We lived in another dimension but still under the same starry sky.
Unfathomable
feelings wrapped around me. Oddly, I just went through it. Occasionally, I
would wander around, getting some fresh air but this time—I wasn’t.
The pavement looked bigger than before. No, it looked bigger than the usual
pavement I had ever seen. Before I climbed up the pavement that was swirling up
on the left, I sat on the chair, beside someone who I didn’t even know.
I
started to dial any random number. I hoped that it would reach him, so I could
talk to him. I didn’t even know whether that particular number existed or not.
But I dialled it anyway.
A damn familiar voice answered.
My heart
wavered. Tears overflowed. My chest felt tighten. It was him.
“How are
you?” I asked, with a shaking voice. I was beyond ecstasy. Tears hindered me
from saying it, so it sounded incoherent.
It was
silent for a moment. Anxiousness started to engulf me. I missed him. I really
did. I missed him so much that I could die.
“Hmm…” he
replied, softly. I could just imagine that he was nodding at that time.
“Did you
know that I miss you so much?” I gasped for air, clearing my throat but tears
won’t stop.
No answer.
But I could hear his breath. It was adequate for me. Even his voice is sufficed
for me. I made my way to the pavement. I climbed up with phone still on my left
ear, hoping for any questions, any answers.
“Abah, you
know that I miss you so much that I could die?” I asked. Again.
There was no
answer either. But I assumed his heavy breath as a yes. Yes, he did know. Yes,
he missed me too. So damn much, I just…knew it.