maria

Maria walks to the door

She has a note in her hand

She hesitates for a while

She presses the door bell

An old woman opens the door

“Can you give this note to Johnnie?”

The old woman takes the note

“Why don't you give it to him?”

“No Aunty I am in a hurry

Tell him I drop here for a while”

Maria walks slowly to her car

She opens the door then she turns around

Wave at the old woman then she drives away

The old woman waves back the car has gone

She closes the door

“Johnnie you have a note

From a woman across the street”

Johnnie rushes down the step

“What girl from across the road?”

“Here is her note

She left a minute ago”

Johnnie rushes out the door

He sees no sign of any girl

He quickly opens her note

“Johnnie, I am going away

To the city I will be going

Remember me Johnnie...

It will be a long time we meet”

Johnnie stands at the porch

His mind racing tears begin to flow

He takes his mountain bike

He cycles like crazy to her house

There is a sign

“A house for sale”

Johnnie opens his mouth

There is no word forming

The wind whirring around his ear

“You forget to open your mail

You are busy playing your video games

You forget to check in”

Johnnie stops and remembering

The moments of their lives merged and disappeared

Now he knows he has forgotten her email

He is so busy playing his video games