2 individuals
They live in a society where they follow a special tradition, where technology is far more advanced than ours, For one day of the year, a person can talk and touch another person without the other person knowing. creepy? it's alright, they have advance technological security measures. This is the story of the boy and girl who were once together.
The day has comeThe boy and 99 others of the town are invited to be the person of the special tradition. The boy gladly accepts not because he wants to do it but because it was simply an honor to be selected to do so. The room is small but enough to suffice, it has a comfortable bed, several chairs, a nightstand and a table for the guests.
The boy will now lay in bed on his side, facing away from the door.
there's a button near the door that when pressed lights up the room and allows the person to turn around and be notified of who the person visiting is.
The first people are his familythen came, his friendsfinally some other distant friends
as the night comes to an end, the event organizer told him that he has one more visitor
he didn't know but it was his ex. she hesitantly waits outside the room even when the door is open, the boy is hesitant, for he can see the figure just standing there in the only lighted area.
after a while, she moves into the room, she glances to her left, she sees the button... she could've revealed herself and just talked one on one but she not to.She moved past the chairs and tables, she could've taken them, sat down and had a talk with the boy's back... but she didn't.
The boy did not know who this person was nor their gender. The girl had put her hair in a bun and dressed plainly.
There was a shift in the bed and the boy soon felt a warm touch by his shoulder, he could not move his neck but for a short glance, saw nails that seemed to be well taken care of.
The girl had climbed onto the bed and cuddled with the boy. She places her head on his shoulder and tugs herself closer, "Yep still smells the same." she thought in her head.
The boy determined to know who this figure is, pulled every muscle to try and break the technology that bound him to this bed. In the end, he could not do anything, he felt as if he was in a sleep paralysis.
The event organizer overseeing it clearly sees what's happening, but even he could not interfere with the customs. But a sudden recollection of his first love and relationship had shaken his philosophy on this custom and he marched to the control room. He deactivated the boy's left arm by 20%, giving him partial control.
The boy senses his left arm coming back to life, his shackles had changed from 100% to 80%, he thanked whoever helped him in his mind and moved steadily towards the other person's hand.
Little by little, little by little, and he finally place his finger's on top of the girl.The girl jolted a bit, not a surprise since the boy couldn't move. The girl slowly lifts her hand from the boy's, which disheartens the event organizer, but stops halfway and starts to clasp their hands together.
As their hand clasping reaches the final steps, the boy notices a ring as his pinkie slides past hers. He runs his pinkie through the ring... the double-leaf and the intertwined band. The boy now knew who this person is and she realized it as well.
The girl removes the ring and places it on the boy's palm...
The boy with all his drive grasps it... and lets it go.
He grasps her hand with all his strength, begging for another chance...
The girl was stunned...floods of emotions hit her at once, she did not know what
to do if she should accept or deny. She looks at the nightstand, the button is there, they can be reunited, they can try again...
No, she shakes her head slightly, it wasn't meant to be. She withdraws her hand from his hand and she walked away, never to be seen by the boy again.
After the event, the boy takes a tissue from the tissue box and blows his nose, the event organizer went up to him and apologized if it caused him any pain
...He smiles weakly, "It wasn't meant to be, I guess," and walked away.
