#3 the first time

"Hey, we're going back. You coming?"

It's a routine we do at least once every week. After school on one of the days in the week, my friends and I would go to the usual park and just hang out. Most of the time, all of us would be doing our own thing. I would be sketching or writing and some of he others would be playing with their phones or laptops.

Although we don't really chat or talk that much, we just enjoy the company. It's the feeling of having your friends around that's nice. We had spent nearly two hours sitting and doing other random stuffs at the park.

"Nah, it's okay. You guys go ahead. I'll go back later."

"Okay, if you say so."

They all walked off, leaving me behind alone. I didn't mind being alone as I really like to cherish the moments I get for myself. My private time. All alone.

My eyes wandered around, looking at the people around me. Watching all sorts of antics. One after the other, my eyes landed on a familiar figure, sitting on the same tree every single time. He was of course, with his camera again. It had been nearly every day for the past week, I would see him on the same tree with his camera. God knows what he does up there.

"Watch out!"

I looked to my right and a frisbee was flying through the air, heading towards my direction. It was merely inches as I ducked my head and the frisbee flew above my head. 

The frisbee hit a tree and dropped on a pile of autumn leaves. 

"Ohmygod. I'm so sorry."

I looked back to where the frisbee and the voice came from. It was a girl, hair tied up and wore a jumper. She was fit and her skin was pale. I could see the guilt and regret in her eyes. I flashed a sincere smile as I waved it off.

"Nah, it's okay. I'm fine so it's no problem."

I could see the change in her expression. She was relieved. I dismissed her as she ran to the tree, the frisbee hit.

I returned my gaze to the tree far across me. The guy was still there with his camera. Just that, this time, it was directed towards my direction. His camera lens seemed to be focused in my direction. 

Pfft. Maybe he's just taking a picture of the tree I'm sitting under.

After clicking on the shutter button, I could see him lowering his camera as he looked at, most probably, the pictures he just took. Right after, he climbed down the tree. If I hadn't known better, I might have thought that he was some kind of spy. But what I did next, was just surprising.

I stood up and practically jogged towards the other tree. I was determined to reach him before I lost him. As I was nearly metres, I shouted at him.

"Hey!"

He paused in mid-action. I could see the hesitation before he turned around, facing me. The cool air was blowing as I stopped right in front of him, panting. Man, I sure need to workout more. Although it had been a week I've been seeing him around, this is the first time I've ever had the chance to finally see his face. 

His eyes were blue, not those typical blue eyes, but they were dark blue. If I didn't notice it, I would have thought that he had dark brown eyes, nearly black. His hair slightly long at the nape of his neck. It looked like he had run his fingers through them multiple times. They were dark brown, contrasting his white pale skin. His eyelashes obvious, sweeping across his cheeks as he blinks. 

It could really be love at first sight if I hadn't been so curious and mystified about him. He was the definition of gorgeous. But curiosity overtook my admiration as I stopped drooling over his looks and called on all my courage to face him.

He was looking at me with a quizzical expression plastered across his face. Well, I would be weirded out with myself too. 

"Um, hey."

No answer. 

A blank expression replaced his questioning one before. I couldn't even remember why I ran after him in the first place. 

"Nice camera."

Silence.

I was about to say something, like maybe introduce myself or something, but before I could say another word, he turned around and walked off, leaving me agape.

anis.