Chapter 1: Beginning
As the train moves forward, I am forced to think about the summer that I have left behind. One can set a watch by me, yet this summer was very different. Summers are usually spent a café with a cup of early grey and scones. This year was different. There was no routine that I stuck to. No, the factors were different than another summer. There was a man involved. Yes, for the first time ever I had put aside my cozy reading corner for something that I did not understand. A knock on the door disturbed my thoughts.
"Hey, is the rest of this compartment taken?" said some boy for the threshold of the compartment.
"No." is all I said. I did not want to see other people. I like to left alone normally and now I just wanted to sulk. I want to get lost in the days I had with my boyfriend. Now ex. The boy continued to try and make conversion. I always answered in short responses. I mean I would love a distraction but this was just plain torture. So where are you from? Is this your first year? The never ending questions continued until I had enough.
"Look I am sorry you are home sick and this is new to you, but unless you start talking about something that WILL not lower my IQ. I would suggest either stop talking or move." I blow up at him. I knew that my magic flared. But it took too much to control it, at the moment. So I chose not to. I know it was not his fault but I could not handle it. The boy just stared, than started to chuckle. I gave him an eye roll, which caused him to laugh harder. When he settled down from his laughter, I saw since the truth written on his face.
"Look, I am sorry to have annoyed you. I am just trying to make conversation." He looked sympatric. I sighed.
"I am sorry as well. It has been a hard last few days." He tiled his head as to ask for details. I just roll my eyes, but I start to feel more comfortable around him.
"I had to start somewhere in conversation, you looked like you need to talk to someone. So, I thought I would feel you out and well you passed." He eye sparkled of mischief and amazement. I smiled the shy smile that cursed my ex's to melt at the knees. Then I was reminded of what I was trying to forget. It was going to a long train ride.
"Heyy do not do that I am sorry if I reminded you of someone or something, look, tell me about it and I can stop doing it." I looked at him with a confused face.
"You do not look very pretty with a sad look on your face. It looked that the ghost of death itself washed over your face." He got up and sat beside me and pulled me into his lap. I tried to scrim away I did not want another boyfriend I just could not. He chuckled "Look I am sure you are a great girl but you are not my type not unless you are hiding other parts" I chuckled as well and relaxed. It was confronting to be held again. So as the train moved further away from my wanted future and closer to my new future, I felt safe in the arms of this stranger. I knew that I might not be ok right now but maybe by the time Yule Tide holidays rolls around, I could see my ex's face and not want to crawl back into his arms. Uncertainty