A pieces of the forgotten.
Tuesday, February 7 | 0 comments
Another blow of wind successful on making a small boy shivered of coldness and he hugging his knees. The boy's eyes stared at the warm ground for a few seconds before gazing at the evening sky before turning behind him; a huge school gate. There's nobody around the school and nothing can be seen here except for the building, trees and the royal sky. The small boy looked aside from her shoulder and then the empty road where his parents should arrive by now, taking him to home. However, he has waited for hours and the sun is slowly disappearing but nothing has come to pick him up.
'You are still here?' a voice asked.
The small boy smiled weakly as he titled his head down, "Yes... I am still here, Ryou." he mumbled without searching for the voice owner. He knows that Ryou besides his, watching him with full of concern and sympathy but that is what he hated the most. He doesn't seek sympathy but empathy is what he wanted. However, in any ways, Ryou is his friend so, he need to tell him the truth. "Ryou... I'm moving away... “ He uttered slowly.
'WHAT?! Why?!' Ryou shocked.
Letting out a small sigh, he answers the question, "My dad has to transfer his works at another place... Far away from here."
'...' Ryou just stay silent.
"I thought that if I moved away, everyone in the school would be sad like when she move away but..." The small boy placed his forehead on his knee and hides his face along the way. "But nobody sad or even cares for me..." he mumbled, trying his best to hold his tears from gathering around his ember eyes.
'w-what about the teachers? You are more close to the teachers than students, right?'
He looked away before turning to the evening sky once more and then speak up. "Same as them. I'm just a brat for them, right?" he speak up as remembering the event where he always talks to the teachers when he had problems with school works and what can the other peoples say? He becomes smart because of it. From bottom to top class. And as a side-effect, he has no friends. He eats alone, walking around alone and does many things alone.
He once had a friend, a new female classmate because he always got number one in sports. He and she become good friends but then... While he and she raced together toward the classroom, she fall down because of her wrong steps. She cried, taking others attentions and everyone blames him for her fallen though he did nothing wrong and the girl didn't even try to cover for him... After that, they still are talking to each other but not as close as before...
The reason for that is because of rumours that he tripped the girl and the girl... becomes friends with another kid. "I helped her to get used to this school... Guess I'm fine with it..." he mumbled between his breath as he placed back his chin on his knees, looking at a tree in front of him. "But she did gave me a present before the school ended." the small boy uttered as he took out a small old necklace with few scratches on it.
'That present... She gives you because she didn't want it anymore... A useless thing...'
"But it's still a farewell present, right? So that I won't forget about this school and this memories." he uttered as he closes his eyes and he held the necklace close to his chest.
After that, both of them just fall silent and Ryou lean closer to the small boy, laying beside him at the school gate's wall with both of their eyes looking from right to left, searching for the boy's parents. The sun already has a quarter left that can be seen by both of the older boy and the smaller boy. The small boy looked down again at the ground. This 'late' picking happens when he and his siblings go to different session in the same school. Morning sessions for both of his siblings and afternoon sessions for him alone. He has to goes to school early and return home late.
'... Are you crying?' Ryou suddenly asked.
The question startled the boy. He quickly wipe his tears and smiled at his side where Ryou sitting beside him. "Kinda but I'm fine. I'm used to it~" he uttered slowly and gave Ryou another smile, making Ryou feeling kind of sad for the boy.
Ryou actually never felt sympathy of the small boy but instead, he knows and understands the boy's feeling because...
"What are you doing there? Please, hurry up and get on the car." a voice yelled at the small boy. The boy looked at a familiar car with familiar driver in it.
The ember-brown haired boy stood up from where he stands and the same goes for his friend. Then, he bowed down a little before whispering, "Thank you for always stay by my side while waiting for my parents to arrived, Ryou..." After that, the small boy walks toward the car and when he reached the door, he opened it before looking at Ryou's face. "I'm sorry and I hope... I hope we will meet again." his tears began to fall down rapidly.
While Ryou just felt shocked and just stands up straight without making any movement. His crimson orbs just watched the car that the small boy ride leaving slowly from his sight.
"Who are you talking to just now?" The boy's mom asked curiously because she saw... nobody and nothing standing next to her son at all except walls and stuffs. At first she wanted to ignore it but after hearing what her son just shouted, she kind of began to question herself on who or what her son is talking to.
The ember-brown boy takes no interest to his mom's question and just answered, "I was talking to the school."
"Oh, I see." his mom relieved and began to concentrate on driving.
Once again, the boy looked up to the sky as he wiped his tears that he managed to hide it from his mother. However, even if his mom saw it, he could just say he cried because he is leaving the school. He didn't lie of course. He is crying because he is leaving the school without confirming that someone will remember about him. He sighed once more and looked behind him, thinking of Ryou; his ghost friend. After he leave this place... Will they meet again? Probably and hundred percent confirm not...
Suddenly, without warning, he felt that someone is hugging from next to him. Since he just a small 4th grade child, someone else could just sat next to him but... Aren’t he and his mom the only one in this car?
The ember-brown hair looked aside and saw a familiar person hugging him. "R-ryou..." he whispered the person's name so that his mother won't notice he is acting like a crazy person, talking to himself.”W-what are you doing here?" the boy questioned with his mind twisted and confused.
The ghost boy ignore the smaller boy's questions and continue to hug him tighter than before, whispering something that can't be understand by the boy. 'Someday, in future, let’s meet again. Let’s talk to each other and fun with each other like we used too!'
"B-but I'm moving away... We may not see each other ever again..." mumbled the boy.
'I will find you. No matter what happen, I will find you. No matter how long it will be, I will find you... Only your death will make me give up on finding you.' Ryou promised to the small boy.
Smiling with full of sincerity, the ember-brown giggled light. "I'll be waiting... Thank you, Ryou."
'You are welcome... my dear friend, Lee Kai Zhen.'
Labels: Oneshot, Pieces of Forgotten
