This chapter is ????'s p.o.v
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I find myself standing in front of a park.

The weather is pretty cold but the sun is up today. I guess its about noon right now.

I look around and see I'm on the footpath beside a wide road. A woman is holding my hand. She has above shoulder length black hair. Her complexion is fair and she's wearing red lipstick. She is really beautiful. We both are dressed up in warm clothes.

Looking down at me, she speaks in her soft voice,

"Why don't you make some friends here and play ?"

Still clutching my small hand in hers, she take me inside through the entrance of the park.

Now it clicks me !

My parents had sent me to stay with my aunt for a few months. I haven't started school yet so there wouldn't be a loss. Well, most kids of my age are already in kindergarten though.

I arrived here yesterday only. I had been so tired that it didn't take time for me to fall asleep. I woke up in the morning and had breakfast.

My aunt is about near about 30 years old. She is a housewife who got married two years ago. A gentle, lovely and soft spoken woman.

She doesn't have any kids so I felt lonely. This is why she brought me in this park since its close to her house as well. Also, she had told me that she herself has many friends who visit here regularly.

Yeah, thats why we're here.

Now, that I am inside, it looks like a typical park to me. There is greenery, pathways in between, benches, a pond with a bridge over it, dustbins, and Swings & children's play area !

My aunt looks at me, "How about you go play in the sandpit ?"

I nod as I watch her approach few other women who were sitting on a bench. Probably her friends.

I go to the sandpit and notice that no one else is playing over here. Never mind. I'll play alone.

Wow! I've made like 7 sandcastles now. I am so proud of myself ! But now I want the ridesssss. But first I go to my aunt to inform her. She gave me a nod and I hurry off to the slide.

Weeeeee.........Its so fun ! I wish my friends were here. I'd wanna play hide and seek. But its okay alone too.

"Can you play with me ?"

While climbing up I hear someone and turn around to face a boy. He seems to be slightly older than me.

"Yayy!! Lets play togethah." I jump off the slide and go to him flashing my smile.

"What you want to play ?"

"I wanted the seesaw but it turned out that I was the only kid here until I saw you."

"OKAY!!! Seeesawwww." I grab his hand and we run to the colorful ride meant only for two people.

"UPSIESSS........DAISIESSSS......" I keep on screaming as my seat goes up and down. I notice that the boy is just smiling at me.

After we got tired, we went to sit on one of the benches under a tree. Thats when we start talking to each other.

"Hi." He speaks gesturing his hand a bit.

"Helllllllo!!" I cheerfully reply.

"Thank you for playing with me."

"Ah don't thank me. I loved playing with you, hyung."

A sweet smile curls up his lips on hearing the word 'hyung'. I want to be his friend.

"Its the first time I saw you here."

"I moved yesterday, thats why." He makes an 'oh' expression and speaks,

"Did you come alone coz I have." He grins.

"No. I came with my aunt."

"By the way, I live there." He points towards a big apartment that is like just next to the park. He continues, "We can easily see this park from the balcony."

Oh it makes sense now on why he came without a guardian.

"Do you come here everyday ?" I ask him.

"Mostly....Hey lets be friends ?" His right hand is stretched out towards me while a small smile is offered by his lips.

Grinning widely I accept his hand and happily repeat again and again, "YAY!! ME AND HYUNGIEE ARE FRIENDS!!!"

He is giggling at me. Hihi I feel so good I made him laugh.

He suddenly asks me out of nowhere, "Do you want a candy ?"

I eagerly nod as I watch him taking out 2 candies from his pocket.

"1 for me and 1 for you, okay ?"

"Yes yes." I chant mindlessly. The candies look so tasty!!

I try to open the wrapper of mine and Oh no! It accidentally slipped out and fell on the ground. I hope hyung won't be angry.

"Hyungie......" I say in a faint voice and point towards the now fallen candy.

He looks at my apologetic expression and smiles softly. "You can take mine." He puts his candy on my hand saying that.

I feel bad. Its was my fault and he is sacrificing his owns for me. He is so nice, I don't wanna accept it.

I look at him with questioning look but he just whispers an 'Its okay'.

"No its not okay." I declare as I bite half of the candy and put the other half in his mouth forcibly.

After finishing it, we only sat there dazing off at other people until I broke the silence.

"Hyung, I will come here everyday to play with you."

He nods to me before opening his mouth to talk.
"Well...I forgot to ask, what is your name ?"

"You can just call me.........."

And we talked a lot until our mouths started to hurt. Hehehe. Although it was cold, being there felt warm and comfortable.

Buzzzz

Buzzzzz

Out of nowhere I started hearing buzzing sounds. Its weird. It isn't summers yet, so why are there cicadas. The sounds continue....

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I harshly hit the red button of my alarm clock to shut its annoying sound as I get my body to slowly sit up and open my eyes.

I look around to find that I'm in my room and have just woken up. Is it morning already ? I guess it is.

Wait......I just had a dream ?

It surely was a good dream. I had become a child and that aunt..... from the face remember, I can tell that she is my maternal aunt. She looked so young in my dream.......

But the location, it was different and completely new to me yet somehow feels familiar.

And that sweet boy.....I wonder who he was. He didn't tell me his name, did he ?

I rethink about my dream. It sends a warm feeling deep down in my heart.

No wait !

Something isn't right. I observe that I totally remember my dream from the start to the end. It usually doesn't happen. According to science, we never remember the beginning of our dreams. How weird.

Never mind. I can't waste my time pondering about a random dream, can I ? Nope.

I stretch a bit before getting up from the bed to start yet another day.

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