I catch you when you fall

Chapter 1

Why does my life have to be so messed up, I think and my eyes catch the raindrops which run down on the big window next to me. I'm sitting in a small cafe in the town where I live. It is one of my favorit places here because it is beautiful. It's never crowded and quiet. Nobody who doesn't know the city will find it and the owner of the cafe is a close friend of my mother.

My mother....I close my eyes for a moment and try to suppress my rising emotions. After I have my feelings under control again, I look outside for  a moment and watch the rain. I take my eyes off the window and drink my coffee. I notice that my notebook is still closed next to me. My plan was to come here to distract myself from everything. Usually I always write something in my notebook. Great, today is not really my day, I think and put the notebook in my bag and are about to get up when I see a movement next to me. I just can turn your head before I feel something hot and hear the clink of a fallen cup.

"I'm so sorry" I hear someone say with a british accent. "It's okay" I say and crouch down to pick up the broken pieces. The stranger also crouches down. "I'll do it, it was finally my fault too. Not that you hurt yourself." I raise my eyes to look at the person and lose myself in beautiful green eyes.

Those eyes look at me apologetically and honestly and I have no Idea how long I look him in the eyes until he breaks the eye contact. "Now it's my fault that you hurt yourself" he says and I follow his gaze to my hand in which I'm still holding the shard. I see the cut in my hand and seriously wonder when that happened. "Wait here, I'll be right back" says the stranger, got up and disappeared.

I drop the shard and sit back at my table. After a few Minutes the stranger comes back with a small first aid kit and sit down next to me on my tabel. "It's not that bad" I say and pull my hand back when he tries to reach for it. "The cut is pretty big and you should be careful. I just want to help you" he says and after I look into his honest eyes I let him bandage my hand.

While he binds my hand, I take a look at him. In addition to the beautiful green eyes, he has a curly head and is quite tall. In his black shirt and black jeans he looks incredibly attractive. I'm sure I have seen him somewhere before but I can't remember. "My name is Harry by the way" he said when he was finished.

"Thank you Harry" I say and look briefly at my hand and then back at him. "Don't thank me for it. It's just my fault, after all. I shoud have been more careful. May I invite you over for a coffee as an excuse" he asks, looking at me a little shyly. I were about to leave but his company distracts me from my problems. "Well, why not" I say and see how he smiles happily.  After removing the broken pieces, he comes back with two drinks.

"Even accident-free" he says and winks at me. That makes me smile. "After we've had a drink together, would you tell me your name?". I think about letting him fidget for a moment but decide against it. "Ava". "That's a beautiful name". "Thank you" I answer.