Then Came You (Wattys2015)

Chapter 1

PAST

Adelia Parker was an ordinary girl. At least she thought so until Aaron entered her life. She felt that he was like a magic wand for her, who enhanced her good qualities and inspired her to become a better person in life. Little did she know that Aaron had exactly the same thoughts about her. But they never expressed this. Adelia was a simple and straightforward girl who just wanted GOOD behaviour from people. Caramel hair, brown eyes and tan skin were her features. She wasn't like those tall leggy lasses boys drool over at and neither did she want to be like them. She was brilliant in whatever she liked to do and had an awesome sense of humour. On the other hand, Aaron Smith was an unconventional guy. He was not like the typical heartthrobs every girl would fall for. But there was a strange charm in him and people loved him. He was bespectacled but one could easily notice his intense, black twinkling eyes. And his dimples! He definitely had a smile to die for!! But this wasn't something that attracted Adelia towards him. It was something else. Something that could not be explained....

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Adelia's family consisted of her and her mother Elizabeth. After living 14 years of her life in Chicago, she had to shift in New York due to her mother's job issue. Elizabeth wanted her daughter to join a prestigious school so she admitted Adelia in Stuyvesant High School. It was the first day of her freshmen year in Stuyvesant so Adelia was quite nervous. She thought that she was bad at making friends. Being a very straightforward person, Adelia never failed to get "to the point" but this often landed her in trouble. She had never been a popular student so she always underestimated herself.

Adelia's POV
As I entered my classroom I felt jittery. The students of Stuy seemed to be far more superior than me. At least I felt so. Everybody was busy. They hardly seemed to notice me. The classroom accommodated a good number of people and the only vacant seat left was the second bench in the third row.

Next to me sat a guy who was constantly teasing a girl sitting behind him. He had ocean blue eyes, dark brown hair and a pale white skin. He was good looking and the way most of the girls greeted him made it clear that he was popular among them. I instantly assumed that he would be some arrogant jerk due to my past experiences. He noticed me standing near him and said, "Newbie?? Welcome to Stuy. I am Niall Anderson by the way and you?" I was startled by this. He was really polite and I brushed away all the 'arrogant-jerk' assumptions and replied him, "Hi Niall. I am Adelia Parker. Nice to meet you."

He asked me a few more random questions and after that he started blabbering about himself, the school and Madeline Waters, his best friend. I turned around to realize that she was the one Niall had been teasing when I entered the classroom. She was a golden haired, blue eyed girl. Madeline really looked cute in her pink floral dress. Niall told me that they were the exact opposites of each other and that she was a shy and introvert girl. He introduced me to Madeline and then we three kept on talking to each other for a while.

Suddenly I noticed a pair of intense, black eyes gazing at me. I felt the exchange of shockwaves through our eyes. Yeah it really sounds strange but that's exactly what I felt; a strange familiarity in those eyes. As if I knew those eyes; as if I knew HIM since ages. The total stranger suddenly seemed to be someone I knew deeply. But who was he? Why did I feel so? I felt the urge to discover everything about him; my heart started beating faster and I felt my conscience say, "You need to know him...."

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