Cupid's Journey of Love and Life
Chapter 1: Un-Requited
Amadea had always felt left out in the world.
She felt different that everyone else.
She wanted to see the woods, not stay at home and learn to sew. She wanted to learn how to fire a rifle, not learn how to cook. She wanted adventure, not stability.
Her best friend knew this.
Jack.
The man who she foolishly fell in love with.
The man who she knew was meant for her.
She knew that there is a powerful, instantaneous feeling deep inside her telling her that she knew who Jack was at their first meeting.
She felt… Put together.
Like a part of her had always been with Jack.
She had always loved the fun and laughter that anyone could see in his dark amber orbs. The way he made the world look so much brighter no matter what was happening. The way that the wind would blow his hair into a warm brown mess.
She was head over heels in love with her best friend Jack.
'Ok this is it Amadea, your only shot to tell Jack how you feel.' Amadea told herself as she waited for her best friend in the woods knowing what would happen if the feelings were not returned.
Her parents had told her this morning that she would be married to a man in a nearby town in summer if she didn't find a man who would take her as his wife by the end of the week.
She knew that the only man she would be happy with was Jack, so she knew that she had to hope that maybe Jack loved her too.
As she waited in the forest she played with her hair, blue eyes looking around nervously for the amazing man who owned her heart.
Suddenly darkness covered her vision as she felt the breath of someone behind her.
"Jack! What are you doing!?" Amadea asked knowing immediately that only her best friend would do something like this.
"Trying to have some fun here with you Amadea." Jack said as he took his hands away from Amandea's eyes and moved around to let her see him as her put his hands behind his head and looked at her curiously. "So why did you want to talk."
"Ummm… Well I…." Amadea felt very nervous now that she saw Jack standing right in front of her and the mean words of the other kids flooded her mind.
'Look at little miss ugly over there'
'Wow look at that nose it's so big!'
'Hahaha she can't do anything right.'
'Amadea the loser, Amadea the stupid, Amadea the ugly girl who will never get a man.'
Suddenly Amadea felt a hand on her shoulder as a concerned voice spoke. "Hey are you ok Amadea"
Gathering up all the courage she had Amadea opened her eyes at looked deep into Jack's dark amber eyes. "I have something very important to tell you Jack, so I need you to listen well."
She took in a deep breath and took a few steps back from Jack.
"I lo-"
BANG
As the gunshot went off Amadea could feel the life fading from her body.
The pain.
The pain took over till it was all she could feel and as she fell forward she saw Jack and knew that her life was over.
Her life was over and she never got to tell the one person that she loved him.
She would never know his answer.
As darkness took over Amadea felt as if everyone had been right and that she was just Amadea the ugly girl who will never get a man.
The pain vanished and Amadea felt like she was floating in a pool of darkness never to awaken and see the light ever again.