An Encounter || Fitchell
Aiden rose his eyebrow, âThatâs it? How is that it?â He pointed to one of the many paintings on the wall, âYou canât just say âart thingâ to that! I am not just being biased because I like you, you are seriously good.â He said, picking up a tube of paint, looking at the name color, seeing âapplesauceâ. Aiden internally laughed at the name, suddenly curious about the different paints. His mother bought him a whole art kit for his birthday once, and he ended up just painting on himself. âI think youâre good at everything art, wouldnât be surprised if you drew a line and itâd be beautiful.â He joked, as he proceeded to wipe paint that he had gotten on his hands onto his pants. âI think my pants are ruined.â He pouted, going back to looking through the book.
âWait, so that means youâll actually do it?â He beamed, closing the sketch book. He had wanted to do something like this, actually use his photography to help somebody. âI can come over with my camera and some white sheets to make it all nice and neat of course and I can call some of my friends that do all that website graphic shit, oh this will be so cool.â He rambled, looking around, ideas passing through his brain. He didnât mind how much his excitement showed, he really wanted to help her, she had the talent to be shown and to be admired. Standing up, he walked closer to her as she talked, âAnd so did your talent.â He joked, âAre you going to school for just art or is it just a minor because youâre getting some boring, life draining major like law. Though.. youâd be good at law, youâre very.. poker faced and your beauty could distract the other lawyers as you smash it and win the case.â He laughed, messing with a brush, letting it run across his palm.Â
At this point, Veronica was unsure if he was saying all of these nice things because he meant it or because he wanted to get into her pants. âWellâthanks, I guess.â She shrugged crossing his arms as he looked at her paint collection. It was no secret that she was a bit of a hoarder when it came to her art supplies. âWill you ever be done complimenting my work?â She asked, genuinely curious if he ever would. Once he ruined his jeans, she couldnât help but laugh, âI wouldnât say theyâre ruined, just a lot more colorful than before.â Ronnie spoke simply, tugging a loose strand of hair behind her ear. âBesides, you signed an imaginary waiver when you broke into my apartment. Iâm not responsible for any clothes ruined in here.â
She couldnât help but find how adorable he was when he got excited. âYeah, I guess I will. To be honest, Iâm surprised that you brought your cat and not your camera.â Ronnie said, suddenly feeling something brushing against her legs. She looked down to see the cat, and with a small smile she simply picked it up. The cat pressed up against the girl, enjoying her presence. Her attention went back to Aiden, laughing at his question. âMy parents wouldâve loved it if I went into law, but no, I major in art and I minor in art therapy.â She answered, mindlessly petting the cat as it purred. âI get that a lot though, I donât exactlyâŚsmile a lot.â








