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2. Mesmerized

She again said nothing but smiled coyly as she stretched out her hands towards him.

'Come with me'.

Tim stared at her outstretched hands, the sweet melody of her silky voice made him almost miss her words. He looked up at those mesmerizing violet blue eyes and his body moved, pushing him upright into a seating position. Noticing this, she slowly slid her hands into his. Her hands felt soft, too soft to belong to a woman. It felt softer than that of a new born. Her grip on his hand was a shocking contrast to the soft, delicate feel of it against his.

Gently, she pulled him up off the couch, and like a sheep, he followed. His spaghetti and sauce dinner, long forgotten in the microwave.
He watched in awe as she navigated her way through the parlour, up the stairs and past the rooms. A part of his mind that struggled with sanity wondered again what a beautiful lady would be doing in his house and why she would know the inside of his home so well. A brief thought occurred to him. 'What if she's a burglar?' But the thought left as quickly as it came. Nobody this beautiful could be guilty of such a crime.

Once they got to the verandah she stopped and let go of his hand. He felt weird, like he just lost a part of himself and resisted the urge to grab her again. He stood there watching her as she backed him and faced the sky. Unsure as to what to expect or what she would do, he said nothing. Slowly, she climbed on top of the railing and stood, turning to face him. The wind played with her curls as they danced carelessly, her violet blue eyes seemed more otherworldly as the setting sun reflected off them. He was transfixed.

'This can't be a dream. I don't have an over active imagination and this... this is the very definition of over active. You have to be real'.

Timothy said this, half wishing, that the person before him was real. That he wasn't too stressed from work and suddenly mad or that he had watched so many cartoons and his average brain had started working above average. For the first time in a while, he wished for something beyond average.

He moved closer to her, unconsciously acting on his desires- to have her in his hands once more- but as if sensing his intention, She smiled again, stretched out her arms and fell backwards off the railing.