LACUNA

twenty four

    a falling star appeared momentarily as they sat on the side of the pool.

"if you could go back in the past what would you do?" she asked, shifting her attention back to him. ever since their romance had withered, the air between them changed.

i want to fix us. i want a love like ours just to feel your touch and warmth again, he thought.

    but that was selfish for him, she already found someone new and clearly happy now. "you have no idea," he chuckled and shook his head.

     after all, sad prologues start with a beginning.