Underestimated Retribution

Chapter 55: The Beginning and The End

Time flew by in a flash, and evening descended upon them. The place was starting to fill up with customers looking to get a quick dinner before heading home from work. The quiet and tranquility that they had enjoyed when the crowd was less had been rudely snatched away from them.

“I think we should get going,” Charlie suggested and rose up to his feet.

They stepped out of the restaurant and on to the street, only to be welcomed by a gust of cold winds. A family of dark clouds had covered up the sky, blocking out the orange light of the setting sun.

“Would you look at that,” Charlie shook his head with a smile and turned to find her shivering slightly.

“Here you go,” he took off his jacket and hung it over her shoulders.

“Thank you,” Jennet hugged the jacket tightly, looking away to hide her blush at the gesture.

They walked on in silence, comfortable with enjoying each other’s company. Jennet got so comfortable in fact, that she failed to notice how far they had walked, when she noti