Chapter 18 (b): It’s All Down A Hill From Here (II) [...Contd.]

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Raven walked towards the building and as he reached the threshold he turned around wondering who he needed to talk to, to reach James. Spotting a man walking towards him gilding a clipboard and marking something on actual paper he blinked and then cleared his throat, stepping into the man's path and humming, to capture the man's attention.

As the stranger looked up a question forming eyebrows furrowed, the teen hurriedly began talking;

"Excuse me", he started, "I apologize for blocking your path, but I needed help. A guide of a sort", he informed quickly.

The man, a tall blonde haired dark-skinned, heavily tattooed man looked at him, an awkward pause hovered between them, his purple eyes staring, nay, boring holes into him and as he blinked the brush of the thick eyelashes highlighted with white fanned against his cheekbones beautifully practically capturing attention. And then he tapped a button on the collar of his shirt.