Parallel Love

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d back home. I have to walk about ten kilometers, and my house is on a hill. My trip was climbing once. My eyes are puffy. When I looked at my home a few m

I wak

digested where I was, all the house's interiors seemed like they were abroad. I stood and looked for someone. This room is so qui

e girl. No. Looks like this girl is still in middle school. Her face is bright. She was tiny with a thin buil

wed her

e shape of the window. The door. I know my feet are stepping. I went to the kitche

ado." The girl followed me from behind. "Where i

yard. Oh no! It really

t answer the g

with you? Fe

d time to look at the girl. Before I fell again, I stil

and the smell of eucalyptus oil stung my

usting the eucalyptus oil bottle up my nose. Next to him was Kasim, th

that it's really pal

fter it fell aslee

ave too many things. But all the furniture is made of wood in a classic style. The wardrobe and so

not like our house. The house is different. Cool. Th

water, and I accepted it.

a dream." Father t

er. It's

. Did you feel your mother's grave again

ytail. I daydream a lot. Though I have to finish two lessons for my homework. I took a deep breath and walked ov

ne sh

p, wake

tely. I can feel it. Then I opened my eyes and turned around. The girl looked d

d g

here, huh?" she

horror. Could it be that I've had some weird dreams since visiting Mother's grave

ou hea

d quickly. "Who are you?"

you? Last afternoon yo

HA

appe

irl n

ught

circled m

too!" She half-shouted. She flipped through my book

come from?" I

t want to wake you up, but I was afraid to get out of this room, so I woke you

is my

seems. Because the windo

e

at your house. That's the living room i

furrowed

ut loud. S

got out

'm already at the do

nodded i

ly I turned on the light to make it bright. This girl was utterly stunned. This afternoon at

really my ho

uil. Usually, you are in t

this is al

did you

n't know how he came back. If this is my dream, it doesn't really matter. It's strange, twice

wooden chair wit

ing my homework. Tomorrow

at grade

rade." She showed me her index

the second grade of middl

hool in the

Maybe it's because she's twelve years old. The only difference is t

dded q

k abroad. Doing

y still childish,

your parents'

n Indonesia." This girl is sullen. S

to play with me?

y changed her fa

t. I suddenly grabbed my chest. My

to!" She shouted loudl

tched out my hand t

turned out to be named A

her. I don't like bein

s goin

boyfriend." I smiled happ

ered the room, checking the homew

inish before sleeping,

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