ᴱʸᵉˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗᵉᵃʳˢ

15

Kyle entered silently, sensing the importance of the moment. He stood by, observing as Mizu
unfolded the mystery in each letter. The handwriting seemed familiar, but the sender remained
unknown.

With every letter, Mizu felt a weight lifting off her heart. The bakery, smelling of sweet pastries,
became a witness to the rediscovery of a forgotten time. The admirer's identity stayed a secret,
leaving Mizu amazed and puzzled.
As Mizu reached the last letter, she realized these messages were more than admiration-they
were a connection to a past she thought was lonely. Overwhelmed, tears filled her eyes,
releasing emotions held inside for a long time.

The day drew to a close as Mizu locked the doors of Helterian Bakery, leaving behind the
warmth of sweet aromas. A heavy sigh escaped her lips as she embarked on a solitary journey,
pedaling her bicycle through the quiet streets. Her destination was a familiar old tree adorned
with delicate sakura blossoms, standing guard over the graveyard where Mizu's mother rested.

Cycling beneath the fading light, the rhythmic hum of Mizu's tires matched the cadence of her
contemplative thoughts. The old tree beckoned, its branches casting long shadows on the path.
Mizu's heart carried the weight of unspoken regrets, and this pilgrimage to the graveyard was a
ritual to converse with her past.
Standing before her mother's tombstone, Mizu whispered, "I should have never left you, Mom."

The sakura petals, stirred by the evening breeze, seemed to carry messages between mother
and daughter. The graveyard echoed with the vulnerability Mizu had concealed behind her stoic
demeanor.

Unbeknownst to Mizu, Kyle, respectful yet concerned, had followed her from a distance. The
sakura tree became a silent witness to the unraveling of Mizu's secrets. She spoke of a
mysterious presence from her past, an admirer whose identity remained a puzzle. She saw all
their letters today. The graveyard resonated with Mizu's struggle with trust and love but there is
a guy ...

As Mizu while saying this , she unexpectedly caught sight of Kyle. Shocked and angered by his
intrusion into her sacred space, she scolded him for following. "If you ever loved me, stay away
from my life please," she admonished, her words carrying the weight of her unspoken fears
Mizu cycled away beneath the sakura blossoms with guilt of her mother's death blaming herself
and questions revolving around the past's admirer, leaving Kyle as a silent figure beneath the
moonlit branches.