SCENE 33
Three weeks, Rose dared to visit her friend's grave. The last three weeks were her toughest period, the times she was at the bottom of life. Cheryl's departure brought deep sorrow to all those left behind.
Now, their association is no longer what it used to be. Everything is no longer the same, and there is only an emptiness they feel.
Rose was squatting in front of Cheryl's grave, staring emptily. There was nothing she did, apart from sitting there in the time she couldn't determine when she could accept this cruel fate.
Cheryl Anastasia.
A cheerful girl with many wounds in her heart. However, she acted silly to entertain others.
"How long haven't I seen you?" asked Rose, holding the headstone. Yes, her eyes were still swollen, and she cried day and night. Sometimes, Rose wakes up in the middle of the night crying like crazy, making all her family worry that she has a mental breakdown.
"Cher, tomorrow Juna will join the trial for your case. What do you want a crasher like? Did he die too? In prison-like what? I came asking for answers, and we are all the best, Cher. If I, I want to ask you to come back, Cher? I hope all this is still a prank. I'm sorry, Cher, but I can not be sincere with all this. I'm sorry, can not let go of me comrades. I miss you, Cher. "
Rose's tears could no longer be stopped. She has not been able to give up until this moment. Cheryl just like that, without saying goodbye.
"Oh yeah, this is funny. You must know already that the one is Aldo. Don't you believe it? All this time, he's been trying to make you happy. Yes, he must have been hit. I swear, you mean Cher went for someone else. Sad. You're evil, Cher. " Roared Rose while rummaging the land. She often fantasized about jumping into Cheryl's grave and waking her up. Rose is sure Cheryl is just sleeping, and there will be a frog prince who will come to kiss her, and everything will return to normal.
"I even watched Princess again, for your sake Cher. I Hope you only eat apples from evil witches, and after that, you wake up again. Stupid me?" Rose laughed wryly while wiping her tears. Lots of things she wanted to tell Cheryl but, Cheryl was silent. Cheryl never replied to all of her words. Cheryl was evil. Cheryl had the heart to let Rose talk to herself like crazy.
"I thought we would graduate together. Marry together, have children together, then our children, we will match up like in novels. Our novels are different, my friends. Our story is not a happy ending, even though you may be happy up there. " Rose looked up at the sky, and she always felt that Cheryl was a resident of the sky now.
Rain greeted her. Rose smiled, even though her tears were still dripping.
"Cher ... I know, you heard. Happy there, friends, sorry if I'm mean sometimes. I'm sorry, all the bad words I used to say. You must be pretty now, right?" shouted Rose while looking up at the sky, the rain is getting wetter on her body, but there is a sense of pleasure and satisfaction in itself. She is free to cry and even scream without fear of other people thinking he is crazy.
"Hug me once, Cher. Goodbye, after this I will go back to college. I, too, will comfort your mother. Happy friends, your Mom will be happy. Here, she is still sad. Cher is still not sincere, but I know you are happy there. Thank you. Thank you already wants to be friends with me, who is evil. Cheryl will be my best friend forever, my best friend who is beautiful and most cheerful. Bye Cheryl ..." Rose closed her eyes while hugging herself. She could feel Cheryl's presence there. Rose felt goosebumps all over her body. The girl's body was shaking. Cheryl is here. Cheryl is in front of her.
Suddenly Rose felt a warm hug that made her body no longer wet. The girl was reluctant to open her eyes because she would only be disappointed.
"Come home. You'll be sick later," said Juna, hugging Rose and holding an umbrella. The man escorted his lover and let Rose let out all her complaints.
"Cheryl ..." Rose cried while hugging Juna. Juna finally brought Rose back before she fainted or fell ill. After three weeks of their ups and downs, they should be able to accept everything sincerely, not make things worse.
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"Why do you love flowers?" Delisha asked Cheryl, who was busy digging the ground to plant roses. This time, roses are red because Cheryl already has a collection of pink and yellow before.
"Roses are beautiful flowers, and my friend's name is Rose." Cheryl giggled, covering the thorny stem with black earth and watering it. Cheryl has a hobby, planting flowers behind their house. And Delisha certainly doesn't have to forbid it because she likes whatever Cheryl does.
"Last week, I planted what flowers, Mom?"
"Yesterday, you planted white Daisy. Before that, there was chrysanthemum, and already there is Lily." Delisha was absent because she was assigned to remember the names of the flowers Cheryl planted.
Cheryl nodded understandingly. "Today, remember Mom, roses. And, maybe tomorrow I want to plant corpse flowers, can you?" Delisha just shook her head. There is her daughter's behavior. However, she is happy that Cheryl is doing useful and positive activities.
"Plant, another flower."
"I like the flowers when they bloom, lots of bright colors. So excited to see it."
"Sunflower," Delisha suggested. Cheryl nodded, taking off her mud-covered gloves. After this, Delisha will see a garden full of Cheryl's work flowers.
"Okay, Mom. Anyway, Mom, keep on remembering, if I don't have time to flush, please flush it, and give fertilizer once a week." Delisha nodded and smiled at Cheryl. The girl was getting excited day by day. She is always cheerful and looks like she will never fade.
"What dreams this time?" Ayden asked. Delisha just cried, shaking her head. Cheryl always came in every sleep. She always dreamed of her daughter without stopping.
"S-he, plant flowers. Lots of flowers, and order to water the flowers." Delisha burst into tears. There were, of course, strange sweet dreams that made it hard to forget Cheryl and stop grieving. Delisha will continue to mourn the loss of her daughter and be hurt.
"Want to eat?" Ayden offered. Delisha just shook her head, and her days are just like this, filled with longing and wounds that will never go away.
"I want to plant flowers."
"Yes, we can buy the ingredients."
"Eat first, and then we can buy it later." Delisha stood up, though her entire body was weak. She walked to the back of her house, saw the location where Cheryl planted flowers. And exactly what she dreamed, it is still clear what clothes Cheryl is wearing this time. Keep the white and blue blend simple and Cheryl's long, straight hair that she's let loose today. Delisha finally sat down and started crying again. Cheryl's departure hit her badly.
"What flowers do you want to plant?" Ayden asked, patting Delisha's shoulder. The woman just shook her head. All the dreams were still vividly remembered, and she did not miss every second. Cheryl, that smile never goes away, always adorns her beautiful smile.
"We can even plant flowers on her grave." Delisha shook her head. Don't ever tell her to go to the tomb. Never! Forever, Delisha will hate that sacred place because it will make her life worse off.
"Eat first. I ordered the food earlier." Delisha saw the man beside her. From a long time ago, this man had always comforted and protected her even though he was the one who destroyed everything.
Ayden just sat there in silence, not that he was not sad. If he is also weak like Delisha, who can strengthen that woman? Sometimes Ayden prayed, that Cheryl would be included in her dreams. There never was. Ayden certainly regretted being a bad father. Forever, Cheryl would never consider himself a father. And maybe he doesn't deserve that. Father's name is too holy for his sinful self.
Unconsciously, Ayden wiped Delisha's tears in the corners of her eyes. Ah, why should there be regrets in life? Or why do regrets always come late? The man swallowed his saliva roughly. He was also devastated by all of this, and he felt tormented by all the things that happened to him.
"So eat?" Ayden asked. The man took a deep breath and steeled himself. Every night, he always spent reading one sheet of Cheryl's diary. Ayden will not understand in one night how guilt and regret when he saw every word that sounded so sincere from his daughter. Ayden knows Cheryl is lonely. Very.
Two adults were silent while contemplating life with deep regret for neglecting their beautiful daughter.
God always has a way so that every person who has done something wrong will regret his every action. Cheryl's departure brought sorrow to everyone she knew.
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Aldo sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Cheryl's smiling face. No wonder this girl is indeed beautiful. Her smile was so sincere, even though Cheryl's mouth beat a slamming firecracker, but it was radiating that smile if it was true sincerity.
"Hey, stupid girl. Why should you go? If you go, then who will I match with?"
Aldo rubbed the photo sheet and began to lay down, and the man was grieving. And he don't know anymore, to heal his heart, which is grieving at the loss of his idol.
Aldo saw Cheryl's smile. The boy kept rubbing the face, hoping Cheryl would glare at him and call him harsh or swear at him.
Yes, Aldo broke off his relationship with Auri because he knew that his heart was more inclined towards a noisy girl who sometimes irritated him, but when the girl was not around, Aldo missed him.
Aldo broke off Auri because he was not in an LDR relationship. The classic reason, because he did not get the chemistry of this beautiful and mature woman. For some reason, his heart preferred the stove.
"Ah, stupid girl. Want to be happy? Why go?" cursed Aldo, got up, and sat on the bed. Now that everyone is gone, their lives are not as fun as they used to be. Cheryl took all the joy away.
"Hope you always happy stupid girl." Aldo closed his eyes by holding the photo until this habit disappeared from him.
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This time, Delisha bought the white Daisy flower first. Delisha hugged the flower pots with love, don't get scuffed.
After this, she will take good care of herself, like taking care of his child. Should Delisha name Malika?
"Should you give me the name Cheryl the flowers?"
Ayden turned and shook his head. "Does like child want to be likened to a flower?"
"Flowers are beautiful. So, name Cheryl junior, Cheryl senior, Cheryl's daughter, Mom Cheryl." Delisha cried again. Whatever she does, it is always interspersed with crying. The flower officer was surprised to see a buyer who was sobbing when she saw the flowers. However, the shopkeepers already understood, there was even crazier than Delisha. Every day to the flower shop to water it, it was even suggested to bring the flower home, but the gray-haired grandmother shook her head. And no one knows what the reason is.
"Come on, let's plant flowers." Delisha was still hugging the pot and stroking it.
"But ... We can't go on like this, Lisha." Delisha chose to ignore the voice and looked outside. Rain accompanied their every step.
"Cheryl, mom already bought flowers. Don't feel lonely anymore, and mom will always be with Cheryl. Mom never left Cheryl, maybe all this time. You've always felt lonely. I'm sorry, baby." Hearing Delisha's moaning, Ayden also shed tears. Yes, both of them were devastated by all of this.
Ayden finally chose to pull over his car, rather than something untoward happened.
"Cheryl will always be with us. Here." Ayden took Delisha's hand and pointed at the woman's chest. Yes, both of them were hit and in a state of a slump.
Delisha just cried. Ayden grabbed the woman and took her in his arms. The two of them cried together. Somehow Cheryl would have felt if she were still there and seeing her biological parents like this. Should she be sad or happy? Didn't Cheryl want complete happiness? Own a family. A family that Cheryl considers only a myth because Cheryl has never felt the meaning of a family. She never completely felt life, except for the loneliness that always accompanies him. Don't forget Meredith. Meredith is one of Cheryl's most treasured remains.
"Ready to plant flowers?" Ayden asked when he saw that Delisha had calmed down. The woman wiped her eyes and nodded. Yes, flowers will be her consolation, flowers as a substitute for Cheryl. Even though Cheryl is still in her heart, but ... Delisha doesn't want to keep making Cheryl sad because she can't let Cheryl go.
"We will do whatever our children ask first. When she wants to go or want goods, we will buy them."
Delisha pulled Ayden in his arms again, and she was fragile. And all this they did to make up for the past mistake of neglecting their daughter's development. And both of them will make up for all that, hoping that both of them can be sincere and not continue to be eroded by guilt and regret.
Ayden will see a list of his daughter's wish list and be fulfilled as much as possible. Cheryl will become a favorite child, even though her figure can no longer be reached.
Maybe ... Cheryl's departure to unite two people who separated for a long time only because of a misunderstanding.
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Maybe, after this, we will see how they got up and finished.
I did not expect to be able to make this sad end storyππππ. Actually I'm not strong enough. But I keep on writingΒ sad story ππππ
