"Hello Kathleen, I am sorry, Henry and I went to the hospital. Do you remember last time I the guy we brought to the hospital?: The one victim of stabbing? He still unconscious and miserable, we visited him after we came to the police station," William explained to Kathleen over the phone.
"So, our date today is postponed, is that what you mean?" Kathleen answered a little bit annoyed.
"I am sorry, Kathleen, I will just make up next time... hello?... hello?... Kathleen? Are you still there? Oh, she just hangups the phone," said William sadly.
William was about to explain but Kathleen had cut-off the line because she was clearly mad at William.
"See? I told you before that she would definitely be angry with you. And who would not be upset, you let her stood up at your meeting place without even calling her up that you would not come. I would also do the same if I am Kathleen, hayyy," said Henry sarcastically.
"Yeah, yeah I was wrong but sometimes Kathleen and I have always misunderstanding for even little things without meaning at all. In my shortcomings, she would always speak to me at once, and as if I have no right to explain myself. Maybe it is because she knew that I love her that is why she always acting just like that," explained William to Henry.
"Tell me the truth, William, do you really love her? Or, you just telling her a lie every time you tell her that you love her, but the real truth was, you have lost your feelings to her because of her being indifferent. Am I correct, William?" said Henry with meanings.
"Henry, maybe you have a point there that is why I do not even understand myself. When we talk together and both of us were dreaming for our future, there was a feeling of happiness between us but sometimes when I told her I love her, I felt I was just lying to her, the reason I could not even being true to myself," said William with reservation to himself.
"So, what are you planning to do now? You must do something or else face the consequences. You must decide now to break her or continue loving her in lies."
"I do not know yet what the best decision, Henry, I will just try to understand her. I will just think of looking back on our three years of the relationship as a sweetheart."
"Well, I think it should not be that case, you would not be happy when you got married because there is no happiness in lies, remember that."
"Yeah, that was in my thought. I will think it over, thanks, Henry for the advice."
"Right, William, as early as you can, better let Kathleen know your true feelings, otherwise it would not make to both of you better," said Henry.
At William's house
"William, Kathleen has called you twice already asking your whereabouts, and it seems she was mad at you," said William's mother.
William has ignored what was he heard from his mother instead, he went to his bedroom. And in his sleep, though his eyes were closed he was awake, he could see the picture of Helena in his mind, the beautiful face of Helena. He tried to get sleep but Helena was still there in his subconscious mind.
"How do I feel about it? Do I just felt pity for her or what I feel was coming from my heart?" said William to himself.
And in the journey of his spirit, he was fast asleep. Then suddenly on his dream appears Helena, dressed in white like a princess. She was beautifully and gracefully dancing and she invited William to dance with her.
"Come on William, let us dance with the music romantically inviting us. Don't you like the sound of the music? I like it... Never Thought That I Could Love, nice to hear at, isn't it?"
William of course couldn't resist the invitation of the smiling beauty of Helena.
"Okay, I will dance with you my beautiful lady," answered William holding the hands of Helena.
"William, how much do you love me?" asked Helena.
"I love you until the ocean runs dry, I love you until the roses faded its blooming, I love you from the bottom of my heart, love you every minute, every hour until my last breath. But the most I could say, I love you not because you are you but because you saved my life," replied William.
"Sounds good, but are you sure what you have been said was coming from your heart?" asked Helena smiling.
"Yes, my love, I am very, very sure. You may open my heart and you will see your name etched inside it."
"How nice to hear at."
"Helena, I don't know if you knew this, the first time I met you, I got nervous, I couldn't speak in that very moment. Because I've found the one and my life had found its missing piece. And from now until my very last breath, this day, I will cherish you, adore you. Helena, you look so beautiful in white."
William has something to tell Helena when she just disappeared.
"Helena! Wait! Helena! Wait!"
"William!... Wiliam!.. wake up you are struggling in your dream," a loud voice of William's mother waking him up.
"Oh, what a dream! But I don't like it, never," said William.
"William, you are now graduating, you must study hard," said William's mother.
"Yes, mommy"
William will be graduated in College next semester. He has a lot of plans to do after graduation. One of his plans is to work abroad. He will save a lot of money enough for his plan to put up a business of 'auto supplies parts and service'.
After his breakfast, William called on Henry on the phone.
"Henry, let us go to school together."
"Okay, I am going to wait in the waiting shade."
"William, I am reminding you to go home early, Kathleen is coming today, she wants to talk to you," said the mother of William.
"Yes, mommy, don't worry, I won't go anywhere."
After hearing of what his mother has said, William lost his good mood. As much as possible, he doesn't like to hear the name of Kathleen, and he doesn't know why.
After school, when William was about to leave the school for home, the chief of police called up inviting him and Henry to drop by at the police station to identify the culprits arrested by the police for questioning. So, he informed Henry about it.
"Henry, where are you now?"
"Why?"
"The chief of police called up inviting us to go there for us to identify the arrested suspects in the crime."
"Really, they arrested already the criminals?"
"Not confirmed yet unless they are firmly identified."
"Okay, let us meet in the street corner."
"Okay, make it fast because I have to go home early. Kathleen will be there today and I don't want her to get mad again."
After a few minutes, Henry arrives.
"Common let's go."
At the police station
"William, our men have picked up suspects in the crime and I want you to identify them if you could."
"Yes, sir"
"PO1 Jack, let them line upfront ways."
"Yes, sir"
"There William, and you too, Henry, try if you can identify them. Take your time, look at them carefully, maybe you can recognize any of them," said the chief of police.
The two stared at persons in a row for almost half an hour, but no one among them has been identified. They couldn't recognize them.
"All right, you can go now, and thank you for your cooperation, William, Henry."
"Don't mention it, sir, just inform us if you need our help. In fact, we want the criminals to be arrested immediately."
"You are right, William, we will not stop until we capture those criminals."
"Thank you, sir, bye."
When William arrived home, her mother approached him
"William, Kathleen came and waited for you for almost an hour, but decided to go home before you arrived."
"Henry and I just came from the police station to identify the arrested persons of interest, but none of them we recognized," explained William.
"Were they not caught yet?" asked his mother.
"Yes, mommy."
"How is the victim?"
"Still in the hospital, he was in a comatose state," replied William in pity.
Since William and Kathleen have not met, he knew for sure, Kathleen would nag him if they meet.
The next day, at the school, the two met, so they had a confrontation.
"William, be honest, tell me the truth, were you avoiding me?" said Kathleen angrily.
"No, Kathleen, you misunderstood me, let me explain."
"No William, it seems that you have someone else the reason you avoiding me."
"It's not like that, Kathleen, didn't I tell you before that we are helping the police to arrest those criminals involved in the crime. We were also responsible because we were the ones who brought the victim to the hospital. Please understand me, okay?" explained William.
"Even though, I felt that you are taking me for granted."
"Look, Kathleen, It seems I don't understand you. You are always angry with me even for the slightest shortcoming I have done. You are always nagging and attacking me without listening to my explanation first, why Kathleen? Whereas when you were the one having shortcomings I always tried to understand you, why?" said William losing his temper.
From what Kathleen had heard from William, she thought a little, and then she even asked for an apology for everything she has done wrong. After a few minutes of silence between them, William spoke again.
"Kathleen, let us give space to ourselves, let us cool-off first, this I think is the best remedy we can do right now. And perhaps by doing this we can start all over again, maybe we can bring back the time when we were happy together, bring back our three years relationships full of happiness. It is for our own good, let us start from the beginning again," said William with full of sadness in his heart but for him, it is the best solution.
"No, William, I will not accept it, promise, I will change, I do not want to lose our three years relationships, please William."
"I am sorry, Kathleen, you have said the same thing before many times, but you did not change, remember? And yet, even I have tried myself to understand you for all your shortcomings many times, still no change on your part," said William in a strong voice to let Kathleen felt what he was trying to convey.
"William!"
"Kathleen, I am sorry, my decision is final. I am taking a break with you," said William in a firm voice.
"What? Is that what you want? Okay, let us break if that's what you want. Do you think you are the only guy in this world?" said Kathleen crying.
"It is not like that, Kathleen, from the time we became lovers, we were so young at age, and since then so much has changed, in ourselves, in our thinking, in our emotions, all of that Kathleen were factors that we must consider in our relationship. If we give our self space, even a little bit of spacing, we will analyze that we are going to the right path of our life."
"All right, William, I will not force myself on you, I hope you somehow remember me," said Kathleen sadly as if this would be the last moment William will see her.
After Kathleen bid goodbye to William, she runs fast crying across the street without looking and suddenly in a blink of eyes she was hit by a car coming fast and she died instantly.
In that accident happened to Kathleen, people were in turmoil. An ambulance arrived. Police also came to investigate.
"Were you the driver who hit the victim?": asked the police.
"Yes, officer, but it was not my fault, she suddenly crossed the street without looking," explained the driver to the police officer.
William upon seeing to what happened to Katleen was immediately rushing the lifeless Kathleen, who was lying in the middle of the street.
"I am sorry Kathleen, I did not expect this to happen to you. When I said I love you, I was wrong. I said then that I have loved you, but I lied. May you have peace in the after-life," said William without noticing that tears were flowing in his eyes, because in his mind, at least he had loved Kathleen in anyways
After that tragedy, time. passed easily, and the bad event in William's life was also slowly disappearing.
William has graduated from College. He has finished his engineering degree course, and he was even hired to work abroad.
"Henry, I am leaving for Canada in a month. Just kept me informed for whatever news you have for me, especially in the case of Harry."
"Of course, William, you will be kept informed, don't worry," replied Henry.
"But before I leave the country, I would like to see Helena, for the sake of friendship," said William.