Chapter Seven

Sometimes the biggest of things come when our eyes are shut.

Today she stands. Yet alone. Again by her locker. Again after classes. Everyone gone. The harsh world around her faded. And she thinks. Her head frozen in thought.

She thinks of him. The perfect of them all. That new boy she wants to believe. That there is something different about him. Different from the rest of the world.

But deep down within her. She has seen this pattern. She has seen this pattern. The count of a thousand times. Starting with her parents. Whom she has never been sure. Of their love to her.

Yet like a dream. Comes this boy. He now stands beside her. Why? Why does he do this? Of the rest of the people. Of the rest of the world. Why does he follow her?

And into her eyes he stares. She stares back. Never can she remember. Of the last time she did that. He asks. "Can I walk you home?"

It is a gesture. One not shown to her by anyone else. Why does he need this? She cannot look away. She battles with it. That urge to stare. Deep into his eyes.

Though dark. They do seem to glow.

And before she knows it. Her heart has opened up. Her soul has been touched. And she can't hold it back. The tear that drops away. From her eye.

It's joy. She has never felt it. Never before. It burns like a flame within. A sweet flame. No one has ever before. Made her feel. Even more this special.

But she does not know why. Why she runs away from him. Why she shuts that locker. And walks away. Away from him.

A tear after another. A step after another. From afar he stares. An unseen emotion in his eyes.