Goodbye

As I was walking towards the exit of the school I heard my name being called, I looked behind me and saw Rian. My ride or die person, who in every situation would find a way to keep me away from trouble.

"Lia, can you come with me for a sec?". he kindly asked as I followed quietly behind him. He took me behind a tree where no students could see us.

"Why are we here?". I asked since I was bewildered about his actions.

"I just need to tell you something". he replied full of sadness in his eyes like he was about to cry his heart out.

"What is it?". I asked with worry knowing it will be something bad.

His next words broke me into pieces and my heart suddenly tightened in an unusual way, and tears were suddenly wanting to come out as I was trying to stop myself from crying in front of him since it will make things harder for him and for me.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner..". he said as tears were starting to form more heavily in my eyes. We then bid each other goodbyes and he suddenly put me in between his arms for who knows how long that was, but that was the last thing in my mind. I mean, we were both unsure of when that "next hug" or "next meet" would come around, and that broke me.

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A few weeks after he left the country, that sudden goodbye still lingered in my thoughts. But I chose to divert my attention in other things that could "potentially" distract my deprived self. And instead of thinking of giving him the chance to fill up my thoughts, I decided to focus more on my studies which was the best decision i've made for myself far.

I was currently at home stuck with my "sleep, eat, repeat" motto, as if it was my lifeline at the moment. So to give life into my life that seems dead, I went out.

I drove for a few minutes and soon arrived at my second home, the local library. But as I was walking through aisle to aisle, i bumped into someone. A tall figure was now standing in front of me, with his headphones in his left hand and books in his right.

"Oh, sorry for that" as I looked at him in the eye. And instead of replying, he bluntly walked away?

He was then out of my sight and I was left there dumbfounded. "What's with him?". I asked myself. But then again, out of sight out of mind.

Minutes have passed as I was still stuck studying for a test. And the more my eye falls into more sentences, the more I felt my stomach ask for food. So I took all of my things and drove to a cafe everyone has been talking about. And it's a good thing for me since its near to the library.

It had a surprisingly classy appearance from the outside as I parked my car. I then went inside and saw how elegant the interior was. It was interesting to see the little details and how you could feel the coziness and effort in simply everything. From the biggest to the smallest lines and curves.

I finally found spot beside the big window that overlooked the city.

"Hello ma'am, would you like to order now?". A woman said as she was standing next to me. I looked at her and saw how pretty she was. How could someone so blessed in the world visuals work in this cafe? I mean there's nothing wrong with it, its just that she's oddly familiar.

"Ma'am?". she asked confused.

"Oh I'm sorry, uh I'll just get fruits please". I said clearly bewildered, she looked almost like an exact copy of my old friend..that's odd.