In the end

Chapter 1 - In the begining

I woke up feeling more rested than I should've after staying up late working on a new project when I glanced at my alarm clock to see that it was almost 11 in the morning. I was in a bit of a panic before I remembered that I had the day off. Sinking back down I waited for my heart to go back to normal before finally dragging myself out of bed. Like everyday I made my coffee with my eyes half open before jumping in the shower. Not bothering with make up I threw my hair up in loose pile and a clip before dressing. I put on my usual outfit of skinny jeans, tee and chucks and actually remembered to grab a hoody just in case. I grabbed my bag from the back of the door and stuffed in my sketchbook and pencils and headed outside grabbing my mail on the way out.

Flipping through the usual junk I spotted an envelope with the City of Vancouver seal. Tearing it open I quickly read the letter and sighed. "Dear residents, we are writing to inform you that a local television studio has chosen our neighbourhood as a filming location. The studio will be filming between the hours of 11 pm and 6 am October 29th through November 5th. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. They parties involved have assured us they will make every effort not to interrupt the daily lives of our residents and try to keep noise to a minimum. The City of Vancouver thanks you for you cooperation."

Great I thought to myself, just what I need is tons of people making noise and huge spotlights in the middle of the night. Throwing the junk mail and evil letter in a nearby paper bin I headed to the subway. Making my way downtown to run my errands I thought back to evil letter wondering what they would be filming. I laughed to myself realizing I probably wouldn't recognize the show anyway. As all my friends love to tell me I'm probably the only 25 year old in the country that doesn't own a TV. What can I say, for me there's nothing a TV can give me that books won't. Plus I absolutely loath the idea of "celebrities", I honestly cannot understand putting these people on such a high pedestal and showering them with ridiculous amounts of money when the real heroes like teachers and fireman scrape by.

Annoyed with myself for letting my good mood be ruined I shook my head trying to clear my thoughts. I ducked into the closest coffee shop for more caffeine and something fattening. I sat at one the small tables outside and took out my sketchbook. I threw my hoody on and relaxed back in the comfy chair and opened to a fresh page. I sat there for a while sipping my coffee and nibbling on the muffin I got trying to think of something to draw. I looked around and noticed a nice car parked on the other side of the street. Shrugging I put the book on the table and started sketching.

I lost track of time and was almost finished when I noticed my coffee was cold so I grabbed my bag and headed inside to get another one. I sat back down and started on finishing up the drawing when a shadow came over me. I looked up and was startled to see a man towering over me. He smiled down at me and in that moment I forgot how to breathe.