I turned and looked at the barren and empty streets. There wasn't a single soul breathing. But I was so sure I'd heard you only seconds ago.
"Alexa."
I gazed down the road and saw you standing beside one of the tall Maple trees.
I started forward. But you weren't even moving. I decided you must be waiting for me so I began to run forward in your direction.
But just as I got within touch, you vanished! There wasn't even a trace of you having been there only moments ago.
I looked, once again, at the barren and empty streets to find no one.
"Am I hallucinating?" I heard me whispering to myself.
"Alexa."
Again. Loud and clear, right ahead. I saw you standing with your back to me, leaning against the old fencing. This time you'd called out loud. But you weren't even looking in my direction.
I decided I didn't care. I ran forward and stopped abruptly midway when I saw myself emerge from behind one of the Maple trees and run towards you, in the opposite direction.
You were holding out your hand towards me and I held it, then we embraced and you pulled my face up to kiss my forehead.
I turned from the sight. The sight of us together. We were happy. And, more importantly, we were together.
I could touch the warm drops pouring out of my eyes, slowly.
We existed.
But only in my delusions.