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A i d e n C h r i s t e n s e n

I still remember that day and it was still fresh in my mind.

The hardest day in my life which I lose her right in front of my eyes.

F l a s h b a c k S t a r t s

I promised to pick her up at the audition place, but I was kind of late that time since my class ended a little bit late from it was supposed to be. There was a crowd of people in the middle of the road as I arrived at the place, making me hardly to park my bike in front of the building So, I went to the opposite road since I saw there was an empty parking lot there.

*distinct voices*

I saw several people from the pedestrian lane crossed the road and went to the crowd of people which I guess there was an accident just happened before I reach here. I looked around and still didn’t saw any sign of Mia coming out from that building.

Where is she anyway?

I thought I was already late.

Honestly, I have felt so uneasy since last night. I tried to ignore it but I can’t since it troubled me so much. I took off my helmet then put it on my motorbike as I hopped off from it. I walked across the road to wait for her at the front of the building but my paces stopped as heard two women were talking with each other in panic.

Woman 1: Oh my God!!!

Woman 2: Was it a girl?!

I don’t know why but my feet just brought me towards the crowded of people. My heart raced with my breath became shortened from usual when saw the feet of the victim. I couldn’t see her face because there was a big guy in front of me who blocked my way, and yes it is a girl since she was wearing girls’ boots.

Wait a minute!

I know that boots!!!

Noo…nooo, this can’t be.

Please....please don't do this to me.

Please....it cannot be her!

Damnit!!!!

I pushed away the big guy to check on the girl and my heart shattered into pieces when saw she was Mia.

Man 1: Did anyone call for ambulance?!!

Man 2: Catch that driver!!! He's trying to run away!!!

My knees were trembling when saw Mia was laying on the ground with the blood all over.

"Mia!!!" I screamed her name loudly. I went near to her, crouching beside of her weak body and gently lift her head a little so she will be on my arms. My eyes burst with tears when saw her condition and there wasn't anything I could do to help her at all instead just praying for her not to leave me. "Oh God...please....Mia...I-I..c-can't live without you..."

I held her cheek, removing her hair which soaked with her blood out of her head.

"Mia..please don't leave me..." I pleaded for her. "Someone please call the ambulance!"

"Ai-Aiden....." I heard her called for my name, but it sounded so weak. "I-I'm s-sorry...." she hardly finished her words.

"No...don't say like that," I sobbed. "Yo-You done nothing wrong....just please don't leave me, okay..."

She tried to reach my cheek, "D-Don't c-cry...remember...*hardly breathes*....I-I w-will a-always l-love...y-y....." both of her eyes slowly closed once again while exhaling her long last breath.

I tried to wake her up again as she suddenly lost her consciousness. "Mia!!!...Mia??!! N-no....No!!!!" I cried a lot.

I....I don't know what to do.

There wasn't any pulse when I checked on her wrist. She wasn't breathing too...some people said she was gone but I-I don't want to believe them.

She's still alive!!!

I know, I-I just know it!!!

F l a s h b a c k E n d s

M i a O ’ B r i e n

Luckily I got there in time as he was drowning after falling from the high cliff. He was wearing the helmet which making him hardly to move instead of sinking into the deep ocean even more. I quickly swam towards, pulled him gently by his waist him curving a smile as his beautiful cerulean blue eyes met mine as I removed the helmet from his head.

He looked at me with his widened eyes, maybe in shocked when saw me with umm.....tail.

“Don’t worry, Aiden,” I spoke out with the smile never left my lips. “You’ll be safe….” Then slowly pressed my lips on his lips so that I could gave him an underwater C.P.R before taking him into the surface.

Aiden completely lost his consciousness as we reached to the surface maybe he was tired and also in pain as he was drowning earlier. There were two big rocks between us so both of us were hidden from other people especially when I u-umm well….in this kind of state.

Here he is, Aiden Christensen, laying right in front of me after only watching him from a far. His thick eyebrows, his pointed nose, his sexy looking lips…Oh God, I missed him so much.

I gently caressed his right cheek while holding the tears, “I’m sorry for leaving you in pain.”

Mia??” U-oh…he’s waking up! What am I supposed to say to him? Would he be mad for leaving him for so long?

He looked a little bit weak, but still he forced himself to sit straight with me who was sitting beside of him. Aiden looked at me with his beautiful eyes, with tears started to form on both of his eyes. “Is that really you??”

I almost shed the tears, but I can’t show him that I am weak. I…I have to be strong, need to be strong so he will be too, to continue his life.

“Y-you…you have a tail??” Aiden’s eyes widened as he was in surprised when saw my lower body. “How is this possible?”

*siren wails*

“I really have no much time,” I said to him when heard the sirens were coming to our direction. “You were not supposed to see me at all. This was a mistake….I..I just broke the rule…”

But Aiden just cut me in by holding my right hand and gently squeezed it, “Please…don’t leave me again, Mia…” He finally shed the tears, making my heart shattered into pieces when looked at him, crying like that.

"I'm sorry, Aiden..." I apologised to him while wiping his tears on his right cheek.

"P-please...Mia," his voice sounded cracked, making me hardly to decide what best for both of us. "I...I just got you back...please, don't leave me again..."

I closed my eyes, holding my best from shed tears in front of him. "...*breathe in*...I'm sorry, Aiden for doing this..." without wasting anytime, I leaned closer to him then pressed my lips on his warm lips. But this time, the touch from me will completely erased any of the memories I wanted to erase from him.

'You will not remember anything about meeting me or what I have become. I'm so sorry for doing this to you, but it's for both of our sakes.'

Aiden's beautiful eyes once again met mine as I broke the kiss, but then they were slowly closed until he completely lost his consciousness again.

I swam back into the sea and even took a last glance to the unconscious Aiden with tears filled both of my eyes. The police and emergency responses founded Aiden between of the big rocks and brought him into the ambulance by using the stretcher.

'Goodbye, Aiden...'