Chapter Seven

We head out of the place this time Rae reaches for the door and opens it for me , I looked at her trying to read her face falling short.

She didn't scare me although , she was a stranger and a friendly one I might add her friendliness didn't bother me.

I nodded as she smiled her eyes once again meeting mines and without thinking i stop in front of the entrance doors making her stop also "everything good genesis?" I ignore her question considering I have a question of my own I notice that look of concern was growing in her eyes again.

"Why?" Rae turns now fulling facing me "Why What?" her eyebrow slightly raises ; "why are you doing this?"

"saving my life , buying me food , offering me a place to stay , giving me this really nice sweater to wear that smells really good by the way" She chuckles and I realized I was getting carried away , I felt my cheeks burn as I sigh becoming flustered

"Just everything we're strangers to each other".

Rae grabs my hand and says "How about we walk and talk?" I nod and we begin to walk again

" Three years ago I was just like you .. alone , misunderstood , mistreated ." " I felt worthless like I had nothing to live for ".

I didn't quite see where she was going with this but I didn't bother to interrupt." My first time coming here to live with my aunt was three years ago today-" Rae paused.

"you okay?" she shook her head and gave me a reassuring smile "yeah i'm fine sorry , my first time coming here to live with my aunt was three years ago today , I wasn't too happy when I got here and my aunt and I got off to a rough start and bumped heads really quickly; ".

"That same night I Snuck out and ran until i came across that same bridge you were on , I realized watching the water calms me .. that's kind of my spot". The more she talked the more I put two and two together

"so that's why you were there tonight?" I questioned , she nodded " I stayed there for awhile just crying until my aunt finally pulled up being absolutely hysterical" Rae says waving her hands over her head causing us both to laugh . I bump her with my shoulder playfully "Okay , that explains why you were at the bridge tonight but that doesn't explain why you saved me".

She rubs her shoulder pretending to be in pain "Ouch!?.. i was getting there Genesis" , I rolled my eyes at her horrible attempt to act hurt "Anywayss" I say so she could continue.

"I watched you the moment you walked towards the bridge .. i thought you were there for the same reason I was , I got this sudden urge to come talk to you and eventually started to make my way towards you; once I got closer I seen the blank look you had on your face , I knew something was wrong". "Then you stood on that ledge and- I don't know I acted on impulse , I couldn't just stand in the distance and watch you throw your life away , that would just make me ...

everybody else".

I briefly gazed at Rae , I don't know why but my mind just wasn't letting me believe that she was actually genuinely just a good person .

The rest of the walk was silent , a good silence . We stop in front of a light blue cottage styled house , which I was assuming was our destination - actually I was hoping it was our destination it seemed like we had been walking for hours

"well ," I breath out "you're definitely different" Rae smirks and shakes her head " I don't know if that's good or bad and I honestly don't even wanna know" . I dont know what was in the air at that moment but I got this overwhelming feeling of confidence and I walk up to Rae closing the gap between us "so far ..so good" I nearly whisper before smiling and caressing her nose with my finger.

I step away from her to get a glimpse of her reaction only to lose all that confidence I just had , her eyes had darkened and stared at me in awe . ' oh no , did I make her uncomfortable!? ' , I mentally panicked before saying something in a desperate attempt to ease the tension that I obviously just caused. " I can't believe you snuck out though, you didn't even know where you were going" I nervously let out .

Rae laughed as she nervously fidgets with her hair "Speaking of sneaking ..." her eyes shoot my direction

"you wouldn't feel weird if I told you , you were gonna have to-"

"NO. NO. Immediately no".