A Long Slepping's

Is he still alive?

Time passed so quickly, now Camilla has climbed to the 11th grade of High School. He is growing up and has a new life.

On his day off, Alex took him somewhere, a few months ago they were just made. It turned out that Alex had already had feelings for her since the first time they met. Camilla couldn't resist it because she saw the sincerity of Alex's gaze.

"Honey, Alex is waiting for you, are you ready?" His mother called him who was getting ready.

"Yeah, mom. Wait a minute. "

"Wow, you're so beautiful. " Praise Alex with a sweet smile.

"Thank you's. Can we go now?"

"Yes. "

They immediately went to a place that was still a secret. Alex turns out to take Camilla to a romantic cafe, they order coffee and chat for a while.

"Do you think it tastes good? " Ask Alex

"Yeah, thank you for bringing me here. I like sweet coffee drinks. "

"No problem, I'm glad you like this place. "

"Alex, actually I want to be honest with you. But I'm afraid you'll be angry. "

"What's? Say, I won't be angry. "

"Seriously? "

"Yes. "

"Do you really like me? "

"Do you need to ask me that, of course I love you so much, otherwise I wouldn't be dating you, right, would I?"

"But what if I haven't had as many feelings as you have. I mean, I haven't liked you more than a friend. I admit, you are a good person. You're a very gentle and understanding man, but I don't feel like you yet."

Alex felt a little disappointed by Camilla's statement just now. But he still smiled in response.

"Then if you accept me as your boyfriend, that means you like me, right, even a little?"

"Umm, I don't know, I can't turn you down because you're a good person.".

"Feelings will grow by themselves as time goes on, I won't force you now, maybe someday you'll know how much I love you. "

"Sorry, did I offend you? "

"No, we better not talk about this, why don't we talk about something funny?" Alex tried to change the subject.

***

"Mommy! I see a human here!" Megan, Alex's five-year-old sister. He was curious about the contents of the basement, but did not expect him to find a man who was asleep, no matter how long he slept.

The sound of Megan's screams managed to make Joshua wake up from his long sleep. He was like a dazed person who had just risen from the dead. Joshua looked at his dark surroundings and a little girl who was looking at him questioningly.

"Are you really human? " Task the little girl while approaching Joshua.

"Yes, who are you? "

"My name is Megan, I'm five years old. Look at you who's so messy. Since when does my sister live here? " Search Megan.

"Aren't I asleep yesterday?"

Megan shook her head quickly and tried to explain that she had never seen Joshua before.

"Megan, what's wrong baby? " Ask the mother who went straight into the basement.

"See mom! This brother fell asleep here, his hair was very messy and his clothes were already too small. " It was clear to observe Joshua closely.

"Geez, how did you sleep here? must be uncomfortable. Don't you have a place to stay, son? "

"Isn't this my home?"

Joshua's reply made the two people even more confused. But Megan's mother did not want to bother, she told Joshua to go to the living room.

"You can take a shower, then put on my son's clothes. He's your age, sure his shirt and pants fit. "

"Okay, thank you aunt. "

Joshua cleaned himself up, the thing that made him surprised was when he stood in front of the mirror. He was so shocked to see himself being different. He was no longer an eight-year-old boy. How many years did he sleep?

As soon as she finished her bath, she went to meet Aunt Karin and Megan in the living room. They were very surprised by Joshua's more presentable appearance.

"Well, you're so handsome, what's your name? "

"Joshua. "

"Oh, you said this house is your home, what does that mean? "

"The story is very long, can I know where the previous owner of this house was?"

"Oh, we don't know because we've only lived in this house for two years. We don't know where the owner of this house went. "

"All right, then."

As they were talking, someone opened the door.

"Mom, I'm home! " said a man who seemed to be the son of Aunt Karin. He held the hand of a girl who seemed to be their age.

"Alex, meet this kid, his name is Joshua. Do you mind lending her your clothes? "

"No mom, me and Camilla just got home on a date."

"Camilla?" Joshua was shocked that Alex mentioned the name Camilla, the person he missed so much.

"Joshua's? is that you?" Camilla asked back because she felt like a dream to see her best friend again.

"Yes, it's me. You still remember me? "

"Yahoo! " Camilla ran to hug her best friend and cried in her arms.

"What actually happened? Why did you disappear that time? You didn't know I was so lonely after you left!?" Camilla said out all the contents of her thoughts and feelings.

"I'm sorry. I'll tell you everything later. "

"Alright, Alex I'm sorry I had to go. Aunt Karin, Megan, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye all." Camilla said goodbye to everyone. He took Joshua away from Alex's house.

"You knew? I didn't think you were alive?"

"Yes, I didn't expect it myself either. "

"What was the last time you remembered?"

"That night, mom and I hid in the basement and mom said she was going to confront the killer to protect me, and then I got sleepy. Then I fell asleep until now. "

"I Can't believe that. You've been asleep for ten years, Josh. That's crazy. "

"Do you know where dad and Johnny are now?"

"They were gone ten years ago, uncle Dave sold the house and now Alex is occupying it. Last time they said they were moving to New Mexico."

"Thank you for telling me all that. "

Camilla smiled, but she could not stop looking at her best friend.

"Joshua, please don't go again. I've missed you for years. Stay in my house first, please. " Pinta Camilla's.

Joshua smiled faintly, and he nodded slowly.

"Really's? Thank you Josh. "

***

Mom is very surprised to see Camilla bring another man besides Alex. For years Camilla had never introduced another man except Alex.

"Mom, it's Joshua."

"Joshua?" his mother was a little confused by his daughter's explanation. Understandably, Joshua was not an eight-year-old boy anymore, so his mother did not recognize him a bit. "You mean Joshua Dave's son? Joshua Johnny's brother? " Subsequently his mother made sure his guess was not wrong.

"Yep, he's Joshua Uncle Dave's son, he's alive, mom."

"Aunt Catrine, can I hold you?" Joshua missed his aunt very much.

"Yes, come. "

They hugged until Aunt Catrine's tears couldn't hold on to her eyes.