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Time skip~ 6 Months Later
It had been a while since I last saw that annoying boy with the startling, cerulean blue eyes. After that encounter 6 months ago, I had a feeling that I would be seeing him much, much more, I don't know why I felt that way, but for some reason, something in my heart told me that I would. It seemed like my intuition had been wrong though, I hadn't seen or heard from him for a very long time.
Every day after school I would head to the exact same place where we had met and spend hours there, but he didn't show up, not even once. Last month I had given up. I had finally come to terms with the fact that I would probably never see him again. I felt disappointed, even though I shouldn't have. He was just a stranger that I had known for slightly over an hour! Moreover he was an annoying, rude and mean stranger!
I sighed and screamed into my pillow. I felt so confused and frustrated. I had been pondering that guy for 6 months yet I had barely known him for 2 hours! How stupid could I get? Sighing again, I reached over to my bedside table and grabbed my camera. Time to ease my mind; I was going for a walk.
I strolled around, contemplating on where to go. I was definitely not going to that park again, he was probably not going to be there so I didn't want to give myself false hope. Plus that blue rose had already withered long ago, so there was no reason for me to go there.
After walking around aimlessly for god knows how long, I finally decided to go shopping. The latest version of the Kodak digital camera was released just last week and I could probably just scrape up enough money for one. I smiled at the thought. I was really in need of a new camera; my current one was a really old model.
After I found the nearest camera store I started browsing around all the different cameras until I found what I was looking for. There it was! I found it. At the back of the store where all the expensive cameras were kept, I saw the latest Kodak camera. I stared at it longingly. Rummaging through my pockets, I started counting up all the money I had saved.
$798.60. I beamed. That should be enough! I looked up at the price tag of the camera and my jaw dropped. I was $5 short. I looked up at the beautiful, gleaming Kodak camera. It was so glorious… My eyes went hazy as I dreamed about owning the digital camera right before my eyes.
'Click'
Instantly I snapped back to reality. This situation…it seemed so familiar. Slowly I turned around and sure enough, there stood the boy who had been occupying my thoughts for the past 6 months. I was gob smacked. I didn't know whether to be relieved that I finally saw him again or angry with him for taking another ugly picture of me.
He smiled at me. 'Nice to see you again,' he said. I stared at him. Slowly, I put my arms out in front of me so that I was in a zombie like position and walked towards him. He didn't lift his camera to take an ugly picture of me like I expected him to; he just stood there with an amused expression on his face.
I continued to walk towards him with my arms outstretched until I was right in front of him. Carefully, I placed both hands onto his shoulders. To my surprise, he didn't disappear or fade away like a hologram. A goofy smile appeared on my face, I wasn't dreaming! I had finally seen him again!
I noticed him lifting his camera, trying to get another picture of me. My smile grew wider. I was now absolutely sure that this was the same person I had met 6 months ago. He was the only person rude enough to try and take ugly pictures of me.
I wagged a finger in front of his face.
'No more ugly pictures!' I said.
He laughed.
'Okay, okay. No more ugly pictures.' He agreed.
'What are you doing here?' he asked.
'Buying a new camera obviously, this is a camera store!' I said.
He chuckled.
'Which one do you have your eyes on?'
I stared dreamily at the Kodak camera.
'That one…'
I was lost in my own world, fantasizing about owning the camera. I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't hear the faint click of his camera as he took another picture.
I remained completely unaware until I heard his chuckling. I looked at him strangely. That chuckle… he probably did something cheeky again. He was holding his camera and staring at something that obviously seemed very amusing. I stood on my tippy toes and looked over his shoulder.
On the camera screen there was a photograph of me looking at the Kodak camera with hazy eyes and my mouth was hanging open. Worst of all, there was dribble coming out of the corner of my mouth! I quickly touched the corner of my mouth. Sure enough, there was some dribble there. I quickly wiped it off. I was extremely embarrassed and angry of course.
This picture had to be the worst one he had taken so far.
'You promised not to take any more ugly pictures!' I yelled as my voice shook with anger.
He smiled serenely.
'What ugly picture? This is no ugly picture. It is a work of art.' He said, as if he had done nothing wrong.
I would've pounced on him and ripped out his hair right then and there but the sales assistant came right at that moment asking if we needed any help
The blue-eyed boy smiled politely and declined.
I was still fuming after the sales assistant left.
'I'm so stupid! I can't believe I wanted to see this guy!' I mentally screamed.
'I'm leaving,' I announced as I turned my back on him and began walking away.
'What about the camera?' he asked.
I stared at it dreamily for a second with my hand over my mouth, just in case I dribbled again.
'I don't have enough,' I said sadly. 'Bye' After giving him one last wave I walked off.
Once I was out of the shop, I sighed. I really wanted that camera. To my surprise I felt someone shove something into my hand. I lifted the item to my face. A $5 note!
I scanned the crowd around the camera store trying to find the person who was kind enough to give me the money I needed.
'Boo!'
'Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' I screamed so loudly that everyone on the streets stopped and turned to look at me.
My face was beet red as I murmured a quick apology before turning behind me to scream at the culprit.
I spun around probably a bit too fast because I bumped my head on something hard. I fell to the floor and clutched my head. I looked up. It was that blue-eyed boy again!
Six months ago I didn't even see him once but after that encounter at the camera store, I was seeing him everywhere! How ironic.
'Why do you like embarrassing me so much?' I asked while clutching my throbbing head.
'It's fun,' he said, smiling sadistically.
'Well anyway, you have enough money for that camera you wanted. Go get it.' He said.
My eyes widened.
'It was you who gave me the money!' I exclaimed as my eyes lit up. I bowed and yelled a quick thank you over my shoulder before running into the store.
5 Minutes Later
I was humming happily as I walked out of the store. I had finally gotten that Kodak camera. I patted it gently as if it were a cat.
'I'm going to look after you very well' I said, beaming at the camera.
'Why are you talking to your camera?'
It was that blue-eyed boy again. His eyebrows were raised and he had a very amused expression plastered onto his face.
I just laughed and bowed once again.
'Thank you very much!' I said. 'I'm indebted to you.'
'Indeed you are.' He replied.
I choked on my own saliva. This wasn't what I had expected to hear.
I thought he would say 'It's okay, go enjoy your camera!'
I shuddered. I was naïve to think that he would say that. After all, he had the mind of a devil.
'What do you want me to do?' I asked trying not to show how nervous I was.
A devilish grin appeared on his face.
A single thought ran through my head.
'Oh crap'
I shifted uncomfortably, thinking about every possible thing he could make me do. With each thought, I grew more and more uncomfortable. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore.
'JUT TELL ME!!' I screamed.
'Click'
He viewed the picture on his camera and smiled.
'Just let me keep all the pictures I've taken of you so far, including this one.' he said.
I stared at him, flabbergasted. His request really threw me off. I thought about it carefully. The pictures he had taken of me were pretty horrendous, but since he had the mind of a devil, he could've made me do something much, much worse for him. The safest choice was probably be to agree with his request.
'Okay,' I agreed. 'But you have to keep them to yourself; you can't show other people.'
He nodded.
I heaved a sigh of relief. His request wasn't as bad as i thought it would be.
I checked the time on my watch and turned to him.
'I better get going, I've been out for a while now' I said
I thanked him once again for lending me the money before walking away. I had walked only a short distance from the camera store before I realised something. I had never asked him for his name. All this time, I had just remembered him as the boy with the startling cerulean blue eyes or the blue-eyed boy.
I ran back to where we were just a few minutes ago. There was no sign of him. I ran through the crowds, trying to get even the tiniest glimpse of him. I searched for almost 30 minutes. He was nowhere to be found, and who knows when I would see him next.
I was going to head home but I decided against it and instead towards the park where I had first met him. I zipped up my jacket and wrapped my arms around myself. It was autumn and the weather was getting slightly chillier. The trees were pretty much bare and all the leaves were scattered on the ground. Everywhere I walked, there was a soft crunching sound of maple leaves underneath my feet. I smiled; the maple leaves brought back memories.
'Don't you know that it's rude to take a picture of someone you don't even know?' I yelled angrily while stomping my foot. I must've stomped really hard because at that moment, amber maple leaves began to fall.
'Wow, how much do you weigh? I bet you're heavy enough to create an earthquake!' he said laughing.
I sighed and wondered when I would see him again.
End of Chapter 2
I hoped you guys enjoyed the second chapter. I'm sorry about the length though. It's only about half the length of the first chapter. If any readers are unsatisfied I'll be sure to edit this chapter. Also I apologise for the abrupt ending. I'll change that too if anyone is unsatisfied. Reviews are highly appreciated!!
