Love's Reckoning

nside of me, an euphoria that sprung from something unknown to even me. The others would regard it as joy, a f

to say that I was ecstatic over getting a new job after an infinite amount of time it took for me to ge

who leaned against the wall with his legs resting on it, a

is face from being seen. At first I had walked past him with

ed on a bench positioned on the road, and he looked at me, strik

away. What was he staring at? What did he intend to do? These ques

the first man who walked at a faster pace, and his hands dipped in his pockets, follo

as I tripled my paces. I walked faster, almost running as I found another

r who would aid me, I realized that every man had their thoughts occupied with th

further passage, and I turned back to the sight of these men w

the smile which was seated on his face, that smirk that spoke danger, an

ooked at them with sweat drops drooling down my face, and my heart thro

p, and terrifying, pointing the gun towards me while I squeezed mys

them. I pondered on what they soug

here I wrapped the bag tightly to. He dragged it from my hands, smiling w

as passing by. I watched as he looked behind him, and i watched as fear was written on hi

it from the ground. I searched through the bag to confirm if my

heavy sigh. I escaped what these men i

ked towards the ceiling, and could only be grateful for how my day went. Though it ha

tarted the night shift, but I was determined to be effective the entire night. And while I work

eyes. And while I acted as though I never understood any of his gestures, I noticed how he stoo

he gree

sit with me. He smelled like roses, smelling like the finest win

e same. I paid keen attention to every word which he

made him sound truthful in my ears, and also made me gush. He told m

ess of his skin as he ran his hands through my skin,

to utter the words to him, I knew deep within my being that