Tales of Heart

From Emily's perspective, I'll tell you my story.

As soon as she turned 20, Emily felt the excitement of starting adulthood. She had her goals, ambitions, and dreams but there was one thing that didn't change, her crush on the boy who lived in the next building. Every evening, she went for a walk, not only for good health but also to catch a glimpse of him. Emily never had the courage to go up to him, she just looked from afar and wondered if he would ever like her.

Days turned into weeks and Emily's curiosity only grew stronger. She discovered that not only was he cute, but his brother was cute too. The brother looked younger and smarter, but there was something that Emily couldn't put her finger on.

Emily would come up with excuses to go to the local store just to have a chance of seeing him. She would watch him from a distance, trying to gather as much information about him as possible. Emily wondered if he was single and what his age was.

One day, as Emily was walking, she saw him walking in her direction. Emily's heart rate increased, and she felt her cheeks getting hot. She had hoped for this moment for so long. As he came closer, she realized he was not alone, he was walking with his brother. Emily's heart started beating faster, and she couldn't think straight. She looked at the brother, his eyes met hers, and there was something that clicked.

Days turned into weeks, and Emily found herself thinking about the brother more and more. She couldn't figure out what it was, but there was something about him that drew her in. Emily mustered up the courage to finally talk to him, but before she could, he disappeared.

Emily searched for him for weeks, hoping to have another chance to talk to him. But to her surprise, he showed up at her doorstep. He had come to ask her out. Emily was over the moon, but as she looked into his eyes, there was something that she couldn't put her finger on.

As Emily was about to say yes, she woke up, realizing it was all a dream. She looked out the window and saw him walking in the distance. She thought to herself, "What if it wasn't a dream?"

A month or more had passed after that day's look out the window, she didn't see him again before he disappeared again. She didn't see him on the walk or in the neighborhood where they lived, but she was certain he didn't move or leave. One of Emily's favorite seasons of the year, rainy season, began. The first raindrops of the month began as tiny, excitedly chilly rain drops, which made her happy. Emily raced down to get covered in the rainstorm when the small droplets became into larger ones, but she was unaware that he was going to be there.

She turned around while enjoying the rain to meet her buddy, who also lived in the same building as her crush. She first noticed her crush, then her friend. As her cheeks heated up, Emily's heart rate accelerated. She made brief eye contact with him, making her blush like a tomato, but it was difficult to notice in the pitch-blackness of the evening. Not only that, but as she was having fun in the rain, she felt eyes on her. Glancing around, she noticed someone in the building was watching her from a window, though it was difficult to determine who it was because it was difficult to look up in the rain.

Emily felt someone's eyes on her once more. This time, she tried to look up while rubbing her eyes, and what did she see? The brother was there. Unsure of what to do, she fled in the opposite direction, trying to hide her blushing face from the other people who were standing nearby.

Although she wasn't sure if he was staring at her or her friend, the gloomy day was just like the dream. she just kept wondering if they will ever like her too, or if she was destined to just admire them from afar.

The evening walk was her escape from reality, a place to dream and hope for the impossible. Maybe one day, her dreams would come true.