The Blank Paper

Her gaze rimmed red with tears as soon as that person turned to look at her. It was not him. This person was someone else but what kind of feeling she was feeling, witnessing he was not him, instead of feeling relief? That he was not here?

“Yes, Ms.?” That man's voice took her out of her thoughts. Ariella immediately let go of his hand and apologised to him.

“I…I am really very sorry, sir,” she apologised, taking her eyes down which led her to that bracelet on his wrist and that was where she noticed that his bracelet didn't have that initial E which she had seen in that bracelet of his. Now, it confirmed for her that she had mistaken this person as him and it was purely a coincidence. Then why this feeling? Why was something inside her not ready to believe that it was a coincidence? Why was she feeling like he was around her? Closer to her?

“I thought you were someone else. I am really very sorry, sir,” she apologised to that man in front of her, still looking down towards the ground