Obstacles

"Lock the doors
We'll leave the world outside
All I've got to give to you
Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes when I couldn't see for
Parting my lips when I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me"

-Thank you for loving me, Bon Jovi

Chapter Three:

"So what happened at home?" he asked me, looking at me with worry. I did not reply. Avoiding his eyes, I turned to gaze at the scenery outside.

"It's pretty, huh?" he whispered, automatically dropping the subject when he sensed I did not want to speak about it. I nodded my head. Indeed, the spectrum of colours of the autumn leaves that littered the floor was a beautiful sight. The trees were bare now and the sky was clear. The wind trickled our faces and as he embraced me from behind and rested his head on the crook of my shoulders, I could not help thinking that at this very moment, everything was perfect.

Finally, after what seemed like eternity, I embraced him back and whispered.

"My father disowned me, and my mother is threatening to divorce him."

"What?"

I looked at his face, frozen in shock. Slowly, I started to feel the panic starting to bubble in me.

"He disowned me, Orpheus, and that means I cannot obtain a single penny from him now. I HAVE NO ALLOWANCE! Look at us! You're not employed, and so am I. What do we do from now on?" I wailed. "We have nothing now! Nothing!"

Tears started to escape my eyes, and I had difficulty speaking as the tears started clogging up my throat.

"We'll be fine." he reassured, his voicy shaky as he hugged me. "It'll be alright."

Wanting so much to believe in his words, I just nodded my head and embraced him, tears staining his clothes. Like a mantra, I keep chanting his words to myself.

"It'll be alright. It'll be alright. It'll be alright. It'll-"

"Yes it will." he interrupted me abruptly, "But if you don't lay down and rest soon, you won't be alright."

Hearing his firm voice, I knew that I had no room for arguement. Instead, I chose to stare at him as he slowly laid me down on the bed. He really was handsome! With brown wavy hair and striking blue eyes that could mesmerize anybody who saw it, he could easily get any woman into his pants. Reaching out to touch his face, I slowly traced the contours of his forehead all the way to his defined cheekbones. He smiled, enjoying my touch. I smiled back.

"Alright, playtime's over." he said, still smiling that oh-so-handsome smile of his, "Time to rest!"

Without arguing, I stopped playing with his face instantly and snuggled behind my covers. Drewing him in for one last goodnight kiss, I closed my eyes and let the darkness overcame me.