Swann sat on the bottom step, as the summer heat wave was at one of it's lowest temperatures. She moved her feet in the gravel, hearing the scratch of the rough sandy rocks were pleasing to her ears. She sighed, as she looked at a nearby ant hill.
"Look at them," She thought, "They get to do whatever they want. People don't beat them until their skin is bright red if they were found cheating on their lover. I wish I was an ant sometimes."
"Swann! Get in here, or Nicholson will get you in here by police escort!" Sam called. Sam had blue eyes, and stubble, which was always uneven, and un-groomed eyebrows (which aren't that bad) and a military buzz cut. He was in his late thirties, and he was kind of like a father to her, as he had found her as a little boy.
Getting into the cool shack, Sam looked at the girl. "Swann, what's wrong with you?"
"I don't know."
"Is it you're birthday? Are you scared of being seventeen?" He eagerly asked.
She sighed. "I don't know."
"What's the matter kid?"
"How long did it take for you to fall in love with Cecilia?"
"I really fell in love with her the first time I saw her. Her blue icy eyes were perfect-"
"Yeah, yeah, I get it."
"I'm just afraid of getting someone who I don't like. What if they don't like me? What if they turn out to be a criminal?" She said, raising her voice.
"Listen, I understand. You're gonna be seventeen tomorrow! But all that matters, is that you, don't get into trouble."
"Whatever," Swann exhaled, sucking in lots of air, "Why do the charms matter anyway?"
"Well," He put his arm around the teen, "They want you to search for the person with the same charm as you. Your not just going to go outside, and see the person. You have to search. And love is all about searching."
"Thanks," She said, looking into his eyes. "You're a good dad."
"I'm not your dad-"
"You kind of are, and shoot, I can call you dad."
Swann stepped into the living area, and Cecelia smiled. "Need anything?'
"Nah. I'm going to just head to bed," Swann ran up the steps, and she air kissed Cecelia. Cecelia was like a mother to her, and she loved them both.
Stripping down from her blue dress, she stepped out of it, and slipped on the nightgown. Swann jumped in bed, and then her mind started to wonder.
What if...?
Swan, just sleep.
But Swann was terrified, and couldn't sleep.
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Society: Book 1 of The G Charm Series
RomanceAfter a long war with France, America must cut off all supplies and contact with other countries, because they cannot risk another war. Swann, an almost seventeen year old, must find her true love. But what if she finds two? Who will she choose, an...
