Before by Cambria Hebert

Author:Cambria Hebert
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Coming of Age, young adult, 45 Minutes (22-32 Pages), Science Fiction & Fantasy, Anthologies & Short Stories, Paranormal, Anthologies, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Paranormal & Urban, Suspense, Short Stories, Thriller, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781936593279
Publisher: Cambria Hebert
Published: 2012-08-01T18:30:00+00:00

Sam

She wasn’t at the first place I looked. Usually she was riding a horse on a huge property that belonged to someone she must know. She would ride the horse into the woods and along a trail that wound through the trees.

It was the first place I saw her. A day I wouldn’t soon forget.

I wasn’t sure where else she would be, but I remembered a place that I followed her to a while back and I drove there, hoping that she would be there. When I pulled up I got lucky and saw the red car that she was always riding in and I knew that she would be inside. It was a popular place to hang out, a coffee shop that also served food. Because it was late afternoon and school had let out, it was busy, but that was good.

It gave me cover.

I could blend in and no one would even know I was there. A little voice inside urged me to see how close I could get. I was tempted by the voice, but I had vowed to only see her from afar…

When I opened the door to the café, I was greeted with the strong scent of coffee and pastries. My stomach growled, I was always hungry, but I hadn’t come here to eat. To avoid sticking out I went to the counter and ordered some kind of coffee drink, I have no idea what I asked for because I was too busy trying to see where Heven might be.

When the barista went off to make whatever I ordered I took the chance to glance around the room and over my shoulder. I saw her immediately. It’s like her shiny blond hair and smile were a beacon to my lost ship. Her back was turned and she was laughing. She had a great laugh. It was confident and carefree. She was at a table that was full of people, so full that it spilled out to the booth behind them, where guys were leaning over it and talking.

All eyes were on Heven.

Why wouldn’t they be?

She was beautiful. There was something about her that people responded to that much was obvious. As I was about to turn away (wouldn’t be good to be caught staring), I saw a guy directly across from her reach out and brush a strand of her hair away from her face. He was grinning, like a cat that ate the mouse.

I didn’t like him.

In fact, I wanted to deck him.

But I wouldn’t. Why shouldn’t she be happy?

The lady at the counter slid a cup across the counter and I handed her a few dollars, grabbed the cup (turns out I ordered something hot) and walked away. The booth directly in front of the one Heven was sitting in was being vacated and the temptation to be close to her was too great. I tried not to think about how easy my vow not to get too close to her was disregarded as I casually walked over and slid in.

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