|63| the unkown

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I stand at the graves of the four most important people in my life

My parents,

Aaron,

And Henry...who past away six years ago.

I feel the wind flowing through my hair, I close my eyes Basking in the warmth of the sun and cool breeze around me,

Even after twelve long years, Aaron has never gone away from within my heart, physically and figuratively,

I haven't loved anyone since him, it was too difficult to date, no one compared to him, and no one ever would, so instead, I lived life for him,

I traveled to as many places as I could, documenting it all, I'd try my hardest to have a good time, to make joyful memories as I would try new foods and learn about different cultures,

But I'd always drift to the memories of Aaron and I traveling, and then my solo travels seemed bland in comparison.

I tried smiling, and I attempted to be fully happy, but no matter what I would do, I had this hole that would never be filled since Aaron left,

Nothing would replace the love that Aaron so freely had for me, and showed me.

I spend about an hour more at the cemetery, until I decide to walk to a nearby coffee shop,

On the way there I get so lost in thought that I don't see someone in front of me and I bump into them,

"Gosh, I'm so sorry I didn't see you there" I laugh awkwardly as I hold onto the person's arms for stability

"You're good sunshine" the man chuckles,

I freeze, my whole body went numb

That voice...

Sunshine.

Sunshine.

Sunshine.

I look up slowly, almost terrified to see who's in front of me,

When I get the courage to finally look up, I'm met with those piercing blue eyes that I have longed to see for twelve years,

"Aaron..." I choke out, tears immediately filling my eyes at the sight of him,

"Hi, sunshine" he smiles softly as he watches me,

No. Way.

"How?-I don't-" my attempt at speaking is a complete failure when I stumble over my words,

Confusion...utter confusion fills my body, and so many questions are running through my mind.

"I missed you" he breathes out as his smile widens

Tears, they fall freely down my cheeks and I don't attempt to wipe them away because with every tear that falls another is close behind,

"I-I missed you too" I barely choke out over my sob,

I don't even have to think, I just lunge into his arms, finally feeling his warm body and peaceful presence,

The second we touch voices are heard in the background, almost muffled,

"Clear," a loud voice says

Tingles erupt in my chest up and down and up my body,

"Time of death...6:54 pm" another voice sighs after they speak,

"What's happening Aaron?" I whisper in confusion

"You're coming home" He grins as his thumb gently brushes up and down my cheek

"Are we...dead right now?" I ask

He shrugs slightly "maybe-but I don't remember a moment I've ever felt more alive" his grin is blinding making me cry more,

I hug him tightly "I missed you so much"

The pure relief of his touch at this moment is unlike anything, the feel of his body close to mine, his hands holding me safely to his body,

"I missed you too my pretty girl, now let's go I have someone I want you to meet" he smiles kissing my cheek,

We walk hand in hand until we arrive at a beach, I look over to the side and see a boy sitting in the sand playing and making a sand Castle,

I look over at Aaron with a curious expression,

"Vanessa...meet our son" he softly smiles

I look at the beautiful dark-haired boy with his father's piercing blue eyes,

"Daddy! Is this mommy, is she finally home?" The little boy jumps from his spot and runs over to us,

"Yes, now go hug your mom" Aaron nods over to me

The little boy,

My son, Lunges into my arms as I cry, this is the baby I lost the night Aaron found out about my heart.

This is my Angel.

"He's beautiful" I whisper watching him run over to show me his sand castle, shovels, and whatnot

We stand in comfortable silence as we both watch our son show us his sand Castle,

After a moment we walk both to the water and I take a deep breath in "why now? Why did I die today" I ask

"My heart couldn't beat for you any longer...we missed you and it was time" Aaron shrugs with a small smile

My eyes focus on a figure in the ocean "Is that-Henry?"

Aaron laughs, the sound I missed so much "yeah"

We both laugh and Aaron hugs me to his chest, we just stand in each others presence, in each other's arms,

Peacefully,

But then...a moment later everything hurts and I feel like I can't breathe,

"What happening to mommy?" Our child asks Aaron

"I don't know" Aaron replies in worry

I fall into darkness slowly feeling like I'm dying all over again, except terribly painful this time,

"No, stay awake" Aaron yells

"Please" he whispers

After a moment of me not responding he yells once again

"Wake up"

"Wake up," he says again

But I can't...

It's too difficult.

----notes---

I know this bonus chapter y'all won't wanna read...but I promise it'll get better🧍🏼‍♀️

Kinda no comment again.

Sorry for the short chapter! I'm super tired and I have a migraine so this is as good as it's going to get when it comes to the length of this chapter,

I'm pretty sure this is the shortest chapter I have ever written...at least in this story (I know that my story is a piece of cake most of the chapters were about one thousand words, but this story has mostly been long chapters.)

Hope you're enjoying the story so far! I know some of you guys are probably sending me silent death wishes right now...yikes!!! But oh well I love receiving comment either way😏

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