Oliver: we were meant to be
Aria: it's fate isn't it ?
Characters: Aria
Oliver
Miss Loren
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Walking in the corridor of the empty campus, i heard my footsteps echo. All the students had gone back to their dorm rooms while i was making my way to the university library. This was my usual routine after dinner. No one was interested in going to the library even thought it was one of the best of them all in the country. Our university is quite large and also pretty ancient. My parents and their parents were graduates from here and the same was expected from me, and i had to bring it to reality. As i walked further, i felt a gaze on me, but i hesitated to turn around. I held my book tighter, fastening my pace but trying not to look too obvious. A second pair of footsteps were heard. It was strange, no one usually is out at this time except for me. I brushed my thoughts aside and took faster steps. Once i stepped into the library, i turned around to see emptiness. Not a single sound around me. Odd, i thought to myself and made my way in. I picked up a book from the shelf, the title made me curious, "Fate" it read. I looked around and saw that someone had already occupied my usual place. As i approached them, i asked them if they could sit somewhere else but i heard no reply. I realised that they were sleeping with the book under them. I peeked to see that they were reading the same book as me, "Fate". I walked to another corner of the library and took my seat. "Aria? Are you in here?" I stood up as someone called me. It was the librarian, Miss. Loren. I greeted her and she greeted back. I was asked to get back to my dorm since it was getting late. I wanted to let her know about the unknown person sleeping here so i turned around to show her but they were no where to be found. I shrugged it off and headed back to my room but my intuition kept telling me that there was more to it.
This morning, i had no energy to wake up. I had no idea of taking myself down to grab my breakfast nor did i have any friends to ask for help. People believed i was abnormal but the truth is, i hate being in crowds, because of my social anxiety. I can't expect to see no one in such a prestigious university, so i decided i had to keep away. Miss Loren was the only person who knew my problems, she was like a mother. I recieved a mother's love from a stranger, which my mother lacked. My parents never treated me as theirs, as if i were unwanted. I studied hard to make sure i don't have to spend the rest of my life with them, and here I am, going towards my dreams. After all my classes ended, i headed to the library, my favourite place in the campus. There i saw them again, but this time, clearly. It was a boy. I have never seen him around the campus, only in the library. He was sitting in my seat again, i didn't want to sound rude, and decided not to ask him to move. Time flies fast when we do something we like, in my case, it was reading. Miss Loren was back again to tell me it was time to go but this time she asked him to go with me. The walk to the dorm rooms was silent, like the night outside. The breeze blew and my hair flowed sophisticatedly. I dropped him over to his room, and he thanked me by bowing. I had the urge to listen to his voice. I was already admiring him, is it too early to love someone. I never believed in 'love at first sight' but i believe that i was wrong.
Days passed and i was longing to be with him. His mysterious aura made me want to know more, more about him. I was in the library again, only to see my seat empty. My heart clenched, why was i reacting in such a way? Is this was it feels like when your loved one isn't by you? I took a deep breath and sat in my place. I could smell his scent. He was here, but not anymore.... I closed the book slowly and put it back in its place. "Fate" i repeated, when I suddenly heard footsteps. I looked back to see him, walking out of the campus, into the forest. I was truly awe struck by the fact he was walking into the woods alone, at night. Stories about the deadly nature of the forest was popular in the university. My mind and brain were at conflict. Should i follow him? No, i must invade his privacy, but what if its dangerous out there. I trusted my instinct and followed him. The wind howled and blew aggressively as i walked further in. There were spooky noises and i was convinced that this place was haunted. I ran without looking back and i bumped into somthing. I thought it was a tree, until i felt a pain of hands hugging me. It was him, his scent made me want to snuggle into his body. He lifted my chin up and said, "Berry? I found you." This was the first time i had heard his voice and i wanted more. He called me by an unfamiliar name. When I was drowned in my thoughts, i felt soft lips on mine moving slowly. I didn't hold it back and returned it. As i closed my eyes, i saw him, but not in this life, but the previous one. Memories began flowing like a tsunami and it ended here, in this forest.
We both ran like there was no tomorrow, our families were after us, trying to kill. We had disobeyed the rules of the society and this was the punishment, death. The last thing I heard before collapsing was, "I love you Berry..." I opened my eyes and i was all alone. "James!" I cried out. He patted me on the back and wiped my tears. "I'll always be with you, Aria, my berry." I looked him in the eye and saw sincerity and deep love. I hugged him back and he tucked the strands of my hair behind my ear. "We were meant to be." Said he, "it's fate isn't it" said I. Oliver and i held hands and walked back to the university campus, before the break of dawn.
~유라 ✨
