The Touch

As Mitch Albom once said,“Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent... But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you;On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That's how you are able to leave it...You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief... But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely.You know what pain is. You know what love is."
Yet what happens when a man, who was forced to detach himself from all human emotions ends up finding one particular girl wandering out in the forest at night, endangered by all things unknown?
He can't possibly help her, can he? He can't possibly allow her into his humble abode- his fine mansion -just because she needs assistance, can he? If he does, what is he risking?
Elmer Lloyd-a man who was provided with a great gift, as well as a curse to go with it-had always kept to himself, living alone in his mansion in the woods to protect others from his harm. He never went into town, never socialized with others, never left his home. But, no matter how hard he tried to stay away, people-or more specifically a person-happen to find their way to him instead.
Clementine Gertrude was always a curious girl. Ever since she was little, she was constantly looking for adventure and a way to escape the constricting attention that her parents smothered her with. She loved those thriller moments that sent chills down her spine, even if she appeared as the shy and confined type of girl. She can't resist it when there is an adventure placed right into the palm of her hands. That's probably the reason why she liked to venture out into the woods so much...