“Don’t leave me Kirsten, I can’t bear to watch you dying!!!” Nikka said while crying. Kirsten touches nikka’s face and said “Just take care of your self and always remember that I LOVE YOU SO MUCH more than you ever know!”. Kirsten tried to stand from his bed and hug nikka, he slowly lift nikka’s chin until their eyes meet and look her intently in the eye, he lean closer to nikka’s face and he brush his lips against her passionately.
Nikka’s tears fall while still sleeping until she notice that there’s a man standing in front of her bed (the man inside her dream) watching her. He has a dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a little bit taller than Nikka his name is Kirsten ‘KIRSTEN FORD’.
Nikka woke up with shocking face, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!” Nikka said.
“Your mom told me to go upstairs and wake you up” Kirsten replied.
“ Yeah, but do you know how to knock a door?” Nikka said with big eyes.
“ I knock it maybe 100 times but you’re not responding, so what do you think I’m going to do?” he said sarcastically. Nikka lidded her eyes while looking on kirsten.
“Why are you staring at me like that? he said.
Are you not afraid that it’s our grade 12 first day of class and yet we’re late? He continued.
Nikka realize that it’s their first day of class with his best friend kirsten.
“ GOOOOOSHHH! Oh no,I need to hurry up just wait me downstairs and I’ll finish my thing as fast as I can” nikka said.
After 30 minutes, Nikka and Kirsten went to school and search their name in every section. Kirsten’s classroom is a bit far from Nikka’s classroom. The school bell’s ring so they both go to their respective classrooms. After school 3:30 PM, Nikka go over at Kirsten’s house.
“hey, what’s up?” nikka say coming in
“hey, ready for some fun? Kirsten’s sister says getting closer to nikka.
“You’re not coming Fiona.” kirsten say crossing his arms looking at her sister
“But why? I already clean my room, do my laundry and washed the dishes, I almost clean the entire house. Why can’t I go with you?” Fiona protested.
Kirsten pull Fiona’s ear closer to his mouth and say “I had prepared something for Nikka”.
“Whaaaaaat? Is that what you said to me years ago?” Fiona whisper.
“Yes, so just stay here, okay?” Kirsten eyes wink.
“Omo! Are you going to confessed to her later?” Fiona whisper excitingly.
“shhhhh, yeah!” kirsten eyes became bigger. “Okay, Awieeeeeeee!” Fiona teased
Kirsten told Nikka that Fiona cannot go because Fiona just realize that her friends are coming. Kirsten brought his Harley Davidson Motorcycle and went somewhere down the road sightseeing but as soon as the motorcycle stop at the beach. Nikka expected that there were a lot of people partying with the disco lights on and the music on but instead, she saw a lot of candles that are in heart shape and a bunch of roses above the table. She was confused why she is there and what are those, and then she turn around and she saw a man who’s kneeling in front of her and watching her.
“ What are you doing, stand up. What are we doing here?” nikka asked.
“Why am I here? What is this Kirsten?” she continued
Kirsten hands are shaking, preparing for the words that he want to say.
“I know that you’re in shock right now”. (chuckles) he said.
“ But… I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH NIKKA… just as you are. I don’t know of all people in this world my heart only beats for you, you’re the only person that gives light to me, you’re the person that my heart wants to and I cannot control it, I just love you for no reason” he sweetly say.
“Kirsten, it’s not a joke please be serious!” she say
“I LOVE YOU NIKKA” he say
Nikka was stun of what Kirsten said to her, so he slowly stand up and level his face to Nikka and sweetly kiss her on the lips. He thought that Nikka would restrain from kissing at him but instead, Nikka kiss back passionately.
After six years, Nikka and Kirsten are talking and laughing at the couch when he suddenly making weird faces and holding to his stomach.”What happen, are you okay babe? nikka asked. He leans over then throws up . She quickly get up and help him. The next day kirsten notice that he has a lot of rashes and bruises so he decided to go for check up alone. He is on ongoing blood test until the final results came out.
“What happened to me, doc?” kirsten asked
“Why did I suddenly puke yesterday and this morning I have a lot of rashes and bruises?” he continued
The doctors expressionless face, face him and calmly say “ I’m sorry Mr. Ford, but you have a leukemia.”
“What! a LEUKEMIA?” his dazed face replied.
Kirsten put his hand in his face and groans. He run as fast as he can and later did he realize that his in the rooftop shouting and screaming.
“No, this is not true… tell me it’s not true… of all people why me? I did not do anything wrong but why? I have lots of plans for my future family, for nikka and for my sister” he said while crying. HOW CAN I DO ALL OF THAT IF I’M DEAD? HUH! HOW?” he said while kneeling looking at the sky
Kirsten is still thinking about his condition as he walk down the stairs, he realize that Nikka and Fiona shouldn’t know about this because he doesn’t want to repeat what happened to his parents years ago.
A 12 years old Kirsten heard his mom and dad talking. What he heard had shocked him. When his dad said “ If you’re going to die darling, I will too” Kristopher said
“No, you won’t how about our children” Faustina replied
“ I know but I just love you so much and I cannot lose you” Kristopher replied
One month after his mom was buried, As Kirsten walk through the hall way of their corridors he notice that the door of his father’s room was a bit open and then he open it widely, he saw his father laying on the floor. Then he check his pulse but it’s not working anymore.
Kirsten came home still thinking “ I’m not going to tell Fiona not even Nikka, I’m afraid that if they know, they will also kill themselves because of love for me, so maybe I’m breaking up with nikka for it will not that hard for us.” he said it through his mind. And suddenly his phone rings
. “Hi, babe where have you been? I’ve been calling you a lot of times!” Nikka answer.
“ I’m sorry but I sleep the whole day” he said. “ Is your tummy alright?” she asked.
“I’m sorry Nikka but I’m breaking up with you” he softly said.
“WHAT? Why do you suddenly think and say that? How come…” Nikka replied.
“ I’m sorry Nikka but I don’t love you anymore and I want to end this stupid relationship” he said.
“STUPID!? After all we’ve been through its just stupid for you, tsk.” she replied angrily
“I’m sorry “ he said and ended the call
After 1 year Kirsten’s hair are starting to fall down and his nose are frequently bleeding, he is really pale. He currently living in his condo where he is all alone. As he tried to phone his close friend Rico but he can’t because of his weak strength, the door open surprisingly and he saw the face that he’d been yearning for, the face that he misses so much, that he wanted to kiss and hug for a long time. “Kirsten” Nikka said and run towards kirsten and hug him tightly while crying.
“ Why didn’t you tell me about your condition?” Nikka asked.
Kirsten pushes Nikka away and said “ Why are you here?, How did you find me?, Who told you to come here?, I don’t need you here! Can’t you understand that I don’t love you anymore! Are you dumb?”
“Did you know that your sister help me to find ways just to find you? We’re worried and she told me that she will find way to find you so she thought that Rico is the answer your best friend, who knows where you are and thank God Rico told Fiona where you are!” Nikka said.
“What’s the used of you being here? I’m dying soon!” he said.
“NO, I know that you know that you can do it! Can’t you believe on yourself? You can fight this thing” Nikka replied.
“I always believe in you, I always do, I just don’t believe in myself and I’m afraid that if I won’t tell you my situation and when my time comes it will be hard for you to forget me and I know you will get hurt badly” he said.
“This is not just your battle, it is also ours. If you die without even trying it just feels like you don’t give importance to our sacrifices and feelings for you, I thought you love us, why can’t you fight for us? You’re not alone, we’re here and we will fight this together.” after Nikka saying those words, she hug him tightly and tears starts to fall down.
Kirsten realize that there are people who loves and support him unconditionally despite of his condition, so Kirsten undergone surgery and took his medication and then later he survive leukemia. A year after, Kirsten and Nikka got married and have their 3 children. Kirsten also dedicated himself to visit a hospital once a week to help those leukemia patients to continue fighting and not giving up. His family also supports on what he is doing because they believe that every person deserves to live in this challenging but beautiful world given by God.
