Fallen

Chapter 1 - The Beach

A/N:  This is my first story on wattpad so I hope you enjoy!  Fallen could be about many things as you may have guessed from the introduction.  What does it mean you might ask.  Maybe it is I fall in love or maybe I fall down and go unconscious.  So many things it could mean.  Just keep reading and you sure will find out.  Please vote for it and leave comments letting me know how you like it.  It sure would be greatly appreciated!

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          My name is Rose Mercy Parker.  I am 19 years old.  I have a brother, Mark Parker, who is currently at Stanford University.  I still haven’t decided if I want to go to college like my brother. I live with my mom on the outskirts of Los Angeles, California in a town called Vernon.  We have a nice house that is very quaint.  I don’t like to talk about my dad much because it hurts every time I do.  He passed away in a freak car accident about 2 years ago with my best friend’s dad, and my mom and I are still adjusting to it.  Without him in our lives it’s very hard.  My mom doesn’t like to talk about it either.  She breaks out in tears whenever she hears his name and still cries at night before bed and I hear her in her room.  We are doing OK though.

          It is 6:30 in the morning on a Saturday morning.  I had to wake up because today I am going to the beach and I love morning times at the beach.  All the hot guys will be there.  I am looking for a man who will treat me right but I just haven’t found him.  There is one guy in particular that I am thinking about but he doesn’t know it yet.  His name is Derrick Slater. I hope that I will get the courage enough to actually walk up to him and say hi today. Maybe he will even ask me if I will be there again next Saturday.  My best friend, Mercy, told me he was new in town.  He has only been here for a couple of weeks but he sure caught my eye.

          I jumped out of bed as soon as I thought of Derrick and rushed to get ready.  Flew in the closet to find my swimsuit and hurried to put it on.  Then I put on a pair of pink shorts, a flowered tank top, and some girly flip flops.  Ran out of my room and headed down the hall to the kitchen to eat breakfast.  My mom was in the kitchen and asked me if I was going to the beach today.  I said “you better believe it.”  She said “Are you hoping to see that Derrick guy again today?”  I told her “yea I am going to try and talk to him today.”  My mom gave me a kiss as she walked into the living room and sat down on the couch to read a book.

          Breakfast was delicious as always.  My mom fixes me her famous flapjacks with melting butter and fresh blueberries and strawberries on top.  I can normally smell them before I get out of bed.  The smell just lightens up the mood for the day.  She is a great cook and I never pass up the chance to tell her how great of a mom she is to me.

          I drive on down to the beach and get out of my car.  Grab my things and I am on the sand in a matter of minutes.  I look around and already there are a bunch of hot guys as well as other girls on the beach.  I look out on the water and I see Derrick. I can't help but staring because he is so buff and hott.  He is a great surf-boarder.  Did he notice I was staring?  I guess he noticed because he looked at me and actually waved at me.  My face turned red I could tell.  Did he actually notice me?  I look behind me to see if there was someone behind me but there was no one there but me.  I put my towel down near the water and sat down on it.  My mind was racing with thoughts of Derrick.  I would oh so love to be his girlfriend, but that would or could never happen to me.

            About five minutes later I look around and I saw Derrick.  He was getting out of the water.  He had abs that made you want to scream.  When he was wet you just want to melt all over him.  My lips were watering just watching him walk out of the water.  Wait is he actually coming my way?  Yes he is. OMG!  I make sure that I am not staring like that anymore and act casual. 

          He had a voice that would make you feel comfortable around him.  He talked so sweet.  When he got over to me he looked at me and smiled.  He asked me how I was and I told him great in a stuttering type of way.  I was nervous, I couldn’t help it.  He made me nervous every time he was around.  “So I heard your name was Rose” he said.  “Y-y-y-yea” I said.  I think I am blushing and he can see that because he started to smirk a little and I asked him “what are you laughing at?”  He told me “you’re blushing and it is so cute.”  I felt like I was going to pass out right there and then.  “I hate to cut our conversation short but my friends are calling my name” then he said “when will I see you again?”  I wrote my number down on the back of his hand and he smiled and left.

          I pulled up in the driveway about thirty minutes later and ran in my room and shut the door.  I fell on my bed and just daydreamed about Derrick.  I thought to myself, “wow he actually talked to me. Did that really happen?  Maybe he will call me.  It seems too good to be true though.  Guess I will just have to wait and see.”  I fell asleep in my daydream and took a nap.