I fell in Love with a Jerk [ON HOLD]

Chapter 21- All About Us

Chapter 21- All About Us

The sun was already setting but Xavier was still sound asleep on my lap. My hands, no matter how hard I tried to keep them to myself, always found its way to brush his hair. And I loved how soft his hair felt against my hand.

I looked ahead at the wonders of nature as my fingers combed his brown hair gently. I observed how the sky turned to pink and orange hue with a brush of purple.

It's beautiful.

We should really find some time to appreciate what nature has to offer us. It gave me a feeling of peacefulness by just sitting here. It relaxed me.

It felt so right to just sit here and breathe in the fresh air with the person that you cared so much. But his story prevented me from feeling thoroughly at peace since I knew now how hard it must be for him carry that feeling all alone.

Not once since Xavier fell asleep did his story skipped my mind. It kept repeating itself in my head and all I could do was sigh and feel my heart squeezing remembering the struggle on his handsome face.

I looked at his perfect sculptured face and couldn't help but trace his brows and nose.

"You're so damn beautiful, it hurts. I'm scared, you know. I think I care about you too much than I should." I whispered.

*click*

My head snapped towards my right side where the sound of a camera clicking came from.

"Wha- What are you doing?" I was faced by a little girl around seven years old I guessed, with bright blue eyes and a beautiful smile. She was wearing a red dress with a Polaroid camera in her hands. And oh, she was really a cutie.

"Hi! You're just so cute together that's why I took a picture of you!" she giggled.

I smiled at her while gesturing her to lower her voice and come closer. When she saw that Xavier was sleeping, she tip toed her way to me and covered her mouth, eyes wide.

I nodded at her unvoiced question. "He's sleeping. He's tired. Let's let him sleep, okay?" I smiled.

"Yes yes... Sure." she whispered, nodding her head. Then, she looked at me and smiled.

"Mom said to capture beautiful pictures, they're good memories. So that one day, I can see them clearly when I grow up like her. She collects a lot of beautiful pictures. And I want to be like her." she whispered, smiling, eyes wide in caution glancing at Xavier once in a while.

I smiled at her. "Why don't you let me take a picture of you? You're a beautiful little girl."

She smiled cheekily at me and held her dress, bending down she whispered, "I actually took many pictures of myself already." she then giggled. I couldn't help but join her. Xavier stirred but went back to sleeping.

"Who's with you?" I looked around and saw that a group of people were setting up what looked like a party at the right side of the lake.

"I'm with my family. Today's my birthday." her little voice was so cute. I couldn't help but smile hearing it.

"It's your birthday? Happy birthday dear!" I whispered happily and she giggled. "What's your name little girl?"

"I'm Angel. I'm eight years old."

"You have a very beautiful name."

"Thank you." she smiled as she held her red dress, swaying.

"What about you? What's your name?" she asked, still whispering, as she glanced at Xavier's sleeping form.