Dear,
Remember the playground used to play in, it is as lively as before. Though there are fewer kids today. The games have also changed, there is no more getting your clothes dirty, kids mostly come sit on the bench and play with their handheld consoles or phones. Only a few uses the playground itself, it has gotten quieter. I wonder what you would have done if you were here. Would you have jumped in and play, not worrying about people staring at you. Getting your clothes dirt and being scolded by parents.
Roi has become too much of an energetic person, someone who is very difficult to contain, he is three years old now; where you the same when you were around his age? Knowing how energetic you were even when you were twentieth years of age, you must have been the same. If you were here, you would be very fond of him. He would also have felt the comfort in being around you and you would have someone to wreak havoc with, just like back then.
Once I told his of your mischief of breaking dad’s precious miniature collection and the drama that unfold afterwards. Since then, he often asked me and his grandparents to tell him about your journeys. He loves listening to your tales.
Rosey and I, after consistently moving back and forth, have finally move near mom and dad in the outskirt of our town. She is now helping in running the family mart alongside mom and dad. And I got my transfer request approved after a vacancy came up in the town’s branch. It has been like a week now, that we move back here. Roi is also starting school from the next session in the town.
Most of the neighbours have relocated to bigger cities, only a few are left from our childhood. Many new unknown faces have arrived and now call this town their home. The town itself hasn’t changed that much, barely any new houses were being built or any reconstruction has taken place. Even teachers from our high school are still present, except for our P.E. teacher who have now retired. Though only a little has changed around the town, without you around it feels somewhat empty. Everyone still talks about you; of the time you were here. Even of the final year you were here, of your energy and activeness despite everything.
Rosey lives happily with mom and dad, she seems have been able to fill the void left behind. Roi also have brought back life in mom and dad; they are back to being cheerful like before. Though the glimpses of longing for you is still visible in the body language of both mom and dad.
I have gotten better, I feel. With Rosey and Roi by my side and now being closer to mom and dad I feel a lot more at ease than how it was few years back.
‘Look at the bright side’, the last words you said to me. And it has stuck till date; I’m at the bright side just like you. Though you literally are there.
Five years. It has been five years since you left us all. Things are slowly getting back to normalcy. I know you hope for us to keep going forward without any regrets and move on. But I will keep coming to you and tell you of everything going on here, more often now that I have moved back. I will keep annoying you.
Yours,
Little Brother
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Note: This is a fiction writing, and does not have any real life meanings.
