” Will you be my Romeo? ”
” And die? Huh! Not in a million life-time!” He smirked at her.
She just smiled and looked at the album in her hands. The photos of him and her in every occasions printed. She traced his face with her fingers.
”Hash, do you remember this? ” She asked, still tracing his picture.
” Let me read this.” He said raising the book in his hand.
She nodded and went back to looking at the photos. Memories played along each photo in the album. She remembered how Hasher had given her a piggyback on their way back to their hotel room and of those times when she had played with his beard on the road trip.
She could feel her eyes moisten at all those memories.
” Tissue? ” He held up the tissue box without breaking away from the book.
She nodded and quickly pulled a tissue out and wiped the tears of her cheeks. She looked at his figure beside her for a little longer and reached her hand towards him, quickly shutting the book from his hands and snatching it away.
” Give me back my book. ” He snarled at her.She shook her head and smiled at him. Her nose was still red from crying.
” Lydia stop. Why? Okay. What do you want? ” Huffing, he ran his fingers through his hair.
” I wanna go outside. ”
” Not now. Let me read and then I will take you wherever you want to go.
”She pouted and looked at her. Hasher just sighed and looked at her. Lydia smiled. She knew she had won.
” Okay. Now what? ”
Hasher tapped on her shoulders to get her attention.They were sitting on the bench under the tree, their usual spot in the park.
” Lydia? ” He called her again, this time shaking her shoulders. She had tears in her eyes. Hasher wiped it away with his thumb and brought her face closer to his.
” I miss you. ” She breathed and broke down crying. ” I really miss you. Why did you have to go? ” Lydia turned her head away from his and looked forward.
” I am turning mad.” She muttered.
” Hey, is this seat taken? Can I.. ”
She looked at the girl in the blue hoodie and nodded. She quickly sat next to Lydia.
” My name is Gianna. ” She said pushing her hand forward for a handshake.
Lydia looked at the seat Gianna was sitting. Hasher always sat there. That was his usual seat.
” Are you okay? ” Gianna was waving her hands over her eyes.
Lydia nodded and stood up, walking to his place, tears in her eyes. Soon, she was there sitting beside him. She looked at the stone kept over the freshly-dug grave.
‘Hasher Peterson
1994-2019
May his soul always be at peace’
She smiled tears flowing down her cheeks and clenched her eyes as she remembered his last words before they left the room. Before he pulled her away and let the car crash into him.
” Lydia. I don’t want to be your Romeo. ” He had said biting his lips. ” I want to be your Hash. ” He had smiled like a schoolboy who had gotten an A in math.
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