and even as we kissed I could feel the bitter sensation that came from that kiss.After a while we finally moved apart and both of us panting and trying to catch our breath after that kiss. Derek made me lean against his chest.... his body felt warm enough to comfort me even with that heartbreaking words of his.

"You are really too cruel Derek!...If I knew I would end up like this I would have never gotten together with you! *sniff* "

"......"

"W-Why just why....? " I asked pathetically.

"......I'll get going now...i hope you can calm down and don't be sad for long... I'm really sorry for all this" Derek said as he got up to leave.

"W-Wait" I pulled him down involuntarily.

"......What happened...? "

"Derek.... please don't leave me... please.... I love you.... I'll break apart if you leave me like this.... please don't do this to me" I begged him desperately as if my last attempt to stop him from leaving me.

" *sigh*....Stella.... if I don't leave you... I'll hurt you more...."

"I don't care!!! " I yelled at him.

Derek slightly shoved my hand away that had held his one end of the coat.

" I'm leaving... goodbye.... I hope you live your life well.... farewell "

And as Derek left the place I tried to get up and catch on to him but I couldn't even move my body because of the shock I just received. My whole body felt numb..i never knew that breaking up with someone you love was so painful.On the beautiful day of Christmas on our first anniversary I never knew that I would receive such a splendid gift that it would totally make my heart freeze. I cried there in the café until hours.

<8 YEARS LATER>

"Stella, congratulations on your wedding."

"Gwen.... your late with your wishes.... it has already been a month after my wedding"

"C'mon girl, you know I couldn't attend it due to my work abroad"

"Ya Ya.... I'll forgive you"

"So then.... how is Zen....is he good to you?.... "Gwen asked.

"He is good to me... in fact too good to me"

"Chill girl....have you still not forgotten about Derek yet? "

"...."I froze for a second there when I heard Derek's name.

"Babe.... I know it's unfortunate... but move on girl.... you never knew that something like that would have happened to him"

"Gwen.... it's not about whether it was unfortunate or not.... it's just that we ended it just like that..... I never asked him the real reason as to why he left me...instead I got to hear it from others. I really hate myself for that.... if.... only if.... I had stopped him and asked him that day.... atleast I wouldn't feel have felt so guilty.

"It's OK.... you still love him....? "

"......I have never forgotten him....i can never love anyone else in this life"

"Girl..... you're Zen's wife now.... "

"Gwen... Zen already knows that I can only love Derek in this life.... he agreed to this marriage knowing that fact "

"......*sigh*...alright"

"So.... U'll never love Zen?"

"I.... have told him that I'll be his good partner and a friend"

".....Hm.... "

"Honestly....i still feel like crying whenever I think of Derek.....if he had just come out and spoken about his illness and that he had little time left with him.... I would have surely spent the remaining time with him by making precious memories." I said it with tears filling my eyes.

" OK...... *slightly pats Stella*....everything will be fine.. "

"I couldn't accept that he left me and was totally devasted... at the same time I felt anger and hatred towards him... for leaving me in such horrible pain and himself not having a single ounce of remorse....but I never knew that..... he did all that for me..... *sniff*.....so that I wouldn't feel the pain when he left me alone in this world..... he would rather bare my hatered for him than me bring sad.... I.... was such a fool.... to not have noticed it.... how sad must he have been.... when he asked to break up with me... even along with the pain from his illness....i'm so ashamed of myself...."

"Cool down..... it's fine.... everything is fine.... "Gwen tried to comfort me.

"If only.... only if.... I had been together with him during his last breath and said that I loved him as much as he loved me.... *sniff*.....atleast he would have left this world with ease....*sniff*.....i regret it so much.... I just hate myself... "

" ......*hugs Stella*....Its gonna be alright girl.... he surely wouldn't want you to suffer so much...he would feel bad if you were like this.....be happy atleast for his sake.... "

"......I guess you're right.... *Looks towards the sky*.....Derek... I'm sorry for not understanding you more....ill try to be happy for your sake.... we'll surely be together in our next life..."

When I first met her... she was so dazzling bright... a girl so different from me... I couldn't help but fall in love with her at first sight because of her bright personality and beautiful soul.It was the happiest day of my whole life when she agreed to become my girlfriend.I swore to myself that I would never let her feel sad when she's with me...I had made a lot of imaginations about our future ....how we were gonna spend it. how I'll tell her that I love her everyday.... and much more....

It was one week before our first anniversary.... when my headache had gotten worse and so I went to the hospital to have a checkup and that lead to a shocking turn in my life.... the doctor said that I was contracted with a terminal illness and I had very short time left with me....when I heard the doctor's words.... all the promises that I had made to Stella flashed infront of me....the only way I had to not make her feel sad was to leave her telling that I don't love her anymore even if it would hurt me.....

"Derek, You're late! " Stella screamed as always... and even her pouting face was so adorable that I would have given God anything else if he would let me stay with her forever.

"I'm sorry... I'm late... " I replied.

"Alright then,let's enjoy our first anniversary to the fullest! "Stella exclaimed.

"....Hm.... "

After some hours of enjoyment we went to a café and it was finally the time where I could tell her to break up.

"Derek.... you look a bit off today"

".....Oh... do I now? " I asked feeling lost at how fast she could read my mind everytime. It breaks my heart to break up with her like this.

"Stella.... I have something to tell you.... listen to me OK....? "

"Yep! "

And as I told her about breaking up with me I could feel her heart being shredded to pieces because of me.... I swore that I would never make her feel sad even a bit... but I was the person hurt the most in her life. When I saw her cry... I couldn't help but curse myself and God for the cruel fate he had given us.I hugged her tightly telling myself 'A little more....just a little more... I wont be greedy... I'll only hug her a bit...'

But when I saw her begging me desperately to not leave her... I couldn't help but kiss her and feel her for the one last time... I really wished time would stop like this forever never moving forward and thus our farewell concluded with a kiss.I got up to leave and I was walking away..

"W-Wait... don't leave!" Stella screamed.

The look she had on her face crushed my heart totally and with all my might I shoved out her hand and walked away.My body felt a complete chill when I walking away.... I wanted to hug her and tell her how much I loved her... how much I wanted us to be together.... but I was too afraid that I would turn greedy and want to be with her more.... and just like that... I left her there alone...and before I knew tears trickled down my eyes and there was only one thing I could tell at that time

"FAREWELL MY DEAR STELLA..... LET'S BE TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER IN OUR NEXT LIVES.....I LOVE YOU"

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