Aila walks on the garden path that she hasn't set foot here in a long time, there are lots of childhood memories here (with Mano).
The longing is so deep that it leaves tightness when Aila looks around the garden, she misses her best friend, Mano.
It had been a long time since Aila and her family had decided to move from here. her last day here she spent with Mano, in this park.
She remembers how she and Mano promised to meet in this park again, one day. Aila promised to visit him every holiday. Just remembering it made Aila sad, because she didn't keep her promise. Imagining how Mano who every vacation is waiting to come, but she never comes.
Aila's feet kept moving, bringing her closer to the lake. Her heart seemed to stop for a split second, her eyes feel hot like she wants to cry.
Staring at the figure of a man who is taller than her, wearing a slightly messy shirt, his face is familiar like "Aila.." Her breath was held, it was difficult to take a breath, is there no oxygen?
Mano. He was here, the person she had longed for all along was in front of her. they walked closer eroding the distance between the two, stopping when the two were less than a meter apart - "don't take mine, please" a child's voice broke their center, roaming around looking for the child's voice that seemed familiar.
Their gazes stopped, right on a rock near the lake where a pair of small children sat. seen the girl grumbling annoyed because the boy took the chocolate.
Mano and Aila glanced at each other as if they felt the same way, the two children were just like them when they were little. Mano takes Aila's father's chocolate for Valentine's Day.
The two boys probably realized they were being watched, until the boy pointed at the two of them. Their gazes all met, Mano, Aila and the two small children, then the girl whispered. They must be planning something.
Mano and Aila glanced at each other, they seemed to be able to read each other's minds. unexpectedly they ran together with the two boys and girls running in opposite directions
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parallel universe
Science FictionDo you believe in parallel universe? -a short story