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We were on our way home together after academy. It's a familiar alleyway, but for some reason, it felt even quieter than usual today. We've been stuck together almost every day since we were kids. At the playground, at school, and on the way home, we were always together. I didn't know back then. That you would become my first love. I still remember your voice as you laughed like it was a joke. I pretended it wasn't true, but the truth is, I already liked you. Other kids didn't really catch my eye. No matter who I looked at, I kept comparing them to you. ...It's really strange. We stopped together in front of the crosswalk, waiting for the red light. The familiar sound of your footsteps and breathing beside me made me feel strangely at ease. I wish things like this wouldn't change even as time passes. I lifted my head and looked up at the night sky. Let's be born in the same neighborhood in our next life. That way, I won't have to worry about us drifting apart for no reason like this time.