The Alley

I had no idea where I was going, or what I was going to do ounce there, but I did know that it was something important. Speeding up my walk to a brisk trot, I felt the urge to turn a sharp corner. Whipping around it, I could feel something hold me in place. I was in a small alleyway, its sides marked colorfully with very old graffiti and a chipped mural. The other end of the alley turned a sharp left and kept going, I couldn't see the out. There I stood, not knowing where I was or why I was there, but knowing that it was going to be big. I hurt footsteps coming toward me at a slow pace, as if they were not sure where to go. I decided to move in the direction of the sound. As I turned the corner I found myself face to face with a very beautiful woman. We both stopped and stared at each other. We stood there for quite some time, neither wishing to break the silence, then the words started pouring out of my mouth like water out of a faucet. Questions of who she was and why was she here burst forth. Realizing that she was talking and I should probably shut my mouth, I did just that. But the problem was that she had come to the same conclusion as I had and had promptly closed those beautiful rubies that made up her mouth. A moment of silence, then the same thing happened, we stopped talking and more silence. She giggled. I nodded my head, giving her the go ahead to talk. Blushing, she asked me in a sweet tone, that seemed to melt my heart who I was and what I was doing there. I gave my name, bending in a bow, and stated the obvious. "I truly have no idea why I'm here, I just... felt like I should be here." I said, slightly sheepish looking her straight in the eyes, then without much thought I asked "And you, why are you here" She turned away and then back, now slightly red in the face. "I'm...well you see...oh dear...ummm...well, you see I'm lost." she looked at me when she said the last part, sending shivers up my spine. I was awestruck, but only for a few seconds, then my tour guide instincts kicking in. "Well, where do you want to go" I said, sounding an awful lot like the Cheshire cat. She explained her situation, including that she was new to the area and had no idea where to go, she also explained that the direction that she was given weren't at all specific. I smiled and suddenly found that I knew where she needed to go. I grabbed her hand and explained that I knew just the place. She let her hand be taken and followed me down the alley and out into the city. We walked about two blocks and found where she wanted to go. "Oh thank you," she cried and standing on her tippy-toes gave me a kiss on the cheek, I watched in slo motion as she entered the store and left me, stunned, on the sidewalk.