Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 03:02:27 -0000 From: Chad Dumont Subject: gay, sf-fantasy, The Rose Garden-chapter 2 The Rose Garden Chapter 2: An angel appears I slowly opened my eyes, and turned my head to face the clock. 8:15 pm I slowly sat up and rubbed my eyes, Maybe i should walk around i thought, I slowly swung my legs to the edge of the bed and looked at past the window, the sun had already set, I slowly got up and staggered towards the bathroom, washing my face to wake up properly, i looked at myself at the mirror, studying every feature on my face for the millionth time in my lifetime, i had auburn coloured hair with a greyish-blue eye colour, i was quite attractive, well that's what the girls told me, after my moment looking at myself i walked towards the door and opened it. I quickly looked around if anyone one was around, luckily no one was around, i quickly closed my door and walked out of the campus. I looked around my surroundings, still amazed by the castle like buildings on the school grounds, i quickly noticed a small book shop across where i was standing, i decided to walk towards the book shop since there was nothing else to do even though being caught at a book store would be the last place you'll find me. I heard a ringing of bells as i opened the door and i quickly noticed the cashier took a quick glance at me and gave me a warm welcoming smile, i gave shy smile back to the owner and walked down the rows of selves filled with books, as i read the types of books from fiction to romance i noticed a boy in the non-fiction section, he had short black hair with blonde streaks around the short bangs, he wore glasses that made him look intelligent. I don't know why but i kept staring at him unsure what my feelings were like right now, after what seemed like an eternity he got up with a book held in his hand and walked towards the counter to purchase the book, as the cashier places his book in a small bag and gave it back to the boy, he quickly faced the door and soon was gone from the store, being the curious boy i was, i started to follow him. This boy was heading back to the campus, obviously going back to his dorm, soon i found myself on the floor where my dorm was, after a sharp right turn in the hallway i saw him entered his room and quickly but gently closed the door, i quickly realised his room was right beside mine, for some reason i was excited that his room was next to mine, perhaps i was excited because he was gonna become my next friend in this school but i never got excited because of that, it was strange to become so excited because a complete stranger lived next to me. Later that night, i was laying down on my bed thinking about the boy, wondering about if he had friend or what kind of person he would be like, i quickly glanced at the clock, 9:53 pm I yawned and slowly closed my eyes and started to think more of the boy, he was in a rose field and turned to face me, i started to run up to him as he ran to me, when i got close enough to him i pushed him down into the roses, he was smiling sweetly as i brought my head down to kiss him. I woke up suddenly and sat up to look at the clock. 5:12 am I fell back on my bed realising that i had fallen in love with a stranger.... Continued........