Here I am

My story started here in this place where you find nothing but pieces of shredded past that mended me, set my hopes up high and broke me again. He came from a world of delusion and went there back breaking me bit by bit. Once this barren island became source of my only happiness in the world and now it's a source of my worst tragedies. Everything is same here except the world that we made together have been disintegrated with time. To be honest, I've been visiting this place since last 200 years, only to maintain it but what worst is, it remains same: dilapidated and destroyed!

My name is Kelly and I am originally an Indian. In India we follow different customs, traditions, beliefs and faith. I was once a normal human who had family, friends, loved ones and most importantly I was well payed. I was an animator working throughout the days and night for the company I was working for. Even my appearance was different from what I look now. I used to wear enough clothes to hide every inch of my skin, I had long dark hair,dark big black eyes with lots of kohl applied, long nose with a round nosering and hands with bright colored bangles. I was engaged to a handsome man who was the CEO of our company but I never liked him in first place. It was arranged marriage that was set up when we were just born by our parents who were best of friends. It excited me about marrying him when I was a child but when I grew up, I found out that I do not have those feelings for him. He is still my best friend and I was already 23, who would I fall for now? Apart from that he is handsome, he is huge conglomerate and perfect one for shopping maniac like me. I thought it never happened before,why would it now when I was growing old but one day everything changed!

It was a rainy night when I was all by myself to go home. Harry, my fiance and my boss had some work. Because he picks me and leaves me home everyday with his special care, he asked his driver to drop me home. I decided not to, because there is hardly a time when I have options to be alone and carefree. I requested the driver to not to tell anything to Harry before I walked my way to bus stop nearby. It's been a while I've travelled by public transport, the experience is different, you meet new people and make new friends. I waited for the while enjoying the rain, watching people running helplessly around to save themselves from getting wet. In midst of all the people, a manly figure was walking carelessly as if talking to the rain. It was dark so I couldn't clearly see him but all through I was watching, he was wearing a dark shirt with pants that complemented his tall and musculine figure. He was holding his coat in his one of the arms and the other hand was in pocket of his pants. I guessed he was either a businessman or a lawyer. Something about him took my whole concentration to him. I watched him coming to the bus stop I was standing in as he crossed his way from other side of the road. As he reached, he looked like a man in his early 20s. I realized he was way more handsome to be a human, long face, hazel eyes, long and structured nose, blond hairs and those luscious looking lips. It hit on my senses, I'm engaged and I'm lusting after a stanger. What am I even thinking? At the same time I thought he was too good to make me loose all my senses and conscience. I asked several questions in my heart as I stared him completely smitten by his outstanding charms.

" Why do you keep looking at me like that?" the voice came thundering down my body. Was it him? Oh my! Why is my heart trying to race? I drew my attention away as I now prayed for bus to come as soon as it can.

" You must have never seen a handsome man like me before. You look completely blown away." as he said it, he looked down at me passing a slight smile. I felt like a dozens of bomb exploded just in a place. How can his few sentences make me go crazy like that.

"I'm sorry, I have never seen you here. I was just curious." I tried to reply keeping stable mind.

"Your bus is here, you should leave first now." he said that so casually as if he knows me, how does he knows which bus I take.

"How do you know it's my bus, by any chance you know me?" I asked him with greater curiosity.

" It just happen to be pretty correct guess. You should be going, it's not safer for girls in here." he gave me a warm smile and wished me good night.

I walked into the bus and seated myself right where he was standing outside. We both had brief moment of eye to eye contact until the bus started to leave. I watched him wave hands as the bus was leaving.

I was only thinking of him. It never happened before, it was a really weird feeling. Something that made my heart playing all genres of music. But that night, I just wished to meet him again.

I reached my stop still thinking of him. As I got out of the bus I saw few drunken men playing cards in side of the road. I thought of diverting my ways, not to be caught. My home was just 5 minutes walk from the main street and it was easy to go as I never got into any trouble before but that day! Somehow those men saw me and blocked my way. I tried to run but they surrounded me. They started touching me in a wrong way, one of the men who was dark and looked hideous grabbed me by waist, and the other one holded my neck. Before I could shout for help they shut my mouth and dragged me to a silent place. I was thrown on the ground and five men surrounded me. I cried for help but nobody heard. As one of the man tried to approach me, a dark figure appeared from nowhere in middle and started to fight them. He fought bravely until all the men were chased away. He offered me his coat and took me away from that place holding me by my arm. I was still shivering with fear when his deep assuring voice hit my ears," Everything is okay now. It's all fine! "

I know this voice, it sounds same as the stranger whom I met in the bus stop few moments ago, how can he be here? I'm imagining things now? As he walked with me, he took me through a route to my home which was much lightened. As the darkness was subsided by streetlamps I finally saw his face. He...he is the same stranger from the bus stop? How did he come here?