She has climbed the cherry tree just outside the backyard and was sitting on a branch for hours… carrying a lot of thoughts, they were never leaving her, she carried them always, just like a helmet. She counted 23 days since her family moved to France, eight days since she has met Alain, two days since she hasn’t seen him and a thousand unanswered questions…
- Tiens! Tu étais là ... Alain said, while climbing on the brunch beside her and continued: Que dans le monde pourrais tu faire ici?
- Voilà! Chloe said. Tu me chercais?
- Moi? Tes parents, se demandaient où tu était ...
Samantha and Geoff Gunn were not Chloe's parents. They were her aunt and uncle. She thought of mentioning that to him, but got carried away by the next thought of how, in return she knew nothing about him...
- Chloe, j'ai une question pour toi ... he said placing both his hands over hers.
- Oui?
- Voudrais-tu pratiquer l'anglais avec moi, parfois?
- Biensur ...
- Ah, oui? Ce serait tellement bien, si tu veux et si tu peux ...
- Hello, and how are you this fine evening, sir?
- I'm fine, and you? But you can do better ...
- Ok, I'll try ...
- Tu sais, it’s funny your name is Chloe…
- How come? she murmered.
- Well, long story short is that Chloe is my favorite name. When I was in kindergarden I liked a girl named Chloe and my little sister’s name is Chloe because of that.
- Really? I had no idea you had a sister…
- Yeah, and one time I went to a gypsy, you know a future teller as a joke with some friends and you know what she said?
- No, what?
- She said that one day I will meet a very pretty girl named Chloe… someone-
- That is so cheesy! Chloe gave her verdict. She then laughed and climbed down the tree, letting Alain know that their first English lesson was over and that she needed to head home for dinner. Stopping to look back just one more time, under Alain’s green eyes, Chloe walked feeling under some sort of a spell. With each step she took, she felt in this new way, an unknown feeling to her til that moment and that she couldn’t yet understand. But it felt sweet!
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