Chapter 1: Icy Blue

Unknown POV

    I sat in a nearby cafe carefully watching the store across the street. Cars zoomed by as I waited impatiently for a certain someone to pass by. I tapped my fingers against the wooden table leaning against the chair. I let out a sigh irritated by how long it was taking. A woman's voice snapped me out of my thoughts, "Can I get you anything,"  a woman with blond hair and dark brown eyes asked. She put her hand on the table, leaning towards me giving me a smile. I leaned away, clenching my jaw, "no thank you," I said politely, when I noticed her hand slowly inching towards my hand on the table. I gave her a harsh glare, taking my hand off the table. "Okay, let me know if you need anything," she winked before heading back to the counter.

   Disgusting, I thought in my head. I looked out the window once again and finally saw the beautiful brown hair. She's here, I got off my chair and made my way outside the cafe. I looked across the street watching her walk towards the bookstore. Her golden brown hair flowed behind her in gentle waves, with hazel eyes framed by dark glasses. My irritation from before completely vanished once I saw her. She walked into the bookstore, disappearing from my view. I walked across the street putting my hood on while walking into the book store, I carefully avoided her view as I knew exactly which section of the bookstore she would be in. She immediately walked to the fantasy-romance section searching for a new book to read. Shortly after this she would go to the horror-thriller section. I stood on the opposite side of the book shelf watching her through the openings of missing books. Her back faced me as she focused on reading a description of a book. I watched her face, an expression of intrigue showed on her face. Looks like she found a good book, I grinned watching her face light up.

    I looked at her beautiful honey brown eyes, with specks of green, the color of grass. I looked at her golden hair that ended just below her shoulders. I looked at her porcelain skin moving my eyes down to her stunning figure. I wished to be able to run my hand down her soft hair, to hold her close to my own body and feel every single one of her curves.

     I snapped out of my thoughts the moment I saw her move. She turned around quickly looking at the bookshelf with furrowed eyebrows. I quickly ducked behind the bookshelf, hiding from her. Once she looked away I took that as my cue to leave. I quickly walked out of the bookstore, heading back to my place. I couldn't allow her to see me yet, it wasn't time, there was still so much to do. I pushed by black hair away from my eyes, staring at the dipping sun. Soon she will finally be mine

Violet's POV

     It was late afternoon as I walked off campus heading back to my house. Before heading home I stopped at a nearby bookstore. It was my favorite place to go, I walked in and smelt the familiar smell of books and a slight smell of vanilla from a burning candle on the front desk. I pushed my glasses up and headed to the fantasy-romance section. I'll admit that I do love reading romance stories, it gives me hope that I might have one of my own. Not only that but the mix of fantasy or supernatural makes it better. I loved to imagine things that others thought of as impossible, it created a more interesting world for me. I smiled at the thought and scanned through the different books, gliding my finger over the spine of the books. I finally spotted one, just by the cover alone it caught my attention.

    I picked it up, reading the brief description before I felt an eerie feeling, like someone was watching me. I looked around, my eyes scanning the aisle before landing on the book shelf behind me. Some books were missing but I couldn't see anyone there. I shook my head, shaking away the thoughts, why would anyone be watching me? I smiled at my own irrational thoughts and continued looking through the books. Once I found one I took it to the counter to purchase, by the time I got outside the sun was setting. I hurried to get home, slinging my bag over my shoulder I started to jog back to my apartment. The cool air felt nice as I slowed to a walk, I breathed in the scent of wood from the nearby trees, birds flew back to their nests as the sky got darker. I sighed in relief as I reached my apartment. I walked up the stairs to my room on the second floor, unlocking the door and stepping inside. I threw my bag on the floor, locked the door and took my shoes off. Finally I could relax.

    After a quick shower I dressed in some sweatpants and a large t-shirt. I turned on the TV and laid down on the couch with a bowl of chips. My phone vibrated alerting me of a text message. It was my friend Alex"Hey girl, do you wanna hang out tomorrow. Does 10 sound good?" I smiled at the message and texted her back. "Sure, what about the cafe near the school, I heard they have great donuts," She sent me a thumbs up emoji, and I set my phone back down. Before I knew it I dozed off hearing the movie playing quietly in the background.

    I opened my eyes, seeing myself in the middle of a forest, the sky dark with only the moon giving off a faint light. I looked around and saw nothing but the silhouettes of trees. The wind howled as it passed me, and the leaves rustled. Where am I? I questioned. I heard a crunch in front of me, my heart jumped and a spark of fear hit me. I looked at the silhouette of a person, I opened my mouth to ask them where I was or who they were but before I could they looked up at me. I made eye contact with a pair of icy blue eyes that made a shiver go down my spine. I backed away, getting a bad feeling.

         They stepped towards me and I immediately started running, I could hear footsteps following behind me. I ran as hard as I could, hardly able to catch my breath, I screamed, "Help me! Anyone!" Nothing but the crunching of our feet could be heard. My heart pounded in my chest and before I could realize, I fell to the ground. I felt the person grab my arm, flipping me over. The darkness covered his face but I didn't fail to notice something in his hands. Something sharp pressed against my neck and I knew it was a knife. I opened my mouth to scream and felt the knife press into my skin.

     I sat up quickly, breathing heavily while looking around the room. I was on the couch and the TV was still on. I put my hand on my chest trying to calm myself down, it was only a dream. I sat on the couch for a few minutes before finally getting up for a bottle of water. I took it from the fridge, gulping it down, finally feeling better. Why did I have that kind of dream? Who was that person? I shook my head, I should really stop reading horror stories. I put the water back in the fridge and decided to head back to bed. It was past midnight already and I had to get ready for breakfast tomorrow with Alex. I dragged my feet back to my room and plopped down on the bed, throwing my glasses on the table next to me. Getting under the sheets I hoped for a better sleep, one without nightmares.

   When morning came I hurried to get ready, grateful that I had no more nightmares. I stumbled off the bed falling on the carpet floor. "Ow" I groaned sitting up trying to find my glasses. I finally found them, and pushed them onto my face. My blurry world changed to a much better one with details and colors. My vision was pretty bad, without my glasses I could barely see a few feet in front of me, I usually used my glasses but occasionally used my contact lenses.

    I quickly got dressed and hurried out the front door, with my purse in hand. It was already 10:30 and I needed to get there by 10. I walked towards the cafe which was located just across from the bookstore I was at yesterday. It took me almost thirty minutes to get there, I walked into the cafe, immediately smelling the coffee and donuts. I spotted Alex in a booth and she waved at me "Violet!" I smiled at her and began walking towards the table when I noticed the person sitting next to her. It was Kimberly, I quietly sighed before getting to the table. This was going to be an interesting breakfast. "Hey Kim" I said as I sat down next to Alex. "Hey," she gave me a small wave but nothing more. I wondered why she even showed up. "I'm going to go to the bathroom real quick, order the number 1 for me." she called as she walked to the bathroom.

      "Alex, why is she here?" I asked, confused. "I'm sorry, but she was texting me last night and she seemed so sad, so I invited her." Alex answered. I wasn't angry that she was there it's just me and her never got along, I'm not sure why, it was mostly on her part that we never got along. Every  time she would see me she'd walk away, or completely ignore me. Now I was wondering why she showed up when she knew I would be here. My thoughts were cut short when the waitress showed up, a pretty girl with blond hair and dark brown eyes. "What drinks can I get for you?" She asked with a small notepad in her hands. I completely forgot to look at the menu. "I'll just get a sweet tea?" I questioned not even sure if it was on the menu. "Sure thing," she wrote it down and looked towards Alex. "I'll get a coffee with cream, and also a sweet tea for my friend."

The waitress took our orders and walked back to the kitchen. I scanned through the menu and decided to get some pancakes with fruit. After a few minutes, the waitress came back with the drinks and asked for our orders. We placed our order and I began to wonder where Kim went. "Hey Alex, are you sure Kim is okay, she's been gone for a while." "Hmm, can you go check on her?" Alex asked before stuffing a fork full of eggs into her mouth. "Why can't you do it, she doesn't even like me."

"Please, I'm so hungry," she whined before stuffing another fork full of food in her mouth. I chuckled at her behavior and got up from my seat before going to the bathroom. "Hey, Kim are you al-" I stopped mid-sentence when I saw her on the phone. "I know, I know, I won't mess it up," she whispered to the person on the phone. She turned around seeing me, she whispered  a quick goodbye before quickly hanging up the phone and putting it into her pocket. "Hey Kim, I was just seeing if you were okay." She looked at me with a bit of irritation in her eyes before quickly wiping that look away. She gave me a smile before saying, "yeah I'm fine, just making a quick phone call, lets go back to Alex." She ushered me out of the bathroom and back to Alex.

    By the time we got back, Alex had already finished half of her food. "Hey Kim, what took you so long, we thought you fell in," Alex joked. "Ha Ha," Kim answered, her voice full of sarcasm. I sat down and smiled. Finally I could eat my food. I took a huge bite of the pancakes, savoring the sweet taste.

    A bell went off when the cafe door opened. I glanced in that direction and was caught off guard by the icy blue eyes that met mine. My breathing hitched when my thoughts went back to my dream, the eyes were almost identical. "Hello, Violet?!" Alex shook my arm snapping me out of  my thoughts. I looked away and back to her, "Hm, what?" I asked. "What are you looking at?" She questioned looking towards the cafe entrance. "Oh, I get it now, he's pretty cute, isn't he?" Alex said, rather loudly. "Shh Alex, your being too loud," I whispered my face heating up. "He could probably hear you." Alex grinned at me, "I'm just saying, come on, I know you agree with me." I shook my head in disbelief. I mean sure, I did agree with her. Ignoring the fact that his eyes reminded me of the one in my dreams he was attractive, with his midnight hair contrasting his light skin tone, he looked about the same age as me. But I didn't want to admit that to Alex, she would just start teasing me. There was also something very familiar about those eyes and hair, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

        I looked across the table at Kim and she looked nervous. Her expression switched one of fear, her eyes large as she started tapping her fingers on the table nervously. I don't know what's wrong with her but shes been acting weird since we saw each other. First the phone call and now this.

    I tried my best to ignore it, I wasn't close enough to ask her, I'll just let Alex know later. I continued to eat before I saw Kim take a deep breath before speaking. "Anyway, I wanted to invite both of you to a music festival. Can you guys go with me?" She looked at both of us. "That sounds fun, I'm in." Alex chimed in. "What about you, Violet?" She stared at me intently. "Um, I'm not sure, I'm not really into that." I took a sip of my drink. Kim's eyes narrowed as she continued staring at me, something about it was really unnerving. "Please, it'll be fun."

          I thought about it, I wasn't fond of going to a place with so many people, not to mention getting lost. "Come on Violet, it'll totally be fun, we need a break from school" Alex commented. "Fine I'll go, what day is it?" I looked at Kim who looked noticeably more relaxed, "It's on May 1st, also don't worry about the tickets, I'll get them." It was three months away but Alex was already giddy with excitement, "I can't wait, thanks Kim," Alex gave her a hug which Kim tried to subtly get out of. "Yeah, thanks Kim," I smiled. She gave me a faint smile and Alex spoke up, "Also your birthday is on May 15, so it's like an early birthday party, how old are you going to be, 50?" She asked trying to hold in her laughter. I gave her a look, she always made this joke, always saying how I acted like I was older, just because I read books and didn't want to go to any of these parties. "20, I'll be turning 20, Alex," She let out a giggle.

     "Alright, it's settled then. I'll give you guys more info as the date gets closer," Kim spoke with a smile. I heard the ring of the door and saw the young man from before walk out. Hmm I don't think he even got anything. I turned away, finishing the last of my food, thinking about the music festival. I truly hoped I would be able to enjoy, the last party Alex took me to was awful, I felt tired just thinking about it.

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