It started in summer days. Meeting him in a different circumstances was the one I didn't expect in my everyday life. Far as I remember he's a simple laid back guy. With his simple navy blue shirt and black jacket paired with brown cargo shorts he was enticing in a different way. Standing in the side of the pond he was silently gazing at the moving different colored fish. Silently gazing. No spark in the eyes or any hint of amusement, just staring.
The next day with the same forte of clothes; sky blue shirt, same jacket paired with black cargo shorts, again he was silently gazing the pond. Sometimes standing, sitting and squating. Silently staring.
There was one time he dipped his hands in the water slowly swaying his hand side to side. It was mesmerizing. He's not smiling nor amused with the action but that simple gesture thug a part of my heart. It was good and I craved for more.
For the past days I was waiting for a reaction even the slightest improvement, I was eager for it. I was waiting for his smile. I kept on wondering how it was. Would it be dazzling? Mesmerizing? Innocent? Or what?
Things I'm dying to know.
Everyday I almost spend my day in the park silently sitting on the swing creepily observing him. I observed that he always visit the lake around mid afternoon until sunset.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjJeJ0UtgO
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I wonder was I creepy? A stalker? Or maybe just a mere observer. With that he became my center of attention.
The people at the park consisted mostly of families with their kids. No one dared to bother him except me. I tried countless times pursuing him but to my dismay I always found myself halting a meter away from his back. I couldn't dare to disturbed his solemn presence nor approach him.
Those were the times, My summer vacation was spent with him.
I wanted to know him. I wanted to get along with him. For two weeks I've been observing him and with those days I'm yet to hear his voice. Would pursuing him would grant me those wishes?
Now, maybe this time it would be different.
Today I decided to approach him.
As usual he was by the pond squatting while dipping his right hand on the water. I was waiting for his smile but I guess for this time there's none for me. I took a deep breath and clutched the bag of sweets on my hand looking for assurance. It's now or never.
Silently walking towards him I gazed at him like a woman with a mission. A meter from his back I halted. My hands were too sweaty and the pounding of my heart was too loud for me too successfully approach him.
But I guess God was on my side with this.
Sensing that someone was on his back he turned his head at me with his neutral face. My breathing hitched and eyes wide as suacer. It felt like I was caught on act. Completely turning his back on me leaving his attention from the water he stood and faced me. I on the other hand clutched the bag tighter towards my chest.
What should I do?
Upon movement he saw the bag and stared at it. I remembered about the sweets and composed myself and smiled at him.
"Sweets" I said offering the bag to him.694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnYM2lquzm
He tilted his head and stared at my hand with the sweets on it.
To my surprise he offered his hand to me palm wide open and I immediately open my bag handing him a chocolate crisp cookie.
He smelled it and took a bite. I smiled eager to see his response. Seconds later he asked for another one. I was so delighted and handed him one.
This goes on and on until both of us were sitting indian style facing each other. It was like I was feeding a child. It was so refreshing.
No words exchanged. Passing foods to each other was the only action we had. 694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMTqDR7SgX
I did not expect this thing to happen and I didn't expect for sweets as the thing connecting us. If only I knew this, I should had done this weeks ago. I should had known him earlier but who knows all I could say was that I'm so happy with the progress right now.
This man at front of me, silently chewing a cookie, was slowly inching his self to my heart. I didn't easily become so infatuated and so fixated on other person, be it a peer or a love interest. I didn't care about people much, but his silence drew me in.
In the midst of his silence induedo, I was captured by his mysterious persona. The down to earth girl like me, who preferred to use my time lounging and being lazy in my room was now spending most of my time in the park trying to catch even just a gaze from him.
And now we're sitting face to face with each other, was someone sprinkling dust of lucky charm right now and I was accidentally poured by one?
Cause honestly I was so delighted.
A nudged from my arm and a voice broke my trance,
"More" a somehow baritone voice said. Startled, I stared wide eyed, not believing that he spoke.
Remembering that he's asking for more. I happily handed him another one. He accepted it and took a crunchy bite.
That goes our daily routine, same time, same place. He's still at the pond whenever I visited the park and even though everything from him was the same, a slight change of happenings was included and that's me.
I didn't watch from afar anymore. No more creepy stares, no more silent observation, no more hiding and no more doubt when approaching him.
Whenever he saw me, he would stood up from his squatting and playing from the pond. He would tear his gaze from the fishes and focused it on me. Even though still no smile, a nod from him was enough for my heart to soar high.
Surely this relationship was slowly building, didn't know where it would leads, for now I was contented and happy just being noticed and recognized by him. He would utter my name now and even though I'm yet to know his, I was willing to wait.
Everything was doing good.
So good that l was not prepared for a change.
A change that not even me, an optimistic person could handle.
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That's how I met him, that's how I knew him and how I wished I met him eariler, for at least in my presence I could do something.
Now here's my declaration,
I Justin Faye Stegner was irrevocably, undeniably, unfathomably inlove and attached to a man,
Who'm people like to name,
'As The Spawn of Satan'
Hopefully you like the story, I'll be happy to have some comments, Ill try to post next chap and I'll be happy to have your thoughts.
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