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Sapphire Heart: Chapter One
A young woman with two bags of luggage in one arm and two more dragging behind her slowly makes her way up the stairwell, her suitcases roughly slamming into each step. She angrily groans all the way up the stairs
"Damn, stupid elevators, what a day for them to be out of order."
Suddenly her grip falters, *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* one suitcase and half of the other lands at the bottom of the stairs. Panties, bras, and socks of all different colors paint the steps. Serena just stares furiously at the scene before her,
"Goddamn, piece of junk"
She sets down what's left in her arms and viciously starts to pick up her clothes, muttering curses the entire time.
Finally she gets everything situated and continues on with her quest. Serena reaches her destination in one piece; her luggage however is another story.
"Ahhh, that's the last of it, thank God!"
She looks around at her new apartment, she has just a little more work to do before it's finished. The living room has light blue carpet with pale blue walls that have little painted butterflies randomly scattered about. The entertainment center sits against the farthest wall back, the black leather sofa to the left with a coffee table in front, and the matching loveseat across.
There is a sliding glass door that opens onto the balcony, since she is eight stories up the view is beautiful, she can almost see the entire city. A small counter/bar separates the living room from the petite kitchen and dining room. There is a small hallway across from the front door that leads to the bathroom and bedroom. She had already set up the furniture a week before and now all she has to do is unpack her clothes.
After her parents' death, her house was repossessed by the bank for she couldn't afford the house payments and with no living relatives to help her out there was nothing she could do. Her parents had left her a good amount of money, which is how she could afford the new apartment and furniture.
"Ahhh, finally done," Serena sighs as she plops down on the sofa.
"Heh, and it only took two hours."
She looks down at her watch which reads six thirty. 'Do I really want to cook tonight?' She thinks.
"Nah, I'll just go out tonight. but where?.... Oh I know, I can go to that Crown Arcade place, they've got food there."
She gets up, walks over to the door and slips on her shoes.
"Alright, I'm all set.you know I really need to stop talking to myself, I'm gonna start creepin' people out."
She walks out the door softly chuckling to herself, she had almost reached the stairwell when she heard the cheery ding of the elevator.
'No way 'screams her mind,' have you got to be kidding me.' Sure enough three people casually exit from the newly repaired elevator.
"Grrrrrrr, why couldn't have you worked before?" she mumbles as she gets on the elevator.
Just as the doors are about to shut a shoe promptly stops them. The doors slide back open and a man with dark hair and blue eyes steps in, 'Talk about tall, dark, and handsome' whispers her mind.
Darien has already had a miserable day and has a feeling that tomorrow is going to be worse. Tomorrow he starts his first day of student-teaching, for six months he gets to observe, help, and occasionally take over a class.
Since before he can remember he has always wanted to be a teacher and for him to do that he has to student-teach, college requires it. But he doesn't want to think about all of that right now, all he wants to do is eat.
Stepping onto the elevator he sees this beautiful girl with two meatball shapes on top of her head. 'I've never seen her around here before, she must be new.'
Out of nervous habit Serena starts to play with the ring on her middle finger, the ring that her mother had given to her for her sixteenth birthday, it is a gold band with a sapphire in the shape of a heart in its center, and two small adorning diamonds on each side. Of all of her possessions this is the most precious to her, she never parts with it.
'Stay calm, stay calm, and please don't let him say anything, please.' this repeats in her mind over and over again.
After a minute or two, she glances up to find him just staring at her expectantly, 'did he say something? Why is he looking at me like that?' For five minutes there is nothing but the deafening sound of awkward silence ringing throughout the elevator.
Flashbacks of her parents' deaths flip through her mind as tears begin to fill her eyes and fear constricts her heart. Blinking rapidly to keep the tears from spilling over, she begins to toy with her ring more aggressively.
*Ding*
At first Serena didn't know what the sound was, but as soon as the doors opened she realized that they had stopped. Keeping her eyes on the ground she pushes past the man and practically runs into the street.
Darien stares after the girl with a look of pure confusion plastered on his face, "Jeeze, all I did was say 'hi'" He shrugs his shoulders, gets into his car, and heads off toward the Crown Arcade.
The entire ride all he could think of was the look on that girl's face, her actions had bewildered and somewhat disturbed him. She had acted as if he tried to attack her or had asked her to do something distasteful.
Serena, who was almost at the arcade, was also trying to comprehend what had happened in the elevator. 'Why did I freak out like that? I thought I was over this; I just need to move on, I mean the guy didn't even do anything and I acted like he was some type of beast or someth.'
*Wham*
Serena abruptly hits a solid object and falls onto the cement.
"Are you alright?" a deep male voice asks.
Serena, who is still taken aback by the sudden impact doesn't even look up. After the man helps her up she opens her mouth to apologize but nothing comes out, 'Oh my God, it's him, the guy from the elevator.'
For a second she just gazes into his sapphire eyes, and then she finally finds her voice. "I am SO sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." Quickly she realizes that she is holding his hand and snatches it out of his grasp, a faint blush tints her fair skin.
"Don't worry; from the looks of it you got the worst of our collision." Darien then smiles at the girl, who in return smiles back.
"I'm Darien Taylor", as soon as their eyes meet, a jolt of, what felt like, electricity traveled through their entire bodies.
"It's nice to meet you Darien, I'm Serena Garrison."
Sapphire Heart: Chapter One
A young woman with two bags of luggage in one arm and two more dragging behind her slowly makes her way up the stairwell, her suitcases roughly slamming into each step. She angrily groans all the way up the stairs
"Damn, stupid elevators, what a day for them to be out of order."
Suddenly her grip falters, *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* one suitcase and half of the other lands at the bottom of the stairs. Panties, bras, and socks of all different colors paint the steps. Serena just stares furiously at the scene before her,
"Goddamn, piece of junk"
She sets down what's left in her arms and viciously starts to pick up her clothes, muttering curses the entire time.
Finally she gets everything situated and continues on with her quest. Serena reaches her destination in one piece; her luggage however is another story.
"Ahhh, that's the last of it, thank God!"
She looks around at her new apartment, she has just a little more work to do before it's finished. The living room has light blue carpet with pale blue walls that have little painted butterflies randomly scattered about. The entertainment center sits against the farthest wall back, the black leather sofa to the left with a coffee table in front, and the matching loveseat across.
There is a sliding glass door that opens onto the balcony, since she is eight stories up the view is beautiful, she can almost see the entire city. A small counter/bar separates the living room from the petite kitchen and dining room. There is a small hallway across from the front door that leads to the bathroom and bedroom. She had already set up the furniture a week before and now all she has to do is unpack her clothes.
After her parents' death, her house was repossessed by the bank for she couldn't afford the house payments and with no living relatives to help her out there was nothing she could do. Her parents had left her a good amount of money, which is how she could afford the new apartment and furniture.
"Ahhh, finally done," Serena sighs as she plops down on the sofa.
"Heh, and it only took two hours."
She looks down at her watch which reads six thirty. 'Do I really want to cook tonight?' She thinks.
"Nah, I'll just go out tonight. but where?.... Oh I know, I can go to that Crown Arcade place, they've got food there."
She gets up, walks over to the door and slips on her shoes.
"Alright, I'm all set.you know I really need to stop talking to myself, I'm gonna start creepin' people out."
She walks out the door softly chuckling to herself, she had almost reached the stairwell when she heard the cheery ding of the elevator.
'No way 'screams her mind,' have you got to be kidding me.' Sure enough three people casually exit from the newly repaired elevator.
"Grrrrrrr, why couldn't have you worked before?" she mumbles as she gets on the elevator.
Just as the doors are about to shut a shoe promptly stops them. The doors slide back open and a man with dark hair and blue eyes steps in, 'Talk about tall, dark, and handsome' whispers her mind.
Darien has already had a miserable day and has a feeling that tomorrow is going to be worse. Tomorrow he starts his first day of student-teaching, for six months he gets to observe, help, and occasionally take over a class.
Since before he can remember he has always wanted to be a teacher and for him to do that he has to student-teach, college requires it. But he doesn't want to think about all of that right now, all he wants to do is eat.
Stepping onto the elevator he sees this beautiful girl with two meatball shapes on top of her head. 'I've never seen her around here before, she must be new.'
Out of nervous habit Serena starts to play with the ring on her middle finger, the ring that her mother had given to her for her sixteenth birthday, it is a gold band with a sapphire in the shape of a heart in its center, and two small adorning diamonds on each side. Of all of her possessions this is the most precious to her, she never parts with it.
'Stay calm, stay calm, and please don't let him say anything, please.' this repeats in her mind over and over again.
After a minute or two, she glances up to find him just staring at her expectantly, 'did he say something? Why is he looking at me like that?' For five minutes there is nothing but the deafening sound of awkward silence ringing throughout the elevator.
Flashbacks of her parents' deaths flip through her mind as tears begin to fill her eyes and fear constricts her heart. Blinking rapidly to keep the tears from spilling over, she begins to toy with her ring more aggressively.
*Ding*
At first Serena didn't know what the sound was, but as soon as the doors opened she realized that they had stopped. Keeping her eyes on the ground she pushes past the man and practically runs into the street.
Darien stares after the girl with a look of pure confusion plastered on his face, "Jeeze, all I did was say 'hi'" He shrugs his shoulders, gets into his car, and heads off toward the Crown Arcade.
The entire ride all he could think of was the look on that girl's face, her actions had bewildered and somewhat disturbed him. She had acted as if he tried to attack her or had asked her to do something distasteful.
Serena, who was almost at the arcade, was also trying to comprehend what had happened in the elevator. 'Why did I freak out like that? I thought I was over this; I just need to move on, I mean the guy didn't even do anything and I acted like he was some type of beast or someth.'
*Wham*
Serena abruptly hits a solid object and falls onto the cement.
"Are you alright?" a deep male voice asks.
Serena, who is still taken aback by the sudden impact doesn't even look up. After the man helps her up she opens her mouth to apologize but nothing comes out, 'Oh my God, it's him, the guy from the elevator.'
For a second she just gazes into his sapphire eyes, and then she finally finds her voice. "I am SO sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." Quickly she realizes that she is holding his hand and snatches it out of his grasp, a faint blush tints her fair skin.
"Don't worry; from the looks of it you got the worst of our collision." Darien then smiles at the girl, who in return smiles back.
"I'm Darien Taylor", as soon as their eyes meet, a jolt of, what felt like, electricity traveled through their entire bodies.
"It's nice to meet you Darien, I'm Serena Garrison."
