Terrible Things - Mayday Parade One Shot

Part 1

I sat alone in the kitchen when my only son Luke came home from his girlfriend’s house that day.

“Hey Luke, how was your day today?” I asked when he walked into the room.

“Great dad, I had a great day with Nicole today. I really think I love her dad, I am going to tell her next time I see her.” He said to me, compassion in his eyes.

Love. That word, the word that had so much power, so much meaning. Love, the word that can make you feel the most amazing thing in the world, or shatter everything in your world.

“Really Luke? You sure you love her? That is a very meaningful word Son” I said to him.

“Yeah Dad, I care for her so much!” He said to me, a huge smile spreading across his face.

“Son, I think it is about time I told you about how your mother and I met.”

*Flashback*

I was 17, and only had one goal in life, to fall in love with that one special girl. I was a hopeless romantic, and even though I had girlfriends in the past, it was never that special feeling of love I was so desperately looking for. My parents were divorced so I never really got to see what true love looked like, so I was looking for it upon myself.

Everyday I went to the local coffee shop down the street from my house. It was quiet and small, and not many people went there because it was an unknown gem. I had discovered it last semester and have been going here very often since. I walked down the street towards my destination. It was my favorite kind of day, cloudy and calm. Not raining yet, but I knew it would happen soon. The fresh smell of the rain that was to come was starting to form as a smile spread across my face. This was my favorite weather, so calming. I arrived at the coffee shop and was looking into it through the glass window before the door and stopped abruptly. Sitting at a table right on the other side of the window was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.

Her beautiful brown hair that ended in curls got in her face as she sat reading a book. I just stood there and watched her for a few moments. I watched the way a smile would creep onto her face as she read a certain part in the book. Butterflies erupted in my stomach as I watched that smile spread on her face, the most beautiful smile I have ever seen in my life. She then looked up out of the window and in fear of her seeing me watching her, I kept walking towards the door. I entered the coffee shop, pausing as soon as I got into the door. I could not believe her beauty, she was one of a kind. As I walked in, she didn’t even look up from her book, so intrigued by it. I went and sat down at a table by the wall a seat that was a perfect view for this amazing girl. I sat down and ordered a coffee, and stared at her. I looked at the way she sat slightly hunched over her book. The way her mouth was slightly open as her eyes scanned the pages. She looked so beautiful, so uncaptured in something she loved. She looked up from her book and caught my glance.

I looked into her beautiful blue eyes with amazement, as she gave me a small smile. That smile sent a shiver down my spine; I was looking into the eyes of the most beautiful girl I ever met. She went back to her book as my coffee arrived, but I couldn’t look away. After around five minutes she looked up again and saw me looking. In any normal situation I would look away, but I couldn’t. She was captivating, I couldn’t look away. She folded the page of her book and got up from her chair, and started to walk towards me. I couldn’t help but panic, hoping she wouldn’t comment on my staring. She comes up and sits at the chair across from me.

“Boy can I tell you a wonderful thing? I can't help but notice, you're staring at me. I know I shouldn't say this, but I really believe I can tell by your eyes that you're in love with me.”