BENEATH HIS MASK

CHAPTER 21

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CHAPTER 21

I stand by the balcony taking in the sight before me. The moon illuminated the night sky along with the beautiful stars which sadly were not always visivle in the city most of the time.

I always loved a stary sky, it was one of my favourite things in the whole world. When i was a kid, i always wondered why celebreties were called stars. If i had to take a guess it was because they are expected to represent the same glamour as the stars add to the night sky but i doubt that any celebrity could ever come close.

And while i adored the stars, the object of fascination in the night sky had always been the moon for me. while the stars were breath taking, they weren't always visible. The same could never be said for the moon. And even when the moon wasn't visible, it never failed to illuminate the night sky even on a new moon day.

The moon was always a beautiful paradox, while the moon has numerous craters, had it not been for the moon, we would be completely blind at night. It always reminded me that anything with imperfections can still serve an unimaginable purpose. And i guess the same principle could be applied to people as well.

The cold breeze blowing through my hair, the beautiful buildings ahead which were also illuminated by lights, the busy streets even at late in the evening all added to my pleasure making me relaxed and soothed my mood.

"you seem to be in a better mood now."

I immedietly recognised the source of the voice and had no need to turn back to see whom it belonged to but i do so anyway to have a better view of his face.

'' yes damien i am." I say smiling.

He stood silent for a few minutes, looking a bit dazed at the moment. i snap my fingers at him in an attempt to bring him out of his thoughts.

"earth to damien." I say with a giggle.

''huh?" he asked me as i raised an eyebrow which seemed to snap his attention back to me.

"well as happy as i am to see you not grumbling anymore, i want to know how you could go from being gloomy to being relaxed in a matter of minutes."

I sighed at his question as i turned back to face the objects of my fascination.

"well , i guess the reason is this.'' I say as if it was going to be instantly clear to him.

"what? What am i looking at?" he asks confused.

"everything damien." I say with a giggle.

"becca, did you hit your head when i wasn't looking?" he asks with a questioning look and a playful grin.

"no damien i didn't. I guess when i came out here and looked at the sky and the city from this angle, i felt absorbed into it. And i felt small, like i was just a small part of such a huge universe and when i felt small, i guess my problems seemed small too." I say in an attempt to explain what i am feeling to him. I don't know if i succeeded because he just seemed more dazed than before.

"you sure are something Rebecca." he says softly, his eyes studying me closely. Great! Now he thinks i am crazy.

"ok well stand here with me." i say pulling him closer to me in order for him to have better acess to what i was experiencing.

"just take a deep breath and take it all in. look at the buildings, the busy street, the sky and the moon which are all so far away from us and yet play an integral part in our lives. Feel the cold breeze fanning your face as it blows through your hair. It's like mother nature giving you a hug. i always loved it because you are not always going to be in the best of mood and can't always have someone beside you to comfort you." i say not taking my eyes off my source of satisfaction. I turn back to see damien taking a deep breath and closing his eyes. He smiles as the wind blows through his hair making him look even more gorgeous than usual. Wait what? Maybe i over did it and got drunk on nature. I am starting to think crazy thoughts. He finally opens his eyes only to reveal an unfamiliar warmth which made his blue grey eyes more enchanting.