HEARTS AND DARKNESS

CHAPTER 1- CAROLINE

"and then he kisses me slowly, softly..." 

She heard a shrieking sound of heels coming towards her in a bull's speed. Someone opens the door and slams it hard waking her up from her dreamy land. She opened her eyes widely only to watch her mom, Mrs. Reilly, standing right in front of her. She was looking little angry, no actually very angry.

"Do you know what time it is!?" Mrs. Reilly said flaring her nostrils

"Umm, no what-"

"-it's 8 AM and you're already late for your college. GET UPPP!!" said cutting off my question.

"Ok ok mom, I'm coming in just 5 mins"  said while running towards washroom.

Okay here's a little introduction to Caroline's life who just got into the washroom.

Caroline Reilly is a 18 years old pretty girl and doing her graduation from a reputed college around the town. She's that introvert girl of the class who fumbles while talking to anyone due to fear of being judged at every step. Except her two friends, Emily and Harry. She loves being around them. The care and possessiveness they holds towards her feels like a warm blanket wrapped around the arms during chilly winters. She lives in an average middle class house with her mom and her little brother. Her dad passed away due to cardiac arrest when she was 13 years old. Since then, her mom started drinking and abusing her in anger. Mrs. Reilly punishes her daughter for every freaking thing. But she's very fond of her son, Caroline's brother Mark, and this makes her more frustrating.

After dressing up in blue jeans and white shirt, applying mascara and lip gloss, she stumbled down the stairs in hurry. Her mom was honking the scooter's horn angrily from outside the house. Caroline stormed towards the main door slinging her back on one shoulder and a cheese sandwich in her other hand.

Caroline's mother runs a small restaurant on the roadside 10 mins away from her house. Hopping up on the backseat of the scooter, Caroline took a full bite of sandwich in her mouth. After 15 mins of silent ride towards the school, finally Mrs. Reilly said, "Your brother might reached the school from the school bus. Pick him up from his classroom after his school ends, and come back to restaurant before it's dark."

Caroline sighed and got down from the scooter in front of her college building. She eyed her mother one last time and then moved forward towards the building. While she was walking, someone pulled her hair backwards. She gasped and turned back and found Harry and Emily smiling cheekily. 

"You guys almost gave me a mini heart attack." Caroline said.

"Hahah chill C, it's just us." Harry said.

"So, what's up? Are you done with your homework?" Emily asked to Caroline.

"Yeah, almost done. I hope Miss Charlie doesn't surprise us with a test." 

"Yeah please. Let's walk fast we are already late for English class" said Harry.

They hurried towards the classroom. Emily and Caroline sat down on an empty bench while Harry sat behind the both.

After 5 minutes, Miss Charlie enters in the classroom fixing her golden brown strands. Everyone wished her good morning not-so excitedly. She wished them back and said, "Before starting the class, I want y'all to welcome a new student who's going to join us from today only. Welcome, Noah."

Enters a boy with 6 feet height, perfectly muscled body, stoic yet dashing face with messy curled chocolaty brown hair. His eyes were light bluish and as deep and expressive, where you could get lost if you started long enough. His body speaks confidence and fire.

While sweeping his eyes towards everyone in the classroom, they locked with Caroline's innocent doe eyes.

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Hey there, feel free to share your reviews on the first chapter of my first ever book. Sorry if there's any grammatical mistake. This is my first ever time when I'm trying to write something. Thank you, for reading this chapter. Stay connected for the next one.<3