7. Second Encounter

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Amanda POV

I sat in front of my canvas for almost an hour coming up with nothing, I couldn't think of anything to paint that would suffice for what my professor wants...

The deadline of the assignment would be the next three days. I should have finished it by now, if not for the trip home. Before I left I made sure everything was settled even financial wise, which is already giving me stress on other thing I plan on using the money on.

I guess I should take a break, maybe I'll be able to think of something then

I took my hand bag and left to the park, I sat down on one of the bench and watch as families, lovers and children play around

I smiled
I was watching for quite sometime, I did not notice that some had sat beside me

"Lovely isn't" it I heard from my side, I turn my head to look at the person talking since the voice sounded so familiar

Grey eyes

"Yh it's is" I said as I turned back to the family we were watching.. the father was teaching his son how to braid using the daughters hair as his wife was smiling dreamily at him

Lucien POV

"Get the files from my desk and have it delivered to my penthouse by the evening"  I said to my personal assistant on the phone.

I was on my way to one of my restaurant for my regular daily check up.

"And don't forget to take the red file with you" I said as I glanced at my driver and outside my window

"Yes sir" my assistant said as she hanged up

I continued the work I was doing on my system..at some point I glanced up through my window, that when I saw a familiar figure on the park bench

"Stop the car, Richard." I told my driver

"Yes sir" he stopped the car and got out to open the back seat door for me

" You can leave, I'll call you when I need you to pick me up" I said to him as I made my way toward the figure, I watched for quite a while before I made presence known.

I watched her for a while, she is in a simple cloth, a sweater, white singlet and a denim jeans ...I guess she was too engrossed in what she was thinking about that she didn't realize someone walking up to her

I guess she was too engrossed in what she was thinking about that she didn't realize someone walking up to her

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It's her.... Amanda Russell.

I smirked as I remember my last encounter with her. Nick had wanted to introduce her to me when she cut him of adrubptly yet politely, I don't even know if that's possible.

She is an enigma

"Lovely isn't it" I said as I trace her sight to a particular family in the pack

She turned to look at me with those ruby eyes that I couldn't forget since I laid my eyes on them, If she was surprised to see me I couldn't tell

"Yes it is" she said and faced away

"What are you doing here?" I asked as I wondered as I sat beside her on the bench

"I could ask you the same, she smiled at me
I've been stuck with a problem for quite a while now so I came here to think" she eventually answered

"I hope it's nothing too serious I said, and to answer your question, I was just passing by"

"Hmm" she just nodded but didn't say anything after that.

We sat there in silence for sometime... It was not a awkward silence or anything, it was rather comfortable

Some minutes had passed before I heard her take a deep breath and turn her head to face me.... I was still looking ahead but I could feel her gaze on me

"So it's hazel" she said like she was correcting herself for something and I glanced her confused. She must have seen it when she explained

"Your eyes I always thought it's grey hence the reason I call you that in my head she said tilting her head to the left a bit ...Its quite adorable. But I guess I can't call you hazel eyes now, doesn't sound fitting. So hello Thorne, how are you?" she asked

I looked at her wondering how she changed drastically from the person I thought I knew. She's more outspoken than normal even if we've not really really met

"Thorne?!" I asked raising my left eyebrow at her cause I'm surprised she's even able to speak out my name to my face and the choice of name she chose. She nodded like as if to tell me she's not changing it. I smirked

The gang has always called me capo, at work, it's Sir or Boss only Damien and Nick calls me Lucien. My ma calls me Thorne but it always in private and never called me that in front of anybody else because that's what my dad called me when he was still alive.

I like it .... So I'm not going to complain
"I'm good lil ruby" I answered her back with a small smile to  let her know I approved.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her hoping she wouldn't mind me intruding

Wait , since when do I care? I asked myself.

She then told me she's looking for an inspiration , which truthfully confused me but she did not explain further and I don't find the need to ask her.

We sat there for a while in an awkward but comfortable silence.

It took a while before she now elaborated on what she meant earlier.

"I'm stuck on an idea for my assignment, it's supposed to be a project due on Thursday but I've yet to come with a complete image I want on my canvas" she said brushing the strand of hair the wind blew her face.

There was nothing left to say after that we just kept on watching the sceneries in the park.

Each of us with different thought possibly but with the same feeling .

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Update
I changed Amanda parent gender. It's a mother.
Her name is Lima Russell.

.....
I want to try and upload 3 chapter today.
This is the second one.
I hope I'll be able to achieve my aim before midnight 🙂.

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⏰ Last updated: May 28, 2022 ⏰

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