[ WP ] A young man gains super powers at the age of 16 , but he discovers his powers slowly drain the life of whomever he loves . To avoid hurting anyone he becomes a loner . Years later , he is having lunch at a diner alone when the most beautiful girl he 's ever seen walks in .

Small towns never ceased to amaze Colt. The kindness and cordiality between the residents and absolute strangers was always kind of mindblowing to him. In a way, it was how he was able to stay sane. Given his... condition, Colt could never really get close to anybody. Small town's were a small comfort in his lonely existence. Out here, he could pretend like he was best friends with the waitress, or have a conversation with a random guy at the bar like he was an old acquaintance he had n't talked to in years. 
 
 As Colt sipped his coffee, he looked out the window across the hot, dry, and barren landscape. There really was n't much out there to see, just dead grass and twisted trees. However, he was still in awe of it. Despite it's emptiness, there was still a power behind it that he was drawn to. He heard a jingle of bells at the door, and turned to see who may be his new friends for the afternoon. 
 
 His jaw dropped. A woman walked through the door, absolutely radiant. Her auburn hair hung to her shoulders, shining in the early afternoon glare. Her wide smile is the kind seen only people who have an inner joy that brings up everyone and everything around them. But most of it all, it was her eyes. The way they seemed to whisk away any worry or care, and made a person feel incredibly at ease. She was the most beautiful person he had ever seen, and he had not seen her in a decade. 
 
 Colt avoided eye contact, and hunched over his coffee. He knew the consequences. He could n't let this happen again. Not with her. He looked around and tried to plan his escape. 
 
 `` Colt?'' 
 
 He froze at the sound of the quiet voice near his shoulder. He turned, slowly, to face her. 
 
 `` Marie... I, uh, did n't realize you lived here'' 
 
 Colt cast his eyes down, and noticed a golden glimmer on her left hand. A ring. 
 
 `` Colt, you should stay for awhile, we should talk'' 
 
 He looked pleadingly up into her wonderful eyes, now marred by a sadness that he had only seen once before. 
 
 `` You know I ca n't do that.'' 
 
 Colt got up, and looked at her, but then turned and left abruptly. He had no place staying her, he could n't let it happen again. He could n't put her in danger again. 
 
 Back in the diner, Marie sat down and watched him go. As the tears began to flow, she took the ring off and felt the engraved C & M on the inside. Logically she knew he could never return to her. But she would n't let him go. Could n't let him go.
