The begining of the end.

A Chapter by Alexander143

Sylvester and Hazel meet.

The noise of speeding vehicles,
Bus conductors' yells and calls,
The pedestrians that rushed to
and fro;
This social recipe was exactly what
I did not wish for.
Exhausted by sorrow, low and
bored,
I crossed the four-lane busy,
Great East
road.
This day, I walked without
Jane into Arcades shopping mall.
It was the first day of it's
nature that I could recall.
Past a couple of shops, I sat
outside an unusually tranquil
restaurant.
'This is it,' I relaxed as I sat,
'peace and quite is all I want.'
'I miss you. I love you.' Jane's
voice lingered in my ear.
No, it was in my head. My girl was
nowhere near.
Mentally, I had gone back to
one of their moments of bliss.
One of the inevitable arguments
that were ignited by peace.
Lost in thought, the world around
me
was monotonous, everything but
a
sudden, sharp feminine laughter.
Upon hearing the laughter for
the second time, I looked back
to the origin of the laughter.
There, a few tables behind, sat a
beautiful couple,
having what seemed to be a great
time.
My face fell when I
realized that I was the perfect
picture of a lonely mime.
'That could have been us,' I
lamented, 'that could have been
me and her if...No!'
'She blew it. I tried, but she let
me go.'
Some two months ago, I met
Jane on my usual evening stroll.
Some days past, 12 or so,
And we started to date.
Everyday was bliss, and not once
did either of us regret.
But only initially. Later Jane
ceased to make sense to me-
And I to her. Silently, we both
wished to be free.
From another bitter argument,
I came to the mall to seek
ease.
Turning away from the couple, I
saw a beauty that commanded
my
everything to
freeze.
A few meters away from where I
sat,
stood a girl amidst a loose crowd.
For some minutes, I stared at
her like she was the latest toy and
I, a child.
She's got to be waiting for
someone,'I thought.
But, I was sure going to say 'hi'
whether she be single or not.
I kept staring with no regard
for the people around.
'Wow!' was all I could utter,
when strength to open my
mouth,
I finally found.
Her long black hair blew freely,
Her beautiful purple dress
expressed her hour-glass shape
vividly.
I was taken, I had to see
more.
'This might be the 'escapism' I've
been looking for.
I quickly drunk the juice
I'd ordered and started to walk
towards her.
I could feel her brown eyes
fixed on
me from afar.
I walked until I was with her.
She's a beauty, she shone like a
star.
'Hey, I'm Alexander,' I slowly
extended my hand.
'Mmhhh. A rare name in the
motherland.'
'Yeah, my parents think outside
the people who think outside the
box.'
Talk about lol to death, I'm full of
sick jokes.
'You didn't give me your name,'
I said after a short pause.
'But, I can't give you my name
without a cause.'
'I see. So, you're waiting for
someone?'
'Someone... Not really,' she was
very composed, 'I'm waiting for
my man.'
I was put off, but far from
exposing it.
I was accustomed to keeping
my inners a secret.
'I see, but, don't you think it
would be a good idea to sit
down?' I suggested.
'Unless I don't want to be seen,
I'll not sit.' She commented.
'Well, it's only, you've
been standing for a long while.'
'Really?' she looked at me
with a smile.
'I'm sorry but, I've been stalking
you, for a few minutes.'
I expressed my regrets.
'Now why would you do that?'
she held her chin.
'I have no idea. But I so have
much love for a beautiful
scene.'
'You know what,' she pretended
not to be flattered, 'I think
you're right. A seat would be of
aid.'
She walked to a table nearby,
hoping her
blush would fade.
I tailed her as she led me to
some deja vu.
'You're sitting where I sit with
J?' I thought, 'What's
wrong with you?'
'Other than watching me, what
were you doing?' She spoke
softly.
'Wondering how I would get your
number.' I replied
instantly.
She tried to hide it again, but
it was to no avail.
'I wonder the price he comes at,'
she thought, 'Man does he speak
so well.'
'Let's try, why did you come here,
to the mall?'
No sooner had she finished her
question
than she received a call.
'Excuse me,' she whispered, 'I
have to take this one.'
'Hello Mark, I've been waiting for
you.' It was her man.
I was literally deaf to her
phone conversation.
Until I heard something that
claimed my attention.
'What do you mean you can't
make it?' she yelled.
'Oh my God,' I thought, 'Now
this one, I've nailed.'
'You know what, I can't put up
with this anymore!'
'Boy, this Mark sure is...'
'What do you mean what am I
looking for?'
'Blind.' I concluded.
'You know what, bye!' and the
call was ended.
For a minute or so, I sat, staring
at her,
Lost in the darkness of loneliness,
here in front of me, yet so far.
'Here, let me show you
something.' I stretche my hand
across the table and held hers,
gently.
I then stood up and tried to help
her up. 'Trust me.'
She hesitated, then stood. She
had on choice,
Besides, there was something
rather
comforting in my voice.
I led her to the cinema.
Jane and I had planned to see
that night's movie, 'Wherever you
go' a
romantic drama.
'Hurry!' I held her hand as I
rushed to buy us tickets.
'She couldn't help but wonder
how much more sweeter
Alexander
gets.'
We made it in time for the
movie's
begining. Arm in
arm, we navigated through the
darkened narrow path.
And as we sat at the front chairs,
joy
crept in the
girl's heart, replacing her every bit
of wrath.
Half-way through the movie, a
romantic scene hit the screen.
Her hand sought mine. I felt a
cocktail of emotions start
to boil
deep within.
Two hours after the starting time,
the movie ended
happily ever after.
Arm in arm, we walked out
of the cinema, full of joy and
laughter.
I let her hand go, 'Let me get
us something to eat.'
She just stood there, digesting
everything; the joy, the passion,
the heat.
Then suddenly, she saw
something that made her senses
swirl.
Mark walked out of the same
cinema romancing with some
girl.
Instinctively, she walked to her
beloved him.
'So, this is what 'caught you up!'
she couldn't help but scream.
Mark was in a state of shock,
And for a moment, he couldn't
talk.
'Hazel, listen,' was as far as he'd
gone before
I came through.
'Hey,' I literally ignored everyone
else,
' I've been looking for you.'
'Look who's playing innocent,'
Mark mocked, 'And who is
he?'
'He's the one who, unlike you,
had time for
me!'
She said all the wrong things in
her
disbelief.
Soon, Mark walked away with
the strange girl, Hazel was back in
the aura of grief.
Mark was certain that he was not
cheating alone.
And that was the perfect moment
to tell Hazel to move on.
Jovial faces walked past by,
laughter
and cheer filled the air.
But in all this Hazel felt alone, like
nobody was really there.
I took my coat off and gently
hang it on her lonely body.
I held her tightly, 'Only when
you're really alone, should you
feel lonely.'
I walked her outside. The late
evening breeze had so much life.
The sight of the street lights, the
noisy people, it was all full of life.
But the inside of Hazel, was as
dead
as her hope in Mark.
What a flame. Ever lit and put
out. I was her last spark.
'Look,' I pointed to the starry sky.
'What do you see?' 'Stars, why?'
'Can you count how many times
you've been hurt?'
'More than I can count. More
than the stars of the night sky or
the particles of the earthly
dirt.'
'That's how many blessings you
have.'
'Each time's a rewards from
God above.'
'I wish that could come to life and
out of your optimistic mind.'
I took a heavy breath, 'Not
untill you cease to be blind.'
Slowly, I wrapped my hand
around
her waist.
I could hear her say, 'You sure
are
the best.'
Hazel turned around and stared
into
my eyes.
It's amazing how eyes tell no lies.
She was just about to kiss me,
when I moved away.
'I can't kiss a stranger. What's
your name?' I spoke with delay.
'Hazel Brooklyn.'
'My name's Sylvester, not
Alex. Sorry for lying.'
'You lied to me about...' the next
thing she knew was passion and
bliss.
'Were you saying something?' I
asked after the kiss.
'Yeah. I was saying how sweet
your kiss is.' she smiled.
'Well, then, I'm glad I didn't start
with the wild.'
'Did I tell you that you're as
funny as you're charming?' she
bit her lower lip.
'No, but I know how naughty you
can be.' I tapped her hip.
We both laughted as we strolled
and had our snacks
down the street.
For that one moment, everything
was blissfully sweet.
Love at first sight?
Mr. And Mrs. Right?
No, just two different people in
the
same circumstance.
That's not fate, just a rare
chance.
But in this fantasy,
We couldn't open our eyes to
reality.
If a dream this moment be,
She'd rather sleep on so as to be
with me.
And if this wasn't real.
I'd rather be stuck in it, than lose
the girl.
Unknown to us, though was that
this wz a
present in pandora's box.
It's a love alright? But it's a love,
unorthodox.

Keep Smiling

© 2012 Alexander143

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