Chapter Four
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Gary's black bronco pulled into the parking lot of Macys department store. He turned off the engine and checked his watch. It was 8:45 AM.
Despite the cloudy weather, the sun struggled to peek through dark puffy clouds cutting through the haze of the frosty morning. It had stopped raining, and beads of water glistened on his windshield distorting his view. Gary clicked on the wipers to clear it just as a large woman rushed past with a young child in tow, and the two of them disappeared into the reflecting glass door of the department store.
It was early and most of the stores were just opening up for business. The paper had described a black Volkswagen Beetle as the type of car the woman had been driving. Gary scanned the parking lot which
was nearly vacant except for a few parked cars scattered about, none of them fitting the description. He blew out a nervous breath and glanced down at the paper again hoping for a change in the headline.
"Still there." he whispered, disappointed.
A few minutes later, a car pull up beside him. The sun reflected brightly off
side mirror and Gary had to squint to get a good look at the car. It was a black Volkswagen bug as described in the paper.
The door of the car swung opened and a young woman, stepped out. Judging from her appearance, Gary guessed her to be about the same age of the woman mentioned in the paper.
The brightness of the sun shining in Gary's eyes made it hard for him to see her face clearly. The woman must have sensed being watched because at that moment she looked over at him, her sparkling blue eyes meeting his gaze. She stared at him for a moment before quickly cutting her eyes away. For a brief second, Gary got the impression that the woman recognized him.
Smiling sweetly she closed the door to her little beetle the beep of the car alarm sounding as she walked away. She glanced back at him and smiled, her light brown hair blowing gently behind her as she walked towards the building.
There were two men entering the building at that same time, both of them almost tripping over each other trying to get the door for her.
Gary glanced around to see if anyone had noticed. Feeling abash for the two men he shook his head in disgust and glanced down at the paper again to see if anything had changed.
"It's her, " he murmured looking over at the car again, "Volkswagen Bug."
The woman smiled as the men held the door open for her.
Without so much as a thank you, she walked on, leaving the two men standing there grinning stupidly.
When she was quite a distance from the entrance, the woman turned back to peer out into the parking lot. She was almost certain that this was the man she had seen in the Golden Spoon restaurant talking to Robert Norse a few nights ago. Who was he? Was he following her? Did he recognize her without the red wig?
"May I help you?" A woman's voice sounded in her ear interrupting her thoughts.
"Ohh..." April gasped. She hadn't seen the sales lady approach and it startled her. Pretending to be looking at the merchandise, she managed a sweet, "No thank you. I'm just looking right now." then smiled.
April's beautiful face was a blessing to her, and she knew it. She also knew that it could be a curse. She was able to get any man she desired, but the thing she wanted most seemed unattainable. She never knew whether the men she dated loved her for who she was or for her beauty alone and it made her angry. Her smile could melt the hearts of men but in reality it was deadly curse to any man who fell for it.
"Well, just let me know." The sales lady smiled. She too had been captivated by April and thought to herself how charming this young lady was.
"Thank you, " April smiled back, watching as the lady walk away.
This had to be a coincidence, she thought peering out into the parking lot at the black Bronco still parked beside her car.
Her heart skipped a beat when she noticed that the man was no longer inside. She quickly scanned the parking lot now crowed with cars, wondering if the driver had come inside. She finally spotted him inside of the lobby using one of the pay-phones. She blew out a breath of relief and her heart settled down. She wanted to know more about Mr. handsome. It couldn't hurt to meet him. Could it? She smiled sweetly.
To be continued...........................
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Gary's black bronco pulled into the parking lot of Macys department store. He turned off the engine and checked his watch. It was 8:45 AM.
Despite the cloudy weather, the sun struggled to peek through dark puffy clouds cutting through the haze of the frosty morning. It had stopped raining, and beads of water glistened on his windshield distorting his view. Gary clicked on the wipers to clear it just as a large woman rushed past with a young child in tow, and the two of them disappeared into the reflecting glass door of the department store.
It was early and most of the stores were just opening up for business. The paper had described a black Volkswagen Beetle as the type of car the woman had been driving. Gary scanned the parking lot which
was nearly vacant except for a few parked cars scattered about, none of them fitting the description. He blew out a nervous breath and glanced down at the paper again hoping for a change in the headline.
"Still there." he whispered, disappointed.
A few minutes later, a car pull up beside him. The sun reflected brightly off
side mirror and Gary had to squint to get a good look at the car. It was a black Volkswagen bug as described in the paper.
The door of the car swung opened and a young woman, stepped out. Judging from her appearance, Gary guessed her to be about the same age of the woman mentioned in the paper.
The brightness of the sun shining in Gary's eyes made it hard for him to see her face clearly. The woman must have sensed being watched because at that moment she looked over at him, her sparkling blue eyes meeting his gaze. She stared at him for a moment before quickly cutting her eyes away. For a brief second, Gary got the impression that the woman recognized him.
Smiling sweetly she closed the door to her little beetle the beep of the car alarm sounding as she walked away. She glanced back at him and smiled, her light brown hair blowing gently behind her as she walked towards the building.
There were two men entering the building at that same time, both of them almost tripping over each other trying to get the door for her.
Gary glanced around to see if anyone had noticed. Feeling abash for the two men he shook his head in disgust and glanced down at the paper again to see if anything had changed.
"It's her, " he murmured looking over at the car again, "Volkswagen Bug."
The woman smiled as the men held the door open for her.
Without so much as a thank you, she walked on, leaving the two men standing there grinning stupidly.
When she was quite a distance from the entrance, the woman turned back to peer out into the parking lot. She was almost certain that this was the man she had seen in the Golden Spoon restaurant talking to Robert Norse a few nights ago. Who was he? Was he following her? Did he recognize her without the red wig?
"May I help you?" A woman's voice sounded in her ear interrupting her thoughts.
"Ohh..." April gasped. She hadn't seen the sales lady approach and it startled her. Pretending to be looking at the merchandise, she managed a sweet, "No thank you. I'm just looking right now." then smiled.
April's beautiful face was a blessing to her, and she knew it. She also knew that it could be a curse. She was able to get any man she desired, but the thing she wanted most seemed unattainable. She never knew whether the men she dated loved her for who she was or for her beauty alone and it made her angry. Her smile could melt the hearts of men but in reality it was deadly curse to any man who fell for it.
"Well, just let me know." The sales lady smiled. She too had been captivated by April and thought to herself how charming this young lady was.
"Thank you, " April smiled back, watching as the lady walk away.
This had to be a coincidence, she thought peering out into the parking lot at the black Bronco still parked beside her car.
Her heart skipped a beat when she noticed that the man was no longer inside. She quickly scanned the parking lot now crowed with cars, wondering if the driver had come inside. She finally spotted him inside of the lobby using one of the pay-phones. She blew out a breath of relief and her heart settled down. She wanted to know more about Mr. handsome. It couldn't hurt to meet him. Could it? She smiled sweetly.
To be continued...........................