It’s another holiday party with family, friends, and friends of family and other friends coming over. The house is thankfully big enough to fit everyone and everyone is friendly enough to talk with one another except for you. There’s no one who you dislike or uncomfortable with, and yet, you struggle to converse with anyone until they walk away and talk with someone else. You know that this isn’t because they don’t like you. It’s just that someone else grabbed their attention and thought you were done talking to them.
While sitting at a table with your family, a new person enters the party. He doesn’t grab your attention until you see him sit at your table. There’s something about him that makes takes your attention away from everything else even the people talking to you. The sound around you becomes muffled as this new boy becomes the center of your focus. He doesn’t particularly look impressive nor does he seem all that special, but you are still enraptured by him.
His eyes meet yours and he begins to talk to you, but you can’t hear anything that he says to you nor can you respond. You can only stare in wonder and awe. When he smiles at you, you feel a flutter in your heart. Is this the beginning of a lifelong bond? Friendship? True love at first sight? Whatever the case is, you can’t control yourself even when you get up to follow him as he goes to get food and something to drink.
Your legs move on their own to get closer to him and your arms push past everyone in your way. In his presence, you notice that he doesn’t have a particularly good cologne on, so what is it that makes you want to be near him? Is he some kind of pagan witch who’s put a spell on you? Is this demonic magic at work? Could it be something holy? Is your guardian angel trying to tell you that this is a person you should take note of? Regardless, his presence feels like being outside on a fall day that fills you both with warm and a relaxing chill.
Noticing that you’re near him, he smiles and begins talking to you. You still can’t hear what he’s saying, but your eardrums feel pleased just hearing the vibrations of his voice. It’s a soothing sound that makes you want to listen to him talk forever. He then curiously tilts his head noticing how strange it is why you aren’t saying anything. He nods and asks something while gesturing towards the front door. You smile and nod without your control or knowing what he said.
The boy goes to the table you were sitting at while you follow him and says something to the people at the table while gesturing to the front door again. They seem confused or worried, but then he says something, and they nod in agreement to him. You then follow him outside and walk the streets. He keeps talking to you with a muffled voice and the only thing you do is smile, nod, and walk with him all without controlling yourself. You keep walking with him into the dark of the night not knowing where you are going.
Time seems to pass so slowly with him. How long have you been walking with him? The only light around you now is the moonlight since you’ve walked so far from the neighborhood. Are you going to take a walk through the park forest at this time of night? The park isn’t that far from other houses, but why is he bringing you out here? Who knows? The only thing you know is that you’re totally captivated and trapped by him.
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