It all began with an average teenage life.
School. Part-time job. Home.
No love. No excitement. Just the usual.
And then...
That day, on my way to work—
She ran into me, knocking me slightly off balance.
"Sorry!" she called out, glancing back.
Her eyes... her eyes blazed into my heart with the fury of a thousand suns.
On that day, I knew—
A love I can't unfeel.
I stood there, frozen. Speechless.
And just like that, she disappeared into the crowd.
Heh, I laughed to myself, I'm going to be late for work...
(Who was she?) my mind whispered.
Then I saw it.
An anklet—lying on the ground. I picked it up.
It must be hers...
I remembered the way she ran... her feet... her eyes...
Snapping back to reality, I clutched the anklet tightly.
I have to return this. But how? I don't even know her name... only her face.
Maybe I'll see her again.
Maybe I won't.
Still… I'll hold onto this anklet.
Back to the routine.
Work.
Home.
Empty silence.
Sleep.
Who is she...?
Three days passed.
Nothing changed expect my feelings..
She never came that way again.
Until—
At school, on my way in, I passed the basketball court.
There she was.
Practicing. Focused. Beautiful.
Her presence hit me like lightning.
It's her... The girl with the blazing eyes.
Should I talk to her?
No. I'm a complete stranger. She probably doesn't even remember me.
But… I still have her anklet.
I need to return it.
Then—
Our eyes met.
I froze.
Her eyes… they could destroy me and heal me all at once.
But she deserves someone better. I'm just—me.
(My mind whispered)
Don't do it. She's not for you. Stay out of her world.
And then—
She smiled at me.