Day - ONE

Warm feelings

Sophie's POV

Going back way to the home it came down heavily. I summoned upon Alarick to drop me home as he didn't carry umbrella. So he can take mine after dropping me home.

We were under same umbrella. Our shoulders brushed many times , our hands touched shaft many a times unintentionally yet tenderly and our faces so close to each other when we were talking to each other. Alarick did not let go a single chance to make me smile or laugh the whole time smile was plastered on my face. Not a fake one.

I was walking aside of the lane but all of sudden I felt hand on my shoulder he drifted me at his side , exchanged his place with me later he was at side of lane. Has he had any idea that gesture shifted my core deep inside. How nice that actually feels ?

' I have a question in my mind.' I looked at him in an instant.

' Why did you named you cat - Handsome ?' He looked at me with genuine curiosity I opened my mouth.

' because the guy once who was so shallow and mean and I actually started developing crush on him. He dated me and didn't wanted his friends to know about us told me I was so basic and a plain jane apparently. ' I gulped air as I ran out of it because of my constant chatter. He wasn't any angel face either as he thought of himself .  So I named my cat Handsome because he actually looks more handsome than that world revolves around me guy.'

If someone would have heard me blabbering about it I knew that my facial expression would have looked more pathetic than guy I was talking about.

Alarick bursted out laughing. I don't know what he actually find funny in this he put this hand on his head ' well that so cruel but atleast that is hilarious to be done to your mean ex. Quite upto to scratch one why I don't come up with these ideas.' I giggled to that thought.

We made our way towards my house.

Suddenly it occurred to me since when was the last time I talked aimlessly for hours with someone so carelessly and restlessly not being afraid of being judged. In short I was happy completely happy in the sense of being aware even I summoned last few years they could not remind me of single stance of being this happy.

When people say that some people in their life feels like ' they are home ' they don't mean the place to be exact , not even the person themselves they mean switching into similar emotions you once had and you lost it . You go on life in search of them never cease to find them again. Then you meet someone and they plug into same emotion and you know it feels like disturbed because you think about years you haven't felt that way but they are yet so familiar. Yet so familiar.

I was comfortable with him , I am someone else with him but yet I was me.

Then I saw aside we reached my apartment.

I stepped forward to open the door with keys I held in my hands. I started to go inside.

' Your umbrella.' He looked at me and thunder striked in the sky.

' How would you go to your house ? Take it return me whenever you please.' He looked around the lane the puddles on ground and water at the brim of road.

He looked deep in my eyes with something I couldn't name then his gaze felt on my lips and my breathe ran out he was in reach so close. I saw his lips parted his eyes for a single moment his eyes didn't left my lips when mine wandered on grasping his perfect face with my gaze. Then he looked again in my eyes and stepped backward. I stood there breathless because of the proximity we shared a minute ago. Did he just rejected a kiss with me ?

' Good Bye. Sophia. I must go or I'll be in trouble.' He waved good bye and left.

I went inside house half soaked in water and half dry. Was he really about to kiss me ? I thought to myself what if he did. That's a better question maybe left unanswered. For better or worst I did not knew.

I took a warm shower bathe and got out of bathroom. It was soothing and relaxing.

My phone buzzed I received there was notification of message.

' I really enjoyed the day. Today.' I smiled at the text which popped on my screen.

I lean down on my bed.

' Me too . Hope we won't lost contact again.' It was a kind of promise that I expected from him and I waited for the message. Desperately.

' No , not anymore. I am determined this time.' Whatever he means. I thought to myself.

I plugged my phone into loudspeakers and music started buzzing out loud.

🎶

There I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired, lonely place
Walls of insincerity
Shifting eyes and vacancy vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

Your eyes whispered "have we met?"
Across the room your silhouette starts to make it's way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks, like passing notes in secrecy
And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonder struck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you

This song actually suits the day. I was dancing in my room smile flung on my face. Remembering each episode of today.

First I was amazed by my own audacity to ask Alarick out second Sophia Martin the day actually went like it I wished for long it did.