Her.

Chapter 17 (Last Chapter)

Calix Jay’s POV

A hundred days have passed since the last time I saw your pretty face.

I was lying under the bed when someone suddenly opened the door.

A thousand lies have made me colder

And I don;t think I can look at this time the same.

An old woman slowly entered the room.

All the miles that separate

Disappear now when I'm dreaming’ Of your face.

I peeked and I saw her smiling who;e scanning the room. She’s old

But it still looks beautiful. I don’t know but she somehow looks familiar.

“Celeste,”

I’m here without you baby

But you're still in my lonely mind.

She sat at the edge of the bed. She put her hands on her chest and closed her eyes.

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.

I slowly walked from her back trying to recognize if it was really Celeste.

The more I get closer to her the more my heart beats louder. This is really Celeste.

I’m here without you baby

She slowly turned to look at me. We stared at each other for a brief second, I smiled at her.

Now I’m sure that she was really Celeste. She scanned me from head to toe. She cupped my cheeks and gave me a warm smile.

But you’re still with me in my dreams

And tonight girl, it’s only you and me.

She stared at me with teary eyes while smiling. It seemed like she didn’t expect to see me again.

“Hi, Celeste,” I said while smiling.

She cares about my cheeks. “CJ…” She whispered.

“Yeah. This is me, the monster inside of your bed,” I chuckled.

“You didn’t change at all. You still look young,”

“See? I’m right, I can’t be with you,”

“Yeah, the reason why our love story was kinda tragic,”

“But you made a new love story with Nathan,” I said. “By the way, How was he?”

“I loved him, He passed away 2 years ago,” She sadly said. “How about you? How are you?”

“Me? Still like this,” I said, still smiling at her.

We fall into a deafening silence for a minute.

“It’s like Peter Pan. Peter Pan didn;t aged at all but Wendy grew old,” she said

“But unlike Peter Pan, he can choose if he wants to stay young or grow old,”

“It’s worse than Romeo and Juliet, at least they got together,”

“Romeo can die and I can’t,”

The both of us started to cry the feeling that we’ve been holding back.

Celeste Huxley’s POV [Flashback]

I gave birth =, and I cried seeing my first child. I’m a mother now, Calix. I have a daughter now, her name is Ellie.

It was really hard to be a Mom but Nathan was always there for me.

I didn’t let you meet my daughter and you already know the reason right?

Because of so much sadness I’m feeling, I focused on showering my

Family with love. I can see that Ellie was growing up and Nathan and I were

Really proud because I know that we raised her.

I wanted to visit you everyday to know if you’re fine, to see you and to hear your voice. But I stopped myself because I don’t want to cry in front of you and I promised that I’ll be faithful to Nathan.

When my Mom and Dad died, I felt really sad that I couldn’t help but to run into my room and talk to you. I felt like a heavy weight was being lifted up against my shoulders because I know that you’re listening and I have someone to tell what I feel.

Many wondered why I didn’t sell this house and kept it vacant, even Nathan told me that we can live here and give Ellie my room but I didn’t agree.

Years have passed but I’m still in love with you, Calix. I know it’s not fair

For Nathan, I love someone aside from him. You’re my first

Love and he’s my current love. I know that he felt my love for him. I

Thought of telling him about you, but I’m afraid that he won’t believe me, So I let it be.

Time flies so fast. Ellie was on college now, her suitors visit our house

And maybe someone caught her eyes.

Ellie graduated and had a job. There was this fear that one day, I’ll

Wake up and Ellie was marrying someone.

My relationship with Nathan got deeper, see? We love each other but I can’t forget about

You Calix.

The day that I feared the most came. Ellie was now marrying someone. Can you imagine a little girl whom I was carrying, chasing after her because she might slip, the little girl who cried because of small things was now a woman, in love and marrying someone.

My tears fell down from her cheeks when I saw her walking on the aisle.

I’m happy that we succeeded in raising her.

Ellie had her own family. It’s only me and Nathan now. Ellie became a mother and I also became

A grandmother. She gave us two grandchildren that made us happy every time they visit us.

Nathan and I grew old together. He is my ‘grow old with you’, he became

My forever. Until one day, when we were sitting together in the balcony,

He held my hand.

“Thank you for everything,” He said with a smile plastered on his face.

“Thank you too,” I answered.

“I know that at first, I’m not really that one you love,” I was surprised.

“And I’m jealous of that person who you truly love,” He added. “I tried to find out who he was but I found nothing,” His hold tightened.

“They said that I was your first boyfriend and they don’t know anyone that you loved,”

“Nathan…”

“Celeste, Thank you, because I thought you'd break up with me because I’m not the one

Who you really love, but as time goes by, I can feel your love,”

A tear escape from my eyes while smiling at him. I didn’t regret that he’s the one that I chose. I can feel his love for me and Ellie. He’s a great husband and Father.

“I Love You, Celeste,” He whispered.

“I Love you too, Nathan,” I answered.

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“Hon, Wake up now. Drink your coffee,” I said and tapped him.

“Hon?” he still didn’t answer.

My heart beat fast because of nervousness. I checked him, I couldn't move, he wasn;t breathing anymore. He seemed like he’s just sleeping. I know that he died happily. I hugged his dead body while crying.

The miles just keep rollin’

As the people leave their way to say hello

I’ve heard this life is overrated

But I hope that it gets better as we go

Calix Jay’s POV

“With you, I learned that love is full of sacrifices,” I said and smiled at her.

“Calix…”

“Hmm?”

“I want to sleep,” She said.

I nodded at her. We both lied down, her back was facing me while I’m hugging her.

“I miss this feeling,” She whispered

“Same,”

I kissed her cheeks and forehead and we both fell asleep.

“Sweet dreams, Celeste,”

“Sweet dreams to you too, Calix,”

I’m here without you baby

But you’re still in my lonely mind.

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.

I’m here without you baby

But you’re still with me in my dreams.

And tonight. It’s only you and me.

Ellie Hutton’s POV

I came with my children to visit Mom but she wasn’t home, so I thought that she

Might be at the old house.

We drove our way to the said house. Mom had a room at this house that I’ve been

Dying to see but it was always locked.

I parked the car and came out. I was holding my children

Using both of my hands when we entered.

“Mom! Mom!” I yelled as we entered the house.

I roamed my eyes on the first floor but she wasn’t here. I left my children at the first floor

And proceed to the second floor.

“Stay here okay? I’ll just look for Mom.”

I checked every corner of the floor but I still couldn't find her. But there is only one room that I

Didn’t enter.

I made my way to the room and held its doorknob. I opened it and it and to my surprised,

It wasn’t locked.

I fully opened the door and saw her sleeping on the bed facing the side. I smiled when

I saw a bright smile on her face.

I scanned the room, her room was beautiful and her things from when she was just a kid and teenager were still her. Maybe she missed all these, that's why she came here alone.

I kneeled on the side of where she was facing and softly caressed her cheeks.

“Mom? Wake up now. Your grandchildren was here to see you,”

“Mom? Wake up, we’ll head home,”

“Mom?”

Until I realized that she wasn’t breathing anymore. I cried and ran my fingers on her hair.

“Mom, wake up. Let’s go home,”

“Goodbye, Mom,”

I hugged her tight while crying. I didn’t notice that my children followed me.

“Grandma, wake up. Let’s play,” My youngest child said.

“You’re grandma will rest now,” I told him.

“Until when will she rest? She promised to play with us, and why are you crying?” I smiled at them and hugged them both.

Calix Jay’s POV

Few minutes after I woke up, I noticed that Celeste wasn’t moving nor breathing anymore. My tears suddenly fell and hugged her even tighter. She’s gone, and I know that wherever she is right, she’s happy.

“I Love you, Celeste,” I whispered near her ears

After a while, I heard her daughter calling for her. I hid myself under the bed as she entered the room. She tried to wake Celeste up but later realized that she was gone. Her children followed her, a girl and a boy. After a minute, the room was filled with pained sobs.

I was silently crying under the bed, my heart wanted to explode with

So much pain. It’s hard to cry silently when they took Celeste out.

Our love was tragic. Our love has the wrong timing. What if we met at the right time? Where everything was okay and not complicated. Maybe I’ll be the one who you married and not him.

But love isn’t love without pain. The good thing of all this was you loved him, he loved you, you loved each other.

At least we had a once upon a time but sadly didn’t have a happy ending.

We both loved each other, and that is what matters.

Ending….

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