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The world had suddenly detached from the realm of realism, drifting away to a kingdom where I love you is used more than hello. The air was filled with the sweetest scent of roses. The suns majestic glow brought just enough warmth to every lonely heart . The streets were congested with thousands of people simply looking around ,hoping to find something special for their you know who. Everyone seemed so busy planning for that moment when it was an excuse to do all the mushy things in the world.

"That guy is a hottie!" , a tall slender woman almost screamed at the top of her voice. Unconsciously ,she dropped her chocolate flavored ice cream on the side walk, creating a slight stain on her white colored rubber shoes.

"Bee , for the love of GOD , please tell me we are not going to follow that guy" a girl in black dress immediately reacted. She was obviously dismayed by the fact that her companion had a new target once again.

"C'mon Lena ! I am not like that! You know me"

"For crying out loud bee, you also said that yesterday and we still had to follow this guy on a motorcycle.What was his name again?"

"Tryke, tyke ,ty something I don't know he is so yesterday but this guy…"

She stole another glance at a blonde haired guy with a defined figure, waiting for the stop light to turn red. She giggled flirtatiously as she saw the man look their way.

"HE IS STEAMING HOT!" finishing her sentence, she stared longingly at the man of her dreams,wishing she could convince her friend to help her stalk the guy.

"BEE, get over it, you're 16 and he's probably hmmm..let me see wrinkle free, no engagement ring,absolutely gorgeous body ,partially tanned skin, blue eyes." Lena surveyed their target carefully as Bee waited impatiently, twirling her hair seductively.

"Lena , hurry up!" a bunch of school girls blocked her view. Like her, they also took pleasure in staring at the wonderful entity about to cross the street. Bee eyed them deviously as if saying "that guy is so taken" One of the students, raised an eyebrow at the obsessed Bridget, slowly making a move toward the wonderful creature.

"hmmm maybe like 20, 23 tops!" Lena explained.

"so should we go follow him for a while?" her tone was more of that of a statement than a question.

"Can I stop you?" Lena shot back sarcastically.

"Good point! Let's do this before that Bitch Gets to him first"

Ready to go, she grabbed the arm of Lena causing Lena to drop the last bite of her treat on the hot cement. They made their way slowly to the target, excusing themselves to hundreds of people. The way was quite crowded but knowing Bridget, she wouldn't stop until she got what she wanted. Her opponent, a tall girl with long silky black hair, was getting near the target. Bee sped up her pace-breeze walking as she eyed her competition disgustingly. Poor Lena seemed like a bag being dragged by Bee. She wanted to complain but they had gone too far to fail. Bee was trying to make sense of what she was doing, but as usual, she dismissed the thought. Bee was single minded to the point of recklessness.

ALAS! She was close to her victim! A couple more steps to go and she can finally introduce herself. Lena detached from her friends hold. She distanced herself for awhile, catching her breath while hoping for the best for her dear friend,

Bee , with her eyes focused on a single object, bumped an old lady who was about to throw her trash in a bin. The woman slipped and fell flat on her back, but Bee didn't notice a thing.

4 ……3…….. 2……………… 1

The old woman cursed loudly, but Bee never heard any of it.

Finally, this was the moment! She took a deep breath. She about to tap the back of her man gently.

When out of the blue, her sneaky opponent intentionally, released a bottle of water from her grip causing Bee to stumble and hit the cement butt first. Smart girl wasn't she ?But Bee was one hell of a lucky girl. She instinctively tried to get a hold of something .With luck on her side, she grabbed the collar of her target. He tried his best to catch her but instead he slipped and fell just on top of the blonde haired girl. This was not how Bee wanted things to be but it was good enough for her.

With unwavering confidence "Hey ! I'm Bridget Vreeland and you are?" she bit her lips seductively as the man looked her in the eyes, probably wondering who the hell she was. Bee noticed the man was still on top of her, pressing her body even more to the cement, but she didn't care. All she knew was he was hot!

"I can stay like this forever" she giggled secretly at the thought of her ridiculous idea.

Everything happened so fast that he forgot he was lying on top of a stranger. For a minute, he stared at the beautiful blue eyes of the girl beneath his body. Who was she? Amazed at what just happened. Bee's opponent exited the scene as soon as she saw the huge mistake she had committed.

Upon realizing that everyone was staring at them, he immediately got up and helped the unfamiliar face he sandwiched. Who was this confident woman introducing herself to him?

He gave a sweet smile that made Bee want him even more. He let out a soft laugh as if to say what had just happened and as he did, bee realized he was perfect in every way. But was he taken? Did he think Bee was attractive?

"I'm Eric" he extended his hands politely. "Bridget" she blushed as she shook his hand.

"Listen, umm I'm sorry for squishing you I got off balance and umm" he looked at bee straight in the eye as he tried to finish his explanation. What confidence! She thought. Bee couldn't hear his words her eyes were traveling on his masculine body. He was so damn fine.

"So yeah, nice to meet you" he smiled at her again. Bee simply smiled back not understanding a thing he said.

"So you're name is ERIC?" she inquired as if she hadn't asked for his name awhile ago. He looked at her flattered at the facial expression on the girl named Bridget's face .He simply nodded politely.

"Anyway, nice to meet you again I have to go and catch a bus!" he extended his hand again but he noticed the person he was talking to was out of this world. Something was holding him back from going to his destination. Did he fall head over heels with Bee or was he concerned that maybe the girl in front of her hit her head badly on the floor? Nonetheless, he headed for the station the moment a woman named Lena said Bridget was her friend. Bee simply nodded like a little kid obeying an elder, unaware of the situation. He stole one quick glance to check if the girl was really alright. Convinced that she was, he rode the bus and left.

"So bee, what happened?" Lena excitedly asked her friend but she was not responding. What was wrong with her? .Lena shook her lightly, trying to revive the dumbfounded Bee.

"I Don't know" she said slowly. "All I know is he's name is Eric?" she continued dreamily.

The warm wind enveloped Bridgets body. For once in her life, she tried to put some sense into what had happened to her. Was she merely dreaming? WAS ERIC FOR REAL?

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