My Dear Grace

Edwin's POV

Grace was acting weird today. She was not her normal self. Doesn't she get it, catching the heart collector is not a child's play. She's digging her own grave. And now she doesn't even care about me, she wants to make her own decisions. Grace don't do this, don't get yourself noticed by the heart collector because all of these is going to end real bad.

I was very small and fragile. Always hungry and lonely I wandered around the small community park where children my age would come to play. This park was the only place where I could sleep at night without having any nightmares, it was my only home. But even there I got bullied and teased. I had no real friends, I was a depressed seven year old boy who had to beg for food and clothes. During the cold winter night I used to sleep under the tall tree which was thankfully enclosed in the park area.

It was a cold night, whole of my body was shivering from the cold air that surrounded me like those bullies who always gathered round me to beat the shit out of me. I thought I was dying, I was really dying but then Grace a little toothless girl came to me. She was missing her front tooth's then, I don't know why but I can still clearly remember how Six year old Grace looked like. Unlike others without any hesitation Grace smiled at me and gave her over coat and later in the cold winter night she gave me the warmth no one else could ever given. She became my friend. My only friend who would sing to me with her awful voice when I was sad, who shared with me her food, clothes and always protected me from those bullies.

Grace didn't recognize me because of my face change but I will never forget Grace, my dear Grace whom I promised to protect with all I have..

Yesterday I couldn't sleep. I couldn't stand the thought of losing Grace.

Today I searched for her everywhere, she was nowhere to be seen in the school campus.

Didn't she see my text? I texted her saying I wanted to meet her today.

"Edwin are we cool now!" shouted Grace who gave me a fist bumb excitedly.

"Yeah kind off but Grace you are not doing this"

"I will see" and she teasingly made this cute face which always made me happy. I hope she always smile the same.

"Grace do you want to go and have a cup of new flavoured ice cream" I asked her casually when in actuality I was getting excited inside. Grace and her cute obsession for ice creams are one of the little things I always loved.

"New flavor!!! for sure I am going." Grace will never say no to Ice creams and that's what I am taking advantage of to be with her this way.

Grace I hope you know how much you mean to me.

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