It's 7 AM—the day of the school tour. Everyone's gathered in front of the bus.
Me: Hey guys! I've already booked the window seat! 🤩🪟🚌Safia: Garnet, your idea of "booking" is just yelling at people to move 😑📢Ayan: Oh man, Virgil's actually wearing his glasses today—I can tell he's in serious mode 😏👓Virgil: Bro, I wore them 'cause I need to look good for Instagram today—don't call it "serious" 😂📸📱
Suddenly, they spot her—Ohona is walking towards them.A backpack in hand 🎒, a faint tiredness in her eyes 😴
Tanid quietly watches her. This time, he says nothing... 👀
Ohona walks up and softly asks Safia—Ohona: Can I sit next to you? 🙈Safia: (stunned, then smiling) Sit, sit! Welcome aboard! 🚌✨😄
The bus starts moving. Some sing 🎶, some chat 📖, others just stare out the window 🌄Tanid glances back now and then—Ohona is looking out the window, her hair floating in the wind 🌬️👧💨Tanid: (to himself) How can someone feel so distant... yet so close? 🫥💭
Tour spot: a hilltop resort 🏞️Everyone's roaming around in groups, having fun 😄📷🧗
Ohona breaks away from the crowd and sits quietly near the edge of a hill 🪷🌫️Tanid slowly walks over and sits beside her. He says nothing. Just sits there 🌌🧍♂️🧍♀️
Ohona: (eyes lowered) How do you always manage to find me?Tanid: (smiling gently) I don't try... you're always somewhere I can see you 🙂🫰
Ohona says nothing and gets up. She walks away alone 🚶♀️🌙Tanid stays seated, letting the breeze wash over him 🍃Only his shadow remains beside him 🕶️🖤
By evening, everyone's gathered.Garnet (me) plays the guitar and sings 🎸🔥🎤From a distance, Tanid sees—Ohona is slowly approaching. But she sits a little away 🙃
This time, she smiles—not a big one, but enough—just a soft glance toward Tanid 😊👀Safia: Bro... she came again... on her own 💫Me: When something starts slow, the story runs deep 📖💙
(To be continued...)