Moving on

We lay in the long grasses

staring up at the clouds.

The sky lit up like cotton candy

with light blues and cozy pinks.

Our heads are next to one another,

and I can see her raise her hands to the sky.

Reaching for the clouds.

“What would it be like to fly?”

She asked me.

“Well... It’s pure freedom. The wind blowing against your face, the only thing chaining you to the ground being...” my thoughts began to drift. Towards...

She rolled onto her side, now facing me.

“So, if you could be any animal, what would it be?”

I rolled to face her.

“What’s with all these questions?” I ask

with an eyebrow raise in unison.

“I think I’d be a cat,” she continued. “I feel like I’d want to defy physics.”

“You realize that curiosity killed the cat, right?”

She chuckled her belly chuckle she only seemed to have in this

magical place.

Where we both had no responsibilities,

no fears,

no worries,

nothing to hide.

I focused back on her, who’s demeanor

was now a bit more perplexed.

“Kimmy. When will we see each other again?”

"Whenever you come back" I falter.

She sat up, turning away from me.

"We've known each other for a long time, Kimmy. But I can't be the only one travelling to see you. You're so dear to me, but I feel like I'm the only one trying. How much do I mean to you?"

Her words struck my heart,

leaving me speechless.

"And Kimmy. If I don't see you in person, there is someone waiting for me. He's not you, but he's kind. And sweet... I will give him a chance."

She still refused to look my way.

I sat up and wrapped my arms around her body,

resting my head on her upper back.

This was home. In this place.

With her.

My arms felt the wet drops

falling from her precious cheeks

and bright eyes.

All I could do was hold her tighter.

As if I would never let go.

"Do you have nothing to say?" she pleaded.

"There's nothing I can say.

There's nothing I can promise you.

All I can do is hold you now, and if I never see you again this is at least the last moment I'll remember you in. Together."

The drops on my arm multiplied drastically.

I could feel her chest heave

in and out.

In and out.

In and out.

Her body slowly

transformed into a sparkly

form of herself, then the

sparkles dissipated.

My arms were empty.

She was gone.

All that was left was for me to watch as the sun set

for the final time.

As the plug was pulled from the other side of the screen,

I sat back and felt my existence stretch

and stretch

and strech,

until my data file was erased.