After Five Years
The sound of splashing water, our uncontrollable laughter, and the quiet nature around us made everything feel like a scene from a movie, except this was real.
For a moment, I forgot that I was on a serious mission. I forgot the weight I carried as a doctor. I forgot the haunting past. All that existed was me, Julien, and this moment.
Julien chased me while laughing, and I jogged lightly in the water that only reached my calves. “Watch out, Aisha!”
I laughed, dodging, then slipped a little. Julien quickly caught me, holding me so I wouldn’t fall. His warm chest kept me from slipping onto the rocks.