The Picture on the Wall

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

The meadow

It was the last day of school.

No more facing judgemental kids.

No more facing the bully herself, Selita Vandel.

When the last bell rang, school was officially over.

I ran to my car as fast as I could and drove home.

I love going to peaceful places during the summer.

I would go out mostly to paint pictures of the beautiful sceneries.

When I got home, I gathered all my painting tools and paper.

I headed out and started walking to my favorite painting place.

It was only a few blocks down from where I lived.

It was so beautiful.

There were flowers everywhere, the sun was out shining down on my face and the mountains were as green as ever.

There was only one place I would sit down and that was where the big tree stood.

It was the meadow.

As I made my way towards the big tree, I saw a figure standing under it's shade.

I stopped and looked at it.

It felt like I've been staring at it for a good 5 minutes.

Its back was turned towards me and its front towards the moutains.

The closer I got the more I could see the figure.

He was about 5'8 tall.

He had brown hair that was spike up but seemed as if he didn't put any gel.

He dressed in nice khaki shorts, and a black tank top.

I walked towards the big tree to sit down.

I was too shy to say something to him.

Before I could sit down he turned around.

"Hey" he said as he smiled at me.

"H-hi" I said studdering as I pulled a piece of hair behind my ear.

"So what brings you here?" He asked as he ran his fingers across his hair.

"I'm just here to enjoy the peace and quiet. And you?" I asked as I sat my things down.

"I'm sorry if I bothered you" he said while walking away.

"No you were here first. If anything I can leave if you want me to" I said while I grabbed my things.

"No it's fine. If it's okay with you I'd like you to stay with me" he said looking into my eyes as he smiled.

"I'd love that" I replied with a smirk.

We both sat in the shade under the big tree.

"So if you don't mind me asking, what's in your bag?" He asked as if he was actually interested.

"Paint brushes, paint, and a canvas" I said as I took it all out of my bag.

"You're an artist?" He asked me with a bright smile.

"I paint a little" I said while I looked down smiling.

"Could I see a few?" He asked.

"I never had anyone look at my paintings or even watch me paint before. I'm sorry" I said looking down with a little frown.

"That's okay. Hopefully one day I can see one of your great paintings" he said smiling but this time his smile widened more than it did before.

I looked up and smiled at him.

His eyes were light brown. I couldn't take my eyes off of his.

We ran out of things to say.

We kept looking up and down at each other and smiled as the day went by.

We've said a couple things to each other but it was mostly quiet, a good kind of quiet.

We talked about how beautiful the scenery was.

I didn't want to paint in front of him just yet.

I wanted to gain his trust first and get to know him better.

We realized that it was getting dark.

I grabbed all my things and stood up.

We both dusted off the dirt from our pants.

I smiled at him and started to head home.

"Wait..." He said grabbing my arm.

I turned around and looked at him.

"I forgot to ask you for your name" he said as he smiled at me and stared into my eyes.

"Grace. Grace Castworth" I said looking up into his beautiful brown eyes.

"Hi Grace Castworth" he said giving me a warm smile.

"Hi" I said back smiling.

"Will I be seeing more of you here?" He asked.

Before I could reply, I gave him a big warm smile.

"Yes"

Before he walked away I grabbed his arm.

His skin was flawless.

It felt like I can hold his hand forever.

"I'm sorry. I didn't get your name" I said smiling and looked into his eyes.

"Cameron. Cameron Dallas" he said smiling.

"Hi Cameron Dallas" I said smiling back.

We both looked at each other for a few seconds before walking away.

We never did say "goodbye".

We just walked away from each other.

I turned around giving him one last smile.

Before I turned away, he smiled right back.