I am yours

Episode 2

- I'm just going to say bye to mom, and then I have to go to school. 

- Okay. How are you getting in there?

- I'm walking. It's about ten minutes from here.

- No it's really cold. I was about to leave, I'll give you a lift.

- No, really don't need to.

It was indeed very cold, it was January and this time the temperature often went under -5 degrees. 

- Come on, just say bye to Gabriella. I`m waiting for you outside. 

He said it like in a “do not dare to refuse” tone. So I just nodded, but I found it better not to tell mom. 

When I went outside the cold hit me. I went to the parking lot. He sat in his car, his arms folded around his chest. Probably waited for the car to warm up. He had a black Audi. It was a really nice car, and I could tell immediately that he wasn't short of money. 

Well that's easy if your dad owns a nightclub. When he saw me, he jumped out from the car and opened the door for me on the passenger side. When we both got in he bent over me, what made my heart pound faster. I could smell his perfume, what really matched him. He just fastened my seatbelt, but I think he's been aware of how I felt this close to him.

- What do you study?

He asked while we left the parking lot. 

- Catering 

I said and I think he could feel that I wasn't very happy with that.

- Don`t you like it? 

- It's okay.

- Why do you study that if you don't like it? He frowned.  

- I didn't say that I don't like it, I study a few more things, so I can choose later, but also maybe I am going to go to university after."

- Oh. Good thinking.

I smiled. I could see he looked at me for a moment. 

- Do you know where we are going? 

I asked, he smiled.

- There is only one school nearby.

- Oh. True.

I looked out on the window, just to force myself not to look at him, I could watch him for hours. I wished we would never get there. My heart was aching as probably I was not going to see him, maybe never again. We arrived at the school. I asked him to stop at a nearby corner, I didn't want my classmates to see how I got here today. Then I have to tell them everything. As they wouldn't leave me until they don't hear every detail about him.

- What time do you finish today?

He asked before I got out of the car.

- Half two.

I said. 

- Well then have a lovely day little girl.

- Thank you. You too.

We both smiled at each other, what made me happy and sad at the same time. Then I left the car. I sadly walked to the building. I have to see him again, I thought. All day I've been in a daze. I couldn't stop thinking about him. Sometimes I told myself to stop. I'm much younger than him, for him I'm a “little girl”. 

My mom sometimes told us about them, she said he's 24, so 8 years older than me. 

I couldn't wait to finish today. I couldn't focus on studying anyway. I stepped out from the building, it was snowing. It started a few hours ago, so everything's been white. 

It looked beautiful, and somehow that made me happy, I am going to walk in it. But as I reached the corner I've frozen. I couldn't believe my eyes. Aleksandr stood opposite me at his car. When he noticed me, he started smiling.

- Hi little girl. 

He kept smiling at me.

- What are you doing here?

I asked in disbelief. 

- I thought that'd be nice to have a walk in this weather. I didn't want to go alone and I thought maybe you'd like it too.

- Shure. I do. Where do you wanna go?

- What about the City Park?

- Sure. 

I said, and I couldn't hold back myself from smiling nonstop. I think he knew exactly what was in my mind, I was a quiet shy person, but now I didn't mind that. He helped me to get into the car like a gentleman, made sure my seat belt was fastened, then he started driving.

The City Park in Budapest is beautiful every year. Every season brings its own beauty in it. Winter time my favourite part was the bridge where you could see the water from. This time the artificial lake is frozen and you can skate on it. Usually when it's getting darker, it's getting busier. I liked to watch people on the ice. Some of them were like professional skaters, some of them just were there for fun. 

As we walked on the bridge we stopped in the middle. There weren't many people this time. 

- Do you like skating? 

He asked.

- Yes. 

I nodded.

- Can you do that?

He motioned to a girl who just jumped and did a circle on the ice. I laughed.

- Of course not. But I like to watch.

- Do you wanna go on the ice? 

He grinned.

- Can you skate?

I asked and frowned.

- Nope, but I do trust that you can. 

- And how it's going to help you if I can?

I laughed. 

- You can catch me.

He said, and he laughed too. 

I shook my head. But he held my hand and pulled me down from the bridge. After ten minutes we entered the ice. I learned to skate for a short time. So all of my knowledge was good for not falling on the ice, but he surprised me. He embraced me and we slowly started skating.

- Just hold me tight and please don`t fall because I don't want to fall with you.

We both laughed. We stayed on the ice for a half an hour then we both decided we needed to warm up. He stepped off from the ice first and just when he tried to help me to step off too, it happened. One of my feet slipped out and I could have a really bad fall, but he managed to catch me. 

He kept me strong in his arms, my heart pounded extremely fast, but it wasn't just the fear. I lifted my head to meet his eyes, I knew that my cheeks were red, but I couldn't help it.

- Be careful, beautiful. How will I tell your parents that I've let you break your leg?