Back?!

"Hmm.."

"Are you awake?", came a young boy's voice.

Blinking her eyes to adjust to the light, Aika falls into confusion.

Then came another voice teasing "Little fella is still a baby sleeping all the time.."

Something struck her as she goes into a daze looking at her childhood sweethearts. "Elm? Sil?" came out almost like a murmur in the breeze.

"Yes little lady dizzy from too much sleep?" said Silas with a gentle smile.

"Sweet pea is turning into a sleepy head," teased Elmer as he rubbed her head almost making her dizzy.

Aika giggled from his touch and their nostalgic nicknames bringing out an overwhelming fondness for the moment.

Elmer and Silas felt a tug at their heartstrings at the sight of such Aika and hearing her sweet giggles. They couldn't put their finger on this sudden emotion.

Aika looked at them as she pouted trying to hide the overwhelming emotions prompting to burst out at the moment. Sitting under the tree, Silas had a book in his hand, Elmer was sitting cross legged arm to arm with Silas while Aika sat opposite facing them. The afternoon sunlight was seeping in through the gaps in the tree falling on her soft light brown hair.

Silas put down the book by his side while Elmer poked Aika's cheeks saying with a grin "What does sweet pea wanna play?"

"I think you are playing with me like I am some doll," Aika almost glared at Elmer, puffing up her cheeks.

"Stop teasing our little miss or she is gonna be a pufferfish for the whole day," said Silas looking at them.

Aika widened her eyes at Silas as if he just didn't tease her. Then they laughed together.

"Have you heard of soulmates?" asked Elmer compelling the other two.

Aika went in a daze by the familiar conversation they had once. Then she remembered she might be 8 years old now while the two of them were 10 years old. Many emotions flickered through her eyes as it returned to calm which went unnoticed by the other two.

Silas looked at Elmer thinking saying slowly, " Yeah the one father was talking about. Everyone longs for a soulmate in their life. He said we might turn out to be platonic soulmates like our dads were."

Elmer almost laughed ," Yeah right how do one even knows who are their soulmates. He longed for a romantic soulmate but apparently couldn't

find. Well its looks that my parents are on good terms so I joked maybe they were soulmates. He rebuked me on spot, scraing me."

Aika didn't interrupt their conversation as her gaze lingered between them.

"What happened to our little lady today? So quiet " said as Elmer raised his eyebrows amusingly. Silas too looked over with a inquisitive gaze.

Aika POV

Elm and Sil looked at me. I almost couldn't help myself hugging them. I restrained myself as I put on a small smile.

"No just quite curious about soulmates that you are talking about."

"You really took the topic seriously. Who knows whether soulmates exist. Didn't your parents talk about it? I heard they were soulmates." Elmer shrugged.

" Don't know maybe."

"Ya it was said that your parents were true soulmates. Everyone is envious of even finding one in their life. It seems all those who find their romantic soulmate get married" Silas added indifferently.

"Who knows..you guys might also be true soulmates." I intentionally said making it look like it was slip of my tongue taking in every expressions of theirs.

"Are you kidding?! How can that be? You really don't know only a man and a woman become true soulmates while their maybe another one who become friends like Asher and my dad" snapped Elmer. Silas also had a strange expression as he looked at me puzzled as to say how can I have such thoughts.

I pouted whining saying in a joking tone, " A person may have a friend and a lover soulmate and that doesn't have to depend on gender."

Both of them looked at me like I am a naive spoiled baby who doesn't understand the world. It makes feel like I am a strange creature dropped in this world.

I huffed and turn to run away from there. I completely missed their eyes flickering in thought as they looked at my back. I returned inside my room as I watched them from balcony taking in almost everything about them, their looks, the fresh air letting my emotions spill little by little feeling alive.

Silas POV

Here only Amell and I were left sitting staring into our little lady's disappearing back. I snapped into my senses as Amell elbowed me.

"Do you think something is strange about sweet pea today?" Amell said as he looked into my eyes.

"Hm..she didn't look much cheerful and lively."

As we stare into each other eyes , some weird emotions passed through my heart in an instant. I couldn't catch or discern the feeling. Maybe Amell felt the same as he looked away having a stiff grin.

The awkward situation didn't last a minute as Uncle Mildred came to inform us of father's return.

Elmer POV

I breathed a sigh of relief as Uncle Mildred took us in to find dad as it broke the weird situation though I couldn't understand what made it awkward.

Sweet pea was sitting with dad smiling as he praised her "Princess is looking so lovely!"

Something is different about her demeanor but I couldn't pinpoint the difference. She is looking more happy than usual but not too cheerful. I simply stopped thinking frustrated.

Dad beckoned Asher and me to come over as he started talking about how adorable sweet pea is. I rolled my eyes at his usual antics. Asher started smiling.

After a bit of chatting we bid farewell to the Mildred family.

Aika POV

After dinner and acting like a spoiled princess to my parents, I went back to my room locking the door. I slid down leaning against the door feeling exhausted.

Its been years since my parents even looked at me properly. I couldn't almost maintain my bubbly character of childhood days. I feel so hollow now as I gaze almost at nothing.

The moonlight was seeping through the windows as it illuminated the room. I walk up to the small balcony on the other side of the window. Looking up at the moon I smile gratefully pressing down the deep heaviness in my heart. I wished countless times on nights like these as I was slowly losing myself despairing.

"This time let me aid you, my beloveds. Hopefully my wish can come true." I murmured seeming like a strong oath.

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