My Own Destiny

Seth

She agreed to let me give her a ride, I was a little surprised but happy she wouldn’t be walking the long road alone at this time of night. It was relatively safe around here but…..damn she was beautiful. I could only imagine someone else trying to pick her up. She had such delicate features. I thought at first she had deep rich Brown hair but when the light near my car hit her hair, I could see the reddish auburn hue. It accented her beauty, as did her eyes, they were maybe a hazel, they certainly were not brown but something unique.

I unlocked my car but did not get the door for er, she looked a little scared and I thought, if I go over there it may scare her even more.

Thank God I had cleaned my car out the other day. My older Honda wasn’t a bad car and since she had no car, I wasn’t too embarrassed. My older brother always teased me about my car, the chick repellent he always called it.

She got in the car without another word, closed the door and put on her seat belt.

I could hear my siblings now, ‘Stop picking up strays.’ But this girl was different with her perfect nose and soft looking lips.

I started the car, I had to or I would have sat staring at her all night.

“My names Seth.” I said giving her a smile before putting the car in reverse to back out of the space.

“My name is Aurora.”

Her voice was soft and sensual, and it did things to me I never dreamed possible. At this very moment I would have done anything she asked.

‘Seth, go rob a bank.’

‘Okay, which one?’

‘Seth go jump off a bridge.’

‘Okay which one?’

‘Seth go walk down the street naked.’

‘Okay how far?’

I drove through the parking lot, stopping at the red light at the entrance. The silence was killing me, I wanted to hear her voice again.

“Do you live around here?” I asked, desperate for something to say to get her to speak again.

I could see her glance at me as I pulled out on the main road.

“No, I am from up north.”

I could not for the life of me think of anything else to say.

“Most of this road, there are no sidewalks, its not really a good place to be walking late at night.”

I felt her eyes on me again, “Thank you”

“Strykers is pretty strict about IDs and not letting anyone under 21 in.” I said as I pulled into the diner parking lot. I could feel her eyes on me again.

“Strykers?” She asked.

Seth

“Yeah, the place you went to, they don’t let anyone in without ID showing they are 21 or older. How old are you?” I asked out of curiousity.

“20, I’ll be 21 in just under six months.”

I noticed a couple of local drunks in booths in the diner as I parked my car. Guaranteed they would be hitting on her, should she go in and eat alone.

“Would you mind if I joined you? I skipped dinner tonight.” I turned towards her, meeting her eyes. I could not quite make out the color of her eyes in the dim light of the parking lot, but she was beautiful. Flawless skin, her eyes had that innocent look that most of the 20-year-old women I knew hadn't had for years.

“No.” She smiled, “I could use the company, it gets lonely traveling alone.”

I didn't hesitate and quickly got out f the car and ran around to the other side to get the car door for her. As she got out, she had a large backpack with her, “Leave that in the car for now, if you like? I will lock it.”

She looked at her bag, then the restaurant, then set the bag on the seat, unzipped a pocket, taking out her phone and a small wallet.

I didn’t say anything, but I wasn’t going to let her pay for her own food, not like this was a date or anything.