ENDING

"Hurry up Mellow!", said a fourteen year old boy while tying up his shoelaces.

"What are you panicking about? It's not like it's going to rain", said the twenty six year old man with a bouquet of flowers and a bag of tomatoes in his right hand while holding a blue umbrella in his left hand.

"Carrying the umbrella is such a hassle", the boy pouted. The man chuckled and gave him the blue umbrella. "Better be prepared than never", he smirked.

Five years have passed since Mellow and Rem first encountered each other. For the past few years, a lot of things happened. For instance, Rem hit his growth spurt and now his height was almost the same as Mellow's.

"See? I told you the weather was fine", said Mellow while placing his arms around Rem's shoulders. "Let's take our time"

The two of them walked through a certain path that led them to a nearby forest. They kept on walking until they reached a big lemon tree with loads of ripe and unripe lemon on it. Underneath the tall tree, there were three headstones.

Both of them placed a few flowers next to each headstones.

"Was that all of them?", asked Mellow while looking at Rem.

The boy nodded and replied, "Uh-huh, that was all of it"

They sat down in front of a headstone that was read, "In the memories of Carrie Vemonia"

Rem stared at his grandmother's headstone and felt a faint pain in his heart. Mellow, in the other hand was placing three tomatoes near each headstones.

He took out a small knife and cut an extra tomato. "Want some?", he asked Rem.

"Sure", he replied and got a slice.

After paying their respect, the two of them walked their way home. Throughout their way, they talked about what they were having for lunch.

Just a few minutes before a sudden downpour, they managed to get inside the house. The two of them sat at the front door together while enjoying the weather.

"Mellow?", Rem asked

"What is it?"

The boy took a second before asking. "What would you do if I'm gone?"

Mellow turned his head towards Rem and said, "I'm afraid, I would be very sad"

Rem slowly replied, "but, I don't want you to be sad.."

Mellow pat his head and asked, "well then, what would you do if I'm gone?"

"..I would be really sad", Rem answered hesitantly.

Mellow gave him a smile and pulled him closer. "Then I'm the same as you, I don't want to see you sad"

The two of them got quiet for a while. When the rain had died a little, Rem turned himself towards Mellow.

"Promise me, promise that we'll be together forever?"

Rem held out his pinky.

"Sure lil bud" Mellow reached out his pinky as well.

"I'll be with you forever".