Chapter 14 - The Beginning

The light which was so glaring engulfed us into a totally new world, a world which is about to unveil.

The blue horizons stretched endlessly, as if that there is nothing in this world to stop it. Just like us, no one is going to stop us from going where we truly wish to be.

Below the azure horizons were rows of miniature buildings that looked so tiny and insignificant, yet they hold my memories of this town. The town which I truly liked since I’m young

The whole rooftop was bright, with sunlight shining straight right onto us as there is nothing to block against it. Even though it was empty, but it paints the most beautiful picture of the whole town below the endless stretch of blue.

Her hair swayed along with the gentle breeze as she gazed the sky. Her eyes sparked under the light, as if they were made of emerald. There she was right beside me, leaning her frail body against the metallic railing.

I guess it’s true that things look better when it’s shared, especially if it was shared among your love ones.

Right in my hand was the dull key which I picked earlier, the key that unlocks this future, a key that changes this moment of my life. Grasping it tightly onto my hand, I could feel that this wasn’t just merely a key. In fact this is chance which I earned it myself.

However happiness doesn’t last…

Dark clouds soon covered the once-clear sky, and the gentle warm breeze was turning into a merciless strong gush of coldness, which chilled me down to my spine.

The painting in front of our eyes turned grey as the dark soon covered the sky, together with the strong gushing of wind. Heavy storm was expected and we got to take shelter.

I tried my best to keep clear of the railing as the wind was so strong that it might blow me off. The cold wind was chilling me down my spine, it was cold!

However, there wasn’t the case for Sheryl.

She was still standing down there, raising both of her hands high up in the sky, as if like the surrender pose. With the strong wind, her hair swayed wildly like waves in the ocean. Yet she seems to enjoy it.

In fact she enjoyed it.

“AAAAAAAaaaaaaaa”

She yelled as if like she was in the beach, yelling across the ocean, hoping that her voice could reach. Of course, right now the situation looked more like she was yelling into the emptiness. Against the strong gush of winds which about to blow her off, her yelling was powerful that it’s I could hear an echo.

“Ken….” She called out my name, with the smile on her face as if she will be happy if I joined in as well.

Not wanting to disappoint her, I joined in as well.

“AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

I yelled as well, as if yelling out my lung. It was a weird feeling, but I definitely feel so much better! The thrills, which I got from doing it, cannot be described by any words. It was something that you definitely got to try it out yourself.

Her face, which had the sweetest smile on Earth, was looking right straight at me, telling me that she liked what I had done. I smiled naturally back to her.

As the raindrops pat gently on our heads, we knew that it was time for us to go before the storm came.

I held her hand once again. Despite the cold weather, her sleek hand which feel so warm, so warm that I doesn’t want to let it go as I don’t want to feel the coldness ever again.

There we are, in front of the door, preparing to head back into the building after knowing the situation down there is calm down.

I turned the door knob.

To my horror, I couldn’t turn the door knob. The door was stuck down there and I tried pushing harder. The effort is futile as the door didn’t bulge at all. It was as if I was pushing a stone statue without even managed to move an inch.

I could feel that Sheryl was looking at me worryingly. In fact it was worryingly for us to get trapped down here. I tried a few more time but it was to no avail.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Our shout for help deemed useless as the entire environment was so noisy with the splashing sound of the raindrops.

I looked around, wishing that something could shelter us from this merciless rain. To my disappointment, there is no other shelter except the narrow space behind the door which had a small canopy on top of it.

There we are, sitting together under the limited space which is wide enough for both of us.

With the rain pouring from the side, I could feel that it’s a matter of time before we got soaked as the canopy is too small.

“Feeling cold?” I asked Sheryl softly while looking into the grayed sky. Right now our feelings were as if like the grayed sky, feeling down.

“A bit…” She replied while looking at the same direction which I’m looking at.

Suddenly, a blinding flash of light flashed through the grayed sky, followed by a deafening roar of the thunder. A lightning had struck somewhere in the town, it was scary for us to view it right in front of us.

“Do you think we will be struck by lightning?” Sheryl asked while the thunder echoing through the surrounding.

It might be possible since we are at the highest point of the town.

“I don’t think so… Stupid people wouldn’t get struck by lightning” I replied back.

“Huh?” She said while looking at me in surprised.

“I thought that applied to cold only?” She added.

“Maybe it’s the same for lightning…” I replied with a laugh

She laughed back and the atmosphere is filled with our laughter again.

I turned my head, looking at the Sheryl who was beside me. Part of her uniform was wet from the rain, together with her partially wet hair covered sticking onto her forehead. Her legs which got exposed as she was wearing her skirt, was also wet. Of course I was no way better as I could feel that my uniform was partially soaked in the rain.

“Don’t you feel cold?” I asked her as I discovered her uniform was wet, and after all she is wearing a skirt unlike me who was wearing long pants.

“Hmm…” She shook her head, as if telling me that she is still fine with it.

Suddenly, I felt something warm lying against my body, something so soft and warm. It was Sheryl, who moved closer to me, leaning her body against mine.

I could feel the softness of her body, so soft yet comfortable.

“Not now anymore…” She said softly in my ear, while continued to smile as she looked into my face.

My face was red as her face was so close to mine. Her smile was so sweet that it made my heart throb a little. I couldn’t resist but to look it even more.

Our eyes met, it’s difficult for me to look away now. She was right down there, looking straight at me. Her mouth was so small like a cherry, so small yet so cute. Her pink lip which seems inviting me, but the more I looked at it, the more embarrassed I felt as Sheryl was looking at me.

“It’s fine to do it…” She whispered to me gently into my ear.

I swear I couldn’t know how to react when she said that. Her small pink lips which seems inviting me and her alluring voice which consent me from doing it to her.

“Nah… You probably going to tease me for that” I replied back after knowing that Sheryl isn’t this type of person who could give it easily.

“Nope I promised…” She replied back without any hesitation.

Right now, my heart was racing as I wonder whether she knew what she was talking about but yet she consented so readily. Her eyes which were looking at me, as if telling me that she want it as well. Her lips that seems so inviting that I couldn’t resist.

I closed my eyes and lean my face forward. My lips touched something soft and I could hear her laughing.

Opening my eyes, I could see that she used her hand to block it off. I was embarrassed that I couldn’t know what to react, except to think that why I did that even though it was most likely to be a trap.

“I knew i-“

Before I could reply back, I felt something soft landed on my lips, something which stopped me from continues.

It was Sheryl who was right in front of my face, kissing me while closing her eyes. Her lip is so soft and sweet as if it was sugar-coated.

It was a surprised kiss, but I do like it as I couldn’t mind if it was Sheryl.

“See… I wasn’t teasing you” She smiled at me back with an angelic yet naughty smile on her face.

Sheryl was looking right into my eyes again, her beaming eyes which tell that she want it and this time she wasn’t joking.

Closing my eyes, we kissed again.

The sound of raindrops falling gradually gets softer by the second as time flies by. As if time had just came to a halt