Thunderclaps grabbed my attention, as I walked down the dirt road towards the small cottage that id passed half an hour ago. My feet hurt, id taken my shoes off as I trudged down that road. In a daydream, thinking how my life had taken a turn, how my boyfriend had left me, how if I had not taken that job, then maybe now, id still be at home with Seth.
The sky opened up, and rain poured down, my hair stuck to my face, as the rain ran into my eyes, I looked through the haze of the storm to the light that I knew was in the distance.
The gate to the cottage was old, and hung off one of its hinges. Screeching as I opened it, making my skin crawl and every old Bela Lugosi movie id ever seen come into my head. Hoping against hope that there was someone inside. Someone that had a phone, I walked down the overgrown path to the front door.
There was a hurricane lamp swinging in the wind, lighting up the door, its glass darkened with soot sent distorted shadows over the old walls of the cottage. I walked to the door my body shaking with the cold, my teeth chattering I knocked and waited. There was the sound of scraping and footsteps, heavy on the floor; I could see a light through the curtain on the door.
The door opened and there you were standing there, your eyes sparkling, you smile enchanting, I was speechless.
I had already figured out what I was going to say when the door open and was not expecting to be greeted buy a tall extremely good looking man.
My body shaking with cold I explained that my car had broken down and I was in desperate need of a phone.
โ Firstโ you said โ you need to get warm and dry, then we can figure out what to do with your carโ. You led me inside to a small cozy room with polished floorboards and a roaring fire. There were hurricane lamps hanging from the exposed beams and large sheepskin rugs on the floor.
You disappeared through a door explaining to me that you would get me something to change into and to make myself comfortable. Which is exactly what I did. Sitting myself down on one of the rugs, right in front of the fire. My hair wet through, I let it out of the corporate bun that Iโd had it in all day and let it fall down my back, leaning ever so slightly towards the fire in the hope that it would dry faster that way.
You walked back in the room; your arms full of towels and sat on the floor next to me. โ Iโm Steveโ you said, โ thought it was a good idea that I introduce myself.โ
I laughed and tilted my head in your direction; โ Iโm Stella.โ Accepting a towel from you I began to dry my hair, wiping as much water from my shirt as I could.
โ You need to get out of those wet clothes.โ You chuckled โyou look cold, and those clothes wonโt dry while your wearing them. Let me get you one of my old T-shirts, it will swim on you but it should do nicely.โ And in saying that you stood up and walked out of the room.