"Lu? Are you there? Where are you?"
Oh my god? That's where my playmate goes. He always hides from me. Do I look like a ghost for him to hide, huh?
I walked towards the slide and then I was surprised because someone suddenly came out of the top and slipped while both arms were up. I smiled. I know who is it. It was Lu of course! Lu is my friend since last month when they moved here.
"What are you doing there, huh?" I asked him.
He shrugged. "I just want to play! Don't be mad at me," He put his arm around my neck.
"Take your arm away from me." I took away his arm forcibly and walked first. He followed me then.
"Hey!"
I stopped and faced him. "What? You know, we need to go home. It's getting dark, both of our mom will get mad."
He looked at the sky and sighed deeply
"Yeah, that's right."
We walked home to our house together while our hands were intertwined. We used to always doing this kind of thing every time we go to the playground and go home. And he always protect me from my enemies out there. Our houses are next to each other so if I want to go them, I can. If he wants to go to our house, he also can.
When we both stopped in front of our house and a little bit away from each other. I smiled at my bestfriend and he did as well.
"I'll go now," I said at him while both of my hands are waving in the air.
"Me too. Let's play again tomorrow here in our house, can we Blaire?" He said, for the first time he called me by my name. He used to call me 'panget' but now he called me by my name.
I doubt. As far as I know, we will not meet tomorrow because it is Sunday, because every sunday my family and I will leave to the events they need to attend.
"No! We can't meet and play tomorrow."
I can see his brows suddenly furrowed. "What? Don't tell me you're going to play with someone else?!"
I laughed. "You're funny, Lu. Are you jealous? Oh my god, Lu we are just a kid. "
"But... you should... it's your fault." He looked away.
I shook my head. "Remember? We're going somewhere."
His face expression slowly calm now. "Oh that was it?" I nodded. "I almost forgot about it. Okay! See you on monday then." He gave me a lot of flying kiss. I didn't catch it of course.
"Yuck! That's... Psh whatever." I flipped my hair before went in to our house. I ran to my room and immediately took a bath.
I should smell good when I faced my mom and dad or else mommy will get mad at me. They hated it when I smells so bad, they say it's better to be always or every minute clean than just clean twice a week.
At this young age, I learned to take care of myself on my own and do the things that other 8 years old kids cannot do. I'm just 8 years old girl who wants to play and study over and over again.
"Blaire! Blaire!" I heard my mom's voice. I immediately prepare myself and go downstairs.
"Mommy I'm here!" I said as I walked towards her room. Mommy and I’s rooms were just opposite so I can quickly go to her everytime I had a nightmare.
"Mommy? Why?" I asked.
She smiled at me. "You smells good, huh? You really took a bath first before you showed up."
I giggled and place my hands at the back of mine. "Of course, I know that you will be mad if you saw me dirty."
She smile widely. "Well, That's good. Let's go downstairs, your dad and I have an announcement."
She hold my hand and then go downstairs. I wonder what is it? Maybe, a surprise? Hmm. I'm excited!
"We need to move to our new house. Isn't that great, right?" Daddy said as he stood in front of us, we were all already sitting, side by side.
"But why daddy? I mean, we are okay here," I asked then he just smiled. Suddenly, mommy stood up in front of us.
"Because the house that your daddy and I built is already finished and it's pretty close to your school. Aren't you happy about it kids?" She said.
"We're happy mommy but..." Claire suddenly talked.
"But what?"
"How about our friends here mom? Blaire and I have a lots of friends here."
"Hmm! You don't have to worry darling, I will tell them where our new house is. And besides, if you want to visit your friends here, talked to me and we will."
Claire and I stood up at the same time and then we smiled at each other. "Goodnight daddy, mommy, and lola. Goodnight."
Our family laughed because of that! We said that at the same time. We get used to it, anyway.
"Oh! Our twins is so cute!" We giggled "Goodnight my twins!"
After that, Claire and I ran towards our room and kiss each other on the cheeks before went into our bed and sleep. I want to tell Lu about this but it's late and we need to wake up early tomorrow so I'll tell him about this on monday.
The next day, we went to a birthday celebration of the son of my mom and dad's business partner, daddy answered me earlier when I asked him where are we going.
When I saw him I was amazed because of his height, I was only up to his chest. He looked at me all of a sudden so I hides at the back of my dad. His eyes were so deep.
I can't explain the place but it's beautiful and everyone wears a formal attire. The theme is just a simple, spider man.
"Hi." I was surprised when he approached me and his voice was so cute.
"Ah, hello. H-Happy birthday." I smiled at him.
"Thank you! Anyway, what do you wanna eat?"
"Uhm, I don't know but I love cakes."
"Oh, okay! Then, I'll go and bring a piece of cake." He smiled. I just nodded.
When the whole day was over, we also went home very tired so I immediately fell asleep. We didn't even bother to eat dinner, because we ate outside before going home.
The next day, I was so excited and energetic because I'll see Lu again. After we ate, I immediately went out to go to his house but before I reaches his house, I saw not that far away from me.
I ran towards him. "Lu! What's wrong with you? Do you have a problem?"
He looked at me sadly. "We're going to abroad, mommy said."
I blinked twice, processing what he just said. What did he say? They're going to abroad, isn't out of the country? If that is, I'll never see him again?
"What? Why?"
"My grandmother is sick and we need to go back to France and take care of her. And mommy also said that... maybe we will never come back here again because... she said, it's better to study there. "
I feel so sad right now. I thought that even we move into another house, we still can see each other anytime but I guess, I was wrong. I looked at him head to toe, what he was wearing.
Isn't today, Lu? Are you going to leave today?" I asked him as the sadness slowly settled in my face.
He nodded. "Don't cry." I immediately wiped my tears when he said that. I didn't even notice that I was crying because of that.
"I will never see you again, I will never see my bestfriend again and it makes me so sad. So what now?" I cried again and covered my face.
"We're still kids, Blaire. We will meet soon when we grow old enough and I'm sure of it. I will never forget you, Blaire. You're my bestfriend."
I slowly nodded while still crying. "And I will never forget my bestfriend as well. I will miss you, Lu."
"Then..." He take off his bracelet from his wrist. "If you miss me wear it. If you have a problems wear it and think of me. If you nervous by something soon wear it and everything will be okay. Okay?"
I nodded while he was putting the bracelet on my wrist and I saw him smiling while doing that. We hugged each other after he finally put the bracelet on my wrist.
"Hey, kiddo! Let's go!" His daddy shouted from the door of their house.
"Ba-bye."
"Ba-bye. We will meet again at the right time... when we grow up. So, don't cry my little girl."
I wiped my tears and looked at him badly. "I'm not a little girl."
"Whatever, I'll go now. Bye! See you soon," he said as he hugged me before ran towards his parents.
I watched them leaving while Lu's head is out of the window and staring at me too. A piece of tears fell out from my eyes, this is the first time that I had lost my bestfriend, I mean I don't have a chance to see him again. Until their car vanished from my eyesight.
This is the time we started growing apart and had no connection to each other. A few years has passed and he never really came back. I did go to their house everyday, waiting him there, in case he visits but I didn't see even his shadow. So, I just accepted that I could never see him again.
"That was so sad, Blaire! I mean, now that you're old enough you can see him, call him, look for his IG so you two can communicate again, right?" Levine looks so disappointed, maybe he wants to know him huh.
"I don't know. I tried but there's nothing, there's no one that similar to his baby face." I sighed and looked outside the window.
"By the way, thanks for letting us know your first guy bestfriend." Alice smiled at me.
"Well, I shouldn't tell you about that story but I have no choice, Claire already started it." I rolled my eyes at them.
They just laughed and we went out at the same time. We're going to have fun today until dawn, it's our stress reliever anyway.