So maybe your life is in shambles and you run away to London to get your head straight. Sure, you don't really have a plan but the Universe does, and before you know it, some kid from Kingston has completely turned your world upside and your body i...
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The sun poured into your bedroom the next morning, flooding it with light. You blinked and looked at your phone. 8:23 am. You didn't sleep all that well. Your mind had this lovely habit of racing a mile a minute when you were stressed. And raced it did, most of the night. You decided to get up anyway. It looked gorgeous out and you didn't have to work until 5. You decided to check out Richmond Park. Being held up in your empty flat was starting to get to you. Some fresh air would do you a world of good.
You slipped on a pair of jeans, your Punisher tank, a hoodie, some boots and headed out the door. The sun was warm on your skin and the air was sweet with the scent of fresh pastries from the cafe up the block.
The park was huge and lush and the perfect place to clear your mind. You found a tree, surrounded by acorns, and sunk to the ground, leaning against it. You closed your eyes. All the noise in your head slowly started to settle and soon the only sounds were the birds and squirrels bickering over a nut.
You heard something plop next to you and thought it must be another acorn falling from the tree. But the sound was followed by heavy panting and suddenly you were trampled on by some creature. You gasped and clapped your eyes on the most precious puppy, crawling all over you excitedly and licking your face.
"Tessa! No! Tessa! Stop!" you heard someone shout, approaching you.
"Tessa, is it?" you cooed scratching the pup behind the ears, "Is this what you wanted, girl?" you asked grabbed the tennis ball that laid beside you.
"I'm so sorry. She-" the owner stopped right under the tree. You looked up, still cuddling the dog. You froze.
"You've got to be fucking kidding me." It was him. Again! Now it was just getting weird.
"Wow! Hello again, " his eyes were smiling.
"Do you have a tracking device on me or something? Am I some experiment on some reality show?" you started to pat yourself down, as if you might actually find something.
He shook his head and threw his hands up, "I swear I'm just as amazed as you are. I'm not wired, except on lattes." He unzipped his jacket and twirled around to show you he was all clear.
You caught a glimpse of his shirt underneath. The Punisher. The goddamn Punisher, and fell back on the grass and howled with laughter. The Universe has a great sense of humor.
He laughed too but clearly had no idea what you were going on about.
You pointed at him, catching your breath, "Your shirt."
He looked down, "What you've got something against the Punisher too?"
You stood up and unzipped your hoodie, exposing your own Punisher tank.
"On the contrary, " you winked.
He looked at your tank and then directly in your eyes with a huge grin on his face. "Would you like some company," he asked still grinning.
