Titan Part I: The Fallen Hero

Meeting Rose

One day, my entire life changed forever. I walk into a diner.

"Hello sir, welcome to Rose's Café. Take a seat and a server will be with you shortly."

I sit down and look at the menu.

"What looks interesting?" I ask myself.

I use my super hearing to keep myself alert of my surroundings. I could hear people talking. Some of them were talking about me and by me I mean Titan.

"What do you think he looks like under that mask?" A waiter asks.

"I bet he is very handsome," another waiter says.

I start blushing and look at the waiter who said that. She had curly red hair and a smile that was genuine. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

"Excuse me sir."

I realize a waiter was right in front of me.

"Yes?"

"May I take your order?"

"Oh, right, sorry. Umm what do you suggest?"

"I suggest trying the spaghetti and meatballs."

"Okay I will have that."

She begins to walk away when I tap her on the shoulder.

"Can you tell me the name of that waiter?" I say pointing at the red-haired, freckled waitress.

"That is Rose."

"Hmm?" I say, thinking.

I am nervous to talk to her at first, but a part of me is tells me to man up and go talk to her. I walk up to her and talk to her.

"Hello, ma'am. Would you care to sit down with me?"

She looks at me, unsure at first. However, she smiles.

"I just got off work so sure."

She takes a seat at where I am sitting.

"My name is James by the way."

"Rose."

"Nice to meet you."

"Same," she says.

A waiter brings my food.

"So how long have you worked here Rose?"

"For most of my life."

"Do you enjoy it?"

"Sure. It's nice meeting new people."

"How long have you lived in Chicago?"

"For my whole life. My family lived here."

"Where are they?"

"They both died in a car crash."

"Oh, I am sorry to hear that."

"It's alright."

"Is there anything you like to do in your free time?"

"I don't have time to do anything but I have always wanted to visit the stars."

"That sounds fun."

I started to become so much in love with her that my telepathic powers start going off. I could hear her thoughts.

"Aargh!"

"What's wrong?"

"I just have a headache. I am going to the restroom."

I run into the restroom and wash my face.

"Come on! Pull yourself together!" I say, looking at myself in the mirror.

I try to control my brain so I stop hearing thoughts.

"That's better," I say to myself.

I walk out of the restroom and back to my seat.

"Sorry about that. I don't know what got over me."

"It's alright. So I have to go home but maybe we can hang out some other time."

"Uh sure."

A waiter brings me the receipt. Rose pulls a pen out of her pocket and writes something on it. Then she hands it to me.

"Here's my number."

I look at it. I fly to Michael's house to tell him the news.

"Michael, Michael, you wouldn't believe what just happened! I met a girl!"

Michael's eyes widen.

"Well damn! What did she look like?"

"She was the most gorgeous looking girl in the world. Her smile is one of the loveliest things that I have ever seen!"

"Well you better have something else to say about her other than her smile."

"Ha ha ha. She has lived here for all of her life."

"You didn't tell her about-"

"Of course not. I will tell her later."

"Sounds like it went well overall."

"It sure did. She even gave me her number."

"You don't have a phone though."

I facepalmed myself.

"Damnit!"