Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I continued to run when it suddenly rained heavily and scream a curse. As well as street vendors and some pedestrians suddenly running just to find shelter so they catch wet from the rain. My vision is getting blurry because I'm still running, I don't know where I'm going when all of a sudden someone pulls my arm up and pull me somewhere. I couldn't see him much except his back and his gray coat until we passed the alley and turned into a broken house. There we took shelter so that we could not wet and then he just face me, same me he was wet because of the rain.

His thick and curly brown hair is now wet from the rain. He was taller than me so I had to watch him. He had a good build body as a young man, he looks just like my age, his lips are slightly red and cheeks with her white complexion come out. He has a perfect jawline and sharp nose. His eyes were both brown. All of a sudden I feel embarrassed because he was staring at me as if studying every corner of my face. I could feel my cheeks heating and looking away.

I heard him chuckled beside me so I look him again and raise my brow.

“Why are you laughing?” I asked him with my voice full of authority but I guess it didn’t good so well.

“Why is your face was red?” He asked me back.

He make it more awkward to me. I look the pond full of lilies beside of the abandoned house were we us and still raining.

“I’m not.

“Okay.

I saw him sat down to the pavement of the house facing to the pond. I smell something but not bad and I think it’s because of the rain like an earthly smell.

“It’s petrichor.

“What?” I asked and looked at him again while him looking still to the pond.

“It’s what you call the smell of rain when it hits dry ground.” He said.

“I know what the meaning of that is and you don’t need to tell me.

“Spoiled brat, I guess.

“What, no I’m not.

“It is.

“Excuse me, who are you to tell me that?

“I am Rehan.

I stop for a while and look at him with disbelieve. He is being sarcastic with his mischievous smile.

“Why did you pull me here? Are you going to kill me or…”

“No,” he look at me as if he is irritated, “I’m not going to do that and I’m just helping you. You look like a lost animal there and I am the one who feel embarrassed because of you.

“Excuse me again.

“After the rain you can go, you should thank me and say sorry.

“Why should I?

“Because you bumped me.

I stopped and remember the incident a while ago. He is, “I’m sorry.

“Who's chasing you by the way?

I shake my head no one in this town going to find out who the real me, “it’s nothing and you don’t need to know.

“Okay,” he shrugged his shoulder.

I calmed down and waited for the rain to stop until he got up when we noticed that there was no rain. He seemed to leave me, so I got up and followed him. As we leave the alley the whole town returns to its former vigour and joy.

“Rehan,” I called him but he still walk so fast because he is taller than me. His one step is two steps two me.

“You can go now and you don’t need to follow me.

“But I don’t know where to go.

He stop so I stop to and he face me, “then why are you here?

“I just wanted to watch the festival parade but I’m not familiar in this town.

His brow arched, “are new here?

I nodded, “what do you think?

“I’m new here also.

It seems not, he look nice and smart.

“Can come with you just this day and then after this we will not see again,” I need to convince him. I wanted to explore this place but I don’t want to lost too before coming back to the palace. If I know my mother will scold me then so I need to enjoy it.

“Okay,” he said.

We walk again.

“Where do you want to go?

“I don’t know, do you want something in your mind?

He look like his thinking, “do you feel hungry?

“Little bit.

“We should first and then we can go watch the carnival show if you.

“Really?” I feel so excited about this.

“Yes.

“Okay, we can go there.

We were just minutes away when we arrived at a restaurant near the river at the park. A bit more people in that area but I didn't see any royal guards around. We entered the dining area made and the place was made from simple tent. You can immediately smell the variety of foods they sell especially their hot soup.

“Their noodle soup and other food they serve are delicious here especially their native delicacies.” He said when we found the table for two.

“How did you know?” I asked him out of curiosity when we sat down.

I noticed that he stop before he answer, “my friends told me.

That’s what we chose, two noodle soups and two native delicacies made from sticky sweet rice. I was surprised when I saw the serving they give just for the two people and I didn’t stop me to not say wow.

“First time?” I chuckled because of my expression.

“Yes.

He put the food in my bowl before giving it to me. In first I taste and it’s delicious before I start to dig in. I noticed that he didn’t eat and he was looking at me.

He look curious.

I asked myself, am I too obvious.

“What?

“It’s nothing,” he shake his head before he starting to eat too.

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