« I promise you with the whole of my heart that I’ll never ever leave and will love you forever. I’ll promise this with my life. »

That’s what you told me with full assurance and alacrity two months ago. My body resonated with each words as my mind was floating in a basin of ecstasy. You are the panacea for the issues of life, my source of pure bliss and a field of euphoria that is unquenchable.

                                     But—-

« Anna…? What’s wrong ? » he asked

Why is your contenance and the vibration of your spirit playing a different instrument than the usual “you”.

« No, I should be the one asking you. What’s wrong ? » I replied with an undertone of meticulousness as I was looking deep into his brownish eyes that seemed to be betraying him.

« I don’t get what you mean ? Nothing is wrong. » he replied confused

How strange, everything is portrayed as though nothing has been moved from the jigsaw puzzle. The physical facade is the same. The climate is the same. Your smile is the same…

«Anna … you’re scaring me—-Did something happen ?» he expressed with a worried and perplexed look

Yes, this is just my imagination. Just my imagination…right ?

« My mistake, I’m just overthinking. Don’t mind me» I continued « By the way, Glenn is still green» I muttered with a smile as my side dimples were popping out.

I stroke his head with tenderness. I shifted my body to start out my usual duties. At this point in time…

You chuckled and you said—-

« Haha… Glenn is green ? Where did you get that expression from ?-»

«…..»

My whole system froze. My expression was left intact yet shivers were screaming out in groaning as they were ascending and descending. It happened again, you were producing a different tune. However this time, you were indirectly throwing at me confirmation of the signals that happened to be whispering at me. The treeshold of these indicators are building up nevertheless I want them to break free.

« Hugo, I want you to call me by my favourite nickname. Remember when we were spending time on our third date. ~ »

I have now entered into a physiological play determined to find the anomaly on the jigsaw and you, Hugo, need to partake on it. Cues are my advantages and time my disadvantages.

« Your favourite nickname ? Hmm …wait..let me try to remember..» he pondered with an innocent demeanor

Surely, This is the ideal moment to open up the curtains.

I stare deeply into his eyes, even my breathing was following the tempo of my natural instincts. Not wanting to adventure into the unknown but I had to decode a mystery.

« Oh ! Isn’t it My Little Legend !?~ I remember, you couldn’t get enough of that nickname~» wow, such an expressive and genuine laughter

Bravo….If I could clap, I would clap. He remembers, it’s him. The tune returned back to his normal format but not the instrument.

I caught it—- Finally—-

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If eyes could commit trahison then it would be better for them to be plucked out. I can see them vibrating. That’s not the main thing that fooled you. The moment you entered in, I knew something, your aura perhaps, that had being modified. You lost and I won. It’s too early to declare triumph yet. Now that I’ve found the bad piece of the puzzle…

« I don’t know how you got that nickname, but Hogo stopped using it after our second date. » I uttered in a slow yet slighty shaky voice

I continued despite the thick and soundless atmosphere forming..

« Who are you ? »

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