The Red Flower

Chapter 4 : The Book

I stepped into the graveyard and suddenly I feel a cold breeze wiping my cheeks. I closes my eyes and felt something, its like something is calling out for me.

I heard laughter then crying. I opened my eyes and told Obi and Zen to stay here. "Obi.. I think I'll go alone" he nodded and walk to a near by bench with Zen.

I walked towards my mother's grave. I sit in front of it and slowly a tear came down streaming on my cheeks.
I tried to sniffed it away but it made it worst.

"Hey mum...." I wipe my tears an states at her name on the stone where her name was written.

"I'm sorry that I don't come here more often anymore, its my senior year mum and.... And...I got a place in Class A and I....I even....have the highest mark... Obi did too..." Slowly my tears fall like waterfalls.

My nise was red so was my cheeks, my eyes are full with tears. Tears that I have always shared only to my mom and myself. Tears that no one has ever seen but her. Now that she's not here, I ... I'm lost .

"Mum...I met your friend Petra, she gave me a book, she's a nice person mum...." I smiled

"She kinda reminds me of you.... I miss you mum" suddenly the place was in silence.

I could only hear myself crying.
" I miss you mum... A lot ... I .... I hope your doing fine there too...."
It was getting dark, did I stayed here for too long ?

Suddenly. I heard a voice saying "its getting late" it wasn't Obi's voice but I stood up and turn facing the man with my watery eyes and red noses and cheeks .

It was Zen, standing right behind me.
With a worried look He gave me his handkerchief. "Use this " I nodded as I took his handkerchief and wiped my tears.

He stared my mother's grave with a smile.
" you must miss her a lot huh ?".
"Y-yeah..." He smiled weakly watching me still in tears.

"Its getting late, we should get back " I nodded and followed him walking outside the graveyard.

I look back a little and at the edge of my eye I saw my mother's figure, standing there, waving at me.

My eye widened and said "mum ??" Zen smirked "you saw her too ??" I nodded "you too ?" He releses a sigh  "yep.. I miss her too, Mikasa was a kind person."

I was shock, he called my mother Mikasa like he known her for years.
"How did you ?" He smirked again "you'll find out later... Right just let me walk you back home" I nodded

"Where's obi ??" We crossed the road and was on our way to my place. "He had to rush back home, he said he has a family problem or something like that"

I released a heavy sigh. That Obi, he could at least bring Zen with him. Now I'm stuck with Zen.

I took a little look at his face, and now I know why the girls go crazy for him.
He looks sorta like a prince, it weird that I also feel like I've met him before.

"Peeking me ??" He suddenly said as I turn my gaze away from his face.
"P-peeking ? What do you m-mean ??" He chuckles softly making me blush a little.

"You really don't remember any thing do you ?? Red head ??" He smiles while looking at the road were walking. "What is there to remember ??" He shook he's head. "I just hope that later tonight, after you open that book you'll remember everything" he smirked again making me blush brighter. Man he has to stop smirking and how die he know about the book ??

We finally arrived at my place.
"Thank you for waking me back home Z-zen" he nodded and sends me that charming smile of his, making me blush a little.