Here I am, all confused."
"I don't even know who those people are," I say.
She shakes her head. "You really are clueless."
I give her a small smile. "Maybe. But you are too."
She glances up at me and our eyes meet.
She looks so beautiful underneath the soft
lights of the cafe.
Her gaze drags me in,
powerful and straightforward as always.
She is sometimes callous and harsh,
but underneath it all,
her kindness overflows
from behind her rough facade.
I want to say it.
Say my feelings out loud to her.
Spill everything I've been holding back.
"Hey, wanna take a walk?" She says.
"Okay."
⌠ 3 ⌡
The air is heavy and warm.
The sky is blue as could be,
clouds stretching past the horizon.
We walk together,
side by side.
The street is busy,
cars passing by,
people passing by,
children playing.
Her arms brush against mine
sometimes.
We walk from the cafe and past the school.
We walk past the shops
and apartments
and the park
until she stops.
A grassy hill,
overlooking a river.
She goes ahead of me and sits in the grass.
I do the same.
We don't talk for a long time,
only taking in the scene.
The water sparkles.
The sky is still blue.
And Ai is sitting next to me.
⌠ 4 ⌡
"Hey," she finally says. Her voice is quiet. "You asked about it once."
"About what?"
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