A lover's Fate!

Chapter .001

Corie's POV

Have you ever just sat and wondered why life happens the way it does? It's almost like your being punished for things you didn't even do.

My name is Corie Smith, I'm 20 years old from a small town called York, Pa. Currently living in Charlotte, NC. Life for me is the best but i guess it could be worse. Long story short I'm a loner. I'm not the prettiest and I'm not the smallest. But I'm most definitely confident but no one ever sees me for me. Welcome to my world!

I turn over and smash my alarm clock wishing that I could get just 10 more minutes of sleep seeing that it was 8 am but I know if I don't get up and get going I would be late to my job. Sluggishly I get up and head to the shower the best part of my day. I get to plan out my day and set forth goals to achieve for my day. After about an hour I get out place my matching black lace underwear and bra set on. I walk into my closet and decide to put on a pair of black skinnies , a purplish off the shoulder shirt with some cute booties and an oversized fur jacket. Fashion is my life and it's also the way I express myself. Don't get it twisted , I may not be a size 5 but I still keep myself looking good. I grab my purse and keys and hit the door.

I get to work with 30 mins to spear and decide to do a natural beat, nothing drastic just a little eyeliner, mascara, and a pop of color on the lips. One thing is for sure I don't need to cake on the makeup to look good, my natural beauty speaks for its self. Once I'm satisfied with how I look I grab my things and head to Torrid. Yeap thats right I'm the store manager for Torrid, by not for long. My dream is to my own boss and become a stylist, but for now this will suffice. I walk in and notice my employee Myra placing her things in the back.
" Hey Myra you look cute today girl, I'm loving the hunter green". " Thanks Cor I try to look good sometimes" we both laughed as we walked to the front to start our day.
Around noon I let Myra know that I was headed to Starbucks to get a coffee, it was the middle of the week and very slow so I had to get me a pick me up. While waiting in line I felt a pair of eyes on me a turn to the right of me and saw no one and did the same on the left still no one , I shrugged the feeling off and waited my turn. I placed my order and when I went to pay I heard the most sexiest voice ever say to the cashier say " she's good I got her drink" a little taken back I shook my head no and gave the cashier my money told her to keep the change and hurried off in the direction of my store.
So confused about why that sexy man would even do such a a good gesture for me I almost passed the store. Myra noticed the look on my face and immediately started with the 21 questions " Cor what's up you look like you saw a ghost" placing my drink down and leaning on the corner I told her what happen and before I knew she was dying laughing " what the freak Myra it's not funny, no one ever talks to me the most is get is disturbing stares" " Chill out girl you act like people can't be nice and do nice things damn". She was right I'm totally overacting I thought to myself , I decided to leave the situation alone and work on the schedule for next week. I had my back turned when the bell chimes signaling that someone had entered the store without looking up I greeted them " Hello welcome to Torrid , I'm Corie let me know if you need a size or a fitting". With no response I took that as the customer just browsing that was until i heard someone clear their throat I looked up and saw a god himself. Ok I'm exaggerating but damn this man look good enough to eat. He started talking but I couldn't hear anything because I was fixated on his lips , god his lips looked so good just the thought of what they could do excited me. The only reason I came back to life is because he started waving his hand in my face back and forth . " I'm sorry what did you say" barely above a whisper I croaked out , put the corner of my eye I see Myra chuckling while folding pants shaking her head at me. He repeated his self saying "Hi I'm Austin". I watched him closely as he spoke with a smirk and so much confidence.  Not trying to make an even more fool out of myself  I politely said " Ok Austin who are you shopping for and do you know what size"? With a slight laugh he said " Na I'm not shopping for clothes for anybody ... yet " for some reason when he said that he look me square in my eyes that it was as if he was speaking to my soul, feeling a little uncomfortable I looked away  and quickly said " Well how can we help you, pulling Myra closer to me" Myra yanked away and said " actually Cor it's my 15 minute break so I'm in the back chilling sis" I squinted my eyes at her as she danced away to the back , leaving me and Austin alone .

Austin's POV
Everyday I wake up thankful for a new day, good health, and a genuine appreciation for life. My name is Austin Franklin 25 year old boss born and raised from Charlotte, NC. Laying in bed with no where in particular to go I decided that I'll take a personal day and go to the mall and spend some money after all when your , your own boss  you can make last minute decisions like that. Before you get the wrong idea no I'm not cocky and no I'm not stuck up or anything of those stereotypes associated to CEOs and business owners. I'm really down to earth and very straightforward, I'm sure of myself and everything I do. I'm well respected at 25 and thats because I worked my ass off to be where I am today and no one can take My empire from me. I birthed ACE consulting firm from the ground up when I was 21 now at 25 it's a multi million dollar business . As you can see I'm proud of my accomplishments but
I'm humble because shit wasn't always good for me. I grew up in the projects on the west side of Charlotte with my mom , yea I knew my dad but I never knew my parents together, but together they co parented and made me into the man I am today. Grabbing my phone I sent a quick text to my AA(administrative assistant) letting her know to clear my schedule for the day because I wouldn't be coming in. Putting my phone down I got up and headed to do my hygiene thing. 30 mins later I hopped out and decided to keep it simple with a white Gucci jersey Tee some dark jeans and my white ace embroidered Gucci sneakers. Placed my Rolex on my wrist, threw my dreads in a lose ponytail , grabbed my wallet, keys and was out the door.
I parked close to Nordstrom because I knew the Louis Vuitton store was near there and my other fave place Starbucks. Deciding that I would go to Starbucks first I made my way to the Mall entry from the left side. Walking up I spotted the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. The way she dressed and the confidence in her walk had me intrigued and really wanting to know more. I slowed down just so that I could stare without being caught. She must have felt my eyes on her because she started to look around as if she was looking for something or maybe someone. As I approached the line and stood behind her I couldn't help but blush at the sound of her angelic voice, it was soft and sweet but shy. Once the cashier gave her , her total I took that as my chance to step in and make my presence known. I calmly said to the cashier " she good I got her drink" the look on her face was like she wanted to cry or run or maybe both but with the quickness she shook her head no gave the cashier the money and hauled ass in the direction she came from. Me and the cashier met eyes and she just laughed and proceed to take my order. I felt a little upset cause dang shorty didn't even let me introduce myself nor did I get a chance to say anything she just curved a nigga. Laying a $50 spot on the counter I collected my items and headed in the direction of Ms. Beautiful . I saw the back of her coat go into some chick store, i sipped my drink while I thought up my next move. After 20 mins I threw my trash away and headed to the store I saw her go in. As I walked in I heard that familiar voice say "" Hello welcome to Torrid , I'm Corie let me know if you need a size or a fitting". I noticed she never turned around or looked in my direction so I made my way over towards her and cleared my throat. She looked up and I started to introduce myself " I'm Austin, but you didn't give me a chance to tell you that cause you took off, and all I" I stopped talking when I noticed her zoned out and focused on my lips , so I waved my hands in front of her face and she softly said "I'm sorry what did you say" laughing I said " Hi I'm Austin". She asked me who I'm shopping for and I took that as my chance I responded " Na I'm not shopping for anyone... yet" I licked my lips and smirk with a wink but I don't think she caught  it, maybe because she was watching me watch her. I caught her nervousness and she started to say something to who I assumed to be her co worker but I was too focused on her beauty and innocence. It wasn't until I noticed the other girl heading to the back I came back to life. " So Corie , what time do you get off" she looked up at me like I asked a million dollar question " I um , um get off at 3" nodding I looked down at my watch and noticed It was 2:30 " that's cool ima come back through and walk you to your car if that's ok with you"? Slowly she scratched her head and said " no it's not ok with me you may be a crazy, why are you talking to me? Did somebody pay you to talk to me because if so this isn't funny and I have no time for it" and with that she went to the back . Damn her attitude is on a 1000, but for some reason I'm intrigued.

Authors note: my first story please be nice and leave feedback and comments thanks everyone!

-YANNA-