She asked. I looked her in the eyes and said “Can you believe that I have never even had a girlfriend? There’s never been anyone like you. No one has ever made me feel anything that mattered.” I had managed to tell her all of this as we had arrived at the Eckles house and I parked the jeep. “I’m from Transylvania. I have an older brother that you unfortunately have met. He is very much like your father. He wants me to not be here or apart of your world. I was raised by Mihial in the Carpathian Mountains. I was home schooled for many years. When I became of age, I ran from home and enrolled as a foreign exchange student here. Your Mountains here remind me a bit of home so I thought it would not be as lonely if I came here. So far I have not been lonely, mostly thanks to you.” She smiled. “What happened to your parents? If you don’t mind me asking?” I was desperately hoping I wasn’t pushing her too far with my questions.
