Chapter 3

Hiro finished up his breakfast and went out for a walk. He always liked taking a walk in this neighborhood. All the residents were really nice, the scenery was nice, and there was a beach. Hiro really liked the beach when he was little; it was a place where he could be free and not think of anything, he could just stare into the water and think.

"Hiro! Long time no see!"

"Huh??" Hiro turns around to see someone running up to him. He couldn't make out who it was; they recognized the voice, but couldn't put it to a face.

"Hey it's me, Ellie, remember me?" she asked.

"Oh hey Ellie, yes, I remember you, and it has been a while since we've seen each other."

Ellie was one of Hiros best friends before he moved. Ellie doesn't have a phone because she's never wanted one, so they haven't been in contact at all since the last time he was back. Hiro would normally go straight to her house, for this time he just really didn't want to talk to her. He just wanted to be home without having to talk to people outside of his family.

"Why'd you not come to my house right away? You always did that in the past, what's up?" She sounded confused. This was the first time she's seen Hiro like this, she only wanted to know what was up with him.

"I just didn't feel like talking to people this week"

"Oh really, ok, I'll leave then." She sounded sad but kept a smile on her face.

"Thank you.."

"Yeah, yeah, no problem.." she walked away.

I feel bad saying that and making her walk away, but it's for my own good.

He started to walk aimlessly, but walking. He ended up going to the beach subconsciously. No one was around because it was a holiday, so everyone was with their families. It was peaceful out there, just being able to listen to the waves crashing onto the shore. Being able to reminisce about all the happy and sad memories he's had here. Being able to think about… him… Hiro may be sad about what's happened to them, but it always made him feel better just thinking about the times they were together. It was almost always happy times together, even when they fought, they resolved it and grew from the experience. They were a really happy couple. Everyone thought they would grow up together, marry each other, and live together.. But that didn't end up happening. Everyone in the neighborhood was sad to hear that Robin ended up ghosting Hiro, but they made sure that Hiro was fine.

"...Hiro… hello…" someone came from behind him and tapped him on his shoulder.

"WOAH" Hiro was surprised, he was not expecting someone to sneak up on him. Hiro turned around to see who it was. "Wait… Robin…"

It was expected to see Robin here, I mean, of course, it's vacation, it's a holiday. Why wouldn't he be here? But why did I need to see him? Why today? Why now? I'm not ready to talk to him. I know I've been praying to talk to him, but not now. I didn't want to talk to him this year! It's too soon!

"Hey, Hiro.." He sounded scared, like he didn't want to intrude. He knew that it would never be the same with them.