Meeting Fate

When the evening had almost taken over the sky and painted them in dark hues, the silence of the city was filled with the gentle whispers of the wind. Elina paused, feeling something unusual - as if time itself had come to a halt, allowing her to absorb a silent yet powerful calling. It was a day when fate promised to unveil a new, mysterious chapter in her life, and every step seemed worth believing in that miraculous moment.

As she moved forward, the city seemed to transform around her. The cobblestones echoed with the distant hum of a melody, as if carrying whispers of forgotten dreams. A lone streetlamp flickered softly, drawing her gaze to a solitary figure emerging from the shadows.The stranger's eyes, deep and enigmatic, locked with hers, sending a ripple of recognition through her heart. In that silent exchange, Elina felt a stirring-a subtle invitation to step beyond the boundaries of her known world. It was as though fate had already begun to weave its intricate tapestry, guiding her toward an encounter that promised both mystery and the possibility of a profound, life- altering connection.

Elina stopped, as if her legs were glued to the pavement. The air felt heavier, filled with invisible words that were never spoken. The stranger was still standing there - neither too close nor too far. Her presence was not intrusive, yet undeniably felt.

The wind lifted her hair and, for a moment, placed it on her lips, as if trying to silence any response. But Elina felt that there was no way to avoid it anymore.

She didn't know why, but something inside her whispered, "You've met him before."

But where? When?

The stranger finally moved, slowly approaching. The light from a street lamp revealed his face - those same dark eyes she had once drowned in, and a smile she could never forget. It was him.

He raised his hand, and Elina noticed a small black hair tie with a black heart in his hand.

Her breath stopped for a moment.

"This belongs to you," he said, as if it was an undeniable fact, as if he knew more than he should.

Elina looked at him, then at the hair tie. Her mind resisted, but her heart already knew the answer.

It wasn't a coincidence.

He returned back.

He stood there, his look fixed on Elina, and the air was filled with a silent understanding that seemed deeper than words. She stood still, as if the very place where they had first met was pulling her in. Every step he took felt familiar, every movement, every gesture - like fragments of an image she had seen countless times in her dreams, yet her mind continuously fought the memories that overtook her.

"I don't want to remember," she whispered, as if hoping that somehow it could change everything that now seemed too unclear, too unreachable.

He looked at her with a deep understanding, but her eyes remained mysterious. He knew that words could not change this moment, yet he had to say what her eyes could not admit.

"You can't escape the past," he said calmly, as someone who fully understood that memories are the only true connection to one's identity.And, in truth... you don't need to."

Elina tried to maintain her composure, but her efforts were weak. Her hands began to tremble, and she couldn't tear her look away from him. "How did you find me?" she asked, and this question was all that was left, the one thing she needed to understand.

He smiled. It was a smile she knew so well, a smile that had been a part of him long before they ever met. Her memories of that smile were vivid - they came from the place where they had shared their first kiss, in the same park where their story had begun.

"I never left," he replied, drawing from those memories. He was like a shadow that had never fully disappeared, just waiting for the right moment. "And you've known that all along.

They both stood there, in the same park where time seemed to stand still. Her mind tried to make sense of what it all meant, but her heart already knew the answer. The past had never truly gone. This was only the beginning

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