Finding you

Chapter 38 - It was a roller coaster

Austin silently watched as the group of men ran away from him. After they were out of sight he turned his attention to the bystanders who had decided to stop and watch the turmoil. Austin's eyes remained cold, his pitch-black eyes were deep like a never-ending void, it made the bystanders feel goosebumps rise at their skin causing them to quickly look away; afraid that they would be next on the receiving end of his vicious glare.

'Too scary!' they all thought, it was like their minds were linked for a moment.

The people decided to quickly scurry away in case the man decided to pick a fight with them. Seeing the crowd disperse, Austin turned around and meticulously checked if Amara had so much as a scratch. They were lucky that her soft, tender skin remained unscathed otherwise he would have dragged them back here and ripped them apart. Just remembering how close he was to touching her made him wonder if he was too lenient on them and if he should have broken a bone or two.

Austin took a deep breath. He pushed down his rising anger and asked Amara "Did they hurt you?" his voice came out hoarse. Amara didn't say a word and silently looked at Austin. Her eyes were penetrating. It looked as if she was trying to figure something out.

At that moment, Amara felt strange. The disgust she felt when that man nearly put his hand on her made her want to rip his arm out of its socket which was strange because never in her life had she felt this way because of a mere touch. She had certainly done more than that before but it was the first time she has reacted like this.

She knew that even if that man had served himself on a silver platter she would rather choose to starve than eat a dirty thing. Dirty? She called something she used to crave dirty? Her peculiar thoughts had her wondering what's going on with her? Is she getting sick? Has she stayed on land for too long that its beginning to affect her?

"Amara?"

His voice put her chaotic thoughts to a stop. After hearing his voice, her eyebrows that were furrowed began to relax.

"No, they didn't touch me..." she says softly.

Seeing her relax, Austin felt relieved. Her expression a little while ago didn't look so good, it seemed that she thinking deeply about something. Her expression looked conflicted that it made him worried. She might not know it but sometimes her emotions are clearly written on her face which he sometimes found overwhelmingly cute.

Amara abruptly took hold of his hand and placed it on her cheek. His hand was large enough to cover half of her face. She loved the feel of the rough callouses on his hands. It wasn't long until the nasty feeling from a moment ago disappeared. Austin was a little taken aback at the sudden action but that soon turned into a feeling of helplessness. He was getting increasingly used to her eccentric actions and now didn't find this odd at all. He no longer hesitated to pull her closer to him and placed a light kiss on her head.

Unbeknownst to both of them, a young girl who stood within the crowd couldn't help but get her camera out and take a photo of them. They had underestimated the beauty of the image they created just by standing next to each other. It was like watching two people step out of a painting making many people squeal at them.

'These two are breathtakingly stunning!' The artist in her couldn't help but want to share this discovery with the world. Soon after she posted that photo online and with just one click, thousands of people who loved beautiful things like her was able to view it and their reaction was no less than hers. It wasn't long until the photo became trending online.

Remembering what they came here for, Austin asked her if she wanted to go on the rides. Amara moved her eyes away from him and looked at the many rides that filled the area. Even from the ground, they could still hear the screams that seemed to be coming from them, but instead of feeling fear, she felt a sense of thrill so her naturally curious nature made it so that she couldn't refuse.