15 Shared Sunset

There was no other way to save her but to kill her. Ironic, I know, but I couldn't bring myself to accept it. For like me, she was a victim of the choices of others yet it was her that was made to suffer. Was this the reason for my existence, to save the 'world' from the demon living within her? I honestly didn't want to believe it, constantly I questioned myself, was it the right thing to do? It's been three days since Dr. Ian visited and much has changed in my condition, the doctors had even transferred me to a regular room and out of intensive care, but I wasn't comforted. For I knew that with my recovery, the inevitable will soon happen.

I watched as the sun set outside my window, slowly I drifted to a drug-induced sleep.

The breeze was warm and relaxing, I was lying down, feeling at peace. I felt sand under my body and water kissing my toes, I was on the beach once more. I felt a warm hand take hold of my own and held it tight.

"It's such a beautiful sunset, won't you open your eyes and enjoy it with me?" I heard her sweet voice. Inwardly, I admit that I had missed hearing it.

"But what if you disappear again if I do?" I replied with a smile.

"I won't."

I nodded and opened my eyes, looked at my side and saw her sitting beside me clutching my hand, looking into the ocean. I slowly got up and held back her hand.

"It's been awhile", I said to her.

"Yep", she answered back.

We sat there silently watching the sun go down, and as the stars slowly came into view, she looked at me for the first time and gripped my hand tightly. "I'm scared Robin." Those were the words that escaped her mouth. I watched as pearly tears began to drip down her beautiful face.

"I am too." I answered back.

"Don't get me wrong, I am ready, it's just that I'm scared. I know that everything will be fine yet here I am, scared."

"At least one of us is ready." I looked towards the unending ocean, I couldn't bring myself to look at her for a long time. "He dwells within me, and once this body of mine dies he will be sent back to the fiery pit from where he came and be burned. Only then my family will be saved."

"And what of you?"

"I will die."

She said it plainly and straightforward, she was indeed ready; yet fear was in her face as she tightened further her grip on my hand. I prayed to God that moment asking for a miracle, a different solution to this problem, but I knew prayer doesn't work that way.

"Please do not hesitate to do it," she pleaded.

Without looking at her I nodded, she was about to let go of my hand when I decided to not let go. I pulled her towards me, and kissed her. Yes, I know it was a careless and stupid thing to do, I don't even know why I did it that time but I guess it was the right thing to do. I didn't want to admit to myself for the longest time that I have fallen for this girl, even before I saw her face. She was the voice that made my nightmares the sweetest dreams, one who had saved me countless times from the demon that lived within her, yes, she is the woman that I have fallen in love with and regrettably it is also by my hands she will die. So much of a Romeo-and-Juliet kind of thing but it was my reality, and a harsh reality at that.

As we parted she stared at me with tears in her eyes, I got my answer, whatever it was I felt for her it was reciprocated. She smiled at me, stood and as I watched her walked away I felt the sand and sea engulfed me.

I woke up with the blinding sun streaming through my window, it was a weird feeling, maybe because my eyes were swollen from the tears that ran down my face.