ENCOUNTER

Preview/Prologue

en·coun·ter

/inˈkoun(t)ər,enˈkoun(t)ər/

unexpectedly experience or be faced with.

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Have you ever encountered someone and thought to yourself,

'Oh wow... They are so amazing,' ?

Or have you ever experienced changing yourself all because of a small meeting? Maybe yes, maybe no but does a change make a difference? Maybe, but is it a good difference? Probably not or probably yes...

But this is how the life of Claire Everlyn Clarensca unfolded, full of change and full of unexpectedness... All because of one, one encounter with a young man, a Sacristan- one who is a sacrist and one who vowed to serve God.

All because of a young man, the messy, loud, and abrasive lifestyle Claire once had has now turned upside down.

'She changed.'

Her friends thought, as they realize that the loud and aggressive friend is no more. But that's all they could do, stand and watch. It's not like they have a right to control her and it's not like they are her parents and most definitely not like she changed for the bad. It's just that in their minds, they had gotten used to that side of her, the side that was so welcoming despite the loudness and aggressiveness. Still, they decided to support her, even though the loud and aggressive Claire is now a quiet and gentle person.

Acceptance, that's what they gave her, despite the change and all. They accepted her, no matter what...

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Meeting people has become a normal thing, especially when you are serving a Church. He had gotten used to people approaching him after the mass, and girls more often approach him.

Always complimenting his looks but never his service to the Church, and it's most definitely the reason for him to wish to serve the Church and God only... Thinking that there would be no use to get married when all people look at is the looks and not the personality and actions. Oh how that changed, that perspective changed.

That persepective of Gabriel Ezekiel Laurant changed, the moment that he made eye-contact with those beautiful and warm caramel-coloured eyes.

For the first time in his life, he had an urge to approach her, to talk to her, so he did. He didn't understood his feelings but he did it anyway, surrendering his perspective for an urge he never felt before. It felt like a gamble to him, but like a one-in-a-million chances, he won that gamble... The first ever gamble he made, he won it the very first time. And that was the biggest change in his whole life.

Word count : 460 words
Time of Publish : 10:40 PM
Day of Publish : 26th Of December
Year of Publish : Year 2023

Time of Edit : 10:20 PM
Day / Date of Edit : 14th of March
Year of Edit : Year 2024