The Encounter

Asher Knight Pov

The rain-soaked streets gleamed like a polish stone, reflecting the darkness of my mood as I walked alone, as the storm cloud gathered so did my thoughts, heavy with foreboding on that fateful rainy night,rainy days like this often brought back memories of them, the pain how I couldn't even say goodbye before I lost them to the cold hands of death on a rainy day.

Walking aimlessly without knowing were my feet are taking me to,I followed my heart which led me to the now quiet park near my apartment were I often go with my little brother when he was alive, looking at the swing I saw his smilling face, how happy he was while I pushed him, it a good thing that it is rainy thou, nobody is going to see my tears, it being 5 years since their death but it feels like yesterday, signing I took a sit on the bench in the park, letting the rain wash me clean of my grief, I closed my eyes to listen to the pitta patta splash of the rain and to relish in unforgettable memories of my family, I was jolted out of my thoughts by the roaring engine of a car, a sleek and sophisticated one at that, it entirely body screaming luxury, I turned my head and closed my eyes, not quite long I felt the door of the car unlocking which caused me to open my eyes again groaning with annoyance I raised my head up to see the intruder whose face was cover by a black hat, the only visible part of the strange's body was his sharp jawline and his piercing blue eyes, he was clouded in all black which was weird but I brush the thought off, probably if it was any other day I would have being cautious, but on this day am not, will be glad if death even visited me right now.i turned my head away from him and closed my eyes again it was no longer raining heavily, just drizzling, the rain stopped all of a sudden making me groan, would have preferred it to keep raining signing and trying to get up I realise it still raining but am covered with an umbrella by the stranger.

''You will catch a cold'' he said with such a deep and husky voice that send shivers down my spine making me tremble slightly, sensing a movement from him I watched as draps his coat over me,getting the wrong idea of my shivering, thanks I muttered softly to him.

''Mind if I drop you home''he said again with the same voice making me go weak on my knees, ''No I replied'' I hate the way my body is reacting to a stranger,it seem to act on it's own accord, bringing out the deep buried emotions inside me. Walking pass him and making my way home trying to avoid any further conversation, I turned to return his coat but he was almost closed to his car, ''hey'' I held while walking towards him with his coat, ''keep it for today, the night is cold but if you wish to return it some other time here is my address''I watched has he took a business card from his pants pocket and handed it to me, contemplating I took the card and while muttering a ''thank you'' to him, turning I started walking home, I can feel his gaze on my back but I kept a straight face and kept walking not trusting my self to turn back,I will definitely be lost in his eye's that tend to pull me in.

Getting home I tossed my tie and the coat at the couch while pulling off my boot and wet clothes, I discarded them in the laundry room, went to the kitchen to make a simple meal for me to eat,while heading to my tiny bathroom to take a hot relaxing bath, to calm my nerves and relieve me of the stress of today and the thought of the blue eyed stranger. Wrapping myself up in my worn out bathrobe after a long relaxing bath I put on my pants and a white t-shirt for the night while heading towards my bed with my mind still occupied by the blue eyed stranger, I signed letting my mind replay all the bits of our encounter while drifting in and out of consciousness, finally closing my eye's to rest I smiled at the kind gestures of the blue eyed stranger with the wish to see him again.