1 Chapter One
The New York City sun was raising high into the sky, stretching across the world, and creeping into many window's despite the blinds
covering them. The car horns could also be heard honking in the streets below, informing the still sleeping inhabitants that it was time to
awaken. In one apartment the suns rays were creeping into a darkened room, inching up a bed holding a single female being warm within
its sheets, and dreaming. The sun hit her face, as she groaned, and rolled over. She only wanted a few more minutes in her warm bed
before she had to get up and get ready for her life. Suddenly her phone rang, as she groaned again, and reached around her bed for the
annoying contraption. The ringing kept going, as she fumbled to grab the phone, and she heard a clunk. Sighing she threw the covers off
her, as she leaned over the edge of the bed, and finally found her phone. "Hello." She answered without looking at the number,
wondering who had called her at 7am. "Evangeline, hey how are you?" Evangeline sighed, regretting that she answered the phone, and
she said "Hi Brad, I'm good how are you?" "I'm great, in fact I'm in town for a couple of days, and I thought maybe we could hang out
today." Another sigh escaped her lips, as Evangeline shook her head, and said "Brad I'm busy today." Brad was Evangeline's child hood
friend who wanted more than friendship from her now, but he just wasn't Evangeline's type. "Come on, please! We haven't seen each
other for like a year, and you're telling me that you're too busy to spend lunch hour with your best friend." Evangeline rolled her eyes, as
Brad played the guilt card, and she bought it. "Okay fine, we can do lunch, where do you wanna go?" "Fabulous, how about we go to
the Grill on the Park around 1?" Evangeline could hear the excitement in his voice, as she sat up in her bed, and said "Okay, that sounds
good, but if you try anything I'm leaving." "Okay, see ya then." Evangeline nodded, as they hung up, and she went to get ready for
school.
After her shower Evangeline stood in front of her closet, trying to find her outfit for the day. She was wrapped only in a towel, as she
pushed past the hangers, and bit her bottom lip. She didn't want to give Brad the wrong idea when she saw him later that day, so she
pushed past all of her sexy tops, and was now looking through her skirts. Finally after what seemed like forever she picked out a nice
black knee length skirt, and a blue button blouse with a white camisole underneath. Evangeline sat at her kitchen table, as a feeling came
over her, and she looked around her apartment. She lived in a spacious three bedroom apartment near Central Park with her parents, it
had been there home for quite some time, they all worked hard to afford it, and she was happy to have it. It was nothing like the house
she had grown up in with her parents and siblings, but it was her home now. Her siblings had all gotten married and moved on, her
parents wanted something smaller, which lead to this New York apartment, and Evangeline knew that New York would always be her
city…she could never leave it. But for some reason Evangeline felt like after today she wasn't going to see her apartment for a very long
time. She shook those thoughts from her head, as she stood up, and made herself some breakfast. Evangeline finished getting ready, and
after putting her shoes on and grabbing her school bag and her coat she walked to her door. She shut off the final light, as she looked into
the dark and empty place, and her feelings that she wouldn't be back tonight overwhelmed her once again. "I'm just being silly."
Evangeline said to herself, as she shut and locked her door, and walked to the elevator. Inside the elevator Evangeline put her coat on, as
she buttoned the buttons, and was carried down from the 20th floor to the first floor. Evangeline walked out of the elevator and out of her
apartment building into the chilly September air, as she rubbed her arms, and she still couldn't shake the feelings she was having. She
shivered, as a chill raced up her spine, and she shook her head at the crazy thoughts. "Good morning Miss Turner, how are you?"
Evangeline smiled at Bobby the door man, he reminded her so much of her grandfather. "I'm wonderful today Bobby, how are you?" He
smiled, stepping out from behind his little podium, and said "Fabulous today, you look wonderful as usual. Do you need a cab this
morning?" Evangeline shook her head, as Bobby pulled his leather gloves tighter, and she said "No thank you Bobby, I think I'll walk
today. See you tonight." Bobby nodded, as he waved good bye, and said "Very well than, have a wonderful day and I will see you
tonight." Evangeline waved back, as she nodded in agreement, and said "Yes you will Bobby. Have a good day." He smiled, as she
turned, and began the walk to her college university.
Once in the school library Evangeline got to work on her paper, and she spent all morning trying to shake off the feeling that something
was going to happen to her. She was tempted to call Brad and cancel her lunch, but she decided not to, she wasn't gonna let some out of
place feeling control her life. She worked through her morning, researching everything she could think of for her paper, and she pushed
any thoughts about not coming back out of her head. Before she knew it the time was 12:30, time for her to go meet Brad, as she sighed
while quickly cleaning up, and she got ready to leave. Evangeline pulled her coat on, as she grabbed her bag, and walked towards the
park. "Good bye Miss Turner." The librarian said, as Evangeline smiled at her, and she said "I'll be back later." The librarian nodded, as
she went back to her work, and Evangeline walked through the double doors towards her fate.