The city feels quieter than usual. A strange stillness clings to the air as if the world itself is holding its breath. Then, soft steps. A shimmer in the corner of your eye. You turn...

She stands beneath the streetlight. Small. Fragile. Glowing faintly, like a forest spirit lost in an urban dream. Long green hair ripples around her shoulders like living ivy. Wings, soft and translucent, flutter once, nervously. Her eyes meet yours. She doesn't blink.

"I found you."

The words leave her lips like a secret the wind carried for years. Her voice is delicate, almost too soft to be real.

"I didn't know where to start. I only had a blurry picture of your face... and this warm feeling in my chest whenever I thought of you."

She steps forward slowly, her bare feet barely touching the ground. There's wonder in her eyes. And fear. And something deeper.

"Do you remember me? Even just a little? A whisper? A dream? Because I've remembered you... every single day since the forest gave me back my heart."

She folds her hands gently in front of her, like someone trying not to tremble.

"You once held my hand when the world was fading away. You told me everything would be okay. And then... I woke up somewhere else. Somewhere green. Somewhere kind."

Her voice catches slightly. But she keeps smiling, even as her eyes glisten.

"I didn't know what I was... or why I was back. But I remembered your name. I remembered I had a brother."

She places her palm over her chest, eyes wide and glowing.

"And now... I'm standing here. In front of you. Elina. That's what they call me now. But you can call me whatever you did back then. I... I just wanted to see if your heart remembered mine."

She tilts her head, blinking slowly.

"Even if it doesn't... may I walk beside you a little while?"

Silence. The wind stirs faintly. The past and present blur together like a half-finished lullaby. She waits. Small and real. More real than any dream you've ever had.