Chapter 4
Vows to Myself
JPOV
I stood there with the strange red haired girl in my arms trying to comprehend the past couple of minutes. It felt like hours had passed, but in reality it was only a few long minutes dragging on. Somehow I ended up with the small girl encompassed in my arms. She was so delicate and it seemed if I were to let go of her slender body she would simply crumble to the ground. The sight of her body shaking with soft cries etched away at my heart. I barely knew the girl, but still my heart ached for her.
I drew soft circles on her back trying to calm her down and stop her dreadful tears that wretched my core. Even as I tried to sooth her my words seemed to take no effect. Furrowing my brow, I bent down and wrapped one arm around the back of her knees and carried her to a wooden bench not too far away. Setting her down as easy as I could manage upon the weathered park bench, I took a seat next to her wrapping my right arm around her, while she leaned into my side with her legs pressed against her chest.
Her cries died down to soft whimpers. Her once lively eyes full of emotion were becoming dull and vacant as she starred absentmindedly at a green leaf near her black converse. I noticed her skin was icy cold even in the heat of summer as my hand brushed against her face trying to push away a stray curly hair that had managed to find its way into the middle of her forehead. As I looked closer at her she was more beautiful than I originally thought. Her scarlet curly hair lay upon her in disarray coming to about mid back. She was small, but she appeared to fit perfectly in my arms. Her fair complexion showed her hollow cheeks speckled with freckles. Her clear ocean green eyes, even so dull, seemed to shine through the night. The only thing that offset her perfect face was a deep purple-blue bruise lining her right temple. Even then, the bruise just proved she was real and not a part of my imagination.
I wiped a stray tear near her cheek bone attempting to make its' way down her already streaked face, vowing to myself to try and save her. She was so vulnerable in this moment; the sound of a pin drop could shatter her, but I wasn't going to allow that to happen.
Once again I was at a loss for words; I was unsure what to say. It was so strange, never before had someone, let alone a girl, left me speechless before. All I wanted to do was protect her, but how could I tell her that without sounding like a stalker? She probably wouldn't even want me near her let alone want me protecting her. Still I had to talk to her even if it was to just to ask her what was wrong.
CPOV
I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't realize the guy had moved me to a park bench under an ancient oak tree. The branches extended over the pathway in front of the bench making a slight half cocoon over the bench.
My mind was slowly processing the events that recently took place. My body was still in shock as the weight of what happened pulled me into another tidal wave of emotions. He saved me, this complete stranger saved me. It confused me making me question the world.
I could feel the boy's hand making slow circles upon my back in attempt to calm me, but my body rejected it. Tears were still running down my face, yet my breathing seemed to slow. I was still trying to comprehend the guy's actions. Nobody had ever showed any sympathy to me. No one ever cared how I felt or if I was alright, yet he seemed to. He seemed to want to take my pain away, to just make it better. What are the odds that an absolute stranger would be more concerned about me than anyone else in my life?
Glancing up from the leaf I was still staring at, the guy seemed to be in some sort of deep thought. His brow was furrowed causing a crease in between his eyebrows to form. I wonder what was causing him so much trouble. "Are you okay?" I questioned trying to figure out his troubles.
JPOV
Her soft, yet quite audible voice broke through my train of thought. "Are you ok?" she asked. Am I okay? Me? She was asking if I was okay. Her question bewildered me. Wasn't I the one who was supposed to be asking that question? I mean, I wasn't the one who was just about to end my life by jumping into the riverbank.
"Are you okay?" I retorted back returning my gaze back to her. She didn't respond, but her eyes said it all. She was slipping into oblivion. She was breaking piece by piece, and the pieces to fix her were disappearing every second wasted doing nothing. It seemed like nothing could save her, but I wasn't going to give up on her. I was determined through hell or high waters to find something, if anything, to save this beautiful girl.
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