Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-32347114-20200228185505/@comment-44464716-20200303131432

Confused, I tell her, "I wanted to say, 'thank you'."

Her eyes widen and she smiles a little, as if she's never heard those words before. "Thank me? Why?"

"Well, there's the food you provided. But also, you did save my life back there; didn't you?"

Her face lowers. "I didn't save you; I nearly drowned you. I- I can't control my powers, as there's no one to help me. No one wants to help me..."

I sit down in front of her. "...Is there any way I could help?"

She turns away from me. "No; I've done enough to hurt you already. Just go away."

"But I want to help."

"Why?!"

"Because you need help."

At that, she agrees to let me stay with her for a while and help her wherever she needs it. Over the next couple of weeks, we grow a bit closer, and she begins to smile a lot more and get better control of her abilities.

One day, I'm doing the last but of repairs for a bridge that was damaged in the flood, when she approaches me, blushing.

"The bridge should be fixed now," I tell her as I set down my tools.

"You've been so kind and helpful. Thank you."

"No problem" I tell her, and I do mean it.

She shakes her head. "I feel I must repay you somehow..." She then grabs the belt of her kimono. "Do you... have anyone special?"

I shake my head. "No. Not really."

She then asks, "Would you like one?" as she removes her kimono. For a moment, I can only stand there, taking in her breathtaking beauty. Long story short, I end up needing to repair the bridge again...