5 Centimeters Per Second

二十九

"Jimin, I missed you."

If I wasn't sad before,
I definitely became when I heard those four words from you.

Your voice sounded much deeper
and hoarse as you had
just woken up.

It was sweet as a melody in my ears.

I didn't hesitate
to capture you.

In my arms.

I never wanted to let go,
But we both knew

It would not last more than a few minutes.

Our moments,
Would not last more than few hours.

I watched you opening the bag you brought,
It was filled with food.

Made by you.

We ate together,
and talked of our own lives.

You told me,
how you had won the ace trophy in a  basketball tournament.

And many other events,
That weren't conveyed in the letters.

Seeing you be happy
had always warmed my heart.
I wondered if you felt the same.

Our conversations were lighthearted,
but I knew,
we both wanted to speak something deep,

Knowing this might be the last time we see each other.

It took quite a time
to finish our food.

The most delicious meal of my life.

Next, you took me
to walk along the fields,
now covered with snow.

The sharp winds were chilly,
But I kept warm
By the touch of your hand in mine.

I heard from you, how the trees would bloom beautiful flowers in spring.
And,

The petals will fall
At
Five centimeters per second.

You really loved spring.
It was the season you were born in.
Whenever you talked about it,
There would be a smile on your face.

That melted my heart.

The field was lonely,
We were the sole creatures in sight.

The sky wasn't lit by stars,
But covered by the clouds.

We eventually stopped speaking,
Just walked together,
Hand in hand.

In a comfortable silence.

The silence seemed to be
a kind of communication
of its own.

As if
we both knew what we wanted to say
and understood each other
without letting it go worded.

We were like two puzzle pieces,
That fit perfectly together,

Unfortunately,
The two pieces...

Belonged to completely different puzzles.

You stopped under a large leafless tree,
Turned to me.
And told,
You often came here,
this tree was your favorite.
It bloomed the prettiest sakura,
And,

It reminded you of the days we still lived in the same neighbourhood.

You further said, you wanted to decorate the food in lunchbox to be cherry blossom themed and bring with you today,

But you ran out of time.

I suddenly felt guilty
for showing up empty handed

I wanted to apologise
so I expressed it to you.
You replied,

"Meeting you again was the best thing that happened to me in four years, Jimin. I don't need a gift when I have a whole of you next to me."

That moment,
I felt my heart skip a beat.

My tummy churned,
as my breath hitched in the throat.

I felt an unsupressable urge in my veins,
A kind of dizziness took over my mind,
And I,

Pressed my lips against yours.

You kissed me back.