CHAPTER ONE

It’s soothing quiet and warm. Very warm. A sigh of tranquility escapes my just parted lips which later wide in a yawn. I shift my head against the fluffy, lemon and honey scented pillows. The fragrance cause me to smile a little.

A flap of the curtain due to the chill breeze coming from the sea grabs my attention. I groaned not really wanting to wake up from my serene slumber as the blazing sun rays shit into the room and fell on my face. Not for long my eyes blink five times before flapping open. I yawn again, slowly raising up from the bed my eyes fixed on the beautiful hanging chandelier above my head.

Maybe I should have been a chandelier…hanging up there looking beautiful and bright…sure that would make anyone happy

My subconscious whimper in sadness as reality dawn upon the both of us. It’s another day. It’s suppose to be a grant new day like everyone else but not for me…it has never been and will never be.

I gather my satin gown on the base of the armchair by the bed, slip it on but don’t tie the knot. I walk over to the balcony doors and open the curtains then gaze at the familiar scene of the busy sea. The display of the waves and the sound of them crashing into each other has always intrigued me and I fell in love with it.

Maybe it’s because you got engaged at a seashore

“Maybe,” I muttered looking away from the ocean and walked my way to the bathroom. You must have already guessed that my house or should I say mansion is one of those exclusive and luxurious ones located and isolated by the sea. On a twelve arcs land, painted in white for it’s splendor and opulence. Made up of two master ensuite; one of them being my room of course with double suite and a walk in closet. About six or seven guests rooms with their own adjoining bathrooms and closets roomy enough for the most ardent shopper.

Jealous? Anyone would want such a good life but what good is this good life if one is not happy. Surely money and wealth can be happiness to someone else but to what extent?

Mechanically I add some lemon scented foam into the running bathtub and waited till it lathered. When I was satisfied I cut off the water, dip my hand to check the temperature and it was perfect just as I loved it. I slided the straps of my mini baby doll sleepwear dress and take it off along with the gown letting them sprawled on the marble floors. I stepped into the bathtub and my muscles relax at the warm and soothing bath.

I rest my head against the bath head and I wish I could stay here in this paradise forever. With my eyes closed my wandering mind gets at work again. The images still vivid and just so beautiful.

A smile wavers it’s way to my face unwelcomed if I become specific. I tried to fight it away but the moment was so fervent and special to me.

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I was running late for my eight am classes. And ugh! I so regretted ever taking up a morning class. Initial I thought it would give me so time for the day but how wrong I was. So yeah I was a first year at Fine Arts Legacy University and I made a few mistakes thinking they were going to be the best for me.

So right I was running late, my hair all over the place, my shirt not neatly tucked in and one of my shoelaces undone because I kept tripping on it…yes I was fuzzy and frantic and the sole reason being I woke up late because of a project.

I glanced over at my shattered glass wrist watch and I only had five minutes to be at the auditorium. I hated being late. I always wanted to be the first one in everything mostly because I had a goal, a vision in life to become one of the best jewelry designers of all time and I desperately wanted to work for Mr Eugene Legacy; Vancouver’s most famous entrepreneur and jeweler designer in the world of accessories creation and owning a stream line of such business ventures and Beauty Legacy being the power house. You can only imagine that working for such a great business minded man was a privilege and honor and I so wanted to be one of the best students chosen to join the internship program offered by Beauty Legacy.

If I wanted that then I had to be in class in five min…no three minutes now. With a panicked face I took a sharp turn not seeing where I was going and then bam!

Into a hard soft wall of muscles, a yelp left my lips as I slided down to make a fall. I squeezed my eyes shut waiting to feel the gruesome impact but it never came. Instead I felt a strong grip around my waist, a gentle force as I was pulled up on my feet in an instant.

Curious to see what stopped my fall, I shot open my eyes and I completely lost myself in those brown smoking captivating orbs. I think I forgot how to breathe and think at the same time. The thought of making it to class in three minutes was immediately thrown outside the window the moment my gaze meet his amused ones.

I blinked my eyes to be sure of what I was seeing… ANDRE STEELE!

It was him and I was in his arms like it’s where I truly belong. It might sound cliché but God I did feel the butterflies flooded in my tummy and my heart beat a hundred miles per second.

Yes cliché but it did happen… love at first sight or should I say attraction at first sight.