So sorry about such a short first chappy! I really hope you like! Like, really, really, REALLY!!!
Chapter Two, dedicated to:
Momo-chan12, for my first review on this story! I'll definitely read your story- looking forward to it after I finish this chappy. Enjoy!
The bench on Oak St. was occupied, four feet placed on the pavement in front of it. Nina crossed her legs and reached to pull her black pleated skirt down farther, because of the bitter cold. Her lacy red hair blew in the briskness of the mid-day.
The boy sitting next to her was around the same age, maybe a year older. His hair was strawberry-blonde, and not brushed so that it fell on his face like swan feathers. His face resembled that of a man, but a young boy was still there, shining in his hazel eyes. His jacket was black and he was wearing blue jeans. His arm was set around Nina's shoulders.
"Nina… I…" his words were blown away, and Nina sighed.
"I'm not sure I can go on. My parents, I'm sure, are very worried. And Lynn is probably at the bar. This is definitely beyond my usual medicine." Nina said back, no hesitation was set in her voice, but there was some fear.
"You mean movies and dark chocolate won't help?" The boy said, only half joking.
But Nina was beyond the laughing point. Ice had broken into her eyes. She wasn't about to let it melt. She wouldn't cry.
Then she stood up and brushed her skirt. Her eyes looked toward the boy's. Right into them. "Xander, I have to leave. I can never come back. It's not your fault, but it has to be done. Saralee won't be back, so the real me won't be back either. From this point on… I don't think I can take being in a relationship anymore. It's too hard. Sometimes I have needed a shoulder to lean on, but I need to start thinking for myself. I've saved a lifetime of allowance for something—and now I know what. Please don't call my name… I'll call yours when I'm ready.'" With that, she turned and ran away from her boyfriend, turning her back on what she had always known.
I bought a train ticket after our mini-funeral. I'm heading to a little apartment in Denver, Colorado. Nina silently planned the rest of her life in her head. There, I'll get a job at a coffee-shop, or something. I'll go to a high school after I have enough to pay tuition, so I can get a low-wage job until I'm old, and then I'll move to some retirement home or a ranch. Then my life will be over. There's no more to it than that.
Xander stood too, but he did nothing to stop her. He didn't know where she was going, but he knew that she was smart, and she would do well for herself. He couldn't think about his own happiness right now. Saralee had been his friend too, but only through Nina. He would probably lose touch with Lynn and her family now, just when they seemed to need it the most.
So, what do you think? Do you like it? Please review! I don't mind if it is negative, but if so, let it please be constructive, not just a total flame.