He had gotten her flowers.
Sara stared at the large beautiful bouquet of flowers Ariel had given her, she had brought it with her from work.
Along with a carefully hand written note on a pink slip, her friend had said, "Christian said I should give you this, he is so anticipating you guys date, like seriously that was all he could talk about, he revealed some details which he said I should keep a secret from you, and all those stuffs,mehn babe you so lucky."
"I'm lucky? In what way." She'd asked looking at the bouquet of red roses adorably, smiling and swooning profusely.
"Girl, you just walked down the streets one day, meet an handsome guy who now loves you like no man's business, and you're asking me why I say you are lucky, oh God when?" Ariel had answered looking up and raising her hands mockingly in an apologetic gesture.
"Ariel is this makeup not too much." Sara turned to look at her friend who was staring at her, like she couldn't recognize the face she was seeing."Babe you look stunning, I'm sure when Christian sees you, he wouldn't be able to recognize you any more." Ariel said.Today was the D-Day, the day of the date, with the help of Ariel, she had rented a beautiful light pink cocktail dress from a nearby boutique across the shelter's street, and she was now putting on her make up.Sara was nervous, this was the first time she was going on a date with someone, she had not been approached before, talk more of being asked out for a date."Sara, stop being nervous, I can see it written all over your face, you will be fine , it's just a simple date where you two will get to know more about each other, wine and dine and have lots of fun okay, so there is nothing to be worried about okay. Ariel said and Sara was as
Sara stood under the cherry blossom tree, the chilly atmosphere bringing goosebumps all over her skin, the cool breeze whipped through her curly hair, working its way and successfully making the packed bun look greasly.Becoming frustrated at having to wait for Christian for so long, she wanked of the ribbon and the tight bun fell down her back in a pile of long tresses.***********Christian saw her, he saw the angel of his dreams, she was so pretty under the cherry blossom tree, her hair so long and curly was currently being whipped different ways by the wind.The atmosphere was so cool, he had come late he knew that, he had been held by traffic and had gotten a sunflower and some chocolates (her favorite, as Ariel had told him) on his way to her, to apologise.Revving his bike faster, he got to where she was and was taken aback by what he saw, standing with a short pink cockta
The waiter brought their meal for the night, Sara had ordered some grilled chicken, mushrooms, rigatoni, roasted pepper cream alongside pasta dipped in red tomato sauce, Christian had chosen the same with her and they had ordered a bottle of wine.Sara looked around her, the Italian restaurant Christian had brought her to was a nice one, the candle lit atmosphere making everywhere look enchanting, lovers talking, enjoying their meal, taking pictures, kissing, and doing all sort of things the place was definitely a couple's favorite.With the meal placed before her, she didn't know where to start from. The food she had ordered was much, and she was embarrassed at not being able to finish the meal."What's wrong Sara?" he asked her, and she nodded her head indicating nothing was wrong but he persisted."Tell me the matter miss, as soon as the waiter brought the dishes out, your face fell, don't y
Sara could not believe her ears as she sat at the dimly candle lit table, he wanted to be her everything if only she could give him a chance, she was stunned, she still could not believe her ears.He had accepted her, he did not flinch when she had told him she was an orphan, he had not looked surprised, angry or shocked, he had gently taken her hand in his, drawn little circles all over her fingers and had asked her to be his.Dumbfounded she blinked twice, shaked her head a little so as not to draw attention to herself from onlookers nearby and cleared her throat so she could say something."Sara love, did you hear what I just said?" he asked her slowly, his voice wavering as if he was scared of how she was going to react.Staring straight at him, she answered "I heard you perfectly well, I just...." trailing off she was lost for words, she didn't know how to answer him yet, she was still shocked.
"So what do you want to know about me?" asked Christian."I want to know everything about you, your parents too, your siblings, how you work in a construction site and at the store at the same time, just simple basic things about you also the place you school, and other important stuffs I guess." Sara said feeling more relaxed now that she had told him everything about her and he had not condemned or rejected her.Ed Sheeran's perfect kept playing in the background of the restaurant making the atmosphere more romantic, friendly and soothing.Christian sipped more of his wine and then placed the glass on the dinner table, carefully wiping his lips with the napkin placed for them, he cleared his throat and said-"I'll surely tell you everything about myself okay. Let's not rush into all these talks headfirst, so let me tell you about my family right, that's important for you to know."&nbs
Christian couldn't stop kissing her, the feel of her lips on his was an unmatched experience, he couldn't describe it.Coaxing her gently, feeling her stuff around him, he wrapped his hands around her neck, softly kneading them and bit her lips gently, the action made her gasp in surprise and pleasure and he used the opportunity to slide his tongue in.He was kissing those pert rosebud lips of hers, so succulent and soft, Christian hummed in satisfaction.Drawing her closer, he removed his lips from here gently so he could see her reaction, but was stunned when she agressively wound her arms around his neck also and kissed him passionately to.********Sara couldn't believe she was kissing him back more fiercely and enthusiastic than before, she couldn't explain what she had felt ever since he had placed his lips on hers.
They finally landed on the sea shore, the imminent storm approaching told them that they had to get home early or else they would be soaked in the beach.Guiding Sara down from the engine boat, Christian carefully removed her helmet and his own too, placing them carefully on the boat, he took her hands and led her to a nearby tent on the beach."What's going to happen to the boat, are you going to just keep it there?" She asked him looking back at the sea longingly."I already told the boat lender to come pick it up at this exact spot, nothing's going to happen to it love, don't you worry." He replied and continued dragging her eagerly to the tent, so the rain won't affect them.The weather had other plans for them though, no sooner had they reached the tent the clouds opened and they were blasted with an heavy downpour of rain showers.&
The week passed painfully fast, after their date last Saturday, Sara couldn't wait to see Christian again.After the date that day, she had come back to the shelter soaked to the core, clothes dripping with water but still satisfied and excited on the day well spent.She had told Ariel everything and how the dinner had gone successfully well, followed by the ride in the ocean, she had concealed the fact that they had shared a passionate kiss, choosing not to disclose such intimate affairs with her yet.Now yawning from her bed, the rays of the blinding morning sunlight reflected on her face, getting up from her bunk, she saw that Ariel was still fast asleep, putting on her slides, she went to the bathroom to rinse her face and brush her teeth.When she was done, she went back to her room to see that all the girls had already woken up, and Ariel
SARA“I can’t believe you recorded everything Miranda said last night.” Ariel uttered in awe, and Sara just smiled ruefully.“I did record it. I brought out my phone when she was talking, and I put on the sound recorder. Everything she said is in here, and I hope to convince Christian with this proof today.” As she finished speaking, she saw Ariel’s facial expression change from awe and surprise to something indescribable, and her heart clenched.“Don’t you want me to go talk to him?” Sara asked softly, blinking back the tears that gathered at the pool of her eyes and beneath her lashes.These pregnancy hormones! Damn, but they made her want to cry every second, and she just couldn’t hold it back. Sniffing, she shrugged her shoulders and waited for Ariel to say something but her friend was keeping mute.“Ariel…” She drawled softly, her hands going to her cheeks, wiping incessantly.Instead of replying as expected, Ariel just took a step towards her, pulling her in for a hug as she wr
CHRISTIAN ‘The take-off would begin in roughly ten minutes. Passengers aboard are advised to fasten their seatbelts, and get prepared. Phones should be switched off too, for the time being.’The announcement from the train speakers blared loudly, and quickly doing as they were told, Christian proceeded to fasten his belts and that of his siblings before relaxing a bit.This was the first time Christian was boarding a train that required him to use a seatbelt, and it felt strange to say the least.However nothing was more strange to him, than not having Sara by his side today. Finally, he was leaving for Seattle and the shadowy feeling of sorrow and regret clouded over him as usual.Gripping the seats tightly, and staring ahead as the train let out a whistle, and heavy grilling sound before starting, Christian closed his eyes murmuring a brief prayer as the machine began to move.He opened his eyes briefly, shooting his mother who was by his side a brief glance and a warm smile, his
SARAStaring lazily at the ceiling up ahead, Sara blinked her eyes twice for the umpteenth time that night.She was trying to force herself to sleep but it wasn’t working at all. She had turned and tossed tirelessly on the bunk bed she shared with Ariel, and even after some complaints from her best friend, she just didn’t stop.She couldn’t stop rather, with her mind going haywire and streaks of dried tears still on her face.Letting out a soft sniffle and whimper, as if she wanted to begin crying again, Sara turned to the left side of the bed, her eyes wandering about as she looked around the dimly lit hostel room. It wasn’t so late at all, and she and Ariel were the only ones in the room, as they had eaten their dinner albeit hurriedly, and then come back to rest.Now though, the last thing Sara was doing was having a good rest, and she hated this feeling so much! She tried closing her eyes slowly again, making it droop and at the same time praying that this strategy of hers would
CHRISTIAN The moment Mrs Smith, had told Christian that his best friend was here to visit, he had known that things was going to go south.Basically their conversation would be centered on his departure news, and Sara too and based on the latter he knew the talk wasn’t going to be an easy one.Well, it was becoming more visible and clear now, and as he paced around his room, his hands going to his hair and ruffling the dark blonde strands every now and then, Christian could only try to reign in his anger.They had talked about his journey, and then diverting to the talk of Sara, Daniel had suddenly become over defensive and honestly Christian didn’t like it at all.He just didn’t like it, and no matter how he’d warned Daniel not to push too far, his friend wasn’t giving a damned fuck, as he was still angry. “So you’re just going to throw away every single thing you had with that poor pregnant girl, just because of some nude photos that were clearly staged?” Daniel spat out incredul
DINAH’S POV“Tessa, I don’t understand what’s going on anymore.” Dinah muttered, lighting up a cigar stick and passing the box to her friend, who willingly collected it.“Oh come up Dinah…” Tessa began puffing on her already lit up cigarette stick, “Why are you so worked up about this? Are you just going to give up after everything you’ve done? Everything we’ve been through together?”Dinah just rolled her eyes, her hands going to her forehead as she heaved out loud in frustration.“I don’t know what to think again Tessa. I mean after all I did, I still don’t have Christian in my grasp. I mean he told me prop and plain that he’s leaving this town.”“To where again?” Tessa asked, and letting out a hiss Dinah replied, “Seattle. Talks about him getting a new job there and even when we talked, he freaking brought talks about that bitch into the conversation. Despite the fact that they’ve broken up, apparently he still has feelings for her and it hurts me so much. I mean, why can’t he just
SARAHastily handing over the pregnancy test results to Christian, Sara placed a hand over there lips, trying to stop the sob that threatened to spill out from within.Seconds passed, minutes too, with the silence between then growing in folds, and she could only watch as he stared down at the papers, his hands visibly shaking furiously.She waited for him to say something, and at long last when nothing seemed to be forthcoming she broke the dreaded quietude.“Won’t you say something?” She began with a sniffle, but he said nothing.Shoulders dropping further, Sara continued, “I know the past few days have been hell for both of us. I mean, you seeing these… I don’t even know what to call it now and…”“You keep saying you don’t know what to call them Sara, but I’ll help you madame. They are nudes miss, fucking nudes. Pictures of another man fucking you. Pictures of a man, fucking what I called mine. Look at your facial expression in those pictures Sara, you freaking enjoyed every single
SARA“Hello Christian.” Sara said weakly, her voice hoarse and despite the weakness she was feeling all over her body, she still managed to grace her face with a small smile.Her eyes roaming through his whole body, she almost let out a whimper, taking a step forwards as she was overcome with so many emotions.She fucking missed him so much! Missed the feel of his arms around her body, the cologne from his shirt, and his husky voice breathing sweet nothings in her ear.Now more than ever, as she stared right at him still smiling, Sara realized just how much she missed having him close to her.Well, now she was here and she would remedy that all to quickly.She continued staring at him, but then seeing how unmoving he was, the stoic look in his face, and the brewing silence that thickened the atmosphere, Sara could only note that something was wrong somewhere.“Hey Christian…” She called out again, this time waving her right hands at him as she asked again, “What’s up? Am I not allowed
TWO DAYS LATER SARAThe first thing Sara saw when she opened her eyes were the blinding white lights in the room, and the pungent smell of medicine and blood that made her want to puke.She lurched, her head almost springing up from the soft bed she was laying on, but she stayed still. Where was she? She began to wonder, her mind spinning as she tried to recall any event, but her head was blank.She tried to say something, but her voice was stuck, her throat sore and it felt like she hadn’t eaten or drank anything in days. Worse, she felt weak, all her body ached and she still had the strong urge to puke her stomach out.“Sara? Sara are you there?” Someone was saying, and blinking twice her vision still blurry, Sara saw two pair of hands waving over her face.“Sara? Can you hear me?” The ever familiar voice said again, and nodding softly Sara finally managed to say, “I can hear you. Ariel?” “Oh Sara… I was so worried.” Ariel said, and instantly Sara felt the bed dip as her best fri
CHRISTIAN Christian was done with everything.His bags and luggages were already packed and ready to move. A small sad smile creeping up his lips, his feelings further intensified when he felt the gentle fragile hands of his mother sneaking up his shoulders, as she squeezed lightly.“Don’t you think you are in a haste son? Have you thoroughly thought about everything?”She asked softly.Christian knew she meant no harm with her words, but her words reminded him so much of Sara and quickly he went off.Like a spark lighting up in his head, he blurted out angrily shrugging her hands off his shoulders, “Mother, if this is about Sara, you can just dead the topic. I don’t want to talk about her.”An awkward silence brewing, and the atmosphere becoming tense Mrs Smith finally broke it off, clearing her throat and chuckling almost inaudibly.“Son! I didn’t even want to talk about her? I was just asking some important questions but now that you say it…” She paused obviously gathering what to