the crystal night
Chapter 3 the meeting

I woke the tiếp theo morning feeling dreadful I had a headache and I was still exhausted even though I had slept in.
I got up and headed for the bathroom to find it locked so went back to my room and changed into my light blue fleas and jeans, I opened the curtains and the window, I gazed out to the forest feeling empty hoping he would be their and as I thought he was nowhere is sight, I herd the lock relies on the bathroom and grabbed a towel.
Once I had finished drying and brushing my heir I took the towel downstairs and put it in the wash pile mum came into the phòng bếp, nhà bếp after me to make her self a coffee, “Autumn why don’t bạn get some breakfast?”
“I’m not hungry thanks”
“alright but eat something soon ok?”
“I will”
That was a lie I wasn’t hungry in the slightest way, I slipped out of the phòng bếp, nhà bếp before she could ask me anything else.
I sat on my floor and started đọc trying to take my mind of him but I wasn’t working, I was frustrated with myself how can I get myself hung-up on a boy when I hadn’t even seen his face, but there is something about him something in humanly perfect.
I had carried on đọc and was halfway through a chapter when I herd mum’s muffled voice through the floor
“Autumn!”
I put my book away and wondered down to the living room
“yes?”
“Have bạn eaten anything yet?”
“No”
“Why not I asked bạn to, its three o clock”
“It’s what time!”
I had heard what she had đã đưa ý kiến but I dint believe it three o clock in the afternoon I was normally starving bởi now, but I was only just a little bit peckish, she gave me one of those looks that mum’s give bạn the look that meant do it now
“ok I’m gunna go eat now buy”
I wondered into the phòng bếp, nhà bếp and had a look for some thing nice, normal people would probably have a sandwich, bánh sandwich but I despise bánh mỳ, bánh mì and bơ so that was out of the câu hỏi I found a nice green táo, apple some crackers and cheese and made a snack out of that and went back to my room with it, I switched my laptop on and waited for it to load up while I ate I signed on and had decided to do what most people find very boring picture editing, I selected a cartoon picture and started changing the colours pixel bởi pixel, I did this for about two hours before I got fed up and turned some âm nhạc on it wasn’t the type of âm nhạc people my age like but I liked it so it didn’t matter when something occurred to me yesterday my stranger had đã đưa ý kiến he was sorry, what was he sorry for, watching me. Ignoring me. What is he sorry for I don’t understand, he is so mysterious and confusing he gives me a headache, I have to see him again some where I cant go to him I have to wait for him to come back, if he ever dose.
I walked downstairs and sat on the arm of the sofa, mum was watching TV some boring property program
“Autumn could bạn cook bữa tối, bữa ăn tối tonight?”
“if I must”
“could bạn so it soon? Roger needs to go to giường early he’s going to one of his Những người bạn houses for trà tomorrow”
“ok ok I’m going”
“Thank you”
I walked into the phòng bếp, nhà bếp and had a look in the freezer I wasn’t in the mood to cook anything fancy so I put a pizza, bánh pizza in and some spicy wedgies into the lò nướng and left them to cook.
After everyone had finished eating I had ran Roger a bath and gone back to my room, I brushed my heir again, with heir like mine its best to keep it knot free as much as possible, I looked down at my watch it was eight o clock, to early to go to giường so I had decided to do some thêm đọc I climbed up into my giường with my book, their was something unexpected, a small piece of perfectly white paper was folded up on my pillow, my tim, trái tim was beating faster than I thought it ever could my hands were shaking, I gently picked the paper up as if it were an injured animal and very carefully unfolded it, the righting was elegant and flawless, perfect script and looked so old fashioned, I immediately knew who it was from I smiled I almost felt whole again, I turned my attention to actually đọc the note, it đã đưa ý kiến
Come to the playing field tomorrow at ten am.
Don’t come if bạn don’t want to.
Ps. don’t bring anyone with you, it’s to risky.
I almost passed out, he wants to meet me, how did he get in I looked around the room for signs of an entry and spotted the window wasn’t shut properly I sighed a happy sigh, but I had to really think about this I know I shouldn’t meet strangers on my own but it đã đưa ý kiến not to bring anyone with me It is to dangerous, how could it be to dangerous, this was a decision I would have to make alone maybe it could change my life, all of this could turn out badly hoặc it could be for the better, I had to think about making a dishion would I play an toàn, két an toàn and stay trang chủ hoặc would I risk everything for a boy I didn’t even know the name of, I dint have to think about it anymore than that, I had made my disition.
I didn’t sleep well that night, I am easily made nervous and being nervous makes me feel unwell, I sat up most of the night trembling wondering what would happen If I chose the other path, it was to late now I had made my decision and I wouldn’t change my mind no matter how hard people tried to convince me, I looked at the clock on my mobile three am I need to get some sleep, I was exorsted but my body wouldn’t shut down I was now at that point when your dipping in and out of consciousness, at half past three I finally managed to fall into a deep sleep.
I woke late it was quarter past nine, three quarters of an giờ before he wanted to meet me, my muscles were aching all over from last night.
I managed to drag myself out of giường and do the normal morning routine but it happened very slowly, normally it would have taken five minuets but this morning, somehow I took half an hour, I sat at the bàn in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp some how now I was buzzing I couldn’t sit still, I would have gotten breakfast but I didn’t want to upset my stomach, it was now five to ten so close.
Mum had been surprised bởi my exit I very rarely go out of the house but I had just grabbed a áo khoác and left and now I was heading down a steep track that was a shortcut to the playing fields, the weather wasn’t so bad it was cloudy with a slight wind at least their was no sun.
I stood at the opening in the trees at the end of the track and looked for him, I couldn’t see him anywhere, I took a few steps out into the open and looked around again and there he was standing bởi the trees at the mouth of the wood, I felt so happy some how I wanted to run up to him, like old friends, I didn’t, I had to be careful he đã đưa ý kiến it was risky, we stood staring at each other, was I meant to go to him hoặc was he going to come over hear, my câu hỏi was answered when he raised a hand and waved his index finger beckoning me to come, drawing me in, slowly I started to move, one foot after the other I tolled myself trying not to trip, I got to a meters distance and stopped was it an toàn, két an toàn enough to go any closer, no I would play safe.
we looked at each other hoặc thêm like he looked at me he was still covered with his thick jacket, hood, neckerchief and gloves to be honest it did look quite scary who knew what he was hiding and at this distance if I ran he could probably catch me within giây I am a lousy runner, but I wouldn’t let him see my feelings, my hands were shaking which annoyed me so I stuffed them in my pockets.
We had been standing hear for ages not changing my legs were starting to hurt and he never took his eyes off me, he stared as if I was going to run any second, I was starting to get annoyed now, did he ask me down hear just to stare at me. Silence. I’m gunna bust in a second, he could probably see the irritation on my face but still didn’t say any thing, right that’s it I’m busting
“What?!” my voice sounded harsh and embraced me and He looked quite startled
“I’m waiting” their it is that flawless voice it filled me with an electrical tingle that pulsed through me from the heir on my head all the way down to my toes
“What are bạn waiting for?”
“You”
“I’m hear”
“I know that, I’m waiting for bạn to runaway screaming”
“Well it’s not going to happen”
Silence this was really awkward I pulled my mobile out my pocket and looked at the time, we had been hear for a whole giờ and I had learnt nothing about him, I was the one to brake the silence,
“So why did bạn ask me to come down hear?”
“I wanted to meet you”
“Right” I đã đưa ý kiến sarcastically he bought me all the way down hear to meet me even though he had been watching me for god knows how long so he probably knew everything about me
“What’s your name?”
“You know that” I know he dose bạn don’t watch someone without picking up their name
“I mean your full name”
“Why do bạn want to know?”
“All right well leave the name, how old are you” he sounded really curious but I don’t know him so I can’t trust him
“Why don’t bạn tell me your name?”
“All right”
My legs were really dead now and he could see it, and to my surprise he sat down in the cỏ and signalled for me to do the same, I was a relief to have some feeling back in my legs but I was interrupted bởi his gorgeous voice
“I will tell bạn about myself but bạn have to promise to talk about your self after words, do bạn promise?”
“I promise” and I knew it was one I would have to keep but their was something I wanted first
“But”
“Yes?” he sounded really curious
“Could bạn remove the stuff?” I was difficult to talk to someone who was covered up, and slowly he removed all of the unnecessary clothing the gloves came off first revelling long pale fingers the type musicians have, tiếp theo was the mui xe his dark heir waved gently in the wind, I don’t think I have ever seen anyone with heir as dark as his it was just pure black and was so mystifying if his heir is that dark then what’s his personality like, last to come off was the neckerchief it reviled the most gorgeous face I have ever seen, gorgeous didn’t cover it his face was so perfect and flawless just like his voice, all his futures were angular and symmetrical, and his skin was as pale as fresh snow but his lips stood out they were a beautiful red almost blood red, their were purple rings under his eyes as if he hadn’t slept at all last night but it was odd last time I had seen his eyes they were almost as black as his heir but now they were a warm honey brown, I sat and stared he was so inhumanly beautiful like he had been carved bởi thiên thần to represent purity, I bet any guy would give anything to look that attractive.
I sat and stared at him I couldn’t say a word his face made me speechless and then he laughed the sound was so musical and sweet, it made me blush and his teeth were so bright they were perfectly white but he irritated me what was so funny
“What?” my voice sounded bland compared to his
“Your face” I blushed even deeper red then it hit me, it was like I had been hit bởi truck, I remembered where I had seen him,
“Autumn are bạn ok?” I don’t know what was on my face but I worried him,
“Autumn? Autumn answer me”
“You, bạn were”
“What was I?”
I couldn’t answer, I couldn’t be, how can it be, how
“Autumn” he had moved closer now he was close enough to reach out and touch me he placed a hand on my shoulder and started into my eyes but he held his breath,
“You were in my dream, bạn were their, bạn helped me”
“What? How did I help you?, when did bạn have this dream?”
“I was sinking into, bạn were their, bạn stayed and pulled me free bạn helped me”
“Autumn tell me what bạn were sinking into I need to know”
“The darkness it was all-around me dragging me in and bạn pulled me out, bạn kept me safe”
He sighed like he was expecting it to be something else
“Are bạn sure it was me?”
He sounded as if he wanted it to be someone else
“I’m sorry but I’m sure it’s you”
“When did bạn have this dream?”
“A tháng of two cách đây I dint know the exact date”
He looked angry, he closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose
“You were inside my head and know your hear it’s scary”
“Autumn I don’t want bạn to get into any trouble because of me, maybe I should just leave bạn alone”
“Don’t go, maybe my dream means something, bạn should stay”
I was desperate for him to stay I didn’t want to have that empty feeling again.
“Fine I will stay but I will do it because bạn asked, if bạn were anyone else I would have left already”
He sounded so sad
“Thank bạn um”
“Tom my name is Tom”
“Thank bạn Tom”
He finally took his hand off my shoulder, he had been squeezing a little bit too hard and I could see as soon as he moved away he began to breathe again
“Now as I đã đưa ý kiến I will tell bạn about myself”
“No”
“What?”
“Ill go first”
“Are bạn sure?”
“Start firing”
“Ok, what’s your full name?”
“My full name is Autumn-Jade Trinity”
“Right what’s your favourite colour, thực phẩm and type of book?”
“My favourite colours are black, white and turquoise my fave types of sách would be romance and I tình yêu meat which isn’t very feminine”
“All right what colour and foods do bạn hate?”
“I hate the colour purple” he interrupted me then
“But the walls of your room are purple”
“Yes but I don’t like it” he nodded and I carried on
“The foods I hate the most well that’s easy I hate bread, butter, eggs and carrots”
“Simple enough but I have never met a person who don’t like bread” he smiled
“What are bạn scared of?”
“I’m scared of heights, the dark, spiders, insects and fish”
“Fish, you’re scared of fish”
I blushed
“Yes I am afraid of cá there disgusting”
Be both laughed, we didn’t even know each other properly and we were diễn xuất like best friends
“What’s your favourite type of weather?”
“I like the rain”
“you like the rain?”
“yes, is there a problem with that?”
“no, but most people like the sunshine”
“I hate the sun, it makes bạn hot and I burn easily and I like the sound of the rain, it’s soothing, don’t bạn think?”
“I’ve never really thought about it”
He sat thinking
“Could I ask bạn a personal question?”
“Depends on what it is”
“Do bạn have a, um…………………. boyfriend”
I dint like this câu hỏi my romance history isn’t a good one
“You don’t have to answer if bạn don’t want to”
“No, no I don’t have a boyfriend and to be honest I don’t want one”
“Oh, sorry I asked”
“No its ok, are bạn going to ask any thêm questions?”
“Yep I’m nowhere near finished”
“Great”
I đã đưa ý kiến sarcastically.
Hours passed and he still managed to find các câu hỏi to ask me, I didn’t know how long we had been their but the light was starting to fade and my mobile rang
“Hi mum what’s up?”
“Autumn I think it’s time for bạn to come trang chủ now”
“Mum can’t I have a bit longer”
“All right bạn can have another hour, stay safe”
“Will do”
She hung up first, she is probably busy with Roger.
“So, what know, will bạn tell me about yourself?”
“Autumn there’s something I should, I should hiển thị bạn some thing first” he looked so helpless
“What is it Tom?” I was worried now
“I should hiển thị bạn but I cant its not allowed, bạn could guess”
“Guess what?, Tom your making me nervous what is it?”
“Forget it you’ll figure it out but I will be waiting for the ngày when bạn to run screaming”
“Tom please tell me I want to know”
“Don’t!” his voice sounded so commanding it scared me, I looked down at my hands, they were balled up into fists on my lap
“Autumn I’m sorry please don’t plead like that its not fear, I can’t tell you, bạn have to figure it out” he looked miserable he reached out and put his hand on my shoulder but I shook it off, I don’t like secrets, I had answered all of his các câu hỏi and he repays me bởi keeping secrets that isn’t fear, not in the slightest, Tom got up and looked at the sky, then he walked over to the trees
“I have messed everything up!” I looked up to him, he looked so angry it scared me
“I should have just left it would have been beater for everyone!” he thumped the cây and the whole thing shook right down to the roots, I felt bad now how could I have upset him so much that wasn’t fair on him
“Tom” I got up and walked over to him, he had closed his eyes and his fist was still on the cây it must have hurt to hit something that hard he stood there perfectly still, I reached out my hands were trembling I touched the fist that had hit the cây and pulled it away, he had dinted the cây their was almost a whole in it, that must have hurt I examined his knuckles there wasn’t the slightest mark, I looked up to his face, he is staring down at me his face curious,
“What?” I couldn’t help smiling
“Don’t my hands feel cold to you?” I thought about that for a second
“No, are they meant to?”
“Yes” he sounded surprised, he stared down into my eyes, I looked away and let his hand drop
“I should get going” I didn’t want to leave but mum wanted me home
“I will walk bạn trang chủ if bạn like?”
I blushed at his offer
“If bạn want to”
We set off together it was getting really dark now but somehow I felt an toàn, két an toàn with Tom with me we walked in silence, he walked the whole way like he had been walking it all his life when we reached my house we stopped
“Um, when will I see bạn again?”
“I can come in if bạn like?”
“I don’t think mum would be to happy with me bringing boys into the house”
He smiled a teasing smile that made my tim, trái tim beat so fast it almost burst out of my chest
“I will see bạn in I few minuets”
I didn’t have time to reply he was already walking away, I watched him until he turned the corner
“Tom” I sighed and turned to go into the house
“Autumn! Where have bạn been?”
“I was walking”
“Ok but tiếp theo time tell me before bạn go out I was worried”
I smiled at her
“I will and I’m sorry”
“Oh your dinners in the oven”
“Ok, I thought bạn were taking Nathaniel to Carlisle”
“He canalled”
“Oh”
I walked into the phòng bếp, nhà bếp and looked in the oven, cottage pie I grabbed a dao, con dao and fork and went up stairs.
I had put my thực phẩm down and was about to start eating when I herd a tap on the window, I got up and opened the curtains and their he was standing on the porch roof that jutted out from the house just below my window I opened it and he climbed in
“Uh, hi”
“Hi”
He sat on the chest of draws and I stared at him
“What?”
He sounded so innocent
“Do bạn do things like that often?”
“No, I don’t normally knock”
“Right”
The smell of my bữa tối, bữa ăn tối had filled the room and my stomach growled I had eaten absolutely nothing today
“You should eat some thing, I kept bạn for long enough”
“What about you?”
“I’m on a special diet”
I rolled my eyes that didn’t seem so surprising.
One I had finished my bữa tối, bữa ăn tối I instructed him not to di chuyển and took my plate down stairs, it was difficult to leave him there on his own.
When I returned I found he had sat perfectly still, I laughed and a smile touched his lips, he caved and laughed his musical laugh, I sat on my giường and sighed
“what is it”
“will I see bạn tomorrow?”
“I will come see bạn after school if bạn wish”
I smiled at him and then looked down at my hands
“something’s wrong?” he sounded as upset as I felt
“well I just, I think it would be nice if I could find bạn when I need bạn rather than waiting for bạn to come to me, I feel like bạn might not come back”
“I promise I will always comeback, Autumn were Những người bạn now aren’t we, Những người bạn stick together and if bạn want to find me I can hiển thị bạn where I am now living if bạn wish”
I blushed I didn’t know people like this existed he was totally amazing
“that would be cool, can bạn call us friends, I don’t know anything about you” I replied in a teasing tone
“I will explain the best I can”.
CAPTER 4: Tom
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