michael

His name is Michael.

You're not sure how you know it, but you're sure it is.

It's something in the way he looks - the way he tilts his head, his chin pointing slightly to the side, the way he takes long steady steps as he enters the room, pushing the door shut on the rain, the way he sweeps a solemn eye over everything, and moves straight off to the right where the booth tables are.

Michael.

His shirt is black, the long sleeves ending in buttoned cuffs, the collar neatly pressed; black trousers and black shoes that glisten with moisture from the wet weather. His pale face and wiry figure are that of a boy of sixteen, but his eyes, a piercing onyx, tell you of a man who has seen life in its darkest and most sorrowful moments, a man who knows what it means to be truly strong, a man who is, as it seems, wise.

He sits, drumming his fingers on the table, lost, for a moment, in the music.

The girl is playing a song on the piano, singing softly...

Will you count me in

I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feeling like a child now
Cause every time I see you're bubbly face
I get the tinglies in a silly place

It starts in my toes and I crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes, I always know
You make me smile please stay for a while now
Just take your time, wherever you go

The rain is falling on my window pain
But we are hiding in a safer place
Undercover staying dry and warm
You give me feelings that I adore

Its starts in my toes, make me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes, I always know
You make me smile please stay for a while now
Just take your time, wherever you go

What am I gonna say
When you make me feel this way
I just... hmmmm......

And it starts in my toes makes me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes, I always know
You make me smile please stay for a while now
Just take your time, wherever you go

I've been asleep for a while now
You tuck me in just like a child now
Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth

It starts in my soul and I lose all control
When you kiss my nose, the feeling shows
Cause you make me smile
Baby just take your time now
Holding me tight....

Wherever, wherever, wherever you go
Wherever, wherever, wherever you go

He stares out the window. A small smile appears on his face.

[Song: Bubbly by Colbie Caillat]