It’s been a month since you’ve been gone… We promised each other that when you got better, we’d travel the world together chasing wild adventures. You always told me to chase my dreams, but it just isn’t the same without you around… when you got worse, the only place I wanted to be was by your side. I still remember the hours we spent reading stories together. You always loved my work, despite my terrible writing. Even trapped in that small room, we made a thousand memories… I’m really going to miss you.
I was cleaning out your study room today, and I found your old journals. I always loved the stories we used to come up with; our made-up adventures. You always loved to play the hero, while I was always the more sensible one. Finding it brought back a lot of memories. Even with a few words, I can still see your smile, hear you laugh. Sorry for all the times I made you cry. I guess writing sad stories was just something I was always good at…
You won’t believe it, but I was looking through some of your stuff, and I found the map! I know you were always into world-building and the geography of our stories, but I forgot just how good you were at it! I still have your sketches of all the wildlife, characters, and fauna. The stories came from all these books; crazy just how much time we spent making it, huh? Who am I kidding? If anyone was crazy enough to do it, it’d be us.
I mean, we’ve been here for so long, so much time, so many memories… now that you’re gone, I’m not really sure what’s left for me… I found your note, but I still feel lost… “To my dearest friend. Your curiosity will guide you to greatness. Don’t ever give up on your dreams!” -Love Ava.
Love you too Ava…
“To Ava, my other half. Even though you’re gone, you’ll never be far from my heart. You left me with lots of love and memories, but I promise I’ll have some great stories for when we meet again.” -until then, Vini
Hope you don’t mind me borrowing your adventure pack! All our equipment and various materials for exploring, what more could we possibly need? I found a note in the stash: “for our journeys!” Haha, you always were prepared.
Here’s your stuff. I’ll leave it on the stand beside your table, and a flower that I found that reminded me of you. I’ll take a few days moving our old stuff and getting the house ready to set off.
Today I’ll head to the village shores. From there, I’m not too sure, but I guess like you used to say, “go wherever your heart leads you.”