An unkown start (III)

Finally, she took the risk and she turned her head being able to watch what she hadn't expected . She stared at man's big blue eyes surrounded by some wrinkles. Due to his voice, she had thought he could be a younger  but now, when their faces were only separated for a few metres, her mind travelled to the last summer, to the day when she discovered an old photograph of a man who had the shape and color of her eyes, that rainy day of August when her very old and ill grandmother told her the truth.

''What are you doing here?, Are you lost?''

The man insisted again. She ignored for a moment that bitter memory which was still doing echo in her mind and passed her tongue over her cracked lips.

''Yes, I'm new here and I don't know how to....Eh...Could you...Could you say me where I can find the Rosemary's camp?''

The man looked at her and knitted his brows.

''Are you sure you are okay?, you look a bit nervous''.

The young girl suddenly realised she had been swinging her body without stopping.

''Yes, I'm okay'' She answered putting her hands on the pockets of her coat.

''Well,  I will show you the path, I'm Henry, What's your name?'' He smiled widely.

''Anna, Anna Hamilton''

The man's face seemed to change the expression for a second but then he smiled again.

'' It's something strange to find someone here at Christmas night, What brings you here?''

Anna didn't know how to avoid answering. That man was a complete unknown, she had to be very careful about what she could tell him.

''I'm an student, I was given a scholarship so I used it to travel''

''What an uncommon choice!  I wouldn't travel to a place like that if I had had your opportunity''

The old man's questions were making her feel more and more anxious as the minutes were passing.