she cud feel it in her bones...yes! there just had to be someone following her...she continued running without turning back and then suddenly jogged toward a tree to relax...she looked back then for the first time and saw him... he was far behind her but it was him. how come he had landed up on her route? did he do it on purpose? maybe he thought she was attractive too? he came closer and was smiling at her. she looked confused but smiled back politely. instead of contnuing down the path, he came right up to her and said "hi! i saw u jogging down this path and thought u needed company cos this is quite a secluded area and is known to be dangerous too." the first emotion she reacted with was -- anger -- " i can very well take care of myself thank you!" she regretted that immediately. so typical of her she thought.
nevertheless, he continued smiling and said, "i didn't think u cudn't. i just thought i'd be there as back up in case something did happen!" and then he laughed...a deep throaty laugh that she thought sounded so much like....she cut the thought off right there. she cudn't take it anymore. she cudn't keep living in the past hoping everything was fine.she had to let go and what better chance than this?
"pardon my rudeness," she said. he said," don't say that. i understand how it feels when people under estimate u. i'm sorry.how about we run back up the path and take the other one? mayeb we cud meet up everyday and run together? only if u want of course."
"well i'd love to but i don't run everyday."
"i didn't expect u to. i do run everyday and have never seen u before. so i figured ur either a new runner or new in town. i must say, ur in excellent shape for someone who doesn'r exercise regularly."
she cud feel the heat rising in her cheeks and guessed she must have gone as red as a tomato! she quickly recovered and said, "well my job requires i keep in shape."
"really? that's interesting. what exactly do u do?"
" i work as a flight attendant."
"wow! must be fun huh? i travel a lot too." they ran back up the path and she decided that she'd go home. they exchanged numbers so she cud fix up to go running with him next friday.
as soon as she reached home, she ran into the bedroom and looked at herself in the mirror to make sure she had been looking presetable enuf. not too bad, she decided. she'd try and make herself look better next friday for sure. she laughed at herself in the mirror and shook her head deciding there probably wudn't be another friday run.