Burn

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Maria's POV

I saw it, I saw the lights. I saw how sweet they were.

I hide. I don't want to ruin the scene. A sweet escape. Not as sweet as he helped me escaped from the jail. His eyes were so warm like his flames.

I let them. I knew it's the perfect moment for them. I return to my team to say goodbye.

"What? You're living without our leader?," Srgt. Major Feury said.

"And where's the Colonel?," Lt. Havoc asked.

"I don't know."

"He said he will just go outside for a moment. Uhmmm but if you insist, would you want us to escort you home?," Srgt. Major Feury asked.

"Oh no need, I can manage.," I smiled and went outside.

I walk alone thinking of things I don't want to happen.

What would happen to us now? What am I going to do? I knew from the very beginning that he'll never be mine. There was never "us".

Riza's POV

I run with him. We sneak out. Continue running and running.

"Where are we going now? Do you have any plan?," I asked him.

He smiled at me, "I don't know yet."

I'm glad that he came along with me. I feel safe and free whenever I'm with him.

It reminds me of our younger years together. When we snuck out from my father.......

Flashback

We just ran on the field. On top of a hill we could see the city, the whole city. While on the other side is the green fields. It felt like I'm standing and seeing the two different sides of the world.

"Riza? What are you thinking?," he asked.

"Uhm no nothing. I just love the views from here," I smiled.

"Yeah that's true, it's really a beautiful world, isn't it?"

"However, the people living in this world was never satisfied with everything that the world had offered."

"Is there any problem, Riza?"

"My father, ever since my mom died, he never appreciated this world, the people around him, nor this green field, the beautiful nature. It felt like his whole world revolved around her and it stopped when she died. From the day my mom died I felt so lonely."

"Don't you know that he loves you?"

"I don't think so."

He hugged me.

End of flashback