One Day, So Many Days Ago

Sometimes, one person is all you need to change everything forever.

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Everyone else is out having fun. That's fine. I'm happy for them. However, despite what the carer says, I really am fine, sitting here on the grass. The soft breeze against my face, the slightly salty taste in my mouth, the fluffy, loose dirt between my fingers—I am enjoying myself. Like everyone else, this was my first time truly being free by myself.

Anyways, this wasn't the first time I'd been let outside—there was also that one chess competition a while ago.

Suddenly, I heard a soft, gentle voice right beside my ears.

"Hey, who are you~?"

"Huh?"

It was a young girl, no older than I was. Swaying in the wind was light, chestnut-like hair flashing the glares of the sun. Glimmering through the individual strands of hair, the bright sun peeked its way through. I wouldn't realise it at the time, but it was the first time that the world appeared with colour through my eyes.

"I said, who are you~"