Chapter Five: Sunset

(i.)
After that night,
Things sort of went back to the
Way they were.
You started to smile
Again.

I'd look out my
Window to see you
Pacing in your bedroom,
Wearing the gray hoodie
That I liked.

(ii.)
It seemed like there
Was still something that
Was bothering you.
It bothered me too.

I wanted to make it
All better, to tell you
That it would all be better.
But I knew I would only be
Lying.

(iii.)
One afternoon,
I found a post-it note
Stuck on my window and
It said:
I'll be waiting outside.

I ran outside, and there
You were waiting for me,
Just as you had said.
You stood there with your
Gray hoodie, and a smile.
A pasted on smile. It wasn't
The smile that I liked.

Your smiles never reached
Your eyes anymore, but I
Tried not to let it bother me,
Because I knew somehow,
Things would change.

Little did I know that things
Were about to change for
The worst. You said hello,
Gave me a hug, and a kiss
On the cheek, and took my hand.

(iv.)
We walked to our spot.
The bench over-looking the sea.
We sat down for a long time,
Just sitting and admiring the
Sunset.

I had always wanted to do that.
Watch the sunset with
Someone I adored.
You pulled me close to you
And we sat there, cuddling
For what seemed like an eternity.

I looked up and saw you were
Looking down at me.
Your hand crawled from
The tip of my back
To my waist
To my shoulder,
To my cheek.
And before I could take another breath,
You pressed your lips against mine
And time stopped.

(v.)
We sat there for a long time,
With your arms around me
Tight, and my head resting
On your shoulder.

I wanted this moment to last
Forever.

Chapter Four: Nightmare

(i.)
I like seeing raindrops
Trickle down my
Window when it rains.

As I was looking out my
Window, I noticed you walking
Outside. You looked like you
Were carrying the world on
Your shoulders.

(ii.)
I ran outside in the
Pouring rain. I ran to
You with arms wide open.

You hugged me as soon as I
Had reached you. We stood
In the rain for a long time.
I wanted to ask you what
Was wrong, but I was selfish enough
Not to, because I didn't want it
To end.

(iii.)
You told me to go
Back inside because you didn't
Want me to get sick, but I told
You that I wanted to stay
Right here with you.

I finally asked you what was
Wrong. You didn't answer.
You let go of me, and lightly
Kissed my forehead.
And then you walked away.

(iv.)
I went back inside, just
As you told me to.
I looked outside my bedroom
Window, but all I could see
Were the raindrops on my
Window.

I went to dry myself,
And looked out my window.
There you were.
You smiled at me,
But it wasn't the smile that
I liked.

(v.)
I tried to talk to you
That night, but all I got
Out of you were the
Short replies.

So I gave up and
Went to sleep.
I had a nightmare:
You were folding up your house
Like it was cardboard
And you packed it in a black box.

I wanted to ask why
You were doing that,
But I couldn't open my mouth.
Then you ran away.
I tried to chase you, but I
Couldn't catch up.

I woke up and my heart
Felt like it was going to
Pop out of my chest.
I was relieved it was only
A dream.
But was frightened because it was
A nightmare.

(vi.)
I looked outside my
Window again.
Of course you wouldn't
Be there.

I wanted to tell you
About my nightmare.
I wanted you to tell me that
It wasn't true.

Chapter Three: Afternoon

(i.)
Afternoons were always
Boring for me.
I didn't have much
To do.

I found a post-it note
On my window
One afternoon, and it said:
Take a walk with me?

(ii.)
I ran to your door and
Knocked.
You opened it and there you
Were, grinning.
You had on the gray hoodie
That I liked.

Your eyes sparkled and
I was mesmerized.
You took my hand
And pulled me towards the footpath.

(iii.)
We walked hand-in-hand.
You asked what I did that
Day and I blushed when I said
I thought of you.

You smiled the smile
That I liked then
You pecked me on the cheek.

(iv.)
I didn't know where you
Were taking me;
But I didn't care.
I felt safe with your
Hands interwined with mine.

You stopped at a park bench.
So we sat down.
And talked.
For a long time.

(v.)
We talked about the things
I liked to talk about.
We talked about the future.

We walked back to our houses.
It was already dark
Outside, the moon glistening.
As I opened the door,
I turned to say
Goodbye. But you were already gone.

(vi.)
I went to my room
To look outside my window.
But your curtains were closed.
I waited, and there you
Were, just as I hoped.

You pulled your curtain,
And smiled the smile that
I liked. Then, you were
Gone.

Chapter Two: Late Nights

(i.)
We started to talk.
But in the way people
Would never have thought.

I'd stay up until 2am,
Just to talk to you.
Even though all I wanted
To do was sleep.

(ii.)
I loved talking to you.
We'd talk like there was
No tomorrow.
We talked about everything.

I always felt comfortable
When I told you everything.
It felt as if I had
Found my soul mate.

(iii.)
My day would never be
Complete, if I didn't hear
From you.
You became my everything.

You were all I thought about.
I kept you a secret,
My little secret.
I wanted you all to myself.

(iv.)
We never really
Saw each other.
Once a week,
Twice if we were lucky.

I guess that's why we
Made the best of the little
Time that we had together.
It's what made it more special.