Butterfies

Butterflies

Erika
      I'm standing right here, at the same spot where we met. The same spot where I fell for you and the same spot where you left me. I never knew that the place I hated the most would be the place that I would never forget, the place I will always treasure. Nothing changed since the day I first saw this place, it's still lovely and calming. And as always, it's still full of butterflies. The creatures that I once hated but because of you I learned to love them. Because of you I started to take care of this place.

     I remember the first day me met like it was yesterday. The day you changed my life.

Flashback
        I was 15 years old when my little sister requested to go in the "Rain's Butterfly Garden" for her 6th birthday. She loves butterflies so my parents granted her wish. I'm not happy about going to a place full of butterflies cause I hate them. I don't like insects and one that could possibly make you blind. At the age of 7 my eyesight has been poor and I read an article once, about a butterfly's enzyme that could make someone blind if you touch them. I don't know if it's true or not but I don't care.

      I ended up going with my family despite the fact that I don't want to go. The whole ride, I was grumpy.

       When we arrived, we went under a big tree and set up the picnic. This place is somewhat calming and beautiful. It would be better without the butterflies though. My sister was running around like madman, chasing the butterflies and smelling the flowers. My parents went to join her while I sat at the ground taking pictures of them. While I was taking pictures, a butterfly landed beside me and I screamed. That's when a blue-eyed boy came right away, wearing a flannel, a denim jumper and a straw hat. He looked like a farmer, a hot farmer. With his jet black hair, muscles and tan skin. I was awestruck that  I forgot about the butterfly.

     "Miss, why are you screaming? Is there something wrong?" I heard him say. And that's when I came back to my senses and saw butterflies near me.

"Butterflies!!!" I shouted and hid behind him.

The boy laughed at me. And boy, what a mesmerizing laugh.

"Well, this is a Butterfly field." He said.

"I'm sorry, I'm just scared of butterflies." I answered him.

"Why? Butterflies are beautiful creatures." He replied.

"They're not beautiful when they make you blind." I said. And once again, he laughed.

"And where did you hear that? Did you know, butterflies are deceased people watching over you, protecting you?" He asked.

"No, but that makes me less scared now. By the way, I'm Erika." I answered.

"I'm Storm." He said. Storm, what a unique name.

"Nice name, unlike mine. My name is booooring." I told him.

"Not true, your name is beautiful just like you." He said and I blushed. No one ever told me that before.

"Flirt." I said teasingly.

"Just honest." He said.

After that, he toured me around the place and surprisingly, I'm not that scared at butterflies anymore, they don't look like little devils anymore but a beautiful and colorful creatures though I'm still afraid to touch it.