Time flew by with doing house work, adjusting life and accepting local food in my diet...
"It's the day I guess I'll do the usual things I do" I mumble looking at the date on my phone. I headed towards the park that we talked about in the beginning of the story. I came here last year and the year before too. I mean I just sit on the bench doing nothing. Glaring at vast blue sky remembering my old happy days.
"Sai..." A familiar voice called my name I looked over to see who was it. To my surprise it was kiara who was standing away at a distance from me.
"Huh!? Kiara what are you doing here?" I asked because if she is here then she must remember about our past. I don't know for sure.
"Have you been waiting here every year?" She asked in a wobbly voice.
"Oh uhh"
"Sorry for forgetting about you.... for so long too...."
"Huh?"
"Do you know what today is?" She asked ahh ... she finally remembers huh.....
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"Your birthday and the last place we went on a date" I replied in soft and gentle voice.
Today is the day when I was on a date with kiara on her birthday in this park. We were sitting on this very bench that day.
"You sure you just want to go on a picnic for your birthday?" I asked
"Yeah. I just want to relax with you. Hey do you have a present or not?!" Looking into my eyes with curiosity if I have a gift or not kiara said.
"You're just going to ask me? You just spoiled my surprise. Here" I handed a small wrapped box to her.
She opened it in excitedly like a kid.
"Wow its earrings"
"It's simple to wear so I figured you could wear it whenever you want" I said scratching my cheeks in embarrassment.
"I'm so happy! Thanks you! Does it look good on me" She put on the earrings and asked me.
"Yeah it looks too good on you" I replied.
"Yay! Hm what is this? Is this a letter? Happy birthday kiara -"
"Whooooaa, you read that later! Please! When I'm not around!" I said because she was about to read the letter I write with gift along side. I spent the whole 2 two weeks thinking and writing that letter.
"Hehehe alright then, I'm so happy that you wrote a letter to me but you know what, I am going to read the letter right now". She gets up and starts running, reading my later aloud I start to chase her because it's too embarrassing. She was running looking back as she wanted me to chase her and then I saw a bike coming the way towards her. We were in the park what was the bike doing inside I just don't know and that's speeding up. That bike is about to run over kiara I pushed kiara out of the way and I got hit in front of Kiara. Kiara was screaming out loud. I see Kiara come towards me, holding me, her voice gets paler and paler and I lost consciousness.
"You got into an accident trying to save me and all the things you gave me torn up my parents were the one who holds it for me after the accident, don't you see the earrings are the same you gave me. It's not torn up because I put on that day"
"Oh ...." I looked at earring. It's the same earring I give it to her.
"When I thought about how it's my birthday today I just couldn't stop crying for some reason then my dad told me saying it's the right time for me to face my past and gave me this".
Kiara showed me the letter I wrote to her but it was all red because of blood from that time.
"Happy Birthday kiara I'm looking forward to..... The letters are vanished I can't read this anymore so please can you tell me what you write in this letter? At that time" Kiara asked
I slowly start so tell what I write in that letter "happy birthday kiara I'm looking forward to having a Lovely family with you and going to park together. Let's come here every year for your birthday. We can bring our kids. I can't wait for when we're married. I love you kiara." I tell her each and every word I write in that letter.
"You've been waiting here every year haven't you?"
"Kiara ..." I keep my hand on my eyes because I can't stop my tears anymore.
"I'm sorry. There is a lot I want to say but I can't find the words.... I just can't stop crying ...." Kiara said
".... I don't know what to say either. I thought it was fine for you to just never remember".
Kiara suddenly hugged me crying keeping her head to my chest
"Don't say mean things like that" she said grabbing me more tightly. I just stay there embracing kiara into my arms. I can't believe what's going on or this s illusion of my brain after meeting kiara again, does my brain start making illusion to easy my inside feelings? But the feeling of embracing kiara in my arms was feel to real, yes it's not an illusion or dream it's really happening.
We stay close for moment until we calm down and we also remember we are at public place. Kiara lie down on my lap.
"I want to relax so just for a moment okay I want to sleep on your lap" she said keeping her head on my lap. I remove my jacket and place on her.
"Okay" I said. Kiara fall asleep she was sleeping like a child on my lap. I take out my phone from my pocket slowly and place an order for small cake and water bottle.
After an hour a cake arrived but kiara was still asleep on my lap. I was waiting to wake up kiara but I don't intent to wake her up because I'm making conform that this is not dream after every minute looking at kiara's face.
Kiara wake up after an hour. She opens her eyes looking at me.
"Did you sleep well?"
"It's not a dream right? If this then I don't want to wake up from this dream" she said touching my face with her hands
"It's not, I'm really next to you" I said gentle kissing on her fore head. Tears were running down from her eyes.
"Don't cry on your birthday you idiot I'm not leaving you or letting you go away from me" I said. Kiara get up. I gave her water bottle to wash her face. As she washes her face I gave her my handkerchief to wipe face. As I conformed she was refreshed I take out cake from box and lit up the candle on it.
"Happy birthday to you~ happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday to youuuuuu. Happiest birthday kiara "I sing a birthday song I know in penetrating voice.
"Sai you are not singing you are shouting look everyone is looking at us. But thanks you!" kiara shouted and for result we kicked out from park from security guard. We can't even cut the cake. To celebrate her birthday we go to the nearby café and celebrate there. Afterwards we go to temple to get blessing for kiara on her birthday and for our future. As the sun sets down we leave the kiara's house to see her off
"So..... Bye see you soon"
"Can't you stay here for a little bit more?"
"No I can't do that I have work tomorrow, we are working adults now"
"Okay so let's meet again this weekend"
"Okay, I will come to see you. Bye" I said and left the scene.