Tinka Mentessi's Story

Tinka climbed out her second story wind and scaled down the roof until her feet landed on the ground over the past year she had become quite good at sneaking out to meet with her boyfriend. There was a small lake on the out skirts of the town and when the moon was high they always meet up there. It was private and beautiful. They had started coming here a few months after they starting seeing each other and it had just become their spot. Little did she know though tonight her brother was awake, and he had seen her dash across the backyard and out of curiosity he followed his little sister all the way across town to the old lake?

Her natural hair was tied up in a messy ponytail and she wore a black sun dress, summer was coming to end, but it was still warm enough for the dress. She paused and took a deep breath she had run most the way and she was out of breath. When she calmed her breathing she walked to the old willow tree, it’s branches touching the ground making a curtain of privacy once you stepped through the branches. A smile danced across her lips as she set her purse at the trunk of the tree and sat against the trees trunk waiting for Ethan to get there. She couldn’t wait to be wrapped in his arms again, the world seemed to stop whenever they were together and she couldn’t picture life without him, somehow she knew he was the one. If only she could convince her father and brother she thought as she waited.

Ethan had scaled down the fire escape of his crap apartment that he shared with his mother and brother, and was now on his way to meet the love of his life. As he walked through the streets, he looked around at where he knew all those old drug dealers and gambling places were. He hadn't touched any of it since Tinka came and saved him. He hadn't needed any sort of artificial rush when he had the real thing in his life. Now he mainlt scanned the streets to see if there was any danger. Living in the slums was a constant threat to your life. Even if you weren't in the shady deals, you couldn't get hit in the crossfires of one. He hurried along on his way. He had to get to Tinka. And he knew he would, just like every other time that the moon was high in the sky. Imagining her face in that moonlight... He began to walk faster.

Before he knew it, he had made it to their little spot, and was pulling apart the leaves of the old willow tree, ducking his head inside. As soon as he spotted her, a smile lit up his young face and he ran to her, falling to his knees in front of her and scooping her up into his arms, holding her tight to him. He buried his face into her neck as he held her tighter, inhaling deeply, enjoying her scent even. He gently kissed the base of her neck. "Have I told you lately that you're beautiful?" He whispered to her, keeping her in his embrace.