A Timeless Fate

 MY TIME ON THE ISLAND

 (Chapter 3; Mio's Dilemma) 

Meeting someone for the first time and immediately feeling like u were meant to be together forever, yeah it feels great, but trust me it gets complicated before u know it. How do I know this umm..probably because I've experienced..no scratch that, I'm experiencing it right now, okay here are the details. So my name is Mio Cruz and am currently a 3rd year highschool girl, I'll be turning 18 in 2 months but that's not important right now, u see, the real issue is that about 15 years ago I experienced the strangest feeling for the first time in my life, "what was it? U ask? Well it was just a normal day at the park and I was barely 3 years old, but for some reason I was drawn to a particular boy who was sitting all alone in the park, so I walked up to him and said "hey! Why are u alone? And immediately he replied "well ur finally here so I won't be alone anymore, so will u be my friend? And without hesitation I said "ofcourse I will, so what's ur name? and he answered "oh! My name is Mike, hearing his name I was so excited and said "wow! Mikey! That's so cute, well my name is... "Mio right?! He said my name before I even told him, the funny thing is, I didn't think it was weird at all and just said "were gonna be friends from now on Mikey! After saying this with a huge smile I felt so happy without a care in the world. And funny enough my mom and I moved in next to Mikey's house which was really strange but I didn't mind cuz I got to be close to my new friend plus since both our moms were single mothers they became really close and our relationship got even stronger, basically we shared everything and were like siblings and as we grew older things started to change both emotionally and physically but it never weakened our relationship instead it strengthened it, Mikey was always very passionate and considerate and come to think of it he never acted his age and always seemed like a cool adult, but I guess that's one of his interesting features though, and ofcourse I fell inlove with him, who wouldn't though?, well thinking back now, I think I fell for him before I even knew what love is. But there's a special day I'll never forget, it was 8 years ago on a sunny day in the afternoon, we were in the park where we first met each other we were barely 10years old, but I couldn't keep my feelings hidden anymore so I said "hey Mikey, what do u think about us getting married when we grow up? and he instantly replied "woah!, well I think it'll be awesome, in fact it'll be the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. At that moment I realized that Mikey felt the same way I did so I don't need to hold back anymore, and I said "how about we make a promise to each other then, and he said "sure I'll do it, so long as I get to be with u" as he said this my heart kept racing, I was so surprised that I said "really?! Then let's promise to be together forever and get married when we're older" and he said "ok then I promise to be with u through out our lives" with so much happiness I said "pinky promise?" while raising my pinky finger, he raised his pinky finger and locked them and said, "pinky promise!" After that we held hands until we each got to our houses, I thought about Mikey all night, I almost couldn't sleep at all, I just couldn't wait to see he's face again. When I woke up the next morning and rushed over to his house but there was no one there, I asked my mom about the situation and she said they traveled and wouldn't be back in a year. I felt so sad I couldn't hold back my tears as they rolled down my cheeks and I asked, "wh-why didn't...he even....say goodbye, why?!!", ....well he tried to,...but you've been asleep for the past three days, I was so worried but the doctor said u were fine that u just needed rest and Mike and his mom were in a hurry cuz something came up so they had to go without telling u.." As my mom said those words my face was drenched with tears, there were so many questions in my head, like why was I out for three whole days? and why didn't Mikey even leave me a letter?. But he was only gonna be gone for a year so it wasn't the end so I decided to wait for him, and I endured and before I knew it, a year passed and mom told me Mikey and his mom was finally coming back, I was the happiest girl in the world that day and the world felt so colorful, my mom and I went to welcome them at the airport. It was a bright afternoon, the sun was so radiant as if to make that day memorable, and there he was...a mysterious but handsome looking boy hanging on to his luggage, at that moment I felt like I was in a fairy tale and he was my long awaited prince charming I couldn't take my eyes off him, although I've planed our reunion and things I was gonna say ever since the day I decided to wait for him, I played it out in my head a thousand times but at that moment I couldn't say any of those things I had planned, I just opened my mouth and what came out was, "hey Mikey!! and he replied, "ur Mio right? I've heard a lot about u, nice to meet u", he says this with a nervous and informal tone, my thoughts were unraveling and I just said, "nice to meet u too Mikey". I stood there frozen in shock and kept thinking...(is he messing with me or does he not remember me, why is he acting like we just met, is he...testing me?! no way! Mikey would never do that, so what's happening? did he perhaps forget about me?! is that even possible, I shouldn't over think this, I gotta talk to mom first.) After we got home I quickly explained the situation to my mom and she said, "there are two things that might be in play here, either he really doesn't remember or he's just pretending, to test u,..which one do u think it might be little storm"?, and I replied with a restless tone, "I don't know!...I..I don't know anymore, I'm so confused," my mom quickly hugs me and comforts me while heavy tears role down my cheeks, and she gently pat's my head and says these words, "my little storm, sometimes...one has to reach out, and grab what they desire before it's snatched away,....what I mean is if he truly has forgotten then it's up to u to make him remember but if he's pretending u must be patient and protect what is urs, do not allow what u desire to be taken away by someone else, and then you'll see things will natural return to normal, you mustn't cry, show him that u are strong, do u understand my little stormy?!" She says while smiling at me lovingly and I replied with a a soft tone while still hugging her, "mhmm!...mum?!" She answers, "yes stormy..., "why do u always call me "little stormy"?!, I asked out of curiosity and she immediately replied, "...well because no matter how little a storm is, it's always fierce and strong and I believe one day you'll become a fierce storm and protect what u love,...so remember, mommy believes in u my...little...stormy. Those words never left my mind that night even as I went to bed, I kept pondering my mothers words and I eventually fell asleep. 

THE NEXT DAY 

I decided to find out if Mikey has truly forgotten every thing about me or he's just trying to play a prank on me. It was lunch time and we both packed lunch from home to eat in the park, I decided to do something only the Mikey who remembers me will react to, as I opened my lunch box I took the first piece of food, it was suddenly smacked away by Mikey who looked so worried and agitated shouting, "Mio! Aren't u allergic to mushrooms?!! WHY ARE U TRYING TO EAT THEM!!", at that moment I was so excited because this was my plan from the beginning, how does it help, u ask? Well because only the Mikey who remembers me will know that I'm allergic to mushrooms, I felt so at ease because finally the facade was over and we can finally go back to the way we were, I couldn't hold back anymore and immediately stood up and said, "AHAA!! I knew u were pretending the whole time I finally caught u, what do u have to say for urself for tricking me like that", and he immediately replies "wh-what are u talking about? Pretending to do what?...but more importantly why did u try to eat a mushroom?! U could have gotten a skin reaction or worse, y would u worry me like tha... ", "how do u know I'm allergic to mushrooms if u don't remember me from before??!!! I suddenly cut him off, "that's...I..I don't know, I just know somehow I guess", "liar!! Y are u doing this to me Mikey I've waited for u for a whole year and u finally came back and started acting strange, why?! Why would even worry about someone u just met, please stop this already I..I can't take it anymore", as I said those words I tried to grab his hands but he immediately backed away from me while holding his head with his hands and shivering as if he was having a head trauma, at that instant I got worried about him and reached out to him saying, "Mikey! What's wrong are u alright..., "stay away from me, it hurts, I..it hurts so bad" after saying that, he ran away leaving me behind. After that I told Mikey's mother what happened, and she told me that Mikey lost part of his memories after an accident during their trip, she also said I should take it easy on him so he could recover slowly, so I decided to only observe Mikey from a distance. Not long after that, it was the beginning of the first semester for the year and me and Mikey attended the same school and the same class, so I was always close to him, I thought it couldn't get any worse than that but things don't work like that do they?. I was so consumed with the situation that I never stopped to think.... Mikey was a tall, light skinned boy with a cute face and good looks with his mysterious silver tipped black hair, I didn't realize that Mikey wasn't just my type, there are a bunch of other girls who would find him attractive, well I soon realized it when I saw a cute girl handing Mikey a love letter after school. At that moment I felt an unfamiliar feeling which also came with an insurmountable anger, is this...JEALOUSY?!, my mom's words immediately came to mind, and right then and there I vowed to PROTECT WHAT I LOVE. I immediately came in between Mikey and the girl, I took the letter and tore it to shreds and immediately sent Mikey home saying, "hey Mikey ur mom said u should be home early today don't u remember", "....but I... "Are u gonna leave ur mom waiting?!" As soon as I said this to Mikey he was so nervous he didn't say another word and just left immediately. "U...umm...excuse me but I was just trying to... "Shut up!, I suddenly cut off the girls words, "tell me...what is ur name?!, and the girl replied nervously, "uh...umm...L..Linda, m-my name is...Linda, "well Linda", listen very carefully I don't wanna see u within 2 metres of Mikey ever again, because if u do I will make ur life in this school so unimaginably painful and if ur friends also take an interest in Mikey u should personally warn them because Mikey is MINE! so from now on I don't want u to talk to him ever again cuz if u do I will break every single bone in ur worthless body, do u UNDERSTAND!", "y-yes!" Linda replies in a scared tone and immediately runs away like someone who was being hunted. I don't Know y I was so scary at that time but I continued anyway, which led to Mikey viewing me as a bully rather than a friend, but I didn't mind so long as I protected what was mine. But this made Mikey to not have any friends, until "she" came along. 

Who do I mean by she? "Chloe" ofcourse I worked so hard to make every girl in that school to stay away from Mikey and things were going smoothly but she as a transfer student, on her first day of school decides to hit on my Mikey, I didn't blame her cuz she's new and didn't know the rules so I decided to educate her, but then I saw her flirting with Mikey, trying to feed him and even though Mikey was refusing she kept on forcing herself on him, as she was about to fall on her face I was alighted but suddenly in a blink of an eye Mikey was able to catch her I wondered how he did that, and I remembered that the day before Chloe tried to feed mikey, me and Mikey were in an...argument" yeah it was the day I asked him whether he remembered the promise we made as ten year olds, and I was almost hit by an incoming bus, but Mikey who was atleast two metres away from me was able to instantly grab me and took me to safety, but then we found ourselves a bit far away from the accident site, and saw what seemed like the future, then got hit by a strange wave and a bunch other things happened, I fell unconscious and woke up beside him, now I know for a fact that something supernatural is going on with Mikey. But I just decided to deal with Chloe first and then find out what's wrong with Mikey. After Mikey left Chloe at the roof, as usual I wanted to threaten Chloe to stay away from Mikey but she was too stubborn so I got angry and all of a sudden strange things started happening to me, I was trying to get home before I do any damage but then I was irritated by a guy and I did more than just push him away, it felt like the wind was mine to command and I knocked him 2 metres across the hall, I just wanted talk to someone about what was going on, but when I got home my mom wasn't there all I saw was a letter, and so we've caught up to the present. 

As Mio picks up the letter and starts to read there is a cold silence in the room. As she reads it feels like her mother was saying the word herself. 

***My little stormy, there are a lot of ***

***things I wanted to tell u before I left ***

***but hopefully we'll have time to talk ***

***when I come back, Mike's mom and ***

***I are going on a...business trip for a ***

***few months, and I sold the house so***

***you'll have to move in with Mike, I've***

***transferred some money for ur living**

***expenses, it should be more than ***** ***enough to last u for over a year or so**

***u two should take care of each other **

***and remember u must always stick *** ***close to Mike at all times that way u*** ***both will be safe, I know u might be *** ***going through some changes but don't be scared, in time u will get answers to all ur questions. So take care my....little.....stormy, mommy loves you❤❤ ***

After reading the letter Mio quickly rushed over to Mike's house, she found Mike passed out on the floor of the living room, and he was burning up like he had an extreme high fever, she quickly moved him to the bedroom and started nursing him back to health.