Meetup on Erie

[Byron]

Solomon Waterfalls, Planet Erie - Late Afternoon

With the sun slowly beginning to set on the horizon, only occasional shafts of sunlight could still make it through the crowns of the trees that stood on top of the cliff. The green of the plants that hung down from it and flattered in the softly blowing breeze formed a sharp, but beautiful contrast to the light blue of the water falling down into the shallow lake beneath. From afar, bird's twittering and the rush of the water, which smoothly blended into each other, could be heard, and ducks were swimming on the lake, quacking and simply minding their own business.

What a quiet and at the same time stunning place this was. and in no way comparable to the utterly lifeless and dead space she had got so used to over the weeks. It truly had a calming and also somehow comforting nature. At least that was what Elena instantly thought as she reached a hill, pausing for a few moments as she saw the waterfall, opening herself to the peace this place radiated. Whatever might have been her problems yesterday, both with her friends and with the officals, everything was just gone now, her being free of any thoughts.

On the edge of the lake Elena could recognize a lonely figure, sitting on a picnic blanket and apparently preparing a meal. The person, a man in his mid-20s, was well dressed, with a fashionable leather jacket as an eye catcher. As she saw him, she litteraly seemed to be fallen under a spell again, standing there for minutes, simply glancing at him. It made her drunk with joy, being able to watch John for a few moments without him noticing her. He seemed to be so calm, not a single hint of him being nervous or anything. Remarkable, given the fact that Elena had to stay extremely concentrated not to tremble all over the place. You could call her many things, but staying cool when she's about to have a date - that was most definitely not her.

Finally, she decided to walk up to him, trying not to step on the long dress she wore. It had been quite funny having to persuade Sarah to go on Manhattan with her to go shopping, and she hadn't in fact been the best company for those sort of activities, but nonetheless, it had been fun.

As she was coming nearer, John intuitively turned around and recognized her...