*Chapter 2: Eight Years Later*
"David? Hurry up, you'll be late for class" Monica said.
"Hurry up, you moron!" Martin said.
"In a minute, Mommy!" David hollered, as he ran downstairs, but some of his books fell down of his arms.
"You doofus" Martin joked, as David hurried up to pick his books.
"Stop that, Martin" Monica said "David, this is your first day at university… I hope you'll be okay"
"Don't worry, Mom" he said "I'll be just fine"
"I hope so. Bye, and have a good day" his mommy said, as David kissed her cheek and left.
Monica sighed.
"That boy is gonna break some hearts out there" Henry joked, while reading his newspaper and drinking his coffee.
Monica looked at David, running to his new car to go to college. David now was 19 years old, he had grown up a lot, in fact, he was taller than his brother Martin. His blond hair had become lighter and his eyes were the same deep blue ones. His innocent expression had not disappeared completely, but he had become a very handsome young man. Henry was right. David was going to be such a heartbreaker…
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a new student" the principal said "He's David Swinton, and he's going to study Medicine. Welcome to Harvard, Mr. Swinton"
"Good morning, everyone" David said, with a charming smile.
Later that day, on Science class, all girls were looking at David.
"God, look at his hair!"
"Hey, that's not all! His eyes are so wonderful"
"You guys are wrong… look at his face!"
"He's SO hot…"
The girls mumbled expressions like these.
"Swinton… isn't that the family with the Mecha-child who disappeared 8 years ago?" one girl asked.
"Yeah, I guess"
"So he must be Martin Swinton's younger brother"
"I didn't know that Marty had a brother… anyways, my dad works in Cybertronics, maybe he can find out about him…"
"Shut up, Cara! The teacher is going to speak"
"Class, I'm going to assign you a project" the teacher said "it's going to be in pairs, I've already organized you"
The class was silent. The teacher began forming the couples…
"Parker, you'll work with Banks. Harding, Becker. Miller, Zuckerman. Williams, Avalon… Swinton, Richardson."
"Oh, my gosh!" one girl said to her friend "Jennifer, you're so lucky!"
"Sorry, Melissa… did you say something?"
"Yes! You'll work with that guy! David Swinton!" Melissa said.
Jennifer Richardson was 18 years old. She was tall and thin, had brown hair and brown eyes. She studied Medicine, just like David. She was kinda beautiful, but very shy.
Jennifer was sitting two seats behind David, copying the Anatomy lesson Mr. Thompson was explaining, and she was having trouble concentrating due to the other girls' chatting. She stopped writing and stared at the pictures the teacher was showing. Suddenly, she looked at David…
"God, I need to pay attention to this class" she thought "But why can't I stop looking at him?!"
Suddenly, David looked behind and caught Jennifer looking at him. He gave her a beautiful smile, she just blushed and looked away.
During the class, Jennifer kept looking at David, but she didn't let him notice.
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The class finished and everybody left. Jennifer was in the hall, putting some books into her locker.
"Hey, Jennifer" her friend Roxie said "Wanna go to the movies tonight?"
"Rox, I wish I could, but I'm really busy" she answered.
"That's because you always choose the hardest hours to study. If you continue like that, you'll become a bookworm"
"I'm already one" she smiled.
"Don't say that" Roxie giggled, but suddenly she stopped laughing and looked in front of her "Oh…my….God…"
"What's wrong, Roxie?" Jennifer asked.
"Look who's coming here…" Roxie said, and Jennifer looked up. There was him. David Swinton, coming close to them.
"Hey, guys" David said.
"Hi, David" Roxie said "Oh, she's my friend Jennifer Richardson" Roxie said.
"Oh, so she's my partner at the Science project… nice to meet you, Jennifer" David said.
Jennifer stood still, staring at him. She could not speak at all. Her friend Roxie pinched her.
"Come on, girl! Say something, for God's sake" she whispered.
"Nice to meet you too, David" Jennifer said, smiling.
David smiled too, and his charming smile sent her to the highest of heavens.
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"Umm… guys, I have to go" Roxie said "I have History class right now"
"Okay… see ya later, Rox" Jennifer said.
"Sure" Roxie said, and pulled Jennifer close to her "This is your chance, Jennifer. The guy seems to like you!" she whispered into her ear.
"Rox, I don't know what to do…" Jennifer whispered back.
"You won't know if you don't try" Roxie whispered again and then talked out loud "Okay, I'll go now. Have a nice day!" she added, and she left.
"Wanna have lunch with me?" David asked Jennifer.
"Umm…sure" she answered, and they went to the cafeteria.
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During lunch, they were talking about everything that came into the conversation.
"And that's why you want to be a doctor?" Jennifer asked.
"Yes. I like helping people… not just healing their bodies, I want to help them healing their hearts" David said.
"That's a good point. I think you'll be a great doctor" she smiled, and he blushed slightly.
"Well…thanks! But I've talked a lot about me… now tell me about you" he said, really interested about knowing this girl.
"About me?" she asked, surprised "Well… there's nothing special really… I'm from Canada, I moved here a year ago, and I share an apartment with Roxie…" she said.
They talked for about an hour.
"It's getting late" she said "I have Biology class"
"Yeah, I have class too" David said, as they stood up and walked to the main hall.
"Oh, I almost forget it… what about our project?" she asked.
"We can study at my place" David suggested.
"That sounds fine. See ya later" Jennifer said, as she opened her locker to get some books for her Biology assignment.
"Bye" he said, and walked away.
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"Okay, Jennifer" Roxie said that night "The million dollar question... how was your date with David Swinton?"
"It was NOT a date!" she giggled "We just had lunch together"
"Yeah, yeah... how's he like?"
"He's awesome, the coolest guy I've met. I talk to him and I never get tired of it. He's just so kind, so intelligent, so... great"
"Whoa...look what we got here... our little girl is in love" Roxie joked.
"It's not that I'm in love with him, Roxie. I like him a lot, but just as a friend, you know?"
"Okay, you win..."
"I'm kinda tired now. Good night" Jennifer said, and she went to bed.
Jennifer lied down in her bed and covered herself with the blanket.
"David Swinton…he's an interesting guy…wonder if he has a girlfriend" she thought, but immediately slapped herself "Bite your tongue, Jen! It's not like you're in love with him!" she laughed, as she closed her eyes.
"Or maybe you are?" her subconscious said.
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Author's Note: I added some details to this chapter, to show how Jen became interested in David. Tell me what do you think, please, and check out Chapter 3!
