* The kiss

I was looking at a blank canvas.

My inspiration had vanished! I had too much going on my mind.

How was I going to help my mother with her criminal charge?

This thought had been hunting me for weeks.

Today was the day.

I put my brushes aside and dressed myself. At 9:30 o'clock I was at 'The Poet' expecting Michael, the lawyer my friend Laura had recommended. Finally, at 10:00 o'clock, when I was thinking about leaving, he showed up.

"You're late" - I said.

There were no excuses or appologies.

He started talking about my mother's case and what the worst scenario could be, but his dark blue eyes kept observing me, distracting me.

Then we started talking about ourselves, putting my mother's charge aside, and seduced ourselves.

We were numbed!

I said I had to go. He said that he had found me and now he wouldn't let me go. I argued thar we had met eachother only for a few hours. He said it didn't matter.

"How long does it take to be in love?" he asked me.

I was speachless.

Then, without a warning, he grabbed my arm and kissed me.

It was raining and I left 'The Poet'.

"It had been love since the first moment". I had finally realised it.

And that answer dissolved with the rain.

Written by Vanessa Oliveira