The Unseen Familiar

For a fleeting moment, she felt the urge to confirm his identity-to reach out and touch his face, to uncover the mystery hidden behind the shadows. Akala niya may nakita siyang kakaiba-a hint of a smile, a glimmer in his unseen eyes. Her hand trembled as it moved closer, hoping to finally break the barrier between them. But just as her fingers brushed the edge of his face, bigla siyang nagising.

Now, as she walked through her ordinary days, hindi niya maiwasang magtanong sa sarili: Was he real? Naririto ba siya, somewhere close, waiting to be found?