The Elegant Executors
Book One
Chapter 1
The witness
New York, Manhattan
6:30 hours
I woke up without knowing what my steps would lead. I simply went through the old motions of waking up, doing my hair, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, wash my face, do my makeup, and go to school.
It was as simple as that, except the fact that mail came in about collage applications.
At that I approached with caution, I held the legal papers with my hands shaking from trepidation.
But besides that everything was usual. I hailed a taxi, and awaited the drama of Haden Academy. With the American flag waving perfectly in front of the school entrance. With the school flags shining confidence to whomever laid eyes on it.
That was when my eyes gazed upon Jared, with his longish brown hair, and deep sea green eyes. I could feel them on mine as mine was on his. It was moments like this that made me smile.
We started walking together towards the school with our hands intertwined with each others, and swaying in perfect motion. I made myself speck "collage applications came today." He shook his head with a little boy's smile and said "I know, god, the tension is killing me."
I nodded while drawing myself closer to him, to fell his warmth on mine.
I whispered "only a year left. Where did all those years go?" He bent his head down to lean on my shoulder making me shiver.
Once we reached the bench beside the entrance wall, we sat down, allowing the confinement of our nap sacks to escape, leaving us nothing to separate us.
I casually laid my legs of top of his, allowing us to be close.
I leaned forward to kiss him and he responded, and once our lips met shocks of electricity overcame us. We stayed there for ten seconds, until I leaned back only to kiss him more.
We stayed like this for five minutes before it was time for a break. I looked at my watch 7:30 hours, it was ten minutes till school starts.
Jared took my legs off of his and kissed me one last time before he left. After hesitation I left walking the steps to the unknown.
I made the mistake of going the fast way to my class because it led me to Danny Peterson, the jock who has been after me since he found out I was a girl, which wasn't that long. But with our parents being close I had the luxury of growing up with him.
I glanced at the fair hair I knew so well, the blue like ice for eyes. He chained his arm with mine making me his captive. He whispered in my ear, far too close for it to be comfortable "me and Tyler are going all out for this party. It would be nice to have a real woman in the party, you in?"
I sighed in fake consideration and responded "you know that does sound appealing. But I'm going to this other party organized by real men. Not men who need a fake ID in order to drink." I smiled the smile I know always works for Danny.
Danny smiled deviously and said "you just declared war Miss Brock," He broke off our chain, and strutted to his class, no doubt checking out girl's butts in the process. I shook my head at the kid, and moved on.
After about five minutes of individual peace I got into my class waiting for the worst lecture of all time.