We can wish all the people in the world a vibrant youth and no illnesses in old age. In pursuit of such properties of the body, instead of the elixir of youth, you found something that was both a gift and a curse. Eternal life became a burden, and your eternally young body did not reflect the experience of a couple of hundred years. You chose not to meet people or like them, you avoided contact more and more.

What does it feel like to be just an echo in the fate of every person passing by?

And even now, there was something to be happy about. Modernity brought new colors to eternal life, only wasting time, which will not be taken away by the despair that has settled in the soul. It is your old and kind neighbor, who meets you every time you lose a person along with a piece of your heart.

Despite everything that happened, some people occupied a strong place in your heart. None of them knew the truth about you, the eternally young old woman, but they unconsciously consoled your heart, cracked by time. Getting to know Leon was spontaneous and awkward, but it grew into a different kind of friendship that you had never seen in your life before.

"I wanna be forever young." — he said when you casually asked about your dream. These words of Leon were incredibly ephemeral for him, for you they resonated with pain in your solar plexus, but it was noticeable from him that youth for the young man was a bright moment, which would form the foundation for his future life.

And here, sitting on the grass and leaning your back on a large oak tree in the middle of a picturesque park, life slowed down its rapid pace. There were times when you couldn't help but look into Leon's eyes and see his previously mentioned zeal to become a police officer, his love for flower crowns and ginger cats. In the end, for the most severe cynic — blue eyes with an admixture of turquoise, reflecting his character, full of hope.