I once read in a book one time. "Women wait. Men go out and have adventures and we wait for their return. They like to know that we are safe at home, waiting." Well, it's been almost four years and I am still waiting for my man to return home.
How many days have I said in what was once his room above the Koneko No Sume Ie and thought of Ran I do not know. Countless times have I lied in the same bed he once used and wondered what thoughts passed through his mind while I lay asleep in a deep coma.
I often get told I should quit worrying about him, but I can't help it. He used to call once a month, same day and time just for him to hear my voice. For me to know that he is still alive. Two years have gone by since the last phone call with not a single word from my brother.
For months, I sat by the phone waiting to pick up and hear his voice. The first time, I didn't think much of it. When Ran didn't call the next day or for the next week, I however did begin to worry. Opting to work in the back so that I would be near the phone. Jumping each time the phone rang only to be greeted with disappointment.
When I read the worlds in that book, I laughed at them and thought nothing of them. Now, however, I see the truth in them as I play this waiting game. I will wait forever at this same place if I have to.
So Ran, I hope you are out there somewhere alive and safe still. I am waiting brother, ever waiting. Still where you left me safe at home. All I need now is for you to come home safe to me.
The quote actually came from a book I read a few years ago called, Just Ella. Good book, especially if you like fairy tale books that put a twist on the traditional Cinderella story. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed. And if you can't tell who this is that is talking its Aya. I would hope that the Ran, my brother parts would make you figure out who it was. But you never know. Please review! And I will love you for like ever and a day. Reviews are good!