Physics, UFO's and Feelings (The X Files Alternate Universe)

Chapter 15

12 years later.

Mulder's POV

"Okay class that's it for today. Submit your theory of personality on Monday, okay? Have a nice weekend." I said to my students as they went out of the room one by one.

I was left alone, as I put my notes in my bag, a piece of paper fell on the floor. I picked it up and my whole world stopped when I opened it.

It's Scully's letter from 12 years ago. I read it. Though I read it a hundred times. I don't know how long this letter stayed in my bag but I carry it all the time. I put it back in a secret pocket of my bag. I turned off the lights and went out of the room.

It's still 3 in the afternoon and all of my classes that day were finished. Usually, I go home straight to my apartment in Manhattan, but this time I suddenly want to drink coffee. So I decided to go to Nell's coffee shop where I always love to have my coffee, it's not a busy coffee shop unlike the others here in this big city of New York. It's peaceful and the employees are smiling all the time.

So I parked my car just in front of it. I chose the table for two since all the tables for one were occupied. Then I told the waitress my usual coffee, black coffee.

As I waited, I saw a little girl about 4 or 5 years old maybe. Playing with her dolls at a table across from mine. She had long red hair and blue eyes. She reminds me of someone. Someone that I can't forget.

"Mommy I'm here!" shouted the little girl as she waved.

"There you are, I was worried I thought I lost you." said a woman's voice behind me. Suddenly I can't move. I wanted to turn my back because that voice was so familiar to me.

The woman walked by and kneeled to meet her little girl's eyes.

And then my eyes widened my whole body couldn't move. I can't believe who I saw. That woman, the little girl's mother...is... Scully.

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Scully's POV

"Aira please don't do it again, okay sweetie? Don't let go of my hand and start wandering when we are in a place with lots of people. You might get lost." I said to my 5 year old daughter. And she nodded. I pulled the chair and sat while we waited for my coffee and Aira's ice cream at a coffee shop.

Then Aira said something "Mommy, a man is looking at us."

"Where?" I asked as I looked front and back.

Aira pointed the table across from us. And when I followed where she was pointing, I just had the shock of my life.

I saw him. Looking at me without blinking. Then he slowly stood up and walked towards us. I just found myself standing too. I don't know what to do.

Suddenly, we were inches away from each other. Face to face. He looked at me with disbelief from my hair to my eyes, to my lips, and back to my eyes again.

I felt like I'd been hypnotized then a tear fell from my right eye I wiped it immediately.

"Mulder," I said.

To be continued...