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Chapter 2 - Hushed Lakes

Mysterious Man [POV]

She locks the door of her home and takes a step forward to follow the same path she has been following for quite a while,

she excites me to know the secret that she's been hiding,

with her steps I join mine maintaining a distance between us.

The white gown that she wears blends with the night shades something an artist may paint,

an urge in me to discover a discovery I follow her.

My mind is dazed by her brightness,she's like that one star in many stars that shines in daylight too.

I keep following her without making any trouble,as she walks a little slower I hide myself behind a tree and then carefully take a step forward,

she keeps me tied to her,

In her eyes I maybe nothing but just a stalker,In my eyes she's everything but an angel,

I let her lead me,

after a while I see a sparkling quiet lake behind the trees that I never knew existed,

I try to come close to it hiding me well,

as she stands near the lake her reflection on the lake is that of a sad princess who is about to turn into golden dust and then just disappear or a poet that is trapped in depth of miseries.

Being mystified and finding this time perfect,

I want to introduce myself to her,

I start to take steps towards her and look straight into her eyes that shines like a diamond,

I say "hi I am Mar-"

and before I could tell my name she starts running,

not getting hold of the situation I stay there still in silence,

a sight which I got to see for a minute left me wonderstruck.

Unknown Her [POV]

I cannot see anything just a blurry scenery,

I am short of breath but I still keep running,

I can see that he's no more following me so I take a short breath of relief and head towards home again as fast as possible,

after reaching home I lock the door and shut the windows,

for the first time in my life I am scared of something that I should take as a chance,

I knew he was following me I could sense it but still I kept walking to the destination hoping I would end this today which I have been troubling to do because of him,even if he follows me that should not bother me,

I don't know what stopped me from doing it.

He looked at me in a different way that is what I am scared of,his eyes which portrayed softness scared me before he could say anything.

I ran because I don't want anyone to know me or to see me it will only hurt them.

No matter what,tomorrow should be my last visit to that place.

Mysterious Man[POV]

I head back home and the first thought that comes in my mind is her,

it feels like she is missing something,

"A sky without stars is still a sky,

a body without heart is still a body,

a smile without happiness is still a smile,

despite all of that everything misses that one main thing that makes it who it is."

Floating in these reckless thoughts I look at the time it's getting late so before I get late for work tomorrow I go to sleep.

The sunshine burns me,it makes me feel bare as it exposes my covers,I open my eyes rush towards the bathroom to get fresh,

after taking a bath I get ready to go to work.

It's just another day of whole load of work,

I wish I just stayed home so I don't have to wait for the time to end.

I hear a knock on my door I tell the person to come in,

I look up and it's my colleague with the worst news ever and there he goes opening his mouth,"you should work late today and complete your work,boss is not going to compromise with you this time too"

I nod my head knowing there is no way out and here I am working and working wishing it will just end.