The love of the Sea
Anna stepped out of the cab at the docks of family's campany, Arendale shipping. Paying her fare, she grabbed her simple suitcase and made her way to the office. She adjusted her winder coat, scarf and large black sunglasses to accommodate the shore line wind.
When her parents died, when she was 16, her sister, Elsa, took over the family business at the age of 22. To any other 22 year old, that would have been a daunting task, but Elsa being a an actual genius rose to the occasion and now their company's net worth doubled in revenue and the company was looking to expand. Anna was proud of her. Now, at the age of 30, Elsa was voted one of the most successful women CEOs in the country by Fortune 500.
Anna had opted to go a different route to the family business, deciding to study oceanography and was just about to obtain her Ph.D from Florida State at the end of the Semester. However, right now, she home, taking advantage of the winter break to seek out Elsa. She suddenly found herself in a situation where she needed her sister to help her get over a situation by the name of Hans.
Lost in thought, Anna wasn't watching where she was going and soon found herself running into something hard and falling to the ground. Cursing her clumsiness, she looked up to see hazel eyes looking at her from underneath shaggy blond hair. They looked at her with concern.
"Oh, shit, are you ok miss?" He stretched out his hand to help her up. Lost in the handsome face before her, she took his hand and he easily pulled her up in one easy yank. "Are you hurt?"
Anna smiled at his kindness, "Oh, no, I'm fine. Just my ego is bruised. I'm sorry I walked into you. I'm super clumsily.
He chuckled as he seemed to be sizing her up. "What in the world is a pretty girl like you doing in a place like this?"
She gave him a sad half smile. "I wouldn't say I'm a pretty girl, but I'm looking for Elsa Dale."
He looked at her strangely, but then said. "Oh nice lady! I can show you where her office is if you'd like?"
"Thank you," she said, picking up her bag. "I haven't been here since she remodeled the place, so I don't know where the new office is."
The handsome stranger proceeded to take the bag out of her hands with his large left hand and then stuck out his right, "I'm Kristoff Bjorgman, I'm the captain of the S.S. Snow Queen."
Anna placed her hand in his and watching in amazement as he bent down to gently kiss it. She began blushing, "I'm Anna Arendale."
Kristoff's eyes widened. "Anna Arendale?! That means that Elsa's your sister. Oh, man right this way." He scurried her off to Elsa then quickly, while Anna smiled at the handsome man, anxious to see her sister.
"Yes babe, I'll be home early tonight at 7, so let's take her to Rollo's for dinner, ok? I love you." Elsa hung up the phone after talking to her husband, Frederick. She smiled at the picture on her desk of her, Frederick and their daughter, Ester. She had it all and she loved it. She hada great career, she had a husband who was the president of a rather large bank, she had a beautiful, three year old and her sister was due to get her Ph.D any day now. Life was definitely good for her family finally after so many years of struggle and sadness after her parents death.
There was a sudden knock on the door, "Come in," she yelled.
In walked her friend and top ship captain, Kristoff Bjorgman followed closely by a very familiar auburn haired sister of hers. "Anna!"
Elsa ran over to her sister and embraced her, "What are you doing here? I thoguht we weren't coming home."
"I wasn't," she heard her sister say. "But I had to. There's a problem."
"Should I go Elsa?" asked Kristoff not taking his eyes off Anna.
"Oh no Kristoff, please stay, I think we may need you, besides you're family," she turned to Anna with worry in her eyes. "Anna, what do you mean there's a problem?"
Anna sighed and took off the her huge glasses and scarf in one fluid motion. Both Kristoff and Elsa gasped at what they saw.
Anna's left eye was a complete black eye and swollen shut and there was a few stitches under her right eye and her neck had traces of bruising around her neck. A tear rolled down her cheek as she spoke in a broken voice, "A guy I went out with once is stalking me and two nights ago, he broke into my apartment and brutally beat me and raped me. I need help Elsa."
With that Anna collapsed into a blubbering heap as her sister fled to her side for comfort and the tall Captain just stared and felt his anger boil into a rage.
"Oh, Anna, my sweet, sweet Anna!" cried Elsa, "I am so sorry! Stay as long as you need and tomorrow I'm contacting our lawyer. I will make sure you get justice."
"What is the guy's name?" asked Kristoff as the two women, who seemed to forget his pressance, said.
Anna swallowed hard as her shaky voice came out, "Hans. Hans Westergård."