the way it used to be

There was this time when two people met in a special place, where it’s very quiet, a place where people are too scared to go. These two people met in a hillock, a small grassy hill that they can always meet each other there every day. But, when it’s time to let go… all of these started a long time ago… like I said “Tim Knight” and “Josephine Foster” met in a special hillock… but, let’s go a few years back when they still don’t know each other…….

Tim just walk out of his house to have a little walk until he saw a girl who has pale skin and a blonde-yellowish hair that’s been ponytail, she just walked out bursting out with flames while her light-blue eyes were in a moment she’s mad and the next she’s about to cry, while wearing white blouse with light green jacket and some cool jeans. He didn’t get the chance to talk to her because she just runs off while his so-called friends blocked him from going to her but, of course they didn’t know. Few hours later, Tim just tried to forget about it. He was walking on the streets with his friends until he saw this hillock with the sunset. Tim was about to walk in his house until he just follow his heart in going to the small hillock. “Hey, where are you going?” Cody Garcia asked. Tim faced at them while looking at the hillock and said “uh, yeah. I just gotta do something real quick.” When they left, he started to walk towards the hillock. The moment he got there, he saw the girl from his neighborhood. Josephine saw a boy with the same hair color as hers and pale skin, he’s wearing a white shirt with brown-colored short sleeves and some big boy shorts then his green eyes were, like staring at her. He saw her crying while sitting by the tree. He slowly walk closer to her then when she finally faced him, Josephine suddenly wipe her tears and said “uh, hi. I’m Josephine Foster. But, you can call me… Jo.” He started to giggle then she just stared at him, in a confused way. He slightly cough and said “uh, sorry. My name is Tim knight.” They both shook hands then he sat beside her. “Why is your name Joe?” he honestly asked. She faced at him and replied “uh, I don’t know” he started to laugh again and said “… because, J.O.E?! Is a boy’s name” she started to yell “No! It’s J.O! Not J.O.E! It’s pronounced Jo but spelled Jo!” Tim looked a little bit guilty then she face at him with that upset face and said “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t yell at you…” Tim suddenly interrupted her and said “no, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t act that way besides, you're a new here and we just met… and I want to be a good guy, any kind of guy… just name it and I’ll be that guy…” he made her laugh and said “… no need, be yourself and that’s the guy that I want you to be… as a friend” they both smiled at each other then he ask “…so, what seems the problem?” “Don’t worry about it, you can’t change the past anyway” she replied. He held her head and pushed it slowly down his chest then said “someone once told me, forget the past and move on to the present… no matter how painful it gets.” She tried to realize what it meant but, every time she’s with him and him with her. They can always be the person that they wanted to be. It’s getting night time; they stayed all day there chatting and getting to know each other and now? They’re both gazing at the stars. She calmly asks “so? What’s the time now?” he raises his hand high and look at his wrist with his watch while saying “uh, it’s 11:25!”She suddenly widens her eyes open then stood up. “I gotta go” she panic. He sat down and asks “why?” “I’m really sorry, dad will be furious” she replied and run off. While Tim is sitting down, his right leg is up high while his left leg is down low laying down and he is also is holding his right knee then said “…fierce, I like that.” He stood up and folded the striped blanket then walk back to his own home. A woman with wedge hair color and wearing a simple-plain shirt with skinny jeans while she was tapping her shoes down to the ground. When he faced her, she looked fierce and said “where have you been?” “Uh, hi…mom?” he said slightly confused. That’s when a girl about 6 years old, with the same hair color as her mom, came out of the shadow wearing orange pajamas. “You too?” he said annoyed and surprised at the same time. He deeply sighs then continued saying “look, mom. I just hang out with a friend.” She looked sarcastically shock while saying “really? Because, I heard that all of your so-called friends are at home sleeping.” He started to chuckle and said “she’s a new one, mom.” The conversation started to get interesting for Elizabeth knight and Tim. She walk up to him and said “… is she pretty?” “Mom!?” he yelled while she sarcastically said “what!?” “I’m twelve years old! Don’t you think I’m too young for that?” he explained. “Yeah, probably. But, I just wanted to have a family bonding like we used to” she said. “Mom, maybe some other day” he said back and kisses her on the cheek then grabs Jessica’s hand and brings her to her room. Jessica finally fell asleep in her room. So, he went back to his room. He sat by his bed while there’s a double hung window on the left side of the wall where Jo’s room. Tim saw Jo throughout the window; Jo just had an argument with her father "Frank Foster" and then she slammed the door in her room. She sat by her flat chair in front horizontal bed then he open his double hung window, he leaned in closer and kept on whispering her name out loud but, she can’t hear it. So, he took some pebbles out from his fish tanks and threw it to her casement window. She finally heard the knocking sound. Jo was surprised to see him “Tim?” “Jo! Tell me your problem, I can help you” Tim said and asked. She blink for a moment and said “I’m sorry, I can’t. I just met you, how would I know that I can trust you?!...” “Jo! Who are you talking to?” Frank interrupted her. She whispered “I’m sorry, Tim. I gotta go” she frowned while closing her window door. Her father came barging in and said “dad, relax. We just move in here and this time, without mom… you need to relax” she said trying to calm him down and he hug her while she hug him back then walk out. She just walk up to window and look at the view…until, she opened the window and heard some noises below, she slowly look down and suddenly, her eyes widen up to see Tim hanging by her window. She helps him by pulling him towards her room. “What are you thinking? That’s too dangerous” she worriedly said. “Look, I’m sorry. There’s, just… something different about you.” Jo got confused and said “uh, thanks.” Tim chuckled and then continued saying “…it’s a complement” “oh!” she said surprised then continued saying “uh, well, thank you but, you gotta go.” He left like she wanted through the window but, on his way out… he fell down to the ground. She quickly run to the window and then she look out the window to see if Tim is okay. He stood up while holding his back with his right hand and his other hand is giving her thumbs up then he slowly walk back to his house. When he went in, he crack his back while Jessica is massaging Tim’s back. He thanked Jessica then he was staring at Jo’s room and said “I don’t know what but, she’s… different yet so amazing.” “Everyone’s amazing and different in their own way, big brother” Jessica said. He smirk while saying “I know that. But, she’s different, somehow… we connected.” The next day, Jo walked back to the hillock and she was hoping to see Tim there. When Jo finally got there, she saw a little boy wearing a polo shirt with the same shorts sleeping by the tree while she was wearing a cardigan with a white skirt while her hair is pinned in both sides. She smiled and leaned closer to him then said “wake up! Sleeping beauty!” he woke up with a moody look but, in a good way. He rub his eyes while standing up, he yawn and said “hey, uh, I’ve been waiting for you.” She chuckled then removed a dead leaf from Tim’s hair while saying “I can see that.” He yawn one more time then said “hey, listen. Since, were new friends…? I want to show my gratitude.” “Huh?” she suddenly gets confused. “How about colored smoothies?” he recently asked with a smile. “Blue and pink?” she said. “You read my mind” he replied then they both giggled and then they both were walking to the mall while having a great conversation that starts with “uh, so…you just move in here two days ago?!” Tim said. “Well, yeah. Dad said that it’ll be great to start over” she replied. When they got there to the mall inside the place where they sell colored smoothies Tim spotted his friends in the table inside the place. So, he said instead “hey, wanna meet some cool friends?” while he said that, he was pushing her towards them. “Uh, sure?” she replied confused. When they both got there, he panicked in saying “uh, hey, guys. It’s weird enough to bump into all of you.” They all were confused then a guy named “lance Mitchell” with a golden blue eyes then a crew cut hairstyle and wearing a gray shirt with long rolled up sleeves with a black vest and a tie and pants, he said “what are you talking about? We were supposed to meet here, like every day at 8 am” everything started to feel awkwardly quiet then Jo slightly cough sarcastically and said “uh, hey guys…”when she was waiting for a hand shake, a guy with light-brown eyes while he’s wearing a plain shirt with a black leather jacket and pants with his cool shaggy hair glooming then he said “hi, I’m Bruce diamond.” They both shake hands until Tim sarcastically laugh then separate both of them and whispered at him while held his left arm “back off! I saw her first” “but, your mom said that both of you are just friends. That means, she’s free” he whispered back then he squeeze Bruce’s arm tight and said “dude, she’s twelve like me!” “So?!” he replied then pass by Tim and he is being a gentlemen and help Jo sit on her chair while Tim took a deep breath and sat beside jo in the right side. They started to tell jokes until, this ordinary girl with brown eyes and wearing purple sweater and jeans; she came in the same place where they were. When Jo spotted her by the door, she yelled “Camille?!” “They both faces at each other then Camille yelled back “Josephine?” they both run to each other and then they hug. “Wait, you guys know each other?” lance said surprised while he put his pink smoothie down. Jo let go off the hug and said “… well, yeah. Just when I moved in here, Camille showed me around the town.” “Really?... that’s great!” Tim sarcastically said. Camille glance at the boys and asks “did you meet the boys?” then faces at her. Jo kept on looking at them and she said “uh, yeah. They, uh, seems great… uh, yeah.” Camille lean closer to Jo near her ears “… not when you try to get to know them first…” Tim interrupted them by separate both of them while saying “okay! That’s enough, let’s tell more jokes and drink colored smoothies.” she faced at lance and he glance at her while she said “uh, sorry. I can’t. Uh, I am here with my mother shopping.” When she was about to walk out, she asked Jo “uh, hey, Jo. Do you want to join us?” “Sure” she replied then they both walked away while Tim was saying “wait, smoothies?!” he sat down with the other boys. They were shopping with Camille's mom for some clothes while the two were chatting. A young boy with the same age and his short hair with layers were bashing out his blue eyes. He walk up to the girls and said “hey, I’m Alejandro Freyer…what’s your name?” “Uh, I’m Camille…” she said until he interrupted her saying “I’m not talking to you!... I’m talking to the blonde!” Jo looked so annoyed at him and said “uh, I’m Josephine and, uh, guess what. I don’t like bad boys unlike you… jerk!” he started to laughed then an odd fat woman came running to him and held his left ear and said “… you’re grounded, remember?” she started to pull him away while saying “…mom, stop. You’re embarrassing me” she faces at him then said “I’m your mother! That’s my job” they both walk out while Alejandro sigh. Suddenly, Jo frowned while Camille said “jerk” then faces at Jo while she asked “hey, what’s wrong?” Jo stood up and said “I shouldn’t have come here” “what do you mean?” Camille asked concerned. “This reminds me of my family and, somehow…I chose this place for us to live in and, I don’t know why. But, I just… did” Jo explained. Few hours later, Jo left the mall with no questions for her to answer. Tim came running to Camille and ask “where’s Jo?” “Huh? Tim?” she acted confused then he asked again “where is Jo?” “Oh, uh, Josephine left the mall… two hours ago” she responded. “Dude, she’s just a girl” lance said followed by Camille saying “like I’ve heard that before. You know what lance, you and I need to talk” he started to seat until Camille grab his shirt then pulled him out of there. “Lance is right dude, she’s just a girl” Cody said while his dark deep brown eyes were staring at Tim while he was wearing a dark blue turtleneck sweater and big boy shorts. “I just, it’s something that you guys would never understand” he said then run off. He knock on the door of her home. “Uh, hey… Mr.  Foster… I’m Tim and uh, I’m looking for…” he said until Frank interrupted his sentence by shutting the door shut rudely. He faced at the sunset and saw the hill with it; Tim smiled and slowly walk towards it. He saw her sitting by the tee while she was looking at the sun-setting, he smirk then sat beside her and said “hey” “hey” she said back while he suddenly faces at her slowly and asked “why did you run off just like that?” she slowly gasp and said “to be honest, I… I really don’t know why and what I want in life. It’s all so confusing to me. My mom… and my dad, they…” he faced at her and she started to tear up then he said “…no, it’s okay. You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to” “…but, I want to” she said while looking at him then she suddenly look at the sky and continued saying “there’s always something and, it always involves my dad… and a little bit of my mom.” Two weeks later, they became even more good friends every day. They kept on telling stories and jokes at the same place where they can Count on each other for anything, they also get to know each other every day. They had a great time hanging out until, the next day… it all started to fades away… Tim woke up five minutes early, when he walk out of his room and saw many packed boxes. He was incredibly shock. So, he run to his mom and asks “mom? What’s going on? Why are all of our stuff inside those boxes?” Elizabeth saw him then she put her phone down and said “Tim, there’s something you should know… were moving out.” Tim’s green eyes widen up and yelled “what!?” Elizabeth hug him and said “I’m sorry, Tim. We have to… there’s just something that you need to let go of…” “What about my friends?” he recently asked. She took a deep breath and said “it’s time to say good bye…” he took a moment to realize what he needed to do that day. He went straight to meet Jo at the hillock early this morning.  He saw her waiting by the tree, as usual. He sarcastically cough and nervously said “Jo?” she faced at him while she said “yeah?” she stood up then continued saying “…whoa, Are you okay? You look upset. Is everything okay?” “I have to tell you something” he said right away. “Uh, Tim. You’re starting to scare me… what’s wrong?” Jo said worried while giving him that noticeable look then he said while looking at her worriedly odd look saying “… you know what, after lunch… come meet me here again and I promise you that I’ll tell you something really important that I had to say” she nodded and hugged him slowly while she said “I’m glad that I met you.” That line gave him something to realize and something to remember. He kept on walking around in his room, thinking what he had to say until, Elizabeth yelled “Tim! We’re leaving in three hours!” “Yes, mom” he replied. He took a deep breath and said “okay, this is it!” he grab his blue backpack and held it with one arm only, then walk out. Jo was waiting for him in the tiny hill, he was ten minutes late. Until, he finally showed up. She was terrified that something bad might happened to him, she quickly hug him until he push her away gently. “Tim, tell me the truth. What’s going on?” she said and asked while looking at him. He closed his green eyes then breathe deeply and then he opened it again when he said “… I’m leaving.” She started to laugh and think that it’s just a joke but, he didn’t laugh along with her “are you serious?” she asked. He nodded as his answer then she got upset and sat on the ground while he sat beside her. “Are you upset?” he asked while he is looking at the horizontal view. She face at him with that look on her face and said “upset? I’m going to lose you… as a friend” “you can’t lose me… we will always be friends today, tomorrow and always” he said while facing her and ended up with a smirk smile. Jo is still pretty upset and said “what if… you won’t remember me?!” “What!? That’s crazy talk” he responded while he jump out and was shock to hear that. Her eyes widen open and stood up, facing him while saying “what, it could happen! We’re twelve years old and many things could happen for these years that will come through our lives” he gave her that look on his face while saying “… Jo, I will never forget about you” “how would you know that you won’t?” she dramatically asked. “… I promise, I won’t” he said. She look at him with her pinky finger up and said “…pinky promise?” he laughed and said “pinky promise.” They did their natural promise on how they pinky promise then kiss there and then spit on the ground. “I’m having a good bye party in my house… and I, would love to see you there” he said while smiling. She smiled back and said “… I’ll be there.” Jo got ready for Tim’s good bye party and so did Tim, everyone went in but, there’s no sign of Josephine. His friends kept on talking to him but, he is not listening. Someone knock on the door and Tim came running to the door then answered it. She was wearing a white shirt with some orange tree design is on it then a light-blue jacket with leggings and her hairstyle was curly and wavy with no pony tails and pins or clips while Tim is wearing black shirt with a gray design of an airplane and a color gray crew neck jacket then pants. “Jo” he said shocked while she asked “uh, yeah? Is everything alright?” “No, uh, everything’s fine” Tim said while he let her in. everyone had a great time, too bad it won’t last. It’s time for him to go and for her to let go. They both wave good bye. But, right now? Tim just remembered that he forgot to give Jo something. They went all the way back to the neighborhood. Jo was about to walk back to her house until she heard and odd familiar voice that yelled “Jo!” she faced back and saw Tim came running towards her “Tim?” she said confused. Tim stopped running and she was staring at him while he was getting something out his bag and said “… Jo, I…I, I forgot something to give you” “why are you back here?” she asked. “…I’m here…to, give you something for us to remember that we’re forevermore best friends… ” Tim said while showing him a heart shaped necklace that says “best friends” on it to Jo. “Wait, so… you came all the way back here to give me that?” she said with an odd face. “Yeah…” he said while he was sweating and holding the necklace up high then he continued saying “…this is a locket for us to never forget each other’s name; there’s also a photo of me, and… you in it.” “…but, there’s only one” she said while he divided the one locket into two. He gave the other half to Jo with his picture then when she put it on, he also put it on the other half with her picture on it. She was looking at the necklace and asked “wait, where did you get my picture?” he was speechless until she said “it doesn’t matter… I’m never going to take this off” “I’m glad” he said back while she was still smiling tearfully then they were staring at each other until, she hugs him right away. When they both let go, Jo kisses him on the cheek. He was paralyzed until; the guys were pulling him back to the car while he yelled “I’ll come back! Next month on summer! Every summer!” “I’ll wait for you” she yelled back, when he left and drove back to the airport, Jo ended up staring at the necklace. In the summer, he came back to see Jo, like promise. They both hang out and this time they became closer and closer until, their feelings started to change into even more result. They promise again that they would meet each other in the same place every summer but, when Tim was on his way to a place called “new York” that’s when the accident happened. Everything started to change into a big nightmare, it’s bad. Especially for Josephine. The next summer, Jo waited in the hill for Tim to show up. But, he never did. She waited all day for him, suddenly she fell asleep by the tree while she was still waiting for Tim. Frank was looking for her everywhere but still hasn’t found her yet. Frank is getting super worried so, he called his friends that he used to work with in his old job that he retired two years ago. They arrive at his house while they were wearing black suits while Frank is wearing blue-light checkered polo shirt with ordinary pants. They look everywhere, but no sign of Josephine. He was about to go the wrong way, until he saw this hillock to the horizon. Frank slowly walk towards it while the others looked confused and just followed him. When they climbed it, Frank saw and smiled. Jo was fast asleep when he saw her. He stood up and crack his bones then glanced at her for a while and then he carried for a moment while lean on Frank’s chest, he walk back to the house then put her on her bed slowly while she was saying “…mom?” he put her down then he put her pink with colored flowers designed blanket and then he kisses her on her forehead and left her room. Frank and his friends were having a drink while she was sleeping then after a while, they left. He let them out and closed the door on their way out then he took a deep drink while he was walking towards the black, round table beside the chair then he  wiped his face, stressed with his right hand and ended up holding his chin while staring at his phone on top of the round table. He started to call a woman with the same color as Josephine; her name is “Shirley Cruz” she was once married with Frank until they both got divorce 5 years ago. “Hello? Who is it?” Shirley asked through the phone while he was sweating and being speechless then he took a deep breath and said “Shirley, we need to talk” that low voice that she heard, started to worry her “Frank? Is that you?” she came by quickly because she thought it’s an emergency about something that they both love like, Jo. When he said that Jo was missing hours ago, Shirley got mad and said “…what! You lost Josephine!?” he was speechless and said instead “…her name’s Jo” Shirley threw a piece of paper at him while yelling “No! Her name is Josephine… and I’m taking her home whether you like it or Not!” she started to barge in Josephine’s room with a loud noise that woke her up. “Mom?” Jo said confused while rubbing her eyes then she yawned. Shirley sat by her bed and said “…Josephine, you're coming with Me.” her eyes suddenly widen and yelled surprised “what!...why?” “You almost got lost through this sick place” she responded while Frank came in and watching them talking. “No, mom. I fell asleep by the hill and I’m glad that dad found me” Jo said while Shirley's smile disappeared and said “what if he didn’t?” suddenly Jo’s smile vanished so, she said “mom, I’m going to stay… but, when it’s time for me to go… I’ll go with you. That’s a promise” while she said that, her pinky finger were up high then Shirley smiled and they pinky promise but, they didn’t do the kiss and spit instead they just hugged.  Shirley left while Frank was just staring at her then he sat beside her and asks “Jo? Are you okay?” “Yeah, sure. Why did you ask that?” she said and asked while looking at him. “Oh, uh, nothing…” he said then walking out nervously. She then slowly breathe then walks to her window by her bed and facing at the dark view while looking at her necklace upset and then she let it go then faced at Tim’s empty house. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Tim was terribly injured then he twitched his finger while his eyes were closed. Few years pass by, and Jo kept her promise ever since while I’m not quite sure about Tim. But, there’s one thing that I know Is that, Jo waited for six years till Tim will come back but he still didn’t. Until, one sunny day. Jo was passing by and over-heard Tim’s old friends saying “can you believe that Tim will come back this summer?” Jo was so surprised to hear that and this summer? Is next week. Jo quickly run back to her house into her room then took a box out under her bed. It says “my memories” she looked at it while having a tearful smile. Suddenly, a strange beeping sound coming from the outside. Jo slowly stood up and walks to her other window by her bed. She tried to see but, she only saw a color gray truck with a guy the same hair color as Jo and wearing a light-blue checkered shirt with jeans and wearing a pair of sunglasses while friends of Tim are blocking the other three girls that’s why she can’t see them. But, Jo recognize the necklace that he was wearing six years ago and that’s when she knew they guy is actually Tim. He is actually early to get here. Josephine is so happy to finally see him after six years; she waited so long for him. She suddenly change her clothes into something for suitable like, an orange sleeveless shirt with buttons and she tied a knot at the bottom part of the shirt while there’s also a tied knot at upper part but it’s just little and she is also wearing a dark gray jacket with dark-blue pants, she combed her shoulder length wavy, curly long blonde hair then she walk out of her home and into his house in the other side. When she was about to knock, Camille and lance stopped her from knocking. “Hey, Jo. What’s up?” Lance said while she replied saying “… uh, it’s great. Now do you mind?” they went behind Jo and when she was going to knock, Camille said interrupting her “…uh, JO! I wouldn’t do that if I were you” she faced them and asked “… and why not?” they didn’t answer and Jo just ignored them and knock on the front door of the house. Tim answered the door while Jo was so surprised to see him. “Tim?” she said while having a tearful smile, he was confused and said “yeah? That’s me? Why?” she quickly hugged him while he was just confused then he slowly removed her from his arms then he let go of her sweet white palms. She was so surprise to hear him asked “… excuse me but, who are you?” she was about to cry but, she said first “wait, you have no idea who I am? Our promise? The hill? Everything that we once had?” he was just giving her that confused look and said “you might be my neighbor, I’m Tim knight” he was waiting for a shake then she push his hand away. “No. we’re best friends, ever since we’re twelve. And, our promise…” she said while she was putting her pinky finger up high and continued saying “…remember?” He started to laugh and said “pinky promises? That’s ridiculous!” she started to cry and said “how can you not remember? We’re best friends and, our promise… you. And I, promised” “… sorry but, you might be confused with someone else” he said while she was staring at his necklace. She wiped her tears and held the necklace then said “… if you don’t remember. Then, where did you get this?” “…uh, it’s mine” he said. She took her necklace and attached hers with his then he look at it and said “… listen, lady. It’s just a coincidence.” She turns the necklace around and saw a picture of another girl beneath her picture. She started to cry and said “…what? Something’s not right, everything that I’d hope, everything that I wish, everything that I care about… is all gone.” Camille held her right arm and said “Josephine, let’s go” when she was about to walk out, he held her arm and said “wait, your name is Josephine?” she faced at him and replied “yeah” while he giggled at her answer, he said “… that’s an odd name for a girl.” She was so irritated at him for not remembering. She can’t hide her feelings now, so she leans closer to him and kiss him for a moment on his lips while he kissed back. That’s when a rebellious girl named “Lucy Winter” the same age as theirs and she has long black hair with red stripes on it and dark blue eyes with pale skin, while she was wearing a sleeveless black shirt with a leather black jacket and short boots. “Hey, what’s going on?” Lucy recently asked. Jo let go of him and saw Lucy, she walk up to them and stand beside Tim. “Oh, uh… this is my neighbor, uh, Josephine and Josephine this is my girlfriend… Lucy Winter” he said introducing them. She was about to cry then Lucy shook her hand while Jo was so confused. “You, uh, were kissing” she said. “…uh, no. it’s just a friendly kiss” he said while pretending that was nothing, and then they both kiss in front of Jo. They finally stopped kissing, they both faced at Jo then Lucy said “…we’re having dinner. Do you want to join us?” she started to cry and just walked away while they both looked confused then Lucy continued saying “… uh, I’ll take that as a no.” Camille walked up to them and said “nice job, lover boy. All you guys just do is to give a girl a broken heart” she walk away and run after Jo. “Men, she’s such a weirdo, huh?” Lucy said while facing at them. When Tim was about to talk to lance and apologize, he just walks away and didn’t listen but, Tim grab his hand. “Dude! Camille’s right for once, you know. We’re already getting along until, you ruined everything… you always does” he said then walked away. Lucy was holding his arm while he took a deep sigh then she said “you don’t need them… you have me” he didn’t reply back and just shut the door closed. Jo was still running while they were still chasing her, she finally stopped running and they catch-up to her. “Are you okay?” Camille asked while looking at her, Jo was tearing up then faced at them and said “… you guys, I need to be alone right now. I need some place, real quiet and where no one can find me… I need to think, I’m so confused.” After a while, Tim and his family with Lucy, were eating dinner but, Tim haven’t eaten his food, he is only touching it using his fork while he’s confused. When they were all done eating, Tim was sitting by the couch until; Jessica sat beside him and asked “what’s wrong?” “… I’m so confused” he responded while he was staring at the television and was holding the remote. She faced at him and asked “about what?” he faced back at her and said “the girl. That I saw this morning, it seems that I know her but; I just can’t remember who she is and what she was talking about… I hoped that someday I will know about all the questions that needed to be answered. And it’ll lead me to the right place where I had to be right now” “…maybe, you can… by following your heart and it’ll lead you to the right place right now… go and have a walk” she said while he was thinking what she meant. He head outside and had a walk then that’s when the sunset were shinning on his eyes and saw the hill in front of him. He started to walk towards it then when he got there with his truck, he first takes a good look at it and he started to climb it. The moment he got there, he saw Josephine crying by the tree. “Huh? My heart leaded me to you?... why?” he said confused while she faced at him then he continued saying “…but, I don’t even know you.” She walked up to him and said “…you told me once, forget the past and move on to the present… no matter how painful it gets… but, this pain? Can’t be healed…” she suddenly removed her necklace and showed it to him while she continued saying “I kept my promise, forever and always and I hoped that you will too” “what are you talking about?” he asked while she was showing the necklace to him, on top of her right palm then she turn the necklace around and he saw a picture of him as a kid, behind it. “Where did you get that?” he asked while she looked annoyed and said “no questions” she threw the necklace at him then she walk away. He slowly picked it up then he yelled “wait!” she stopped walking while she’s NOT facing at him. He walk up to her then held her arms and he let her face him while her tears were falling down. Suddenly, he held her cheek with his right hand while he was wiping her falling tears and said “there’s something strange about you and I don’t know what… but, my real question is… who are you?” she held his arms then removed it from her face and they were still holding hands while she said “… the person you once knew.” they were holding hands until Jo let go of her left hand WHILE Tim let go of his right hand at the same time, then she was walking away slowly while she WAS letting go of his left hand with the necklace that he gave her six years ago. She left while he was so confused. He sat down by the tree and kept on staring at the necklace on his hand then he just stared at the horizontal view in front of him while facing at the sun. He kept on closing his eyes and tried his best to remember her, but nothing came up. “Why can’t I remember who she is?” he said to himself while staring at her necklace. He put the necklace in his right side pocket while standing up, then he walk out and drove back to the town. When he parked and got off, Lucy came running to him while Josephine was about to walked in her home until she saw him with Lucy then Tim saw her too. Jo ignored them and just walked in then Tim faced away and looked at Lucy while he was hugging her. When its 9 pm at the night, Tim came in his room while he saw Josephine at his window then he walked to it while he was just staring at her while she was sitting by her bed thinking… She finally saw Tim staring at her; she slowly stood up and closed her window along with her blue curtain. At the time he deeply sigh, he also stared at the ground then held his hair with both hands and slowly pushed it backwards, he was so confused at the time while Josephine was so deeply upset. In different rooms, they both lay on their beds at the same time while they were both so confused and upset at the same time but, when they both lay down…Jo was holding a piece of paper and Tim was holding his head in the back part, with both hands. When everyone was asleep, Jo is still awake and decided that it’s for her to go. She was lying down; she suddenly opened her eyes then sat on her bed while thinking. She stood up slowly and then she started to call her mother saying “…uh, hey mom… it’s me.” No matter how hard is it for her to let go of the person that understood her more than anybody else, she thought that it’s for the best. Jo wanted to tell her father so bad but, she’s too afraid to face to him so instead, she left a letter on her bed. The next morning, all of Josephine's stuff was all packed while Shirley is waiting outside with her convertible purple car. The moment she was about to walk out of her room, she first take a last good look at her empty room. Jo walks back in and opened one of the stuffed boxes and brings out the memory box and left it under her bed including the piece of paper from last night that she put it in the box then she placed it under her bed. When she was putting it under her bed, a strange beeping sound that came from the outside interrupting her moment. She knew it was her mom so, she quickly pushed the box under then she quickly grabs her shoulder bag on her way out. She nearly closed the door but, she pushed it open again to look at her room for the real last time, then she started to cry when she closed her door. The loud beeping sound woke most of the people around her neighborhood. She walk out of her house while holding her shoulder bag, then suddenly… her friends including the boys and Lucy obviously, Camille too. She step in the car while lance was running to her and yelled “…Jo! Where are you going?” When they catch-up to Jo, Tim heard loud noises coming from the outside and saw the girl wearing a white short-sleeved blouse with dark-deep blue pants with converse shoes, sitting by the convertible car out his fixed window beside his bed. While he was creepily staring at her, Jo faced at his house then faced back at them and said “… I’m leaving.” Everyone laughed, except for Lucy. They all thought it was a joke then they noticed that she didn’t laugh along with them. “Are you serious?” Camille worriedly asked while Tim noticed that all their smiles disappeared. From the outside, Josephine deeply sigh and saw a boy she once knew wearing a plain black short-sleeved shirt with pants and a slip-on shoes and a fedora hat in his window looking at her then she said “…you know, it’s best for me to go… I should’ve listened to my mom but, I didn’t. It’s so stupid of me to think that she would remember… and now, I spent six years of my life waiting for a friend that who I thought, understands me more than anyone… I’m sorry you guys, I know that we had so much great time when we were kids but now, I think it’s best for me to NEVER come back.” When Shirley drove away and they waved good bye, Jo take a look at Tim in his room window then he just closed his white curtain and then she just looked away. “Did I miss something?” Lucy asked confused while she’s wearing a black sleeveless shirt with black leather pants and brown short boots. Tim was sitting on his bed until; Lucy came in his room and said “Tim, how about a date tonight? Just you and me?” he sarcastically smiled and said “sure.” When Lucy smiled and left, a girl wearing a scarlet polka dots shirt with white pants came in when Lucy left then said “big brother, jo left and… ” he was slightly shocked to hear that then he Interrupted her saying “…wait, wait…Jo? You knew that girl and her nickname is Jo?” he pointed while saying that, then he stood up and walk up to her, he slowly held her arms and started to hold it tight and continued saying “… listen, little sister. I know that you know something and now, tell me everything that you know.” He was crushing her until she said “…I, I can’t.” “Why not?” he said as he let her go then sat on his bed while looking at the ground. Jessica was rubbing her arms then saw Tim confused, she sat beside him and asks “…why so sad, big brother?” “Not sad, just confused” he replied. Jessica faced at him and said “I’m sorry, I can’t tell you… I promised. You have to figure this out on your own” “how?” he asked while he faced at her. “It’ll come to you… for now, you should go out and to see how things were used to be” she said then put something in his hand, when he saw the necklace of Josephine. Jessica stood up and tapped Tim’s back   then walks out. He looks at his necklace and the other, at the same time. Meanwhile, Shirley was driving to her home in Los Angeles while Jo is looking out her window and thinking of her father and Tim. After a bit, Frank came in her room slowly and saw no one there and a letter on her bed, he continued walking in slowly the n sat on her bed and held the letter in his hands. He stared at it for a moment then he started to open it. He closed his eyes and then he breathes softly then opened his eyes again and started to read it saying:

Dear dad,

I really wanted to tell you that I already decided to go with mom and I know

That It seems wrong to tell you this in an odd letter but, I’m too scared to face you. I’m incredibly Sorry for leaving you all alone and

 just feel like it’s time for me To go. I promise you that

I’ll always love you and I’ll never forget about you, dad….

Forevermore your daughter,

   Josephine Foster

Right after read that letter, he held it down and started to be disappointed, then he run out of her room and started to drive to Los Angeles to get Jo back. But for Tim? He hasn’t left his room yet; he is just staring at Jo’s empty room. He slowly opened his window while the tree outside, he yelled “Josephine!” no one answered so, he kept on yelling. When no one still answered him, he step out of his window and tried to grab the branch that it’s part of the tree but, he couldn’t reach it. When he was about to held it, he almost fell down but… before he could fall while he closed his eyes… when he opened them again, he saw that he didn’t fall after all and instead, he saw that he was holding a branch with his left hand just in time. He started to climbed back but when he glanced at Jo’s room, he suddenly climb to hers then he stepped in when he saw that Josephine is NOT there. Tim tried to search her room for something until, he heard an odd voice under her pink bed then he went under it and saw a familiar box that says “my memories.” He was covered with dust on his shirt, his pants and his blonde hair. The moment he got up and wiped the dust on his arms, Tim sat on her bed and just stared at the box that he was holding it. He closed his eyes and slowly breathes and then he opened his eyes then opened the box on his hands in a slow matter of time. He gasp for air, to see saw many of pressure memories with in photos, and many other memorable stuffs. He slowly held an old photo of Jo and Tim when they were still kids. In the photo, both of their shoulders were around each other while they looked so happy. He’s so confused to see both of them in a couple or dozens of photos together, when he saw a plain note in the box. He suddenly put the picture in his pocket then held the note with his right hand. He opened it slowly and started to read it quietly:

Dear Tim,

I planned to give this note to you but, you never came out of your room. Anyway, if you’re reading this now…I just wanted to tell you that………………………………..

I’m not mad at you for breaking our promised, I’m just disappointed. If you really don’t want to be my friend anymore, just say so. You don’t have to make up silly promises that made me believed. All my life, I would just want for us to be more than just friends. I still remember when we used to tell jokes and stories and when I get heartbroken you’re always there to make me feel better. I’d always thought that we could be… something even more, even though we’re still kids. I still waited for the right time… that means, six years. But, when I saw you with that girl… I’m so embarrassed to think that my feelings for you will be right for once, but I guess I’m wrong. When you denied the… kiss. I thought that you don’t feel the same way on how I felt for you. That’s why I made a decision for me to go and for you to never find out where I am. Remember when you told me, it’s time to let go of the past and move on to the present…. You’re right all along, Tim. In this note? I’m just trying to say is that……?

…Good bye…

Forevermore great full,

Josephine Foster

Right after reading that note, he held it down and started to think about it. 

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