Eternal Love

Chapter 2 Strangers to Friends

"So, can I ask you something?" I asked to her hesitantly. We've been conversing here for like a minute now but I still don't know why she tried to commit suicide earlier.

She smiled sweetly to me and nodded. She also took a step backwards like she intentionally put some distance between the two of us. "Sure what is it? i'm sorry if i'm being too loud..." She lowered her head. "It's just, i'm really am very happy now because of you." She suddenly lifted her head and is now smiling again.

I became speechless for like seconds because of what she just said but I decided to just shrugged it off and continue asking the question that I wanted to ask her since earlier.

"I don't mind your loudness though. But it's just, why did you tried to commit suicide earlier--"

"What?!" She suddenly blurted in disbelief. "I-I when did I tried to commit suicide?!" She looks so shocked and confused. Me too. So what the hell did she tried to do earlier if it's not committing suicide?!

I laughed awkwardly. "Owh, i'm sorry! it's just you suddenly raised your leg earlier and you're on the edge of the bridge and then... I stopped because I think you'd..." I avoided her gaze because my mind went totally blank. Did I just imagined it or something?? "I thought you'll jump from here. Sorry..."

My eyebrows furrowed when she started to laugh loudly. She's now laughing hysterically like I just said some joke or something. She even hit my shoulder with her hand. Okay... what's funny?

"Why are you laughing?" I asked, completely dumbfounded. I really couldn't remember anything that's funny from what I just said.

She finally stopped from laughing and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry! i'm not fooling around or something, it's just so funny for me that you actually thought i'll commit suicide! I mean..." She suddenly transferred her gaze from me to the other end of the bridge before continuing her words. "I'm already dead so it will be funny if i'll try to commit suicide, right?"

"I'm sorry what?" Damn it! the wind just blew again harshly so I didn't got to hear the last words she said.

She looked at me like she just said something that she shouldn't. "You didn't heard it?"

"Yes. I'm sorry, what is it again?"

She shaked her head nonchalantly as she tilted her head and smiled again sweetly. "Nothing! by the way what's your name?" She suddenly asked curiously.

I blinked few times than usual before I answered her question. She's too hard to read, she just suddenly ask random things. "I'm Charles Clarkson."

Her eyebrows furrowed and her forehead creased. She seems like she just remembered something. "Charles Clarkson?" She asked again as she put her fingers in her jaw and acted like she's thinking about something.

"Yes. What's wrong with my name?"

"Owh there's nothing wrong with your name!" She scratched her head in frustration. "It's just I feel like I know someone too with the same name as yours before..." I suddenly felt uncomfortable when she looked at me intently. "I'm just not sure if he's last name was also Clarkson but yeah, I really think I know someone too who's name was Charles." She concluded.

I don't know but I just found myself smiling and shaking my head. It's just, it seems like i'm also giving her some nostalgic feeling just like what she's giving to me. I don't know why I need to see and meet her here with this unusual scene of us but maybe we're just destined to meet each other to both give nostalgia. I never thought that my trip here would be this exciting and interesting because of her!

"May I ask who's this Charles to you?" I just can't help but to get curious about it.

She shrugged her shoulders off and pouted. "I don't know."

"What?"

"It's just I couldn't really remember him anymore... all I know is that he's a part of my past. That's all..." She sounded dissapointed in herself while saying those. There's really something in this girl! does she has amnesia or something?

"So by the way! I already told you my name. What about yours?" Good thing I remembered that! I know we're having a really long conversation here which is unusual for just strangers like us but there's just something in me that's wanting to know more about her...

"Owh yeah! i'm Blaire!" She offered her hands to me that I immediately accepted. She's still cold as ice. "I'm Blaire Vincent." We, then shaked our hands together.

"Blaire..."

"Why?"

"Nothing. You're name is beautiful..." I unconsciously uttered that made me confused and questioned myself of why did I just said that.

I think I made her shy because she suddenly avoided my gaze. "Thank you." She stated with lower voice.

"By the way wait here, i'll just get something inside my car." I said as I hurriedly went back to my car and grabbed my jacket inside it. I immediately went back to her and offered it to her.

"Here. You're ice cold so I think you need to wear this..." She just stared at the jacket for like ten seconds before she accepted and observed it.

My gaze landed on the dress she's wearing. I just noticed now that it looks like it's made of thin garments. Why is she wearing such thin clothes outside with such a cold weather place like this province?! i'm already secretly shivering here in coldness unlike her who seems to be not feeling anything. I mean look at her! she never showed any glimpse of her enduring the cold here outside since earlier...

"Why are you giving me this?" She asked hesitantly with a hint of curiosity in her voice. Seriously? is she really asking me that??

"You're so cold so you must wear that. Here, let me do it for you." I took the jacket from her again and went closer to her as I gently made her wear it. I'm glad she didn't protested or something while i'm making her wear it. "There..."

"It feels... warmer..." She uttered while I think spacing out. "Thank you. You're too kind for someone you just met." She hugged herself. I think she likes my jacket. I'm glad...

"You're welcome. It's just you'll be the first one that I met here..."

"Why? don't you leave here?"

"I did! before... but now i'm currently leaving in the city and i'm just here for a vacation."

She suddenly became excited. "Really?! I always wanted to leave in the city too!"

"You haven't been there yet?"

"I haven't..."

"Then why don't you try and go there?"

She automatically went silent from loud. "I can't." She answered in monotone voice.

"Why?"

"I can't leave this place anymore. So it's impossible for me to be able to see the city even though I wanted too..." She smiled again even though she's still clearly sad, I can see it in her eyes. I wonder why...

"Owh by the way. I'm heading to St. Fern. Do you want me to give you a ride? where do you live?" It's getting colder here the more we stay here outside. It's also six nearly seven pm already when I took a glance at my wristwatch earlier...

"You live there too? I do too but that was before I d--" She suddenly stopped and didn't finished her words as she smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I used to live there before but I don't now so--"

"Then where do you live now? I can just drop you there--"

"No thanks." She interrupted with authority in her voice. "Thanks for your time and for the jacket. Can I keep it?"

I don't know why but why did it sounded cute to me? "Of course you can keel it. It's yours now..."

"Thank you. You should go now, it may rain later..." She was looking up above the sky why saying those words.

"Are you sure you don't want to come with me? will you be okay if i'll leave you alone here?" Not gonna lie, i'm kinda worried for her... why would she decline my offer of driving her home? don't she trust me?

"Don't get me wrong! it's not like I don't trust you or something, it's just... i'm really fine. Thank you." How did she know I was thinking that?!

"O-okay. I won't force you anymore." Maybe she's waiting for someone here or something... "I need to go now. Nice to meet you again." I really did enjoyed talking to her.

"Nice to meet you too. Bye."

"Bye."

After we bid goodbye to each other. I decided to finally come back to my car and went inside it immediately. I turned the heater on to warm myself and looked at her through the window for the last time. She's just looking at me too with a smile on her face. I hope we'll meet again soon... I then rolled the windows up and started my car's engine.

I hope she'll reach home safely...