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Chapter 2:
Their lips touched and Dan brought his arms to Liza's neck and drew her closer to him, deepening their kiss. When they finally drew apart, Liza discreetly put some space between them. She touched her lips in wonder. Did Dan want to take a step further into their friendship? Did he have stronger feelings for her? But he was her childhood friend, someone she had known since she learned to walk. Liza felt both confused and awkward. She mumbled a farewell and was about to make her escape when Dan caught her hand.
His eyes bored into hers and he said, "If you don't want this to continue further just let me know, okay? I'll understand. I just couldn't hide my feelings for you any longer. I really like you, Liza. A Lot. I know you need time but no matter what, I'll always be there for you."
Liza nodded mutely and searched for words to answer him. However, nothing came to mind. Instead, she just hugged a very surprised Dan. "I like you a lot too, Dan." Her words muffled by his shirt. Afraid to look him in the face anymore, Liza scrambled down the tree and ran as fast as she could. As if thinking that would help solve her complicated life. Oh, how did things come down to this? If only Dan hadn't mess everything up with his kiss. Liza slowed down and touched her lips. It had been her first kiss but she had felt nothing. Was there something wrong with her that she couldn't even enjoy a kiss? She had heard those girls in the tavern discussing about stuff like these, so she wasn't completely foreign with these subjects. She had heard them gushing about how their hearts were thumping when the boy was kissing them. But Liza hadn't felt that way. It had to be her Gift that didn't allow her to enjoy a kiss, she decided. Her cursed Gift from her father who left without so much as a backward glance.
A lone tear escaped and rolled down her cheek. She was the only child who inherited the Gift from him. But was he there to share the moment of discovery with her? Was he there to show her how to use it? She felt a pang of loneliness. No, she had to be strong. She had to prove to her father that she could survive without his help and his cursed Gift.
Liza sighed. Thinking yet again of Dan. She frowned. They were the best of friends. She didn't want to spoil such a special friendship. Sally, her older sister, was the one who spent hours daydreaming about him, the one who fantasized kissing him. Never in the name of Tora had Liza once thought of that. But the kiss and the necklace spoke a thousand words.
Liza wished George, her older brother, was here to give her some advice. He was the only one who fully understood her. He was the one who was ever ready to lend her a shoulder to cry on. And he was the one who willingly endured the insults she hurled at him whenever she needed to vent out her anger and later calmed her down. But he was gone. Away in the vast seas and who knows when he would return.
When George left, Dan was there for her. Now that Dan had suddenly announced his feelings for her, leaving her confused, she didn't know how to react. With no one to turn to, she felt lost.
Thunder roared and lightning flashed. Big fat droplets of rain pelted from the sky above. Liza covered her head instinctively and ran. There was still a good 5-minute walk home. The rain poured an became co heavy that Liza could hardly see the road before her. She sought for shelter and finding cover, she ran for it.
"That was some rain,' Liza commented, shaking raindrops out of her hair. She started wringing water out of her clothes but stopped when she realized it wouldn't work. Her wet clothes now stuck to her like a second skin. All she could do now was to wait for the rain to become lighter. That would allow her to dash back quickly. The wind howled and blew the rain towards her. Liza shivered, stepping deeper into the darkness behind. Suddenly, she slammed into something hard. She would have lost her footing and slipped if two hands hadn't immediately shot out to hold her firmly at the waist. Liza looked up to find herself drowning in a pair of the most wonderfully crystal blue eyes.
Chapter 2:
Their lips touched and Dan brought his arms to Liza's neck and drew her closer to him, deepening their kiss. When they finally drew apart, Liza discreetly put some space between them. She touched her lips in wonder. Did Dan want to take a step further into their friendship? Did he have stronger feelings for her? But he was her childhood friend, someone she had known since she learned to walk. Liza felt both confused and awkward. She mumbled a farewell and was about to make her escape when Dan caught her hand.
His eyes bored into hers and he said, "If you don't want this to continue further just let me know, okay? I'll understand. I just couldn't hide my feelings for you any longer. I really like you, Liza. A Lot. I know you need time but no matter what, I'll always be there for you."
Liza nodded mutely and searched for words to answer him. However, nothing came to mind. Instead, she just hugged a very surprised Dan. "I like you a lot too, Dan." Her words muffled by his shirt. Afraid to look him in the face anymore, Liza scrambled down the tree and ran as fast as she could. As if thinking that would help solve her complicated life. Oh, how did things come down to this? If only Dan hadn't mess everything up with his kiss. Liza slowed down and touched her lips. It had been her first kiss but she had felt nothing. Was there something wrong with her that she couldn't even enjoy a kiss? She had heard those girls in the tavern discussing about stuff like these, so she wasn't completely foreign with these subjects. She had heard them gushing about how their hearts were thumping when the boy was kissing them. But Liza hadn't felt that way. It had to be her Gift that didn't allow her to enjoy a kiss, she decided. Her cursed Gift from her father who left without so much as a backward glance.
A lone tear escaped and rolled down her cheek. She was the only child who inherited the Gift from him. But was he there to share the moment of discovery with her? Was he there to show her how to use it? She felt a pang of loneliness. No, she had to be strong. She had to prove to her father that she could survive without his help and his cursed Gift.
Liza sighed. Thinking yet again of Dan. She frowned. They were the best of friends. She didn't want to spoil such a special friendship. Sally, her older sister, was the one who spent hours daydreaming about him, the one who fantasized kissing him. Never in the name of Tora had Liza once thought of that. But the kiss and the necklace spoke a thousand words.
Liza wished George, her older brother, was here to give her some advice. He was the only one who fully understood her. He was the one who was ever ready to lend her a shoulder to cry on. And he was the one who willingly endured the insults she hurled at him whenever she needed to vent out her anger and later calmed her down. But he was gone. Away in the vast seas and who knows when he would return.
When George left, Dan was there for her. Now that Dan had suddenly announced his feelings for her, leaving her confused, she didn't know how to react. With no one to turn to, she felt lost.
Thunder roared and lightning flashed. Big fat droplets of rain pelted from the sky above. Liza covered her head instinctively and ran. There was still a good 5-minute walk home. The rain poured an became co heavy that Liza could hardly see the road before her. She sought for shelter and finding cover, she ran for it.
"That was some rain,' Liza commented, shaking raindrops out of her hair. She started wringing water out of her clothes but stopped when she realized it wouldn't work. Her wet clothes now stuck to her like a second skin. All she could do now was to wait for the rain to become lighter. That would allow her to dash back quickly. The wind howled and blew the rain towards her. Liza shivered, stepping deeper into the darkness behind. Suddenly, she slammed into something hard. She would have lost her footing and slipped if two hands hadn't immediately shot out to hold her firmly at the waist. Liza looked up to find herself drowning in a pair of the most wonderfully crystal blue eyes.