The last time I felt like this...

Chapter 1 , "Islands in the stream"

There was a lot of fog outside. It was New Year's Eve. She was on a boat there was a party going on for the New Year, but she had just waked up suddenly, after having a strange dream. It wasn't very clear. She was alone in her cabin, she was travelling alone. She didn't want to dance or celebrate the New Year, because every time she had that dream, it seemed so real and she felt... incomplete. Sometimes she would literally be daydreaming. She got dressed, it was almost midnight. She went on the deck of the boat. I was foggy outside. She was wearing a light pink evening gown in satin and her long blond wavy hair was falling on her shoulders; she didn't have time to make an up do...she was a little tired. She took the shawl that went with the dress and got out of the cabin to go on the deck. She was looking at the water moving, she was trying to get rid of the sadness she felt. The wind was blowing in her eyes and was making them teary.

A man came out of the party and when on the deck of the boat to breathe some fresh air, a few minutes before midnight. He was trying to avoid a woman who clinging to him and who wanted to spend the rest of the night with him...until morning in his cabin...he needed some air. He was looking and he saw a woman who was looking at the ocean. The wind was blowing, and her hair was moving. He couldn't get his eyes off of her; he was like frozen on the spot looking at her. He approached her quietly and he saw that she had tears in her eyes. He didn't know why but he felt the need to console her. The wind blew a little harder and made the shawl she was wearing, fly in his direction. He picked up the shawl and approached her. She turned around to see where her shawl went, and she saw a man had it in his hands and he was wearing a tuxedo and was very attractive. Their eyes met and there was a thunder bolt in their heart. They had the feeling they already lived that scene, but it seemed lost in the fog...

Him: Hello, I don't even know your name,

But I'm hoping all the same

This is more than just a simple hello.

Her: Hello, do I smile and look away?

No, I think I'll smile and stay

To see where this might go.

Both: Cause the last time I felt like this, I was falling in love,

Falling and feeling, I'd never fall in love again.

Yes, the last time I felt like this,

Was long before I knew

What I'm feeling now with you...

He decided to talk and break the silence.

- Hello, I think this is yours... he said.

- It is the colour of my dress, she said.

He gave her the shawl and she took it; their hands touched for a few seconds. She had the impression she got an electrical shock and him too.

- Thank you very much, she said.

- Are you ok? He asked.