Memories

notes

I have never liked winter and Russia is extremly cold in winters.. well thats kinda obvious

I was 19 years old

All I did was spent the day on the little coffee shop I worked and I never had a normal christmas, my mom always worked and she wouldnt spend time with me, you could say I was kinda lonely

It was a normal winter, the same costumers came and asked for the same coffee they always drink while reading the same boring books or sometimes they would talk but that wasnt really usual

I remember I was having some of my favourite coffee and reading a random book when this guy came in the shop, there was something in this guy that told me I've seen him before but at the same time I was almost sure I didnt know him

He had blond golden hair and it covered his right eye but I could see his left one and I saw they were hazel

He looked really nervous and... sad?.. lost maybe?

"Can I help you?" I tried to sound friendly but as soon as he heard me he looked at me confused and started searching for something in his pockets

It was a little note

"I dont speak russian" fun fact, the note was in russian

"Urm... do you speak english?"

He smiled and nodded, then he took out a little notebook and started writting

"My name is Michail, my sister told me that I could come here to get some hot chocolate and read a little bit"

Everything he said was in notes for some reason but I really didnt cared that much

"Sit anywhere you want, I'll bring you your chocolate in a minute"

He smiled widely and went to sit in the closest table starting to write again

I went to the kitchen to get the chocolate and when I came back he was still writting with a serious and concentrated face but as soon as I left the chocolate in front of him he smiled and showed me what he was writting

"Thanks! Whats your name? Are you from here? How old are you? I think you look my age, do you like chocolate? I love chocolate! And I think that its pretty awesome that I finally found a nice and calm place like this one. Do you like it here? I was born here but I used to live in germany, I live here since a while ago but I dont speak russian.. oh but I know some spanish! Do you know spanish? Its a little bit complicated some times but I like it. Hey! Why dont you sit with me so we can talk for a little bit?"

The only things I could think of when I read that was 1. Thats a long note 2. So many questions! 3. Childish, this guy is childish..

I almost laughed and he seemed so happy, I couldnt deny his request so I sit in the chair that was infront of him and tried to answer all the question he had asked before

"My name is Adrik and yeah I was born here, I'm 19 and I prefer coffee but I like chocolate a lot. I think this is a nice place and I dont know any spanish.. where did you learned spanish?"

"My teacher is Spanish!"

"You're teacher?"

He nodded happily but then he looked down like if he as remembering something sad so I tried to change the topic

"Oh urm.. have you been here before? I mean, in this coffee shop?" He shook his head "Really? I feel like I've seen you before.."

He took a while to think of a proper answer and write it

"Its probably because of my sister, she comes here a lot"

"Why would I confuse you with your sister?.. "

"We're twins"

"Even when you're twins I doubt I would confuse you with a girl"

"....Maybe you saw me somewhere long ago... but you cant remember...."

I throught that was the most obvious reason to feel like I've seen him before so I tried to remember but I couldnt, when suddenly a picture appeared on my mind but I could just see it for a second before Michail gave me a sad smile with another note

"Too bad you cant remember cause I wont ever forget"

I didnt really understand the note at that moment and when I was about to ask him what does he mean with that, he stood up, gave me money to pay for the chocolate and leaved the store

I had never been more confused in my life!!

And suddenly this weird feeling attacked me and I ran out of the store to try and find Michail so he could explain me what was that thing that I couldnt remember but I couldnt find him, he was already too far away.

I entered the store before I catched a cold and walked to the little kitchen where I could be alone for a while. I read the note again and again and still couldnt understand.

First he acts like if he had never seen me before and the he gave me a note saying he wont ever forget something that I cant remember and that might related to when I met him for the first time.. something I probably wont ever remember.. or thats what I throught

This doesnt makes sense right? just keep hearing my story and maybe you'll understand somepoint, I hope you dont take as long as I did to understand something as simple as this..

I'm not stupid! I've never been stupid! but now I feel like I could win the prize for the most stupid person in the world just for not noticing the big error I made...

Well back to the story

I wanted to make him so many questions and not just about the note, something was telling me that he had the answer to any of my questions

I was never really curious as a kid but suddenly all the curiousity I didnt had during my childhood came and my mind was filled with questions that I wouldnt normaly think of and I needed an answer. I tried reading the note once more and the picture that had came to my mind before appeared again and it was.. it was just... sad... it was the picture of a lonely kid... and just by thinking of that some tears started streaming down my face

"Why?!" I really couldnt understand anything, I didnt even understand the reason of my tears! I dont know who that kid is! I could remember Michail! I just couldnt!! and then an idea came, maybe the kid was Michail, maybe we met when we were kids but.. for some reason I felt like there was something wrong there... like if there was more secrets behind that picture and that lonely kid

After what appeared to be an hour I went home after telling my boss I was feeling kinda sick, I still cant believe how easily he believed me

As I got home I went directly to my room and layed on the bed looking at the ceiling

I wasnt really thinking of anyhting, I was just laying there and doing something

What was I doing?..

I remember I was doing something.. or atleast looking at something..

But there's something I do remember, someone calling my name

I was about answer to who was calling my name when I felt extremely tired and fell asleep but just before falling asleep I saw that picture again but there was something different, there was an smiling boy sitting by the side of the lonely kid

and with that picture in my head I went to dreamland