My External Love

chapter five:

I had just landed the axe on the wood when suddenly a strong wind blew, my hat was blown away and my sweating body felt it's refreshing cool breeze, I closed my eyes for some seconds just to avoid the sand particles in the air from entering them, then a sudden sound from the back made me turn, I looked back and what I saw made me clean my eyes with my hands and stare In owe, a beautiful maiden had appared out of nowhere and was standing behind me In our yard, close to the woods and I was beyond shocked, I had no idea who, why or what she was doing in our yard, she just stood there staring into space and panting hard, am sure she was lost in thoughts but before I could alter a word, she fainted.

( few hours later)

I stared at her all over again, I haven't seen anyone like her or had any idea where she might have come from, the only thing on her apart from her plain milk colour short gown was a half moon shaped necklace made of shiny silver and with a very tiny theread that looks almost invisible on her neck, I gazed at the necklace over and over again, it just doesn't look normal because am getting a strange feeling just by staring at it alone, I raised my eyes to look at her face again though she was till sleeping on the bed which I had laid her on after taking her away from the yard into the house and I had also informed grandma about what happened and she gave me this room to lay her down, she had an oval shaped face, black beautiful long hair which were let lose, a long and bushy eyebrow, long but somehow scan'ty eyelashes, pointed nose, small pink lips and a slender body like that of models, royal people or rather people of high class, she had two tattoos on her chest just above her cleavages, one was the drawing of a rose and the other a drawing of a half moon but both tattoes were almost invisible, am sure the material used in making the necklace thread was what was used in drawing the tattoos, “ hmm ” she breathes in and out and then she opened her eyes and they were beautiful light green eyes, she blinks for some seconds before rolling of the bed to the left side of the bed which was close to the window, she then hide behind the bed and peeked at me like a scared kitty, am sure she was shocked, scared and lost,

“ hey, am Lucas and it's okay, am not going to hurt you okay, am a friend! ” I said as calm and warmly as I could, in order not to scare her the more.

“ am a friend okay, can you please tell me your name?” I asked her in a calm voice,

“ Lisa ” she managed to say while still hiding at the corner of the bed, ‘Lisa’ I repeated in my mind, I couldn't help but think that the name sounds so melodic and lovely to my ears, along with her soft sweet voice,

“ okay Lisa, how, what and why you were in my backyard? ” I asked but she didn't respond instead she hid her face again with the bed frame,

“ running away from something or rather someone!? ” I asked again but still she didn't say anything but simply nod her head, I concluded that she was running away from home and for sure came across the house because it's in the woods and I might have been too focused on the wood to have heard her approaching, I didn't bother to ask her anymore questions because it's common for people to run away from what they can't control, live with, handle or accept and just like me, she might have been going through family issues because only the rich, nobles and royals can look this good and not a slave, the difference is quite clear and am not going to judge or scare her now, she must have been through a lot already, I sighed inwardly,

“ it's nice to meet you Lisa, I hope we can become friends and don't worry you are free and safe here, you need not worry, no one will find you here okay!” I said reassuringly to her while extending my right hand towards her for a shake, she hesitated for a while before leaving her hiding spot, then she sat on the bed, staring at my face and hand for some seconds before finally taking it and I swear at that moment when our hands touched, I felt electric shock and cold chills pass through my vain from her hands, I gazed into her eyes and they gazed back at mine too, I don't know why but I felt at peace once again and it was as if just got blessed.

( end of story)

Lillian: I smiled happily, am sure they had a beautiful story together, though am not sure about mine but I know one thing is for sure and that's fate, whatever comes my way won't stop me from dreaming.