Right after watching the skies, I took her to this place that people rarely visited; and, if there were people, most of them were couples, just walking, or sitting on the bench near the lake and talking.
"Come on"
she beckoned at me and grabbed my hands then led me to the lake. She took off her sandals and headed in the water. I did the same too and followed her; we just stood there and felt the water on our knees.
"If you will live again, what do you want yourself to be? Anything, except being human."
she asked while looking far away in the lake and wearing a smile on her lips. I looked at her and answered the question she asked me.
"A lake"
she looked at me and asked
"Why?"
"I want to give tranquility to those who are troubled, happiness to those who are sad, and memories to those who forget."
I answered simply and winked at her.
"Okay, I will remember that"
she winked back.
Time seemed to move so fast when I was with her; it was already late afternoon and a long way to walk. She was not even bothered though, as if she was delighted with my company.
We were walking side by side on the way home; it was funny how she could not help her self—talking about the trees, the winds and the skies. She looked carefree as she stretched her arms to feel the little breeze of the winds.
I was walking ahead of her when I noticed that she had just stopped. She looked tired as she sat underneath this old tree--I guess tired from our long walk from the lake.
I moved near her and turned my back, and I squatted a little.
"What are you doing?"
she surprisingly asked.
"A piggy back, come on, hop in"
I invited
"you look tired, if you will continue walking you will hurt your feet. It's okay, don't worry, I can carry you. I'm sure you're not that heavy."
I kind of grinned, and then she accepted the invitation.
"I hope I'm not."
she chuckled and wrapped her arms around me.
"Kate, you never answered your question. I mean, the one that you asked me when we where in the lake"
I asked as I tightened my grasp on her.
"I'll tell you but then I will have to kill you"
she smiled.
"You almost got me killed, remember?"
I replied back.
"Did I?" "You will know my answer in full autumn"
she said.
She did made me think a lot that moment and do a little guessing too but I knew that I needed to wait and hear it from her.
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