Just a story?

By: K

Is it a story I am about to tell? Is it a tale you wonder?

No, it isn’t a story… It’s life. Life, mixed with my fantasy…

And you ask me again. Is it a story?

Yes, from a certain point of view, it is a story…

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They were walking. Two boys. Just walking. Next to each other. No word was said. Just walking through the crowd, next to the shops. Nothing special about it. Two friends. Perhaps brothers.

I was walking behind them. They were strangers to me. As was I to them. Probably we would never see each other again.

People walked by and forth. A hand raised. A smile. A gentle greeting. And than back to resuming their walk. Looking in the shops. I like that shirt. Should I try it? Perhaps I’ll buy it. What do you think?

I looked back before me. The two boys still there. Were they walking closer next to each other? Or was it just my imagination? Probably the last…

Smiling I noticed they were indeed coming closer to each other. Nothing special about it. The ground here isn’t flat… You can sprain your ankle anytime…

Their hands touch for the briefest of time. A small contact of fingers. Nothing more. A mere second of proximity. Before the two of them in a sudden movement split up. Walking two metres apart form each other.

I chuckled softly. My fantasy taking a run with my mind. I see couples everywhere. It seems as if I constantly dream of love. Impossible love, forbidden love. Love like this. Two boys. Forbidden… No, not prohibited, just, looked weird at. Not really accepted by the others.

So, that’s what I saw, when they, once again, walked closer to each other. Fingers and hands touching once more. A bit longer than the mere second ten minutes ago. Before separating those two metres again.

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Is it a story you’ve asked me. Well, decide for yourself whether you want to consider this a simple fiction. Or a real happened story of life. It’s up to you. You, who read this. And tell me. Tell me if this is real or made up. Tell me whether I’ve just imagined things or I’ve really witnessed something beautiful…

&The End&