Following His Steps

It's Euegin, wearing a pale blue colored full sleeves shirt, tucked in, closing with a formal pant over. Mostly the color of the pant is... Um, pale brown.

"Hey, come in Euegin". I left the door so that Euegin can come in.

He had a box of cookies; 'The Banana Cookies'. I usually take when I'm doing double shifts in midnight at office. Another big package of brown paper, unknown of what it contains, was also in his hand. He went straight at the kitchen.

Euegin started to do things as he went in, sounds of the usual lighting up the stove and water flow from the kitchen tap. "You were in the shower, wrong timing ha". Euegin kept talking, "I have brought the ingredients to make you a clove and mint tea. It's my mix".

I went upstairs to get my hairs into a towel, I came back wrapping my hairs into a pit over my head. Euegin was already on the couch with the trey, three cups of his clove mint tea and the box of cookies.

"Hey where's Evan hum? I thought he would be home by seven as usual. So", Euegin said standing up, goes for the radio. "When will he be home". He asked while rotating the button of the radio to get to his favorite station.

I exhaled noticing him, "Um, he... left". I came near to the couch throwing careless steps. "Let's drink tea, come". I fall over the couch, took the trey in my hands. "Come Euegin, sit". I started to eat the cookies, "Tasty, thanks".

Euegin took time as he saw me sitting and eating as if what I just said isn't something to worry about. "Wait you are talking about what.. elaborate". He took the seat beside me in a gaze, "What do you mean by he left".

"Just... left, that's it". I started to sip my cup of tea. "Euegin, its spicy", I started to feel nothing, not even my tongue due to the spice.

Euegin took away my tea cup, "What's going on? M, tell me what's the matter".

I throw back my head at the back edge of the couch, "He left a note & a last breakfast on the kitchen counter. That's all".

"Last breakfast and a note? What was on the note, tell me", he asked as he sit formally. "C'mon".

I unfolded the craggy paper inside my fist, "See". I passed it to Euegin.

He took it, reading in silence for a while. "I'm sorry Markie, I... I really tried to warn you about this. We all know--".

"Yeah, I know, everyone else did Euegin. My dad, Sheriff, even chief told me, addiction is the only love an addict can commit to", my voice broke as I kept on talking. "My odds have fallen apart Euegin. I couldn't fight against the odds. Now I think, I'm gonna lose my job too".

"Wait. Just cause he left and you couldn't keep him from re-collapsing , that doesn't mean you are some unworthy person. Who can't stand out in the crowd of all these dominant species", Euegin placed his hand on my shoulder. "One male can't uproot all your talent and hard work of all these years, you have to make sure of it".

I closed my eyes as it filled with the liquid pearls of a broken doll, on the radio its playing I Love You Because my favorite song. Our song;

I love you because you understand dear

Every single thing I try to do.

You're always there to lend a helping hand, dear.

I love you most of all because you're you

"No matter what the world may say about me, I know your love will always see me through", I kept singing with my closed eyes. "Euegin, remember how I used to dance on every slow songs whenever and wherever those flashed on the radio". I chuckled as I kept humming the song.

Euegin got up, "C'mere". Asking me to stand up, "Let's dance". He upfront his palm towards me to hold.

"Yeah right", I wipe out my tears in a glance to keep it unknown. "Sure", I took his hand & start dancing slow, with the beats of its rhythm.

"Oh, Stand By Me; my favorite song", Euegin exclaimed with endeavor. "Wanna go my way", Euegin raised his eyebrows. I have never looked him so closely, in such detailed way. His small rectangular face with not so sharpen jaw, holds his smooth cleft of cheeks.

But as I agreed to dance, he moved his left foot backward in a smooth motion. As if its sliding across the slick floor. I slid my right foot forward, chasing his retreating foot with mine, like a fox on the hunt. Dipping forward and looking into his eyes, wide caved eyes. Euegin has marine blue eyes. I could go lost in there for a while now, therefore I want an escape. Euegin's fingers tightened on my ribs as his left foot came forward again, surprising mine & chasing it back. But surprisingly as he stopped, I managed to match pace with him. Toe to toe, hence he pulled my hips gently in close to his.

"Quick learner, and a few second back you were saying you are not tough enough to stay on our field", Euegin kept the eye contact on roll. "So, what are you thinking ha". He brushed through his medium long wavy hairs, painted as caramel.

"I'm not thinking Eueg", I replied as I comfortingly down my hands over his wide strong chest.

Smiling silently he said, "So why are you still maintaining the eye contact M". Teasingly he raised his brows again as my expression turned milder. "M, what are you hiding".

"Shh, Euegin. I am trying escape for a bit", I moved my head closer to his as possible by toeing.

"I think my decision of I Should Come Over was fair enough right", Euegin's lid started fall more, causing him to blink more now. What we learnt in our basic observant rules of our detective field; a persona blinking more than the usual he or she does, mostly because of their nerve causing them shake inside. Mostly when they lie or try to avoid his or her actual expression or attitude.

I nodded placing my head over his chest as we kept standing on, "Yeah, it is". The radio is playing another song of Oval's; Love Me Tender now. Yet I decided to turn back from whatever the next steps I contrivance to take. I let the clutch of my hands go off him. "Let's not take it to not right".

My wish to let him go out of my hold, seems to buck up his thoughts. "It doesn't always have to go right-wise". He lay hands on my loin again as he kept talking. "I am not against your odds, but don't you think sometimes its okay to follow things other than the odds. Does it makes sense to you".

I bowed my head nodding uncertainly, "Nope". I broke inside of my chest, melting in sorrow of alarmed mishap. I lift up my chin to look at him, "I'm tired of chasing everything that a man usually gets without chasing this hard".

"Do you still need an escape", Euegin intersected our fingers, caressing my cheeks while focusing there only.

I kept the hold of him hands as I leaded him to the study's. As I started following his steps, we entered into the room.

To Be Continued....