"I wish I could've done something good for you."

"I'm sorry."

It was a beautiful Friday morning. The birds are singing outside, and the sky is crystal clear. The garden is in full blossom. People around the area are happily conversing with one another. Peace and happiness reign the place.

The same, however, cannot be said of a certain quarter in a silent building. The room itself was deprived of the ornaments of a decent quarter. All that’s left of the place were four white walls, each pair facing one another. A single bed and a wooden chair were the only furniture that are located there. Sitting, and leaning on one of the walls, a seemingly melancholy person resides there

On Room 123, there resides a person, by appearance a male, with black hair and tan skin, about 5'11" in height, well nourished, and wearing a white gown, sitting silently and leaning on the walls of the room. He seems to be thinking deeply, judging from the way he sits there, with his chin resting on his knees. He pays no attention to his surroundings, which is nothing more than empty space bounded by cemented walls painted in white.

He just sits there, peering through a single window located in the opposite wall of his quarters, watching other people enjoy their happiness to the best that they can. He sighs at the scenery, wishing he could have the same happiness as before. Until that incident which shattered his vision of happiness…

It was October 27, 1995, a rainy Thursday, where a flood once raged the district. A storm was in the area, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to the residents. People everywhere were being carried away by the flood that they have to tread carefully across to avoid being carried off.

One of the residents who lived there includes the boy, who we name as Adam, together with his family. They were among the other people, carrying a few of their belongings with them, fleeing the area. Other residents include a 12-year-old girl, who was his childhood friend. They were from the same district, which would explain their strong friendship. Little did they know that this tragedy would be the one to break their eternal relationship, and leave one of them scarred for each other’s loss.

“Why did I abandoned you?”

“Why haven’t I saved you?”

“Why haven’t I done anything to revert this fate that still haunts my very being?”

“There is no reason for me to go on anymore!”

Looking back to the present, it seemed from the previous incident that the prophecy came true to the surviving resident, Adam. His sorrow still grows after the death of his best friend who, unknown to us, became his girlfriend back then. He mourns over her death, thereby secluding himself from society and succumbing to his solitary presence in this very room.