Pic1000: No Storm Can Separate Us

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Describe what you see

I see a dark cloudy sky above the Eiffel Tower.

Describe what you feel

I feel gloomy as I remembered what almost happened, but I'm glad it ended well.

My Story

I remember telling Philip my fiancé of 2 years that Paris would be one of our honeymoon destinations. He agreed of course to please me and I was so excited. A few months after we had that discussion, I again persuaded him to visit Paris with me. It would be a short trip of about two days. He saw the way my eyes sparked at the mere mention of Paris and I think he fell for my charms and agreed. One month later, in June,( I chose June because it's summertime) and I knew the weather would be clear and beautiful. So here we are, I and Philip on a plane heading to Paris. We arrived safely, got to our hotel lodged in, and rested for a while. We came downstairs when it was dinner time to have dinner and sightsee a little. I wanted us to have an early start of touring through Paris hence we did not stray too far from the hotel. Then came the morning, I had to wake Philip up because I was overly excited I was ecstatic. We quickly rushed through our morning routine and by 11am we were set for the tour. We rented a car and headed out, Philip asked me where our first stop should be and I replied the Eiffel tower with a huge grin plastered on my face, and off we went.

When we arrived at the Eiffel tower, it was a tremendous sight to behold. All the pictures I have seen of the Eiffel tower did not do justice. It was a sight to behold. As an adventurer, I wanted to do something bold and daring which was to climb the tower and experience its magic. Philip did not share my boldness at all and he did not agree to climb the tower. I took my time to convince him that was not going past the first floor and we would not be long. Finally, he agreed and I grabbed him whilst heading towards the stairs. It was a surreal experience when my feet touched the stairs and I began to climb. I guess Philip felt the same way for he held my hand lovingly and smiled deeply at me. We finally got to the first floor of the tower, we paused to take some pictures when I got a romantic idea. I brought out my mp3 player and connected it to my phone, then I clicked for the song " all of me by John Legend" to play and I asked Philip to dance. We chose to waltz and laugh at our clumsiness while doing the waltz. We were having so much fun and having a good time when suddenly we heard a rumble. At first, I thought it was Philip's tummy signaling time for lunch and so I let it go. The sound was heard again and this time around I poked my head out for a view and behold the sky suddenly turned dark.

One minute we were enjoying the Eiffel tower experience, the next moment, a great storm was upon us. I was devastated when Philip asked me to pack up our things so we can leave. I did as he said while still wishing that the weather would clear out. Philip urged me to hurry up and as soon as it looked like I was done, he grabbed me and we began hurrying down the stairs. We ran to the car, and from there we could see the storm in full swing, at the top of the tower. It looked as if it would swallow up the Eiffel tower.

Suddenly, I realized that I couldn't find my phone. I was shocked and annoyed because the phone meant a lot to me. Seeing how sad I was, Philip decided to go look for it. Already the dark clouds were becoming more and more gloomy, I could hear the sound of doors being shut and hurried footsteps of other tourists running to safety. Philip had already gone towards the tower, just to help me find my phone. My heartbeat increased when he hadn't come back for a great while. The storm was already breaking and kicking up dust, I could hardly see anything clearly beyond the dashboard of the car. I began to chew my nails as different thoughts of what might have happened to Philip flooded my mind. I tried my best to push them away but they kept crawling back into my mind. Now I had regrets, I wish I had never dragged Philip to Paris or the Eiffel tower. What would I do if anything happens to Philip?

I began to sob with tears streaming down my eyes and staining my cheeks. I had my head bowed and began to think of how to receive the news of doom in case anything happened to my fiance when suddenly I heard a knock, it was quick at first that I taught I imagined it. Then again I heard another knock this time around it was louder, I opened the door to the passenger seat and my eyes widened in shock and delight, as I beheld Philip hurrying into the car all in a disheveled state. I quickly hugged him close and he began to wonder why I was crying. I narrated my short ordeal to him here and he laughed before saying" it will take more than a storm to separate us on babe " and that was music to my ears". I kissed him in the car, a kiss to show how grateful I am for him staying alive and I knew he understood.

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