Chapter 1- The ball

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She dances like an angel.It's almost like magic, natural.He tries to keep up with her but fails miserablely, which makes her laugh.That laugh that he adores so much, it's almost like he lived for it, for her smile.

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The day they met it was raining, she was getting off her secretary work.He was getting off the bar.He was too drunk, she was too fast, they didnt speak to each other.They bumped into each other.At that moment she was in a hurry to meet her fiance, and didnt care about a stranger that slowed her down.He was drunk, still grieving about his friend death.His friend had gotten into a fight for his wife that was cheating on him, the guy beat him to death, but they say he had passed out way before and died painless.

When they bumped into each other, she just wanted to get out, her life was perfect.Perfect fiance, perfect job, perfect life and most important, a perfect planned future.Drunk men scared her, they always do with her.But he, he was just looking for comfort in someones eyes, and for some reason, he wasn't able to find it in hers.

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After a long and exhausting dance night, all he wants to do is go to bed.But she wants to walk around the city,  january 1912 at 02:38 saturday night, and she wants to walk.That's one of the things he likes about her.He considerates him old fashion,but she was so young, so alive.And with her powerful spirit, she manages to convince him to join her.

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The second time they've met, it was 2 years later from their fist meeting.She didn't manage the marrige life, said she felt too trapped, and after only 3 months of marrige broke it off.But he on the other hand was dating a girl named Emilia, that used to work for his dead friend as his secretary.They've met at his funeral, and talked again a few months later that led into a strong friendship that led them into a relashionship.

Her bestfriend met him at the groceries, they talked and soon became sort of friends, because in his point of view there are no real friendship that start at a  grocerie shop.Their muttual friend threw a ball, and eventually invited them three.


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⏰ Last updated: Mar 05, 2016 ⏰

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