You were on a walk in the cold dark autumn evening after getting dinner with one of your friends. She had driven home and you chose to walk, enjoying the puddles with leaves after the drizzle throughout the day.

The night sky was clear, clusters of stars showing through and you heard footsteps behind you.

You turned, netting eyes with Henry.

Henry was adventurous and sweet, all but to you. Whenever you complimented him he scoffed so eventually you stopped talking to him.

He smiled sweetly at you like he did to other people. You furrowed an eyebrow, standing until the warm colored street lamp as he stepped closer to you.

“Hey- I’m not trying to be creepy or anything but you stopped talking to me at school and I wanted to know why…?”

His voice was soft and had a genuine sweet aspect in his tone as he cocked his head to the side.