Recalling Memories

"Where is it?" I said to myself looking beneath my bed. I was looking for my notebook in which I wrote my to-do list for the weekend. I've been searching for it for almost an hour but I haven't seen it. I checked my school bag, my closet and beneath my bed but it was no where to be found. I sat on my bed and took a deep breath trying to recall where I last kept it. "Could it be in the living room?" I thought to myself. I stood up and headed downstairs and there it was on top of the refrigerator. I walked to it and reached for it but I couldn't get it . I stood there looking at it but I couldn't even touch it. Dad walked in holding a box. "Do you need help with that?" He asked. I simply nodded. He handed me the box and brought the book down for me.

"Thanks a lot dad. What's in the box?" I asked handing over the box back to him. 

"Oh, it's a bunch of your old stuff, you can get rid of the things you don't want". He replied. I answered "okay" and took the box and my notebook to my room. I sat down and opened it. It contained pieces of paper where I scribbled a bunch of stuff I can't even read. Then I saw a book with my name on it, I took it out, the pages were old and some of the writings were already faded. I saw some of my sketches, both finished and unfinished. I smiled as I flipped the pages. I came across a certain page with "14th Sept,2016" boldly written on it. I was curious so I started reading it. "We played a fun game today and he taught me how to draw a perfect face". My eyebrows raised in surprise. I couldn't believe I wrote what happened that day. I kept on reading, tears forming in my eyes, I really miss him. I kept on reading and flipping the pages, smiling with each memory I almost forgot about. I came across a picture, it was a group picture of I and my classmates in second grade. I spotted Kevin, he was smiling brightly and holding my hand. I smiled too and let my tears flow freely. I took out the picture and kept it beside my bed, it was the only picture I had of him and I wasn't going to let it go. I walked to my calendar crossing today's date and I tried searching for his name again but I couldn't find any account that was his. I wasn't disappointed, I was still hopeful that the love of my life will return to me. I slept that night holding the picture tightly not letting it go for even a moment.