You finished reading your new book and sighed, leaning back on the
tree. Another one crossed off your reading list. You smiled,
looking around, admiring how the setting summer sun drowned
everything in golden light. You were sitting in your favorite spot,
in the forest near where you lived. When the weather was nice, you
always came here to read, or just chill and listen to the birds. You
shoved the last marshmallow from the bag into your mouth and started
packing up the blanket, snacks and the book into the basket.
On the way home, you turned around the corner, not paying
attention what was in front of you, and crushed with a huge, solid
body. You fell back and the content of your basket spilled on the
sidewalk, dozens of candy wrappers covering it and shining like gems.
You immediately felt ashamed.
“I am so sorry!” you heard someone saying and you felt strong
hands on your arms that helped you stand up. You looked up and saw it
was an orc, a really big one, with a gym bag that hung from his
shoulder, and you tried not to stare or turn red. He had short black
hair, a stubble and a loose shirt on and there was a scar on one of his thick
eyebrows. There were a couple of tattoos on his forearms and his
chest was really broad. You wondered how you didn’t lose
consciousness after colliding with that mass.
“No, it’s my fault, I wasn’t looking where I was going.”
you said with a smile.
“Well, I wasn’t either.” he smiled back at you , showing his
impressive tusks and started helping you with collecting your things
from the ground. Picking up the wrappers took you some time and you
were mortified. He gave you the book, and glanced at the remaining
candy in your basket. He didn’t comment on it but smiled at you.
“Sorry again, have a nice day.” You turned around to continue
walking but when you looked back after a few steps, he was still
there, looking after you with a strange expression. You flushed and
kept walking.
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