My vision is blurred and all I see is his back. I try to run as fast as I can but he crosses the sidewalk and I do too. Then, turn left at the corner of the block, lengthening the distance between us. I cross the street but when I turn the corner, he is almost to the end of the block, but I don't give up. I keep running, however...
A rock gets in my way and I fall face-first to the ground, scraping my bare hands and knees as I'm wearing my school uniform. The skin on my knees is penalized and the palms of my hands absorb the blow. Then I raised my head and saw him cross the street and stop for a second at the end of the street with his diving cap over his head, preventing me from seeing his face because of the shadow. And seconds later, it disappears.
I didn't go back to school.
I could
