The Fool Who Fell For The Moon

She looked up at the sky; it was beautiful, as beautiful as her in fact. But she refused to believe so. Maybe so because the only person who made her feel and believe she was beautiful wasn’t beside her. He was elsewhere. She always believed that he would wake up and come back to her, she would always think of him even when the others have probably already forgot him. He was someone she, for the first time, truly and wholly loved.

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Tears streaked down her cheeks as she remembered the days they were still together, oh how she longed for those days to come.

“When will I see you again…?” she whispered to the sky, as if the message will reach him.

She wished everyday and every night for him to come knocking at her room door. She truly missed him and during those times, she would visit his room, stay there all day and only going out if necessary. She would even sleep there sometimes, only to bring back memories of snuggling under the blankets during cold winter nights.

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She recalled their last moments together, two days before the incident. How she confessed to him and how he reacted, every detail she recalled, even the tone of his voice. She missed that voice, the voice that would give her comfort, the voice she felt warm feelings for. Just hearing his voice would make her the happiest. The voice she talked about marriage and a family with. The voice her man owned. And there she realized; everything about this man was beautiful, more beautiful than anyone could ever imagine.

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Today- today was graduation day for the seniors; she recalled they promised to meet here, on the school rooftop. She wondered if Shinjiro would come. And there, she heard that familiar voice, she smiled though, he was out of breath and tired from rushing.

“Minako…” He started, looking straight into her eyes.

“Don’t make a sick guy push himself so hard… It’s pretty pathetic of me to forget the way I did… But even then, my feelings for you were the same as always. Haha… I got one thick skull, huh?” He continued.

“The girl I saw in my dreams… it was you…” He smiled. “You were crying and laughing, like usual…haha…”

He hugged her, “Yeah… this ain’t a dream… You’re really here…”

She suddenly heard footsteps and chatter, it must be the others, they promised to meet there after all.

“Haha… Man, those guys sure know how to ruin a moment…” She just looked at him, eyes full of tears.

She remained entangled in his arms for a brief moment of silence until he finally said, “I’m glad I met you.”