Velvet Shoe

I was waiting at my girlfriend's diner for her to finish her shift so we could go on our date to the movies. I had forgot our special day few days before and I was going to make up for it by taking her out that day. I turned around in my sit because I heard the sound of plates breaking thinking that Runo was not having a good day. I saw the reason she dropped the plates because an enemy of mine had her by the hand trying force her to come with him. I was out of my sit in a second because I knew she would end up killing him otherwise.

"Excuse me, could you please unhand Runo before she kills someone?" I asked him because Runo was already turning red in the face, which is never a good sign with her.

"No, she is coming with me." The guy told me very rudely.

I was about to slap him for being rude to me when all of a sudden I see Runo free hand come up hit him right across the face very hard leaving a mark.

"Do not talk to Dan like you just did. I told you already that I am not going with you anywhere. Now, get yourself out of this diner and do not ever come back or I will personally make sure you hate what you get." She screamed at him. The guy was out there quicker than anyone else.

"I wish that you had not scared him like that, Runo. I was hoping he would stick around so I could beat him up for you, Runo." I told her calmly.

"I want to get rid of him fast, Dan. He had a horrible way of treating me, Dan." She said to me and started to clean up the miss of plates.

I finally went back to my sit after I helped Runo clean up the broken plates. I soon heard her mother telling her that her shift was over and she could leave with me. I got up, went up to her, and asked her.

"Hey, Runo. Are you ready to go to the movies?" I asked and received a nod of her saying yes. I put my arm around her waist and lead her out the door. I did not bother to ask her if she was alright what had happened to her.

Once the movie was over I took her back to my house for the night, which is something we do a lot. I had just carried her up to my room and putting her under the cover to sleep with her already being asleep, but I hit her head not meaning to hurt her.

"I am sorry, Runo. You should just go back to sleep, Runo." She looks at me for a minute and then closes her eyes. I was drifting off to sleep and her whisper.

"I love you, Dan." I smiled at her and whispered back to her even though I knew she was long gone.

"I love you too, Runo."