A journey together

Few days had passed,
And close they grew.
She didn't admit it,
But she felt it too.

He was happier,
To just be around.
He felt comfortable with her,
Rare thing he had found.

Around him she too,
Smiled and made jokes.
She too had found a friend,
Who was different from the folks.

But they had to,
Face something unknown.
Two thieves on a bike,
Attacking the ones alone.

Little did they knew,
It was a mistake huge.
To attack a smart girl,
With the strength of Deluge.

---Ishita💜---

 It had been quite a few days since Daniel had joined the office. He now seemed to enjoy Rose's company. Not because she was pretty or so, yes she was pretty, but that's not the point. The point is that he did so because, unlike others, she was not obsessed over him or ask him bountiful questions about his life. She made him feel normal, made him feel comfortable. Whenever she passed him, the smell of her perfume lingered over him. It was not the smell of power or pride, it was the smell of elegance and kindness, the elegance that people misjudged as arrogance and kindness that people were blind towards.

Once or twice they accidentally met near the coffee machine. Sean was mysteriously on a leave for few days so they had to take their coffee themselves. It was accidental, but it was good for Daniel. Rose didn't even pay attention to him, but he was just happy to be ignored by her. Funny enough, because he was never been ignored by anyone in his life. He seemed to gain the attention, and he did not like it.

 He was never the observant one, but he seemed to notice little details about her. Not in a creepy way, though. He observed once or twice when she was on a certain call, her eyes seemed to have a different sparkle in them. She didn't smile or did anything much noticeable, but her eyes shined and she got different energy around her. She wasn't such when normal phone calls came.

Daniel had gone curious about who the person might be. He got to know from his colleagues that she was an orphan and had no family. So it mustn't have been her them. She didn't have any friends, so not them too. He was then convinced that it must be her boyfriend. He didn't say anything to her. He just got a little distant from her. She did notice that but didn't say anything too.

Soon they had to go to the site of construction. Daniel had to see the land and Rose had to handle the legal documents of it. Since only both of them were needed to go there, Gerald suggested they go together.

As they approached the parking lot, Daniel asked," Your car or mine?"
Rose replied quickly," Mine."
"You know if it was someone else then they would've chosen my car"
"Yes, but I'm not like someone else. Am I?"
"No. Of course, you're not!" replied Daniel with a smile.
"But I'll drive," he added
"Sure. But please don't crash, I have no intentions to ruin my outfit." she joked.
"Oh wow. You joke?!" he said in an amused tone.

They reached her car as they talked. The car shined an elegant tone of white. It was not the top model but it was a pretty good car. She tossed the keys at him that he catched and gave her a smirk. As he sat in the car, he was welcomed with a warm smell of coffee, which must be the one she must've got the morning. She sat next to him and he adjusted his seat and started the journey.

They didn't talk much in the car. Daniel mostly enjoyed the silence, but with her, he wanted to talk so much. Get to know her, tell her about him, discuss about their favourites and all. But he said nothing. Everytime he opened his mouth to speak something, unsure what to speak, he acted as if he was yawning or bite his lip and not speak again. Rose must have observed it so she spoke,"Must be nice to be the talk of the office."
He scoffed and said sarcastically,"Oh, so amusing" and in order to change the topic added,"So, you didn't knew about me at the first day, did you?"
"Huh, you wish. I knew you were the son of Ethan Richards. You did your degree from Harvard. You were among the top students of your year.  You also have a dog at your house, where you probably live alone. And," she said looking at his surprised face," you are totally shocked right now."

He was at loss of words," How did you.... how did you.... how like.... you even knew that?! Wow, you hired a detective or anything behind me, Miss?"
"You underestimate me. I observe. And I think you forgot but it was me who made your contract and so I did saw your Resume too!" she said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Wow, Lady Sherlock" he said with the same flabbergasted tone.

Their conversation was interrupted with the sudden stopping of the car in middle of the woods.

"Oh god, what happened?" asked Rose.
"I think something's wrong with the tyres. The roads are little too rocky."
"Not again, wait I'll check."
"Oh, please. Sit in. I'll check." but did Rose listen to anyone? No. She got out of the car and was examining the tyres. Daniel too did the same and said,"Oh shite! This tyre's punctured. Do you have a spare?"
"No. It too was punchered last week. I gave it to the repairing but forgot to collect it last night."
"Ok. I've called for a garage but that'll take an hour or so. Should I call for a Cab? We would be back before they come. What do you say?"
"Oh the site is close-by. We can walk, if you don't mind."
"Yeah sure," said Daniel and they started walking.

They walked through the sunlit forest that smelt of fresh grass and burnt wood. The chirpings of the birds filled in the air, they weren't too loud but they played like the backgroung music in a harmony. They both walked in total silence. It was not an uncomfortable one, it was a pleasant one. It was enjoyable. The psithurism and rustling of leaves made their silence more cozy. It was as if they said nothing yet had said so much. But their silence was banished by the roarings of a bike that came rushing towards them. Daniel didn't pay much attention towards them but in a fraction of second he saw Rose clutching her purse and a man fallen on the ground.

It took him a moment to process what had happened. The man sitting behind the biker tried to snatch Rose's purse but she pulled the purse so strongly that the man was knocked from the bike. The biker obviously, rode off.

Now, you might be thinking that Daniel would go and save his damsel in distress and be the hero. But wait, you've got it all wrong. He did try to go forward but froze seeing the scene in front of him.

The man tried to run again but before he could, Rose had punched him to the ground again. With just one punch, the man, who had a appreciaciable physique, was lying on the ground with blood coming out of his nose. His eyes were watered and he winced in pain. And Rose stood there with her bruised knuckles. While Daniel stood there, astonished and surprised by the picture in front of him....

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OMG! What just happened?! We knew Rose was a strong woman, but knocking down a healthy and strong man with just ONE punch?! I guess we didn't think about that..

What must be Daniel thinking? Is he afraid? Guess we'll have to wait for the next blog to find that!

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