C.R.A.N.E (Strange Editing WiP)

Chapter Twenty Four: Stars

There were times when I would escape my room and find a good spot in the early mornings, just to get an amazing view of the stars. And I would borrow books about studies of the universe and read them over and over again.

But the one memory that was still strong, was when I got to share one of my passions with someone who I really cared about.

Flashback:

For the next few days, I couldn't stop thinking about her.

No matter what I did, there was nothing that could keep my mind off her.

She was just, perfect in every way; her cheerful smile, her beautiful dark hair, her emerald green eyes that would always sparkle, and just...everything.

This was the first time I have ever had these feelings for someone else. I really loved and hated it.

It made me happy, positive and it made me look forward to every day. At the same time, it made me anxious, worried, and stressed about how on earth this was going to work out. I have never had someone say 'I love you' before. I wondered what she had really seen in me.

We tried to keep it in a low profile for a while, however that didn't last for very long.

When there's a secret in the orphanage, sooner or later everyone would know about it. No secret stayed a secret at that place. And I partially blamed Timmy for that. But mostly Aatu.

Aatu couldn't have kept a secret if his life depended on it. He's always blabbering about something, and sometimes the words just roll out of his tongue without control. He really doesn't think before he says. I don't think he had a brain big enough for that.

Everyone soon found out that we were together, and everyone was excited to have a new person visiting the orphanage every so often. All the kids would always ask "Is she nice?" "Will she come here often?" "Is she gonna stay here with us?" "Did you kiss her yet?" "When are you guys getting married?" Kids those days, never knew what 'think before you speak' meant.

The first thing I wanted to do with her was get to know her a lot better. We did know some things about each other, but we never really had a long, meaningful conversation. So, I decided to take her to one of my favorite star gazing spots. I really didn't know if she liked star gazing, but I was just hoping that she would at least enjoy the scenery.

I stared at my reflection on the bathroom mirror, getting a little bit of gel and fiddling around with my hair to put every strand in the right place. It was quite odd for me, never have I made the effort to look decent for someone else.

There was a deafening bang on the door and an annoying voice right after it.

"You've been in there for the last hour! Other people need to use it you know." Aatu complained on the other side of the door.

Without waiting for a reply, he barged in the bathroom.

"Far out Roukan, why ar-"

He halted to process what exactly was going on, then the corner of his mouth gradually became a crooked, suspicious smirk.

"Oh I see, trying to impress someone eh?" He said.

I rolled my eyes and continued to put the gel on. When Aatu caught sight of the gel, he snatched it off the bathroom sink.

"What the hell!? Who said you can use my gel? This shit costs a fortune, and you're using it on your filthy head!" He exclaimed.

"Says the guy who can't grow a beard for shit..."