A.N: Sorry for the long wait for chapter one, its been a hecktic few months with school and all. So, here is chapter one, we introduce James Hook and Wendy's friend Kendra
It was a Saturday afternoon around 2:00 and I was just getting finished from the hairdressers, I had had it re-colored red, my natural hair color is blond but I like it better red. I was walking out of the store when my neighbor James Hook bumped into me walking rapidly from the bank. He was dressed in the garb of a businessman, suit & tie kind of look. He was carrying a briefcase and a newspaper.
"Hello Wendy, I didn't see you there! What brings you to this side of town?"
"Oh, the usual, Kendra and I were going to the club to go dancing like always."
"Good, good...Hey, have you seen a tall guy about 6'4" with reddish brown hair and blue-green eyes around have you?"
"No I haven't, why do you ask?"
"Just stuff for work, you know the criminal type. Anyway, here is a photo of him, if you see him around give me or the police station a call. See you later Wendy, have fun at the club for me, say hi to Kendra too ok?"
"Thanks and I will, see you later James." I took the picture and looked at it closely; the man was tall, as James said 6'4", with scraggly red hair and piercing aqua eyes. His face was childish in shape but it was powerful and dark in feeling. I thanked James, stuffed the picture in my bag, and walked on to the corner to hail a taxi back to the mall where I was going to meet my friend Kendra Sheppard; she lives in the flat next to mine. When I got to the mall, I walked through the doors and I saw Kendra over at the Subway in the food court ordering a sub-sandwich.
"Kendra!" I shouted, she looked over to me and waved me over to her.
"What's up chika?"
"Nothing much, you almost done?"
"Yup, I just need to pay and we can go sit down."
"Sounds like a plan." Kendra paid for sub and we sat down at a table near the A&W stall. "So, where are we headed today Kendra, The Atrium or what?"
"Yeah, the band Legal Anxiety was going to play there tonight and I wanted to go so I grabbed 2 passes and I thought that we could go together." She took a big bite of her sub and some lettuce spilled out.
"Ooh, I have heard of them, they sounded good when I looked them up on YouTube the other day."
"Yeah, ooh, my cell's vibrating; it's my boss, hang on. Hello, hi, what do you need sir, you need me to come in tonight for a presentation to some bigwig ceo? Ok, I can do that, when do you need me in, 6:00, all right, will this count for overtime, no, ok, no, I wasn't trying to sound rude I was just getting facts straight. Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, I will be there at 6, goodbye sir." Kendra closed her phone and put it on the table.
"Your boss really needs you at the office huh?"
"Yeah, Colleen called in sick, something about the stomach flu so I was called in to make her presentation for her." She took another bite of her sub. "Sorry I can't go to the club with you, you can take my ticket and take someone else, I feel bad but I need to go, my boss is desperate."
"It's ok, I don't mind, if he really needs the help I totally understand." I stood up, said that I would be right back and headed off to the restrooms.
The restrooms weren't packed but I still had to wait for my turn. I sat down on one of the padded benches, opened my purse, and grabbed my phone to check my e-mail. I had five in my spam folder related to sex enhancers and nothing I actually needed in my inbox. I cursed at not getting the e-mail I needed from my client at the studio. Tania Belerand was supposed to get back to me about her schedule change. Sighing I walked into the bathroom did my business and walked out. I saw a shadow out of the corner of my eye by the drinking fountains to my left. I looked to where the shadow was and found nothing but a Mexican who worked for the grille by the food court. I followed to where my mind told me the shadow went but I nothing was there. A family started to stare at me as I searched the area with a dumbfounded look on my face. I told them to leave me alone, walked back to Kendra, and sat down.
"What took you so long?" She inquired.
"Nothing I just thought I saw something by the drinking fountains." I replied.
"Ok then, well, I was thinking, since we can't go clubbin' tonight why don't we go see a movie, I heard that the movie "Dancing with Kansas" got in today."
"Huh?"
"You know, the movie with Keileigh Sheldon and Mark Wentsworth, it's about this woman who meets this war hero who lost his arm 'n leg, she winds up falling in love and they go to a dance in the end." Kendra explained.
"Oh yeah, sure, why not. I just need to go to the atm at my bank to get some money before we go."
"Ok then, we'll meet up at the theater around 3:30 or 4." She flashed me a grin, wrapped up the rest of her sandwich and put it in the bag. "The movie starts at 4:30 so that gives us plenty of time to get out tickets and get situated."
"Sounds good." I stood up, Kendra grabbed her sandwich and gave me a quick goodbye hug and walked toward the exit doors. I walked out to follow her but I saw the same shadow in the corner of my eye again. I looked around and saw nothing out of the ordinary so I shook my head and walked out.