A Ghost From The Past

Was she hallucinating? Gideon Garner. The thick eyebrows with a slight break near the end of the left one. The eyes that were always twinkling with a mischievous glint, like he was plotting another leg-pull. The thin upper lip, slightly asymmetrical, and the full bottom lip that more than one girl in class had called ‘kissable.’ Gideon Garner, a ghost from the past. Kira couldn’t tear her eyes off him. She was trembling. Gideon finally saw her face. Her youthful, makeup-free, slightly pale face. It was a carbon copy of the face he’d last seen three years ago. Euphoria overwhelmed him; speech failed him. His body vibrated with excitement. Since he couldn’t talk, he could only hold on to her tighter. He finally found her. It was only three years, but it might as well have been three decades. Their eyes met. Kira’s bottom lip quivered. She wanted to say something, but her throat was parched and no sound came out. Gideon was about to take a step forward when a group of pedestrians cut thro