I Gave him 15
Hearing these comments, Sophia was confused until she went outside and saw the drones in the sky performing and changing formations every few dozen seconds, all spelling out love confessions. She knew this had to be Alexander’s doing–he was the only one here who knew her name was Sophia. When she turned to look at Alexander, she met his eyes full of deep affection. Sophia wasn’t moved by any of this, because these were all things Alexander had done for her before. Even though it was the same person, so many things had changed. The night breeze brushed across her face, litting her long hair. Alexander stood holding flowers, their eyes locked as he walked toward her step by step. For a moment, he felt like he was back in college when he was pursuing Sophia. Back then he’d been just as nervous holding flowers, walking step by step toward the person he loved. But then the excitement had been about gaining something now it was about losing everything A few steps brought him close. He stopped and held out the bouquet, saying gently, “Happy Valentine’s Day, Sophia.” Sophia didn’t glance at the flowers once, keeping her eyes fixed on him. Then he watched her pull out her phone, press a few buttons, and hold it to her ear. She looked straight at him as she spoke, “Hello, there are drones flying illegally over the beach on Harbor Boulevard. Please come clear them out.” Every word reached his ears clearly. His hand froze in mid–air. Those eyes s were still looking at him, but all he felt was bone–deep cold. In less than five minutes, the drones over the beach started falling one by one, crashing into the ocean and disappearing. “Hey, what’s happening? Why are they all falling?” He was too far away to actually hear anything, but he kept Imagining the sound of drones crashing into the sea like they were crashing into his heart, making it impossible to breathe. Suddenly he felt his hand lighten–Sophia had taken his flowers. Alexander stared at her blankly, not understanding what this series of actions meant, finding her impossible to read for the first time and realizing he couldn’t see through her maybe he never had. After taking the flowers, Sophia lowered her head and sniffed them lightly. The scent was still as fragrant as she remembered, but it could no longer give her the feelings from t memory. Beautiful things only existed in memories, and people shouldn’t dwell in the past. the laughed softly, and under Alexander’s somewhat confused gaze, tossed the flowers into a nearby trash can….