Fugue

Fugue
By: Seiya Tai Rowanne


How long will I go for love? Maybe from all the men, I’m the only me who will do everything & sacrifice everything just for love.

I’m Chime Netherling, the happy-go-lucky man who was better to be known as the black ship of the family. It’s hard to say but no one ever understands me.

As I expected, I replaced the position of my dad in the company. Everything suddenly changed when I stared to concentrate in business. I gained all the fame & at the same time, back the trust that I’ve been wanted. But I’m not contented with that. I didn’t know but there’s something missing & I wanted to find out.

I found the happiness in an image of a lady. Her name is Yally Signchev. She is the owner of the little flower shop near the company. There’s something within her that I loved most. That’s the covered mystery inside her that no one ever knows.

Although Yally never know me that well, she reveals her true personality to me, that she’s happy go lucky lady. No one ever knows that inside her warmth smile is the river flowing in her eyes.

Yes, I understand her because I’m once at her situation. A person without any friend to lean on; problems inside me that I can’t tell everyone. That time they thought that I’m lucky coz I have no problem at all but they’re wrong.

I accepted her as she is. She’s the piece I’ve been waiting for to complete my life. I loved her from what she is right now. I never loved her not only because she has tender soft face that can easily melts my heart. I never loved her not only because of her figure and complexion that easily attracts every man. But I loved everything about her.

We became more than friends. All the days with her is so special until the time I knew that Yally has fiance’. He’s Frederick Hutson, one of the richest in this country and one of the stockholders of our company. I let her explain. She said that I’m the only one she loves but because of her parents, she’s forced to be his girlfriend. When I heard her side, I forgive her. I’m willing to pursue this relationship &wait until she breaks up with him. She proved to me her love that night. She gave up everything for me and gave me a promise to leave the country with me & get marry. Yah! I believed her whole-heartedly.

Unexpectedly, the next day she left me. I’ve tried to find her in the whole city but I failed. One day without food, to eat, I’m still thinking about the promise she said to me. Still have this trust that she will do that promise. Until the sunset, I finally found her but now wearing her wedding gown holding the hands of someone else. I’m too late. The marriage was over. From now on, she will be called as Mrs. Hutson.

I drove my car quickly as I can. I pretend that I didn’t see such thing like that. I still think that the promise can be fulfill; that she now did her first move. But the pain still remains. The car crashed & I didn’t survive. I slowly close my eyes & wait for me to die.

The opened my eyes, I thought I’m now in heaven but I’m alive. Maybe, it’s a bad dream. I woke up at Yally’s room; wondering why I’m here. I looked my watch. Its Wednesday, 7:00 am. Wait! In my dream, It’s Wednesday, 7:00am in my watch when I woke up. Never mind and besides, it’s only a dream.

I’m still wondering why am I at Yally”s room. So I looked for her. I found no one there. I decide to wait for her. Four hours past, but until now Yally’s not here. I decided to find her at the whole city but I couldn’t find her. I looked up for her again. But I found her at the church. The same thing happen to my dream, I’m too late. She’s got married without me knowing. I drove away my car as what I did in the dream. Is that dream a warning? Why did I never notice that earlier? Then I can’t control the next thing. The car crashed & I died.

I woke up again. What! I’m here again. Its Wednesday, 7:00 am. I couldn’t understand what’s going on. All seems to be happening repeatedly. Expectedly, Yally ‘s not here. Meaning! She’s preparing herself for the wedding. So I tried to change now the scene. I arrived there earlier than expected. all people were preparing for the wedding. I’ve waited for the wedding to start. When the bride came, I immediately blocked her way. I’m trying to say to her all over again to not continue the wedding but at the end, she asked “Who are you mister?” I’m too disappointed. I let her walk the aisle. She simply ignored me like a stranger. I went to my car and drove again. Unexpectedly, I’m not died in an accident. I went to the bar and drank beer. I went to the hotel and slept there.

When I wake up, I’m in her room again but now, I quickly leave and went to the airport and got a ticket. I decided to leave the country alone to easily forget her. But I can’t. Sill, the pain hurts me deeply. I tried to stop the tears falling from my eyes but ican’t. I don’t want to close my eyes coz I’m afraid to go back again there. But I’m forced to do so coz I don’t want to continuously cry inside the airplane.

Then the scene repeated, I’m here again in her room. I still do the same thing. I left the country immediately. But the scene kept on repeating allover again.

Maybe the things kept on repeating coz something I need to do. Then I realized that leaving the country is not the solution to my problem. I have to face it whatever happens. I called up to her cell but it’s off. So I went to the church. Luckily, her friend is there. I asked where could I find her. I went there but It’s too late. I’m never giving up this time. For the last time, I knew I could do it exactly. I went to the hotel & I slept.

I immediately went to the place where she was. I’m on time. I embraced her so tight. Thank goodness, I’m on time. I held her hand and told her that we will leave the country and get marry as soon as possible. But she wanted to stay. She said

I told my parents about our relationship but they didn’t accept it. Instead, they made the marriage earlier than expected. Sorry, but I guess I can’t fulfill my promise anymore. But remember that I love you.

I looked her other hand & saw a poison. “Don’t worry! The effect of the poison is too slow. In approximately two hours, I will die.”

I thought that everything could be change. I slept beside her but when I woke up, I’m still beside her. I woke her up but she’s dead. I held her hand & drank the poison. I embraced her tightly. Now, no one can separate us.

I thought all ended up with that but the moment I opened her eyes, she’s there with me in her room. The day was Wednesday, 7:00 am.