(revised)
Coral POV
I pulled away when I realised that his hands had wrapped around my waist. He smiled apologetically. "Sorry." I couldn't help it, I smiled back. "It's ok". I really liked Nick. He was the kind of person that went out of his way to make sure you were as comfortable as you could possibly be. I had met him at a charity event on campus a few months ago. He was painting faces at a dollar a face and I was in charge of the 'apple' stand. I had baked four apple pies and various assortments of candy apples (yum yum yum!! back to the story) for the occasion. He helped me set up and the event had been a blast. We went out to celebrate afterwards and it carried on from there.
He was a very nice person to be around, naturally joyful and seemed to like spreading that joy. He had this mischievous glint in his eye that said he knew something you didn't and he wasn't about to tell you. Also, he had this aura about him, it was weird, but it seemed that the grass would lean towards him when he passed by, the flowers would bloom brighter when he smiled, though I'm probably just imagining it.
He looked at his watch suddenly. "Shoot! Sorry Coral, I have to go. I'll call you later ok?" I smiled at him. He was always forgetting things, always looking at his watch and then realising that he had to be elsewhere. It was odd because he seemed like a very responsible person. "Bye" he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and left.
I sighed. He wasn't the only strange person I've met. There was another. Someone I had seen just today.
He sat there looking tall and proud; invincible, like nothing could touch him. Then I saw his eyes; yellow, almost golden. They were mesmerising; I couldn't look away. He'd caught me completely by surprise and I felt myself reach out to him. I wanted to feel his pale skin to see if it was as smooth as it looked. I wanted to stare into his eyes to see if that was their true colour or if it was just a trick of the light. I couldn't stop thinking about him all the way home. Nick commented that I was really quiet. I had mumbled something I couldn't remember. Truthfully, I was fascinated.
But why the sudden connection? The phrase love at first sight ran through my mind. After all, he couldn't seem to look away either.
I shook my head. I sounded like a cheesy love story. No... there was a logical explanation for all of this. Because that was who I am; the logical one. I probably recognised something about him and my subconscious made the connection. But I had never seen anything like him. He was completely... otherworldly.
I bit my lip, remembering what had happened just a few minutes ago. I was running his face through my mind again; his wide preciously shaped eyes, his angled nose, and then I was imagining his perfectly curved lips, pulled down slightly in obvious discontent, and I wanted nothing more than to kiss them, to remove the lingering frown.
Then I had leaned in and kissed Nick instead.
It was very embarrassing. And Nick had gotten the wrong impression; leaning in further and wrapping his arms around me. I hadn't realised what happened until a bird shook a branch outside, bringing me back to reality.
I finished off my water and trudged upstairs. I was wasting time thinking about someone I would probably never see again when I had a thesis to complete with only one short month left before graduation. I turned on my computer and prepared myself for a long night.
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