Chapter
One -
Sometimes it's better to start going and
never look back. Everyone's lifetime is a
collection of stories that explains who they
are, where they've been, and where they
plan to go from here. The summer of 2007 marked
the start of my story, or when atleast I'd
like it to start.
It was raining that day, and the clouds were a
strange white-blue, and I remember thinking
that they were gorgeous. Sitting at a coffee
shop alone on a Saturday doesn't especially
help your social standards, especially when
you're Sandra O'Connel, which is me, by
the way. Highschool was soon to be over, and I
already was accepted into three colleges of my
choice. There were many things I still wanted
to do, one of which was to meet a boy like
Derek Lagoon. He walked into the little coffee
shop with an amused smile on his face and
raindrops dotted his shoulders and stuck to his
hair. I remember the sparkle of his eyes, which
were the same white-blue as the clouds, and
maybe thats why I knew they were so pretty.
Anyway, Derek Lagoon was not the kind of boy
you called by one name. He was just that
special. And when he came and sat down next to
me, the tile floor squeaking underneath his
rainsoaked nikes, I knew that I wouldn't
call him by one name either.
The sweet smell of his cologne rushed past my
face as he slid into the booth seat opposite of
me. "Sandra, if there's one thing
I've ever noticed about you, it's that
you're a people watcher." Dumbfounded
that he had ever noticed a person like me, I
widened my eyes and opened my mouth, still
shocked that such a beautiful and popular
person would be talking to, well, me. I guess
it would be typical to say that all girls are
self-confident in their looks, but overall I
wasn't disappointed in myself. Although I
wouldn't call myself a drop dead beauty,
but confidence and arrogance are two different
things that shouldn't be confused. Even
though I'm smart, his cologne had messed
with my head or something, because I lamely
responded with, "What?" He laughed
and then continued, "You've always
been a people watcher. I can tell that
you'd rather watch people enjoy themselves
then actually take part in it yourself."
Now it was my turn to smile, because he may
think he's got it right, and figured me
out, but boy is he all
wrong.
