Goodbye Are Bittersweet Artinya Novels & Stories

"I believe what I see with my own eyes." A bitter laugh slipped past my lips. I wiped away my tears. "Then there’s nothing left to say." I grabbed my bag and walked out the front door.

That was when my phone buzzed with an email. I opened it to find a photo of the endless ocean, its blues merging with the sky. There it was, Wynnie's goodbye note. [Kelvin, if you're reading this, I'm probably gone. I've often pondered the cruel jokes of fate. You gave me your whole heart, but I was blind to my own. Now that I've hurt you enough to drive you away, I realize I can't bear a life without you. You might laugh at my words now.

Goodbye to everyone, goodbye to having a pathetic life, goodbye to the voices in my head, goodbye to having to pretend to be okay when I’m not, goodbye to being a painful reminder, goodbye to being an asshole, goodbye to Sarah, and lastly, goodbye to Temi. My stomach churned and twisted as my heartbeat pumped faster and faster like it was going to burst. I could feel my eyes starting to close and I let out a scream in agony as a sharp pained pierced and tore into my heart. It slowed down, till it finally stopped beating, my eyes closed as I welcomed the darkness. If anyone could see me, I imagined they took a glimpse at the sad smile that had rested on my face. Goodbye father. Sarah Present

That’s enough. “Goodbye, Elia,” I whisper. And for the first time in years, the word goodbye doesn’t feel like loss. It feels like peace.

He added coldly, "Susan has suffered enough. I need to make it up to her. Reflect on yourself while I'm gone." Chester walked off, holding Susan's hand. My vision grew blurry, and I could not hear his words. I felt so tired and sleepy. My mind began to replay moments I experienced my entire life. Everything around me seemed to fade away. Through the haze, I thought I saw someone running toward me, crying desperately…

As the helicopter broke through the clouds and sunlight spilled through the window, illuminating Lena’s face, Lena closed her eyes and whispered a quiet farewell in her heart. “Goodbye, Henry.” They no longer owed each other anything now, and this was goodbye forever.

His cloudy eyes looked at me, filled with something that felt like regret… or maybe longing. In the end, he did not come over. He only asked a little girl nearby to bring each of us a rose. They were wilted, probably picked out of a trash bin. The girl passed them to us and said, "That man over there asked me to tell you… he's sorry. He's going to die." Thora looked at the rose in her hand and asked me, "Mom… is that Dad? Is he going to die?" The little girl who delivered the message looked confused. "What does 'die' mean?"

The gifts probably would not run out until the boy started elementary school. Among them lay a bouquet of white roses. Tucked inside was a card with no name, only five simple words: "Wishing you peace and joy." Nissa quietly picked up the flowers and placed them in a vase after they entered the apartment. She no longer resisted Benjamin's presence. Or rather, she learned to accept everything this world had to offer, Benjamin included. And everyone else. She believed that people are simply fleeting passersby. Instead of resisting life with pain and bitterness, it was better to let go and face it all with peace.

My spirit was growing lighter, fainter, dissolving like morning mist. The debts of this life were settled. I turned and walked into the cycle of rebirth. The wind brushed past the headstone, carrying away the last trace of my presence. Claire. This life is over. We will never meet again.