Agyrophobia

Chapter 3: Burdon on the brain.

Della snaps awake on a Sunday morning stretching her arms out to reach the ceiling only never truly reaching it. she then climbs out of bed and finds herself across the street from the bus stop, sitting in the rich yellow tulips grazing at her sides and ankles. She clasps at them watching his usual blank stare at the phone in front of him. Glued to it with a soft expression. She furrowed her eyebrows and grabs a rock in her palm slowly. Maybe her intention was to throw it at him. To catch the mysterious mans name. The other side of the street was like a forbidden fortress that she called his land. She would never go there, in fact, she was afraid. Suddenly she felt a warm calming hand on her shoulder and her daydreaming stopped abruptly. She throws the rock in the direction of the warm being standing over her like a hawk. It hit Nathan square between the eyes and he falls back into the tulips. Della watches and covers her mouth "I apologize! That was my doing." She says as the bus swiftly comes to a halt and the boy steps in. She had caught a glimpse of his shining black hair in the distance as the bus takes off down the dusty path.

"No T's mighty fine don't think about it to much." Nathan says sitting up "I never caught YER name." He says looking into her beautiful green eyes. As if the answer lied beneath them.

She dodges and goes on "why? I reckon you come to steal more of my apples." She states standing and walking off toward her house.

"No I reckon I wasn't. I was just in the neighborhood..."

"Della." She says plainly "my names Della." He stopped himself and continues after her almost tripping from time to time "Della..." He pauses for a last name.

"Della Clarkson..." She says peeking back at him "and your just NATHAN?" She asks continuing up a few large rocks.

"Nathan Shaft pleasure meeting ya'" he says looking up at the sky. "You come ta watch that boy often? His name is Daniel if your wondering. Heard his Mommas in the hospital doin' pretty bad the last few years." He says brushing his hand against an apple tree. Della stops and turns quickly meeting his eyes and walking until her toes are just before his. Her heart shifts in her chest... Daniel~

"Daniel?" She asks as the name floats off her tongue and into the air. Nathan nods "yip. I reckon he's never going to look up on this rusty ol town anyhow." He says as he reaches for a green apple.