A/N : Hi everyone ! :). I'm coming with my first Derena story. I'm not very sure about where I'm going as it's just the beggining, but I'm working on it :p. The story is related with what happened in the tv show, like all happened on screen, happened too in my story.
Anyway, here's the prologue ! Enjoy :).
2012
Daniel Humphrey was sitting at his computer, working on some essay he had started days ago. "All done'' he exclaimed when typing the last point.
It took him a moment to remember he was alone. ALL alone. His sister had left home years ago, minding her own business at her fashion school. It was not far at all from New York, but she was so busy and seeing her once a month was already an achievement.
His dad, tired of the stressful and problems-bringing city, had left one month ago for Africa, after a painful divorce affair. He needed 'to experience real life, not all this drama and pretending', as he said.
So there was Dan, in his flat in Brooklyn. After two years of studying drama arts at university, he decided to give it up to dedicate all his time to writing. Those were hard times, but it was his passion after all. It wasn't enough to pay the bills though, so he had a half-time job as a waiter, in a Manhattan café.
Dan looked-up at his watch. 'Dammit, 3pm already.' He grabbed his black jacket, checked out his curly hair, and rushed out. His work usually started at 3:15, and he was to stay until 10. But he couldn't complain, it was already a miracle that he has had this opportunity.
'Hey Mary !' he screamed at her employer when entering the little café. She was obviously busy with some paper work, and so focused that she didn't even seem to notice Dan.
He grabbed his apron, ready to welcome clients. It was a monday afternoon, so nobody showed up until 5 pm. As he was doing the washing-up, in order not to die of boredom, he heard the door opening, quickly followed by a voice saying 'hi?'. A woman's voice. A familiar voice. Dan couldn't believe is ears. She had left after all, hadn't she ? Telling himself that he was imagining things, he left the kitchen for the main room.
All he saw first was blond curly hair, and high-heels. The woman was on the phone, staring at the outside. She hung up, then turned back, and Dan's heart skipped a beat.
'Serena.'
At the sigh of this face, it felt like all the past was hitting him all of a sudden; the last time they met, the first time they kissed, all the promises, all the disappointments, everything.
Serena couldn't believe her eyes. She stood still, staring at Dan's face, her mouth half-opened.
'I thought..I thought you were gone. You said you'd never come back. You gave up on me.' he was shaking. The thought of all he went through the last two years, because of her, was making him so weak at the moment. Did she believe she could just show-up like nothing happened ?
Serena was still not talking. He saw her eyes filling with tears.
'Dan...'
A/N : Let me know what you think ! :)
