The sun brighten on my pale frail face. I opened my icy blue eyes and arose from my bed. I had slept in until twelve in the afternoon. I got up and walked to my dresser and took out a white tank top with a pair of light blue jeans. I went to my closet and took out my tan sweater and put it on with my tank top. I buttoned it up and walked to kitchen of me and my mother's small apartment.
"Grace, it's time fo breakfast and you got to get to the park for your tutoring session." My mother said.
"Okay mom but can I just take my breakfast to go. I don't want to be rushing to central park." I replied.
"Alright, just make sure you're home by five. I know how much effort you put into teaching those kids." She mother laughed.
"Thanks mom. Love you." I told her and pecked her on the cheek.
I headed to my room and grabbed my backpack full of books, worksheets, and notes. I rushed to the elevator. I clecked on ground level. When the doors opened I headed out and ran towards central park.
"Excuse me, Coming through." I yelled politly to the crowd infront of me.
When I got to central park I saw Daniel and Fred. Fred is about ten. He's one of the kids who I tutor and Daniel is Fred's older brother. Daniel is just a year older than me. I walked over.
"Hey Fred." I greeted scribbing his hair.
"Hey Gracy" He yelled happily.
"Hi Grace." Daniel also greeted smiling.
I looked up at him. His Hazel eyes looking at my icy blue eyes. He wpouldn't stop smiling me but I started smiling back at him.
"Hey Daniel." I said still smiling.
I have always like Daniel. Ever since I met him in first grade I always had an interest in him. He was so hansome and loving and caring towards others. He was extremely selfless. That is what I mostly liked about him. He cared about others problems more than his own.
"Let's go! I have a science worksheet that I was banging my head against the wall over." Fred joked and grabbed my arm and started pulling me to a table.
"See you in an hour Daniel." I yelled while Fred yanked my arm away from.
Daniel he waved and watch us until we got to the table. Then he walked over to the baseball field to get a hotdog like he always does.
after an hour Daniel came over.
"Ready to go Freddy?" He asked.
"And leave Gracy? No way!" He yelled joking dramatically.
I laughed. Fred looked at me and leaned closer.
"I have to tell you something?" Fred asked.
I nodded and leaned in closer to him.
Fred cuffed his hand and leaned closer to my ear.
"My brother said that he likes you." He whispered into my ear.
I guess Fred was loud enough for Daniel to hear because Daniel started turning red. It wasn't a tomato red blush but his cheeks here pink. It looked so adorable. Fred then went running in the direction to the entrance of the central park zoo. I got up and looked at Daniel.
"Is that true?" I asked Daniel.
"Yeah, why do you think I take Fred over here for hsi tutoring session?" He said.
"Wow! Because I really liked you." I confessed.
He was surprised. Like I it looked liked in all the years it looked like I had hated him.
"Would you like to go for some coffee together?" I asked smiling.
"Uh.... Well... Yeah, just let me drop Fred off at home. Meet me at starbucks in an hour. The one by the docks." He told me as he ran to get Fred.
"Okay! See you soon." I yelled and started running in the direction of my apartment building.
When I got to my apartment I grabbed my room key and unlocked the door. I opened it and saw that my mother wasn't home. I saw a note on the fridge door.
It said:
Grace,
In case you had come back home from tutoring. I had left to get some groceries for dinner tonight. I'll be back home at around two or three. Now go out into the big city and go try to have some fun but Make sure you're here at five.
Love you,
Mommy
I through the note in the trash and walked into my room. I put on my navy blue spaghetti strap abercrombie dress with my converse. I grabbed my navy blue beanie and placed on my head. I put my hair in a braid and let my side bangs hang on the side of my face. I grabbed a small navy blue purse put in my debit card and my phone
This was my first date. Even though it was starting out at starbucks I want it to end up at the dock. During the sunset, when we look closly into each others eyes and slowly lean into each other for a kiss. I'm going to try with all my might to make this very romantic.
I walked all the way to starbucks. When I got there I checked my white G-shock watch. It was 15 minutes until two-thirty. the time that was destinated fro us to meet. I walked in and just asked for a hot tea. I sat down and waited fro him.
two whole hours went by and Daniel was nowhere to be seen. Already I had six cups of hot tea and was already ordering another. Suddenly my phone started going off. I checked it. It was a Daniel. I put up my IPhone 4s and slid the answer bar. I put the phone to my ear.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hey Grace. I'm really sorry. I totally forgot about our date." he apologized.
"Even though you were rushing to get your brother and to get out so you can get ready while yelling at the top of your lungs when and where we were going to met." I snapped.
"When I got home had all these chores and by the time I was done I had totally forgot abotu our date." He tried to explain.
"Then why didn't you call so I wouldn't of had to wait TWO WHOLE HOURS for you?!" I snapped even angrier than before.
"Look, I'm sorry. Don't get angry with me!" He argued.
I was so mad then.
"You know what! How about we just don't even go out on a date ever! We can just stay in our own lives. So you can go ahead and tell your parent that they can start dropping Freddy instead of you!" I yelled and hung up the phone.
I put my phone back in my purse and walked out. I fet like crying. I was stood up on my should've been first date i felt so humiliated that I could've had a boyfriend like that. I am such a fool. but ryo be honest, how could I get good advice about boys when I don't even have a guy in my life.
My father left me and my mother when I has born. Or at least that what my mother told me. My mother told me that my dad just wasn't ready to have a kid so he left. That's all my mother had told me about my father. I tried to get some more information out of her but she said it was too painful to her to talk about.
When I got to my apartment room I was reaching for my keys when I heard a window shatter.I immediately felt a boost of adrenaline go through me. I quickly grabbed my keys and unlocked the door.
I opened the door and saw something that will scar me for life.
