Last night, I went to bed scared and feeling pretty alone.
I’d gotten scared, because remembering a promise before I lost him. He’d promised he’d remember me, and for a few reasons I was suddenly scared that he couldn’t, that maybe he really was completely gone, or at least any part of him that would know or care about me. I’d gotten very upset, wondering if I was the only thing, in this world or any other, who had held on to those memories. Who still holds them close, who still cherishes them.
I didn’t sleep well because of it. Woke up in tears for the first time in a while, afraid of having angered and disappointed a few people.
Shook it off. Pulled myself together. Decided to wear a few things with feathers on them today- felt like I needed the reminders.
First class, was distracted and out of it. On the way to my second class, started bickering with Lync again- he was trying to make it worse. Twist the knife. Say how of course he couldn’t remember, of course he wouldn’t remember me. Saying that everything we’d had was meaningless, that it was nothing. And that was when I decided that no, it didn’t make a difference if he could remember me or not. Because I remember him. I remember how he made me feel, I remember what he wanted for me and what we had. I remember that love. I remember him. So it all meant something, meant the world, if only to me.
My second class went by quickly and was interesting... Though when I left, my heart about stopped. My ipod has been dying at startup, so I tend to leave it on low during classes- which means I get some random songs whenever I put it back on to listen. This time, it was Vanilla Twilight of all things. “And I’ll forget the world that I knew, but I swear I won’t forget you. Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past, I’d whisper in your ear: Oh darling, I wish you were here.” I’d associated the song with him before he was gone, and that verse in particular had me bawling on my way to my next class. I was a mess. I knew it was stupid, but a part of me was saying “I hear you” in response. A part of me was grabbing for it to have meant something more, while the other was bitterly reminding me that it was just a coincidence.
...
Made it through that class, then came home for a bit. I’ve never been super social, but I’d set up a time to study with a couple random classmates for an exam that’s coming up. Went to that for a few hours, and on the way back was thinking of him, and how badly I wished I’d had something to hold onto that was from him. A memento sort of thing, a charm, anything. I came to the conclusion that my feather trinkets would have to suffice, cause I obviously wasn’t going to be able to receive anything from him or even voice the idea these days. Then I decided to take the bus- something I usually never do, because I prefer to walk.
I’m still not sure why I did. But.
This rambling has a point. Because as I walked home from the bus stop, something caught my eye underfoot. And I did a double-take because it looked like one of my wing/feather charms, but bigger. About an inch an a half long instead of my little centimeter ones. So I turned around and... It was. It was just a small, silver-looking wing charm. Just... sitting there. Not broken or damaged any way I can see, and just... really obviously visible.
....
I know it’s silly to think it’s from him. But the series of impulses and choices meaning that I would go by where it was and find it...
Well.
I feel like there’s something out there to thank. I hear you. I get it. I’ll hold on to this charm for a bit... I’ll try not to doubt your promise so much. Thanks, Universe.