Chapter 3
"I'm here angel"
Katherine's heart sped up. She did not know whether she was frightened or excited, probably both, she thought. She turned to face the trees, where he hid.
"You came!"she exclaimed, her eyes glowing in the darkness.
"I'm here, aren't I?" he retorted, sarcasm lacing his voice.
"Oh.. Um.. yes" stuttered Katherine, her cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
"Why do you insist on getting yourself in trouble?" He Inquired.
"What did I do?!"asked Katherine incredulously.
"You leave the safety of your home to wander around alone, in a dark forest!" He shouted.
"But I'm not alone! You are here with me, you would keep me safe, wouldn't you?" Andrew didn't know how to reply to that. He decided to avoid the question altogether.
"It's dangero-"
"I know, believe me, I know" she interrupted him, her voice growing desperate."But WHY!?, why is it dangerous, why wouldn't anyone tell me?!" She felt ridiculous yelling at a men she only met once, a man whose face she hadn't even seen yet.
"Ignorance is bliss" came his suddenly calm reply.
"And that is why I will ignore what just happened" she heard him sigh in frustration. Before he could say anything "Now tell me, what is your name?"
"Andrew" Andrew wanted to kick himself for just blurting out his name to her. He didn't even know why he came, why he felt that he needed to waste his day off to see her. But once he saw her, his heart warmed. That night she was wearing a dark coloured cloak which contrasted with her alabaster skin and hid her dainty feet.
"Andrew" she repeated. His heart picked up pace, his name sounded amazing coming from her lips, in her delicate voice.
"And yours?" He asked with fascination.
"Katherine" she replied beaming. He couldn't help but think of how her name suited her, beautiful and bold. He liked it.
"Why don't you show me your face?"asked Katherine. She wondered why he wouldn't come forward.
"I do not wish to scare you" he said. Katherine giggled slightly at that.
"How could you possibly scare me? How you look does not matter" replied Katherine truthfully. She would not care if he was deformed, it does not matter how a person looked. She knew she was no gem, she was just Katherine. It pleased her to know that at least someone of the other gender was talking to her.
"It would be hypocrisy to call anyone ugly when I seem to repulse every man I've ever encountered" she said with a warm smile, tilting her head slightly. The sadness in her voice was detectable.
Katherine suddenly heard a low rumble which shook her heart and made her breath hitch. Then she realize he was laughing, Andrew was laughing. She stared in his direction in bewilderment. He was booming with laughter which brought a smile on Katherine's face which grew larger then turned into giggles. She liked his laughter.
Andrew's heart warmed at her delicate giggles. They sounded so soft and melodious. He wondered if she was insane, because she was anything but repulsive, she was exquisite. The fact that she thought herself plain or ugly made him laugh for the first time in a long while, he hadn't let himself laugh since he had been resurrected. He couldn't help but feel relieved after her confession, she had not had any interaction with men before.
"Katherine how could you ever think yourself repulsive?" he couldn't help but ask smiling."Has anyone ever called you ugly?! Its impossible, you are a beauty Katherine"
"I... um.." Katherine stuttered, taking a long breath, a blush rising up her neck. She wrung her fingers nervously. " No.. I have never been called ugly per say, but I have never been told otherwise....until now"
She was amazed, all her life she thought she was hideous, because no man ever associated with her. Was it possible the people in her village didn't like her because she was not one of them, she knew she was adopted. She didn't know where she came from, but she knew she didn't know belong with them.
"Thank you" whispered Katherine."I want to see you Andrew, you mere silhouette is not enough"
"I..- Katherine, look out!" just as Katherine turned look over her shoulder, she was shoved so forcefully that her body flew past the bushes and collided with a tree. She did not know what attacked her.
"Katherine!!. .." she could hear her name being called out faintly, it seemed muffled. She expected pain, but there was nothing, she felt partially numb, all she felt was a slight throbbing on the back of her head and spine. Her vision of the branches above her was blurring, darkness closed in on her. She could feel herself loosing consciousness, until finally, she blacked out.
"I'm here angel"
Katherine's heart sped up. She did not know whether she was frightened or excited, probably both, she thought. She turned to face the trees, where he hid.
"You came!"she exclaimed, her eyes glowing in the darkness.
"I'm here, aren't I?" he retorted, sarcasm lacing his voice.
"Oh.. Um.. yes" stuttered Katherine, her cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
"Why do you insist on getting yourself in trouble?" He Inquired.
"What did I do?!"asked Katherine incredulously.
"You leave the safety of your home to wander around alone, in a dark forest!" He shouted.
"But I'm not alone! You are here with me, you would keep me safe, wouldn't you?" Andrew didn't know how to reply to that. He decided to avoid the question altogether.
"It's dangero-"
"I know, believe me, I know" she interrupted him, her voice growing desperate."But WHY!?, why is it dangerous, why wouldn't anyone tell me?!" She felt ridiculous yelling at a men she only met once, a man whose face she hadn't even seen yet.
"Ignorance is bliss" came his suddenly calm reply.
"And that is why I will ignore what just happened" she heard him sigh in frustration. Before he could say anything "Now tell me, what is your name?"
"Andrew" Andrew wanted to kick himself for just blurting out his name to her. He didn't even know why he came, why he felt that he needed to waste his day off to see her. But once he saw her, his heart warmed. That night she was wearing a dark coloured cloak which contrasted with her alabaster skin and hid her dainty feet.
"Andrew" she repeated. His heart picked up pace, his name sounded amazing coming from her lips, in her delicate voice.
"And yours?" He asked with fascination.
"Katherine" she replied beaming. He couldn't help but think of how her name suited her, beautiful and bold. He liked it.
"Why don't you show me your face?"asked Katherine. She wondered why he wouldn't come forward.
"I do not wish to scare you" he said. Katherine giggled slightly at that.
"How could you possibly scare me? How you look does not matter" replied Katherine truthfully. She would not care if he was deformed, it does not matter how a person looked. She knew she was no gem, she was just Katherine. It pleased her to know that at least someone of the other gender was talking to her.
"It would be hypocrisy to call anyone ugly when I seem to repulse every man I've ever encountered" she said with a warm smile, tilting her head slightly. The sadness in her voice was detectable.
Katherine suddenly heard a low rumble which shook her heart and made her breath hitch. Then she realize he was laughing, Andrew was laughing. She stared in his direction in bewilderment. He was booming with laughter which brought a smile on Katherine's face which grew larger then turned into giggles. She liked his laughter.
Andrew's heart warmed at her delicate giggles. They sounded so soft and melodious. He wondered if she was insane, because she was anything but repulsive, she was exquisite. The fact that she thought herself plain or ugly made him laugh for the first time in a long while, he hadn't let himself laugh since he had been resurrected. He couldn't help but feel relieved after her confession, she had not had any interaction with men before.
"Katherine how could you ever think yourself repulsive?" he couldn't help but ask smiling."Has anyone ever called you ugly?! Its impossible, you are a beauty Katherine"
"I... um.." Katherine stuttered, taking a long breath, a blush rising up her neck. She wrung her fingers nervously. " No.. I have never been called ugly per say, but I have never been told otherwise....until now"
She was amazed, all her life she thought she was hideous, because no man ever associated with her. Was it possible the people in her village didn't like her because she was not one of them, she knew she was adopted. She didn't know where she came from, but she knew she didn't know belong with them.
"Thank you" whispered Katherine."I want to see you Andrew, you mere silhouette is not enough"
"I..- Katherine, look out!" just as Katherine turned look over her shoulder, she was shoved so forcefully that her body flew past the bushes and collided with a tree. She did not know what attacked her.
"Katherine!!. .." she could hear her name being called out faintly, it seemed muffled. She expected pain, but there was nothing, she felt partially numb, all she felt was a slight throbbing on the back of her head and spine. Her vision of the branches above her was blurring, darkness closed in on her. She could feel herself loosing consciousness, until finally, she blacked out.
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