Secrets Unlost in the Flow of Time
“Hey, skipping class again?” A teasing voice called from behind my lonely back. “Nothing much, just feeling down, wanted some fresh air,” I replied with a melancholic tone. “Oh? Want to talk about it?” you asked as you sat behind me.
I smiled faintly, “No, it’s not good for either of us.” But in my heart, I was silently thinking: Feng, you and I both like her, but fortunately, you don’t know yet. Although she knows, one of us must step back, and between you and me, who else but me?
“Alright, if you don’t want to talk, I won’t listen. But some things, if kept inside, can make you sick.” “Okay, Feng, can you arrange a meeting with Xiao You for me? I have something to say to her.” I felt it was time to resolve this. Your face slightly darkened, but you nodded in agreement. Watching you made my resolve even firmer.
Night had fallen when she arrived, bringing with her a sense of silence. I looked at her and said, “You know everything, right?” She nodded calmly. I continued, “Xiao You, I have decided to take back what I said that day, and everything written on that piece of paper.” “Why?” she asked quietly.
I smiled, thinking of a failed love, a bitter first romance. I was unusually calm as I said, “Childhood friends, the three of us…
I don’t want this to destroy our friendship. Besides, he is better than me, more responsible. What I once cared about, I no longer do, but all of it could turn to ashes because of this. So in this complicated situation among the three of us, I choose to step back.” With that, I turned and left.
Now, you still don’t know this secret! But I know the secret between you and her.
It was later, one morning, when you and she were chatting by the school field. I thought you two were already together. Feeling a bit bitter, I wanted to hear what you were talking about, and that’s when I discovered your secret with her.
Maybe you’ve forgotten now, but I still remember what you said: “Although I’m better than him, although he’s very insecure… but he understands more than I do, has an innocence I’ve lost. I chose to step back because sometimes, friendship is truer than love.”
It’s been more than two years since we parted. You, me, and her have never been together again. Either you’re there, she’s there, and I’m not, or I’m there, she’s there, and you’re not.
Now, you, me, and she no longer share the closeness we once had; now, we’ve all graduated and gone our separate ways; now, the secrets among us are buried deep by me; now, the truths among us… have been forgotten by you both…
Back then, we lost the beginning, and missed the end…
Now, I walk alone, lost in the unforgettable years, burying secrets… forever forgotten!
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
