Lillian Summers meets Archr Greyclaw
I'm super excited to show these photos of elder flowers to Addie, my best friend and kind of like a sister (an older one). But I notice something on one of the photos, I look closer as I place the other ones on the carved wood table. It was a person, leaning against the bark of the Mystic tree and I guess I caught a perfect picture of the guy because I could make out his appearance easily. He had dark black hair, dark olive skin, and soulful ocean eyes. He didn't seem pretty happy though... He looked... Worried and lonely. Not something you always see in a guy, right? I wonder if I could find him, maybe he comes often? I collected the other photos, quickly glancing if accidentally took another gorgeous picture of this mystery guy and put them in my hoodie pocket. I put the other one in my little brown pack and started off for school.
"Lilly!" Addie yelled as she almost ran into me.
I laugh, "You can never get to old of yelling right?"
"Nope, so about the pics..." she smiled, "you got 'em?"
"Of course, here"
I search in my pockets and gave them to her.
"Oh my... These are really good" she admired.
"Thanks, glad I could help but.. " I wondered if I should tell her about the mystery guy.
"Yes?" she repeated the tone of my voice while smiling.
"I was wondering do you know this guy?" I said, taking out the picture. She looked at it and froze.
"Girl, how do you not regonize him?" she said in a low whisper." Remember Jade, the girl that always tries to bully you? She broke up with him a few weeks ago"
I suddenly froze, that's why he looked so worried and sad, it was because he was heartbroken. I had my share of a heartbreak and trust me it's not fun (well duh, of course).
"That's so sad... Why did Jade break up with him?"
"I don't know but rumour has it he cheated on her"
What? Ok I may have known this guy for... I don't know 30 minutes? And even I can tell he actually love Jade.
"Seriously? Look at the guy, wouldn't you care less if you "cheated" on her?"
Then the normal loudness of the halls came to a hush when a dark figure, slowly walked into it. Addie suddenly rushed to the other side of the lockers but I didn't notice since I was too focus on looking at the picture that I end up falling to the ground. The picture flies out of my hands and I look up to see who pushed me but then I notice the same guy in my picture was the same guy who accidentally bumped into me. I quickly pick of the picture and cleared my throat. He pulled down his headphones on his neck and crouched down.
"Hey, sorry I didn't mean to bump into you" his voice was soft and soothing also something you don't hear in a guy's voice.
"It's...ok just be careful next time" I chuckled not really wanting this to be a big deal.
He looked shocked for a moment.
"She didn't yell at me..." he whispered under his breath. My heart ached at the comment, I don't think someone who supposedly cheated on a girl would say something like that. He got up and extended his hand, it looked massively huge compared to mine. I gently took his hand and he pulled me up. I didn't know why but the way his hand covered mine made me feel safe. He pulled his hand away and pushed them deep in his pockets.
"I'm Archr Greyclaw, call me Archr" he said in a hushed tone.
"I-I'm Lillian Summers, umm Lilly" I stuttered. He looks so deeply into my eyes, like if he's staring straight into my soul.
I swallow, "Are you ok?"
He shook his head like breaking a trance and he nodded, "Yeah... Sorry"
And I watch him relunctantly leave my sight as he turns the corner to his next class as I follow with some distance between us asI walk to my own class.