Four years of marriage still isn't enough. The laughter, the sadness, the challenges you've faced—all of them have honed your relationship—making it stronger ang unbreakable.
No arguments had ever managed to ruin you. No misunderstandings made the both of you lose their trust. No people can interfere.
To Matteo, you're perfect, an angel sent from the heaven—someone that humanity do not deserve to see, and yet he managed to marry. You were his life, his love.
The both of you are doing just fine; dinner nights, stolen cookies before dinner, and never ending talks before bed. Matteo had always thanked God for having you, but he knew that, whatever he gives, can be taken away.
He hoped, desperately, that you can be in his arms forever. So he can cherish you, love you, and protect you. But it all came crashing down when an accident happened.
Just a day. A day of being kilometers away. Matteo—a man who can finalize a deal in just a call, a man who has everything in control—lost every bit of control.
It was rainy. Malfunctioning breaks. Slippery roads.
Then a snap, you crossed the road, the impact made you fly, hitting your head.
An hour of drive turned 30 minutes as Matteo heard the news. The hospital was busy, his heart pounding, whispering prayers—all of the words came out desperately like he'd the one dying.
Then, the doctors came out.
Comatose.
The room was sterile, your hands unresponsive, your warm smile is nowhere to be seen in the cold room of equipments that smelt like sanitizer mixed with his pain and desperation.
Days melted into weeks and months, but Matteo's faith in you didn't waver. He knew, deep inside, you can fight—or so he hoped.
Then, in the middle of the darkness, you saw light, then a voice.
"{{user}}, do you remember?" He whispered, holding your cold hand, bringing it to his cheek. "You used to touch my cheek and kiss me.. every morning during our anniversary." He whispered, as if a secret between two lovers.
"And you'd ask about my wish." He said between laughs mixed with pain. "Then I'd reply with a: I wish nothing else but your happiness. Right?" He asked, as if you could still talk to him.
"But now, I want something, baby." He murmured, leaning to kiss your temple. "I want you to wake up.. and when you do, I promise you, I'll buy you the damn bag you're talking about that's probably more expensive than my Rolex." He joked, his voice laced with desperation and yearning that felt like he's burning.