Some Old Memories

Lara, who was sitting on the beach waiting for John, took some stones in her hand and was throwing them into the sea, sometimes looking at the watch in her hand.

John had left the house with his brother, and as they left, his mother came into John's room and smiled at the spilt tea on the floor, thinking that her son was too old to meet Lara. He was desperate that he had no idea about the surroundings, and started cleaning the spread of dirt on the ground.

"You are very lucky and have a great chance to get Lara because you will be with her in Paris," Edwina said as she saw Ben busy getting ready.

"Yes, you're right and I'm sure, she'll understand my love very soon, You might enjoy it more if you were there with me, said Ben putting things in the bag.

"No, I don't want to go and someone will have to stay here. I hope that everything is according with you, please give me the good news very soon. She smiled at Ben.

"I won't force you to do as you wish", Ben says looking at her.

Lara stands up when John comes in front of her, with Howard there, and she goes to them and takes John's hand and says to Howard,

"You can go now, we both have a long time."

After hearing that Howard leaves and Lara takes John's hand and makes him sit next to her.

"I wanted to meet you once before leaving. If you remember, twelve years ago, when I was going to Paris, I was sitting in the same place waiting for you. Lara smiled and looked at John.

"Yes, I remember that day well, how can I forget that day? John said while reading in deep thought.

"But my wait was in vain, you didn't come that day and I had to go back, Lara said sarcastically looking at him.

"Yes, I know you went to Paris without meeting me." John smiled.

"Without meeting? I wanted to meet you, but you didn't come, don't blame me at all. Lara said childishly. "Well John, what are we talking about? Like all the little kids up until now, she laughed and looked at John and John also smiled at her words.

"I want to give you something,"

she takes out a coin from her bag and holds John's hand and places it on him and asks him, "Tell me what is this?

John runs his fingers over the coin to identify it and finally says that it is a coin.

"Yes, this is the coin, the coin that I had to give you twelve years ago today, sitting in the same place with this coin in my hand, I was waiting for you to come and give it to you, after that day I gave it to you. I put it in the closet, thinking that I will give it again someday, And look, the time has come, I went to Paris again and waited for you here again, and you came to meet me, now I would like to give you this coin that I could not give twelve years ago today."

"I'm so glad to hear you've managed it so far. It will become very valuable to me." John smiles presses the coin in his hand and says.

"Yes, I knew this would be your reaction," she says with a smile.

"When are you coming back from Paris and when will we meet again?", John asks her.

"A week later I will meet you at the same place,"

she replies.

"I'll wait for that day," he smiles back at Lara. "And me too, Mr Blind", she laughs, placing her hand firmly on his hand, which makes John laugh.

"Come on, I must go now", She said, holding back his laughter.

They both stand up, and Lara smiles at John and hugs him.

John feels her so close to him and wraps his arms around her waist to comfort his heart. He closed his eyes as if he wanted to capture the moment or wished that time would stop and everything would fall into place, and that we would stop as well. But it was all limited to his thoughts, where it happened. With the momentary peace, he got, when Lara backed away from him, he came back to the real world.

"Let's go now, she says, taking his hand and starts walking towards the car parked in front. Opening the back door of the car, she helps John to sit and sits next to him on the other side and asks the driver to go to John's house. After some time, John comes home, taking him home safely, she turns around to look back at John once again. And looking at John entering the house, She smiles and gets into the car. Seeing John coming home, his mother walks towards him and takes him by the hand and leads him to his room. She goes to get food for him.

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As soon as she reaches home, her eyes are drawn to her father, who is nowhere to be seen, and she inquires about it from the maid when she learns that her father has gone out on some errand. Then she goes to her room and starts getting ready for going to the evening. Putting her favourite suit out of the closet on the bed, she goes to take a shower. Meanwhile, her father enters the house and asks the maid about Lara's coming home. On receiving the information, he sends the maid to her room and tells her to get ready as soon as possible, we have to leave early. The maid comes into the room and conveys her father's message to Lara.

Lara soon after gets out of the shower and gets ready. Mr Rachel is standing in the hall waiting for Lara and after every break, he is calling Lara.

"Lara come quickly and how late are you?"

Lara looked very charming in a white skirt and purple shirt, apricot colour pump shoes, curled hair, a delicate diamond necklace around her neck, with light makeup, when She stepped down the stairs.

"Hurry my daughter, we have to leave soon." Seeing her coming down the stairs, Mr Rachel hurriedly said.

Saying this, his father motions for her to walk and she left the house with her father.