My grandfather passed away a few days ago. I always visit the ocean everytime I think about him because he took me there all the time while he was with me.
I stood there with the wind on my face and tears on my cheek. As I was watching the wave, I heard someone's voice from behind me.
"Hey girl! what are you crying for?".
I turned back and looked at that person. As soon as my eyes met his eyes, I stopped crying and something about him felt very strange. He was so bright :His skin; his hair; his dress; his eyes; his everything.
Without my knowledge, I found myself staring at him with piercing eyes. After a minute he asked, "Are you done staring?". I shook away my head and asked, "Who are you?".
"Do you really want to know?", he asked with a smile on his face.
"Yes",
"Listen carefully! I am the moon child. I heard you crying and wanted to check out",
"M-M-M-moon child?", I stuttered.
He spoke as he walked closer to me, "I am! I have been watching you for a while and I'm sorry about your grandfather". I could not believe what he said but I was still looking at his eyes without blinking.
"Since I watch over you, it hurt when you cried", I smiled when I heard him say that.
"I am serious! I am really hurt", he said.
After that incident I go to the same place hoping I would him - The moon child, but he never came to see me. I even tried to cry to see him but he never came even so. Despite the case I still went there everyday.
Unknowingly my heart started to long for him. The image of him stayed in my head for every imprinted.
I was around at my seventies now. I still go to the same place. I stood there watching the waves. Before I could even realise, I had tears rolling down my eyes. I heard his voice behind me.
"Hey girl! Why are you crying?", he said.
The cry turning into to a very big smile. I smiled as the tears roll down my face. He walked closer to me and said, "Why did you wait for me to come for so long?". He looked exactly the same as I remember him. "Why did you not come to see me when you know I was waiting?", I said as I hit his chest.
"I am not a human. I can't come see you because at some point you will leave me standing alone as the moon child", he exclaimed. I hugged him as the tears rolled down on his shoulders from my eyes. He hugged me back; tightly.
We were like that for a while. I could feel myself disappearing; just like he said I would leave him standing alone. That is what I did to him.
I left as I saw him stand alone - as the moon child.
