Always with you

Author's note: Okay, this is the first time I am giving an actual shot at writing a fanfiction inspired by the beautiful movie and book, "Me before you". This story takes place in an alternate universe where Lou and Will's paths cross before the accident.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Me before you and the story. They are the wonderful creations of the amazing author Jojo Moyes. All I own is the plot of this fanfiction.

Prologue

Louisa's Perspective

It was a vibrant day in our small town where the sun was soaring high in the sky with all it's scorching might. Like any other day, I found myself deeply engrossed in my work of serving food at the Buttered Bun and making small chat with our customers. What attracted me about this place was the freedom it gave me to interact with all kinds of people who came here and some of them also happened to be ordinary people like me who at times shared their stories with me. I was making juice for a customer and my concentration wavered at the sound of a pair of feet getting hurriedly into our cafe as if he had very little time on his hands for his own self. When I was done with my juice, I called another waitress and asked her to serve the juice to the customer so that I could go and attend to our new customer's needs

When I approached him, he slowly lifted his head to look up at me from his expensive Smart-phone that cost more than my months' wages. I was instantly struck by the exquisite structure of his face and how every bone in his face was immaculately carved. There was a slight twinkle of amusement in his eyes as he slowly took in my colorful and vibrant outfit. He had that annoying look that seemed to tell me, " Oh God, How can some grown woman dress like a child." After about half a minute of staring, he finally said, "One Expresso and some muffins will do." As I took his orders, I realized that I had a silly smile stretching from both ends of my cheeks that really seemed to give him a sense of my goofiness.

As I prepared what he ordered, I stole a furtive glance across the cafe his way. I saw that he was typing quite aggressively in his smartphone. His physical appearance indicated that he belonged to an affluent family with quite a fortune. As I was nearing the end of preparing his orders, I managed to snap out of the redundant mundane musings of my mind. So, I went up to him and placed the delecious delicacies on his table. He thanked me and looked at me in a way that told me to keep standing in front of him util he was done. Out of nowhere he asked, " What is your name?" I replied with a toothy grin, " I am Louisa Clarke. But people who know me mostly call me Lou." He questioned, " Do you work here all day?" " Doesn't it get tiring to keep standing in one place and keep asking different people the same questions?" I was pretty taken aback by his boldness and the sort of questions that a stranger normally doesn't delve into in the first meeting. Trying to be as professionally diplomatic as possible, I replied, "Well, people have keep on doing their jobs no matter how tiresome they might get at times."

After he finished easting, he thanked me in the earnest way possible for keeping him comapany and paid me quite a handsome tip. It was more than I could imagine from any customer that I received at this cafe. As more customers started to pour in, I found my mind drifting to the strange pair of blue eyes the mysterious customer had. Even though I didn't know his name, his manner of dealing with me made quite an impression upon me. As my day's work came to an end, I started for home.

When I reached home, my mother came up to me and told me that Granddad won two entrance tickets to the castle that was just located on the other side of our house. But, I was no stranger to the grandeur amd affluence of the Traynors even though I knew next to nothing about them. I remembered vaguely someone telling me that they had a son and a daughter. I would be lying If I told you I didn't want to go to the castle. But , the maze of the castle still haunted me in my dreams, leaving deep scarred memories that to this day stabbed deep within me. So, I requested Treena to accompany me to the castle on Sunday. Initially, she refused me but gradually she relented to explore the castle with me.