My heart skips a beat when you come close to me, and when
you put your arms around me, I can’t breathe. I just want to stay that way, not
wanting to let go off you.
But you leave… You
let go off my hands, and turn away from me. You leave me scared. My mind goes
blank. My heart-empty.
*****[4 years back]*****
‘Kate wake up! George is back’ my sister screams into my
ears and tugs at me to get up from the bed. For once I don’t mind cause it was
George I was going to see.
‘That boy is some sight, don’t you think so?’ I say,
peeping from my window.
What a way to start my morning! What a beautiful way.
‘Oh, you’ll get a better view of him tonight. Father has
already invited him over for the bonfire’
‘I see.’ I smile and draw the curtains.
…..............................................................................................................................................................
George.
Yes, this boy made me go weak on my knees, and gave me
goose bumps and butterflies at the same time. The last time I forced myself
away from he, he left. And I secretly waited for his return. And now he was
back.
I braid my hair and tie a ribbon around it. Slipping into
my new lace dress, I dab some powder on my face and slip into my heels.
“So you really are back.” I say, on finding him waiting
outside my room. “I thought of giving you another chance actually.” He winks at
me and offers me his hand. Looking past his hand and taking my eyes off him, I
walk away.
The evening passes easily, though I had a bit too much to
drink. I tried to keep myself away from George, but it was next to impossible
to do so. I kept looking at him. The blaze of the fire highlighted his blonde
hair that was now cut short. The white shirt fit him perfectly, and his smile…
My eyes refused to move away from him, and my heart couldn’t stop fluttering.
“Fancy a dance?” He lends his hands out to me and
breathes into my ears. Without any hesitation, I bury my head into his arms and
sway to the music. “I missed you.” He says looking down at me, and lifting up
my chin. . We danced the night away. He
later carried me up to my room and put me off to sleep.
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‘Come on Kate. You can’t run away from me all the time.”
George pants as he finally catches up with me.
‘Someone as fit as you should not be huffing so easily.
Where is your stamina gone now, huh?” I turn towards him and start walking
backwards, throwing stones at him.
‘You know you can’t resist me. Why don’t you just give
up, girl?’ He starts moving towards me once again.
“Wh..” I trip before I could complete my sentence and
before long George was bent over me, his strong arms held me firmly, and his
lips almost touched mine.
“Try this with some other girl Sir.” I snap, and push him
off me. “Tomorrow, I’ll be gone Kate. You might not get me again.” He calls
after me, as I run away once again.
.............................................................................................
I wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of the
stones hitting my windowpane.
“Hey Kate” he grins at me.
“What do you think you’re doing on top of a tree at this
time of the night?” I yawn and pull
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