Stole My Heart (On Hold)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The heat on my lap, earphones plugged in my ears, the cold air going out from the air condition and the slow vibrating of the car's engine. It was a Sunny Tuesday afternoon, and I was waiting for my best friend to get out from her mum's restaurant. I was listening to one of Ed Sheeran's songs and Free-Falling by John Meyer and I was also surfing the internet with my Net book inside my dad's car. We were going to check out my aunt's newest fashion boutique. She's a fashion designer and she has been dreaming to own a fashion boutique ever since. My aunt is 34 but she looks like she just turned 20. Suddenly a sound from the car's door clicked. I heard it and looked at my best friend's head went in first and she sat next to me in the car. I patted my dad on the shoulder and he released the breaks of the car. After a few seconds, we drove off. "It was my first time cooking Turkey, Chicken and Duck Soup. It was extremely disgusting!" My best friend said. "Turkey, Chicken and Duck? You guys sure like poultry! Hahahahaha!" I answered. "Actually we love experimenting" My best friend added with a big smile. Kathryn, she has been my best friend since I was born. We were born in the same hospital and our Mum's were HS-College best friends. We have so many things in common. It's like we're twins at some point. "Sooooo, how was Greece?" Kathryn asked. "AWESOME! And kinda boring" I answered. "Why? I thought you loved Greece". "Yeah, I DID. But then, my dad keeps on pulling me towards his clients. I didn't even have much time to check out Athens. We were supposed to have a vacation while mom was working in France. But then my dad seems to never leave his work" I whispered with my arms crossed and with a disappointed face. "There, there. You'll have a normal life soon" Kathryn said while slowly patting me at the back. "So you're saying my life isn't normal?" I asked. "It's not. Actually that was a figure of speech darling, don't be so dramatic. Hahahahaha!" She laughed while holding her stomach, like it was the funniest joke ever. "Ha-ha" I said with sarcasm. "Were here!" My dad said. "Finally! I have been tortured enough" I said with a relieved voice. "That wasn't funny at all." "I didn't say it was funny. Hmm" I said with a huge grin. The breaks on the parking slot. The doors clicking and the smell of roasted chicken. I have finally assured that we were near Queen Elizabeth II road. My aunt's boutique is there. We got closer to a building called Veronica's chic boutique and we found an automatic door that leads to a very huge mansion. We saw a small doorbell and Kathryn, without any hesitates; she pressed the doorbell as many times as she could. For her, no one can resist the power of a button all alone without being pressed. After the 13th press, we heard running footsteps inside the house. Suddenly the door was opened and I saw my aunt holding a face towel while cleaning her hands with them and panting like a cheetah has been chasing her all day. She welcomed us with a big smile. "Maria! Kathryn! Bernard! You have arrived so quickly. I haven't prepared the chicken yet. Please go in and take a seat. I'll just be in the kitchen. It will take a while. But, if you don't want to wait by just sitting there, you 2 ladies can explore the house, while Maria's father will assist me in preparing dinner. "Yes!" Kathryn and I whispered to each other. We quickly stood up and ran towards the exit door of the living room. The house was full of things fit for royalty. Most of the things are made of gold, silver, luxurious wood, crystal and very very fragile and expensive furnishings. We were very careful and very amazed by everything. There was a very huge pool outside in the backyard that formed JONES in script. It was very awesome. We encountered a room that looked like a jungle, literally speaking. There were trees, grasses, vines, real animals like monkeys, birds, elephants, giraffes, snakes and all the other creatures you could see in a jungle. Afterwards we saw rooms that were designed with a specific color. There was the Red room, Orange room, Yellow room, Green room, Blue room, Indigo room, Violet room, and all the other colors. And then we saw more extraordinary rooms. Every room had chandeliers in it. It was a brilliant idea to make such a house. "Maria! Kathryn! Dinner's ready!" My aunt shouted. "Coming!" We shouted back. As we were running towards the dining room, we smelt the smell of roasted chicken, fresh and hot apple pies, pork chop and all the other yummy food you could think of. As we arrived we saw a well-prepared table with all the food on the table. It looked like it was set for the Royalty. We sat down and we all prayed. Afterwards, we started eating and chatting small conversations. I was a little focused on the food. I was savoring the moment, so I wasn't talking much. After a few hours, we all had filled stomachs and we started resting on our chairs. "Now for the reason why I invited you here, My fashion collection to be sold in my boutique this Summer" A couple of girls went in pushing manikins wearing her Summer collection. It was colorful. Everything was fit for the theme SUMMER. Everything was fabulous! Kathryn's jaw was down and her mouth went wide open. I would love to wear one of her Summer collection. "I made these special Summer clothes for you guys" She added. 2 girls went in while pushing 2 manikins wearing really really cute dresses. Kathryn was given a floral dress, that was a little above the knee. I was given a dress also a little above the knee. It was a short empire dress. The upper part was denim and the lower part was flowy and floral. It was so CUTE! When you see it the one word that comes up to your mind is Cute. "Is this for us?" Kathryn asked. "Yes. Do you like it?" My aunt asked. "YES! Hahahahaha" Kathryn and I said together. "That's good" My aunt said while smiling. "We have to go, it's getting late" My dad said while glancing at his watch. "AWWWW!!" Kathryn and I said while showing the why so early look. "Come on girls. Were going home" My dad insisted. "FINE!" I said while crossing my arms. "Bye Veronica!" Kathryn said while waving her hand. And I said the same. We rode the car and drove home.