Ruins

As me and Tara were gathering resources, we happened to make our way close to the ruins where the stone pillars used to be when we were here the last time.

"Look over there," I said to Tara. "We're near the ruins where the giant pillars used to be."

"It looks so beautiful, but yet it also looks so mysterious," Tara replied. "Want to go check it out?"

As much as I just want to continue on with the resource gathering so we can get it over and done with for the day, I can't help but feel this urge to take a look at the ruins. As Tara said, it does look beautiful, and it indeed looks pretty mysterious.

"Yeah, let's go take a look," I responded.

Me and Tara are now heading over to the ruins to check it out. I wonder what we'll find there. Is it even safe to go there? I don't know, but the curiosity is so overwhelming.

Me and Tara are approaching the ruins. Everything is getting so bright. I feel a powerful surge of love flowing throughout me. I can't move. I'm frozen in awe. I'm seeing something. It's me and Tara. We're still our younger selves, but we're somewhere else...

"Tara, can you hear me?" I ask. "Did I faint again? Everything is so bright."

"No, Ricky. You didn't faint, and I can hear you," Tara replied. "It's very bright for me too."

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" I ask Tara. "I'm seeing us still as our younger selves, but we're somewhere else."

"I do see us, Ricky," Tara replied. "Look at us walking down that beautiful shore."

Me and you, Tara... I see us running down the shore together in happiness and love. We're holding hands as we're running. I hear us talking.

"Ricky, let's go check out those rocks over there," Tara says. "There might be some more of those baby crabs over there. They're so cute."

"Yeah, let's go check it out," I reply. "I already got pinched by them a few times today, but yeah, they're cute!"

Me and Tara laugh.

I see me and Tara running towards the rocks as we continue to hold hands.

We have reached the rocks.

Tara picks up a baby crab and places it in her hand. "You're so cute."

I see myself looking at Tara as she's petting and comforting the baby crab.

Tears are now dripping from my eyes...

"Your eyes are red," Tara says to me. "Were you crying, Ricky?"

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"Me? Of course not," I reply. "Never!"

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"Right!" Tara responds.

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"Eh, you caught me," I say to Tara. "Yeah, I did tear up a bit during that experience. I don't know, but as I was watching us, my emotions were really kicking in."

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"Aww," Tara replies.

Logbook Entry:

I keep pondering on the experiences that I keep having, and now Tara experienced one with me too. These reflections of time, they paint a picture of both love and sorrow. I know I've said it before, but I can't help but feel that these experiences are a warning that something drastic and inevitable is going to happen...

Logbook Entry:

I remember this night. Me and Tara had such a lovely time together. We were drunk off of love.