FOREVER BEYOND A TIME, she waited.
She did not wait while doing nothing; indeed, she kept herself busy tending the gardens and those she found in the garden, singing with the stars, exploring more and more new beauties to share with him, and fulfilling herself in ways beyond her dreams. Nor did she wait in sorrow, for she had learned that self-pity and wishful thinking did nothing to hurry the Outside Time. Sorrow was not even to be found within her.
But she did pray. Prayed that he would be strong as he struggled on. And that one day, no matter when, he would return.
❝𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠❞
They were enemies in high school. Pulling pranks, calling names and embarrassing each other in front of the school were in both of their's daily schedules. That lasted almost three years until she disappeared mysteriously in the senior year and he continued living life the way it was before her.
Now, five years later, both are busy with their lives. They haven't seen each other since that day but the memories never disappeared. When they meet again, neither of them was ready for the consequences.