Chapter 1: Encounter

In the world... it's safe to say that there are people who feel out of place, like they don't belong in their world, anxiety, insecurity

You feel good?

You feel lonely?

These are questions you can ask yourself.

It often happens that people with the most sincere feelings are rejected.

People seek superficial pleasure, are you satisfied with that?

But... What about those who once gave their all? Giving everything without receiving something, sincere feelings, feelings that were trampled and left aside

Does fate take care of screwing them?

Yeah...

This is my story...

20 November 2025

6:45 PM

I was walking in the mountains heading towards a viewpoint, one of the most important places for me, it is the best place when I need to think about the things that happen to me, a beautiful view of the city, every time I come here I remember a lot of the past

It's been many years since I met this place, it's still the same since the first time I found this place.

So much has happened, did I have a happy life? I'm not going to die or anything like that, but it's the question I always ask myself.

If I think about my current self, while I was finishing my train of thought in the distance I see some seats made of stone, if even that remains the same...

Leaving the road full of trees and plants, I start to see the sunset

As beautiful as ever, he turned my head and walked towards those stones to sit down, this is my place of peace

Night began to fall when I heard footsteps approaching behind me,

A tall women with night black hair and blue eyes, under the moonlight she looks very beautiful I have to say she looks like she is in her 20s, I have been seeing this place regularly as if it is a routine but it is the First time I see it here, if I had seen it before I would surely remember it

She started walking towards the edge,

Wait, this place is quite high, it's not that he's thinking of jumping,

Should I leave her?

Should I avoid it?

Every time she was getting closer to the edge "hum"

I get up as quiet as possible and approach slowly

-Girl I don't know what is happening to you but jumping is not a pretty option-

Hearing my voice, he is surprised and takes a step back.

- If you jump there is no turning back, it is a trip with no return, do you understand?-

she was just watching me

-Can I know your name?-

She seemed reluctant to say it but

-Vanessa-

-hum nice name, well Vanessa I know we just met but it seemed like you wanted to jump, and honestly I would not like to see you doing it, may I know the reason why you wanted to?-

She began to bite her lips until she responded

-I'm not happy, I don't have someone for me, my family ignores me, my friends have moved away, I don't have someone to be with me, I feel lonely...-

-Well Vanessa I don't know what you went through, I don't know what your life is like but what I know is that dying is not an option, you're going to regret it

I make a small sigh

-If you feel alone... then I'll be with you-

She seemed surprised by my words, it's not weird after all a stranger comes up to you out of nowhere and starts talking to you she must feel uncomfortable other than that she says she'll be with her it's normal after all, I extend my hand to her

She slowly grabs my hand

- Very well Vanessa then I'll be with you from now on-

I make a little smile

She looks into my eyes and with a trembling voice

-What's your name?-

My name is Aaron.

I was walking through the city with Vanessa, from the little that I have spoken with her, it seems that her parents fight a lot and usually hit her, her friends found out about them, they told her that they do not want to have a relationship with the daughter of a bad treatment of women and recently the person she considered her best friend told her to stay away

It was a big shock for her, she turned her face slightly to look at her.

-So... is there something you want to do? Do you want to go back to your house? Do you want to stay and live with me? True, how old are you?

-twenty...-

- You're of legal age, I don't see the problem so what do you want to do?

-I... I don't want to go home, it's very suffocating to be there...-

- In that case... I can decide-

Well, she's of legal age so it shouldn't be a problem if she doesn't report for a few days, anyway I don't have much to do after all, I work from home, is it okay to take her?

- Do you want to stay with me for a few days?

-...-

Humm nodded so she must be fine right?

- Since you are going to be with me for a while, it would be better to buy some basic necessities-

This girl is very quiet... well I can't complain after all she wanted to commit suicide, and now she is with me walking to a stranger's house

Let's stop thinking about it

We passed by a minimarket and started heading to my house, after all it's been a while since I received visitors at home, I think she's clean enough I think...

I live in a two-story house has a medium size it is simple but it has a kitchen, a living room, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, it has a garden but it is not very big

After all, why do I want something bigger? After all, I live alone...

For a while she just follows me we don't talk we don't look at each other we just walk you can tell she is following me well...

-we have arrived at my house-

Vanessa when she heard my voice she stopped and raised her head her eyes widened it seems she is surprised

I walk in the direction of the entrance and open the door and turn around.

- come you can enter-

She seemed reluctant to do it hummm what should she do...

She slowly began to get closer and walked through the door she was looking in all directions as if she was amazed by everything she was Observing

- this is my sweet home and yours for now-

-This is big...-

-well the truth yes, I live alone after all so it is particularly big for me, too much in fact-

-do you live alone?-

I nodded my head

-and your parents?-

-Well, my father abandoned me when she was a child and my mother, well, she lives in her house far from here-

-I see-

- well I think that for now it would be better that you take a shower and until then I prepare something to eat, come let me show you what would be your room-

I walked towards the stairs but before going up I turn to see her and see that she is not following me

-you come?-

-Yeah-

She shyly approaches me I can't help but give a smile after all she is beautiful

I climbed the stairs

-Let's see my room is that one over there-

Pointing to a door to my right

-So that you have more comfort, I'm going to give you the one that is furthest from me-

I followed the corridor in the opposite direction to my room, reaching the end, I open the door and turn around.

- well then this is your room-

She enters and astonished turns to me

- this is a very nice room-

- Now it's yours, I'll bring you some of my clothes, meanwhile go take a shower, I'll leave the clothes on the bed and I'll go make something to eat-

I left the room