Walk With Me For A While
"We are like two parallel lines. We will never meet but we will always walk together..." she said, her voice soft as she pets the ebony feline. Those words struck him, the memories that were buried deep beneath the moments that led to this state. He slouches in his place which the girl notices. Her eyes soften as she smiles half-heartedly at him. "Did I upset you?" he waves his hand, dismissing the topic.
Silence now enveloped them, it is nice, he thought. "I'll be going now," said she, as she dust off her clothes. She waves him goodbye "Bye-bye, see you...next time?" he doesn't say anything and just waves back in response, staring at the cat that was now on his lap. She chuckles at this, finding him precious. The alley was silent as the footsteps fades away. He stares at her back. He wanted to stop her but he knew better than to give into his desires. So he just looks away. "Parallel lines..."
ZoyaYousuf · Urbain