Untold Secret

A place we head is a place that I could barely remember. A garden with beautiful flowers, but the flower aren't a lot like they were before. This reminds me of my childhood days, playing with my dad, having picnic with the food made by mom, we were happy together. Yi Chuan held my hand and look at me with a curious face.

"Do you remember? " he said that suddenly.

"Well I remember the days with my parents. Why?"

"How about that bench over there? " He turn and that bench he points is fight in front of me. There it is, a brown coloured bench. What is it that you are trying to say?

"Come. " he bring me to sit on that bench.

"Wait... This... " I hesitate a bit, I think I remember something. But he doesn't stops me. He gives me a sweet smile and ask me to come and sit there with him.

He took out a drawing. A kid's drawing... What is this? How come he has this? "Yi Chuan, did you..."

"It's me. " He cut off my words. No way, I thought in my mind.

#back to the childhood memories#

"Dad, I'm going to the playground! Can I? " *cute face*

"Sure darling, come back before lunch, okay? "

"Hahaha okay! " pinkie swear.

When to the playground there, is enough to make me happy. The sun was warm, the baby butterflies and birds are flying here and there. Woah, the playground!

I enjoyed myself so much, playing on the swing, the slide, the see saw... It was fun. At the same time, I heard a crying sound. Well people say curiousity kills the cat, but I just want to know. I saw a boy sit on a bench there, crying like he is in pain, I went closer to him and all I saw first was the bleeding from his knees. I was like gosh, why is crying and cleaning his injuries?

"Hey, you are bleeding, let me help you. "

He didn't say anything, what a poor boy. I took out my handkerchief to use it as a bandage. Luckily that one of his knees aren't bleeding just some scratches. He stop crying after that. I took out a lolipop from my pocket and give it to him. He was just surprised.

"Thank you, for helping me "

"It's nothing, how old are you anyway? "

"W... Why did you ask? "

"Your over a small injury, why don't you treat them instead of crying? "

"oh... Err... Hmm.. ////"

"what's your name? " I ask him.

"You call me Yi, everyone calls me that. You? "

"I'm Yue Yu. A little pianist. "

"Wow you play the piano? "

"I just started last week. "

We laugh and talk all the time. We even become friends and decided to hang out at the playground to play everyday, the same time. One day, I went to the playground at the same time, he didn't showed up, maybe he was on his way, that is what I think at first. Its been an hour... I wait again... Three hours... Another hour goes by will be lunch time... At the end, he didn't showed up at all, maybe he was sick or something?

"It's okay, he'll be here tomorrow. I'll ask his address by then. " I went home without worries.

Tomorrow... Still the same... The day after tomorrow... Three days...two weeks... A month...

"Why is Yi haven't come to the playground?"

Since that day I also barely went to the playground. Until I moved when I was 10, he never showed up, its hard to look for him since I don't have his address.

After I moved, nothing happened at all, no coincidence of meeting him at all. That's how my childhood bestfriend relationship end... 2 years later, dad got a heart attack and is in critical condition. From that time, I didn't manage to forget everything about him with those days when we still met at the playground. After several months, dad passed away, I was 12, that was a heart breaking news. From that day on, my life change, me and my mother together in this small empty house, I encourage myself to forget everything that happen to me and start a new, like a newborn innocent baby. My mom supports me whenever I intend to do something as long as it is good.

I forgot about my bestfriend until that day when Yi Chuan ask me about my long lost bestfriends, I slightly remember those days. Sigh, looks like I haven't change. I do miss him, Yi...

#back to reality#

"You... No way... "

"Well, I'm sorry Yue... "

"Are you... R.. Really? "

He took my hands and look at me with guilty. Let's just listen to his explanation... Even if it really hurts me to know this a bit.

"I'm sorry that I leave without saying anything or meeting you. That day when I started not to show up, I've moved to America because of my father's job, it was very sudden so I can't do anything but to follow them."

"So why did you came back? "

"My father retired from his job and my mom decided us to come back here, I accuatly forgotten about you completely, but that day when I went to the library, I heard your name so it rewinds me of the past... "

"So you decided to show up to me? "

"Yes, because I relize that I did make a small promise without you knowing and I was so cruel back then to leave you alone. "

"....well, I don't know what to say... "

#awkward

"wait... Why did you offer help at first? "

"help?... Ouh that... "

"hmmm...? Forgot?"

"hehe... Well, I get to know that after relize we're in the same school, you get a bit colder than the way you use to be, and you've change like you're a different person... Like you and I really met for the first time. So... I did... Do a little research about you... "

"what? So you w... Were stalking me checking on me before? ...."

"I wasn't intended to barged in your life but I was just worried, I can't stop thinking but to help you, after I realize that I haven't seen your father, I asked some of your friends and I knew that uncle had passed away, so it must've been really hard on you... "

"..."

Well, things did get a little awkward, but to think it again, I am really relieved that he is here, he helped me. It's okay, as long as he's alright, he did manage to find me...

"It's okay, I understand, more over, you are my bestfriend since childhood, and you've help me, bring the light to my world, and now you've even become my cup of tea... "

"////"

"Are you...blushing? ʕ•ﻌ•ʔ"

"Eh...[clears throat]...anyway... Why didn't you wear the coat I gave you before? "

"What co... Oh... oh my... The coat... "

"feeling guilty?" smirk*

"Sorry... "

"what are we arguing about? "

"No idea... "

"hahahahaha...." *both laugh

We talk and laugh all the time, just like the old days...

"Yue, later, when we graduated... "

"Hmmm? "

"If you could go to university, I will follow, if you decided to work, I will follow...whatever you do, I will follow so that the same thing won't happen again..."

"You know what... You're really sweet... "

"////...really? Thanks for the compliment... "

"I've decided, i talked with my mom, she agreed me to go to A university, It's the best one for me she said... So I think that.... "

"I'll go to A university... "

"No hesitation? Did you even talk to your parents before doing a decision? "

"They will support me, since I'm the only child, and I'm sure that they will love you when you meet them... "

"Hey, it's still early, don't even think about it."

"I can't wait for that day then. "

"after all these years, you did survive huh... "

"because you save me that day"

"hahaha"

I forgive him. It's not a big deal though. the truth is, I do miss him...