Haden Merrick

unken Encounters,

ger but instead of going to a place where you'll seek for forgiveness, now it's rather like going to a place where you'll

running his fingers through his dark

h?'' I raise an eyeb

the music and swaying our hips with mostly strangers in the room but positively viewing it, Seth, Joanne and I get to spend some fun together and it

elves drown and for some reason, no one seems to be thinking about unsolved issues or dreadf

around me starts to move in slow motion and even the music feels more soothing rather than something damaging my eardrums. ''Why are we here again?''

eyes to find them looking down int

se to my neck and with our bodies leaving no space in between, only dancing to the music because we both know where we stand. His arms begin to wrap a

beautiful ocean blue eyes he possessed. Everything around us begins to slow down or so I thought before he leans his forehe

feel him placing his

other, it feels impossible to develop this kind of attraction especially when his own attraction leads to men but everything about that is somewhat forgotten as ou

ands on my waist to pull me close which leads me to r

realistic than a drift. The familiar blue eyes change to brown and quickly changing back to blue, making me look around to find the crowd suffocating me as I walk away, p

tter under my breath, f

k around, finding a familiar figure not quite far from me. ''You there! What are you doing?'' I point at the stranger which causes him to turn around and loo

ards him. Just as I'm about to reach him, I stumble onto something and it feels as if I'm losing my balance but hi

, ''You'r

t him, leaning clo

ser before leaning back. ''Can't we have a nic

f me continues to look at me as he smiles, both of his hands are shoved into his jeans' pockets, letting me eye him down-finding him standing tal

o much?'' He takes away the empty bottle f

ght, it makes me wonder if we might have met before. Probably once or twice. As I continue to stare at him, he takes his time to do the same without being bothered

my index finger to poke onto his cheek before draggin

touching his face, ''What do y

wn his figure, the look on his face shows just how much he's interested in me as I am interested in him but

t's

my lips, letting the liquid travel down my throat whi

as trying to tell y

unning towards the nearest bench-finding interest in it. ''Come here. Come sit with me, '' I pat onto the empty space beside me as

should head home?'' He

letting me close my eyes for awhile, letting my body float as the alcohol continues to stream in my veins. It feels as if my body is be

. Does he have bad intentions behind it? Does he want to stalk me down? All of the thoughts begin to wander in my mind, wanting an expl

wer, putting on

is perfectly straight teeth. Huh

t, no. It'

is it then? Is i

hands, ''-you caught me. Fin

es meet in an instant, ''Okay, Jasmine. Who did you come here with? Let's get to them so you can go home, '' He be

ur name, '' I look straight into his brow

lies, seconds before we b

s and when he leans his head back with the sight of his Adam's apple moving up and down or when he moves his head to the side, giving me the perfect view to his profile. It's like I've

.'' I cross my arms,

e more, ''Seriously, tell me your name. How can I look for you if I don't know your name?'' He asks, making me look down at ou

e not a bad guy, huh?'

l my eyes, mak

time, I don't bother stopping him but as soon as I stand beside him, I begin to tug onto his shirt-letting him t

k, pouting. ''Aren't we suppose to end it

never leaving one another and as soon as I run my hands up to his face, I feel him clenching his jaw underneath my touch but he doesn't bo

, leaning my head to the side and to fin

his hands slowly move up to grab onto my hands, turning it around to kiss the back of it before slowly letting

''Oh, is

clearer vision. For a few seconds, I find myself staring at a familiar someone. A familiar special someone: Haden. The beautiful brown eyes, the define

ne shouts from afar, a

o stare at his back, feeling somewhat confused-wanting to run after him and get a better look but all I

my shoulder, ''Where did you

I frown, feeling my head aching in p

he adds as I turn to look at the

. Maybe it was a perf