Undo

𝚃𝚆𝙾 𝙱𝙸𝚁𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙽𝙴

Abundant stars flooded the clear night sky. They shone like diamonds as the cold wind blew. I was standing by the driver's seat door of my car while waiting for her to appear out of nowhere. My eyes lingered to every corner. I haven't been to a place like this for a while; busy and lively. Living in seclusion with the Zellwingers tend to slowly erase the vibe I had living in a place like this.

"Hey"

A voice emanated from behind me. I knew it was her but as I turned around I saw a totally different person. I have never seen her dressed like this before. She wore make-up and it really suited her. A pair of platinum earrings hanging from those little ears. A matte lipstick that covered those smiles. A black and white silk dress that excluded her from the crowd. I wasn't expecting this, not at even a tiny bit. It caught me red-handed and she seemed to had noticed it so...

"Whoa, who are you?" I sarcastically asked.

"We'll this is me when I'm not wearing those lab gowns"
She chuckled.

"Soo, where exactly are you taking me?"

"Somewhere great, new, and lively."

I meant at a grand opening of a bar just a few corners from WCE. This time it's for real and I invited Ed too.

We arrived at about nine in the evening of September 2, 2022.

I couldn't forget how the speakers roared. Storms of souls flooded the gates as we arrived. Of course, we lined up as well and wow, it didn't disappoint. The smell of paint and haze stirred up my nostrils. The sound of glasses colliding for a toss. The cheers of lost souls waiting to be found. I saw the energy that will eventually be sucked by the morning light to come. But for now, we are here. We celebrated little victories...

"Hey, you okay?" She asked me.

"Yeah, Um. It's just that it has been a while since I went to places like this"

"You'll be fine! C'mon" she pulled my hand right in the middle of the crowd.

And there she was.

She reminded me of my younger sister. Vibrant. Innocent. Happy. I was clueless at first of the reason why I met Maria Leonna but I guess I knew the reason at that moment. I guess my life at that time found an alternative purpose. Another reason to fill in the gaps of whys.

"Hey, you look like a tree in the middle of a party" a familiar voice shouted at the back of my ear.

It was Ed dancing his way through the crowd with a Martini on hand.

I invited him. All of a sudden, Leonna stopped dancing. It's as if she saw a ghost. My bad, I forgot to tell her I was bringing Ed with me because the last time I invited Ed for a drink was that time when I first met her and tried to prove to her who I am. I kind of forgot to get back to Ed about it. He waited for my call that night which didn't arrive. So this was my way of redeeming myself and celebrating as well. Two birds in a stone.

"Hi, I'm Ed. You're Leonna, right?"

"h-hi, yes" her half-baked smile says a lot. One of which is that she's wondering why the owner of the company whom we kind of violated by pursuing her goal was there; in its supposed celebration.

They shook their hands and right after it she pulled by just a meter away from where Ed was dancing.

"What the hell is this??"

"What??" Having no idea of what she was saying due to the roaring bass beats around.

"I said! Why the hell is he in here?! Does he know?? Did you sell me out?!" She's not really angry, it's the beats.