The Only Reason

What if... What if Cherie isn't reborn?

"I'll search the universe to find you again. To make you fall in love with the same way, Ma Cherie."

During this pregnancy, Rosie got a lot of difficulties. She got her so weak and difficult to eat. Edrick couldn't help much because he is very busy job made him often leave Rosie and Crystal.

"Are you okay?"

Rosie is in the hospital because she is about to give birth. She's been in the hospital since this morning.

"Yeah, just a little nervous. Even though this is my second pregnancy. I'm still too scared."

"Sure you can do it one more time. Don't worry. I'm here or you," Zack said.

Edrick is still on his way, he will come tomorrow morning. Crystal is at her grandmother's house. Currently Zack is accompanying Rosie. When she is about to give birth, Zack is also beside Rosie.

"AHH!!!" shouted Rosie.

Her face is wet with sweat and tears. Zack see the struggle of a mother who is about to give birth to her child. She keeps gives verbal support to Rosie.

"You can do it, Rosie. I know you can do it, good job. Keep breathing well, Rosie. Push it once again."

"AHHHHH!!!"

The scream becomes the last cry because after that, a beautiful baby is born in the beginning of a beautiful spring. A baby who has violet eyes, just like Crystal.

"She is very beautiful," said the doctor.

"Can I take a look if her?" Rosie asked.

"Yes, of course. This is your baby. Congratulations," the doctor said and handed Rosie the baby.

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Zack and Rosie are so surprised to see the baby's face. The baby's face reminded them of someone. Someone Zack had been waiting for for 100 years.

"Cherie?"

...

"Cherry?"

Rosie's face is wet with tears, nor could she have expected that her daughter would look so much like Cherie. Is this the reincarnation of Cherie? Her best friend she's been missing all this time?

"You're back, Cherie for us. Oh need to know how much I miss you every single day. I am so glad to be your mother in this moment. You still close even closer with me cause you are my behalf, my another half. You are back again. Thanks for coming back. We've been waiting for you for a long time."

Yes, that day on April 12, a baby girl was born during the warm teacher season. Rosie is very happy because she has a second child who looks so much like her best friend. In fact, her little baby looks exactly like Cherie as a child.

"What name are you going to name our child?" asked Edrick.

Rosie touches her daughter's beautiful face.

"Cherie, her name is Cherie."

"Cherie? Isn't that your best friend's name?"

"Yeah, that's my best friend's name. She... Our daughter looks a lot like Cherie."

Rosie smiles again and kissed her daughter's forehead. She only hopes that in this life Cherie can find her happiness.

"Welcome, Cherie."
...
That night it rained in a warm spring. The smell of petrichor wafted from the fresh ground that had been hit by the rain. Spring in Marvierra is very beautiful because of the many beautiful cherry trees along the way. Tonight there is a spring festival, the people of Marvierra enjoy the festival wearing beautiful flower costumes.

Among the warm spring, there is a man who is smiling looking at a baby in his arm. A baby who has a very beautiful eye color, Cherie.

"Is it true that the universe sent you back to me, Ma Cherie?"

Zack touches the baby's face so gently. The way he always remember about her love, Cherie. He grips the little hand gently. Rosie is resting in the room with Crystal. She must be tired of taking care of her two children alone. Edrick is away on duty and will be back next month. So, Zack spends more time with this small family. Edrick wasn't jealous of that, because he already knew that Zack only loved the one woman he had been waiting for for 100 years.

"You are the reason, Ma Cherie."

Everything Zack did to wait for Cherie, so he could love Cherie again. Right now all he did is bide his time and grow up with Cherie. However, there is one worry in Zack's heart. Will Cherie love him the way she used to do?

"Is everything will be the same?" Zack asked with the moonlight.
If one day Cherie doesn't love him back, will Zack's struggle for 100 years be in vain? Zack touches Cherie's face again with his hand gently and kiss Cherie's forehead.

"I've been waiting for you for 100 years, Ma Cherie. If one day, you don't love me. I will still love you. I choose to still love you, even though you don't love me in a romantic way."
He has no idea, but he belives he could make Cherie fall in love with him anymore.

"Everything will be okay, right?"

17 years have passed, many things have happened in Zack's life. He helped raise Cherie and Crystal because Edrick died when Cherie was 2 years old. It was a very difficult moment for Rosie because she had to raise her two daughters alone. Zack plays a father to Cherie and Crystal.

In fact, Cherie sometimes calls him Daddy because she thinks Zack is her father. However, as time goes by, she begins to understand that Zack is her mother's friend. Zack is not her father, her father is Edrick.

When Cherie was 17 years old, she learned that her mother was a Ghoul while her father was a human.

"Is Uncle Zack also a Ghoul like Mama?"

"Yes, sweetheart. We've been friends for a long time as colleagues at the factory. What happened sweetheart? Is there any something wrong? Tell me, hm?"

"No... Mom. I just feel something strange."

"What happened, hm?"

Cherie shakes her head, " No, Mom. I will tell you later."

"Allright, I got it. Take your time," she said.
Rosie understand this is not the best time, Cherie is ain't ready yet to tell to her.