The Delicacy of a Prey

Shoot

I'm surrounded by woods. Everything is pitch black and my breathing's erratic. I'm lost and alone in these god forsaken woods while fear courses through me. I'm being chased but I don't know by what. All of a sudden I hear a twig snap and I freeze to not attract any attention to my location. A deer walks out from behind a bush and I release the breath I didn't know I was holding. I turn around to walk away from the creature when out of nowhere something drops from above and snatches me. I release a ear piercing scream.

I wake up drenched in my own sweat and me screaming. Looking over to my right where my phone sits on my nightstand. Quickly I push the home button for the device to light up and reveal five a.m as the time. Four more hours till I have to get up and start my day. I groan and pull the covers over my head and try to fall asleep again. An hour goes by and I have yet to fall asleep. Slowly and groggy I get out of bed and make way to my bathroom. I turn on the shower, take my clothes off, then get in and let the hot running water melt away the tension the nightmare had caused.

As I lather my pale almost white skin with my sweet pea body wash I couldn't help but think about the dream and how real it felt. When I'm out of the hot shower my eyelids start to feel very heavy so I walk back to bed and get under the covers. I wake up again but this time to my alarm instead of my screams. I start getting ready for work putting on some black workout shorts and grey tank top. I go to the bathroom and put my long white hair in a messy bun, then, walk out, grab my purse and walk out my house to my car. I reach the photo shoot about an hour early with is perfect timing in my case. When I walk into the building i'm greeted by my best friend Isabel. As always she looks stunning with her long tan legs and her mid-length brown wavy hair. I eagerly walk to her side and match her bright white smile with my own. "Are you excited? our very first lingerie shoot!" she asks with excitement "Of course!" I reply as we enter the elevator. Izzy pushes the button for the 22nd floor as I cling to her arm and close my eyes. "Breath Luna. It will be okay just breathe." I've always been claustrophobic since I was a young girl, and elevators are my worst enemy, they are a small closed in metal coffin that dangles by a cable in the air. Its insanity but I guess it beats walking up the million flight of stairs.

*Ding* the elevator chimes signaling that we have reached our floor. The doors open and I rush off quickly to escape the death trap while I drag Izzy behind me. "I don't know why you thought living in California was a smart idea." Izzy addresses me with an eye roll. Laughing at her we walk to our appointment in suite 2200. As soon as we open the door we are hustled into our changing/makeup rooms for our shoot. I'm given this black lacy off the shoulder lingerie to change into and a white silk robe that stops at my mid thigh. When I get done changing the makeup and hair stylists start to work on me. As they come to a finish i look into the mirror and for a minute im stunned at how flawless I look. Instead of my washed out boring face I have natural pink lips, some blush, black winged eyeliner and feathered out lashes that make my crystal blue eyes pop and my waist length white hair is wavy as the sea.

Exiting the my dressing room I see Isabel already getting ready to take some pictures so I go sit on the couch off to the side and watch my best friend pose for the Play-Time photographer. Her stunning 5'10" tan figure looked drop dead gorgeous in her royal purple silk slip with her smokey eyeshadow and nude lip. I couldn't help but smile at the memory of when we first met. It was my first audition when I physically bumped into her and I fell to the ground in the lobby of the agency. I was expecting be yelled at for being such a klutz but instead she smiled down at me and offered me her hand to help pull me up from the ground and gushing about how beautiful my ivory skin was and since that day we were friends. she helped me out a lot back then. I was a confused nineteen year old who didn't really know anything and there she was a skilled model who know all the in's and out's. Isabel Faxon wasn't the most famous model out there but she was pretty up there so being her friend gave me bonuses but I wasn't in for them, Izzy was actually a really nice and funny person unlike the stereotypes of models. Wrapping up my remanence of our friendship I notice that Izzy was just finishing up her solo shoot now it was my turn to get in on the action. The time goes by fast and was almost seven p.m when I was finishing up. Izzy waited for me so we could go to my place and have some girls time.

We arrive to my studio apartment and order us some pizza while we pour some champagne. "Izzy I wish you actually liked nature so you could come camping with me tomorrow." I say while a pout rests upon my face "Oh come on Luna you know it's not fair when you pout!" Isabel exclaimes "But Izzy!!"

"Im sorry Luna but you know how I feel about camping. Its gross and think of all the bugs!"

'"Ugh, fine!" I shout as I give up. I knew I wouldn't be able to changing her mind about going with me but I had to try. I come from a town called Libby in Montana and since living in the city which barely has any nature makes me a little homesick I tend to do a little escaping here and there to the woods. I get up and go get us another bottle of champagne when the doorbell rings. I skip over to the door and open it and greet the pizza boy with my 100 watt smile. "You can put the pizza on the counter" I say as I wave him in. The boy blushes but complies as I go to get his money which is in my room. "Oh he's cute Luna!" I hear Isabel say from the kitchen when I walk out I see Isabel's got the poor boy blushing so red that i thought he might explode. I mean he is easy on the eyes, he has short brown hair and emerald green eyes as freckles dot his chiseled face. "What's your name?" she asks the boy "I'm Cullen."

"Nice to meet you Cullen. Im Isabel and this is my friend Luna." she smiles at the boy "H-hi." he stutters "Oh Izzy leave the poor boy alone you're probably intimidating him." she looks over to me shocked then looks back to the boy "Oh no! Am i intimidating you Cullen?

"N-no, it's just both of you are so pretty t-that it's hard to believe that you are talking to me." Izzy laughs her angelic laugh and says "Hear that Luna? He thinks you're Beautiful, how sweet!" now it's my turn to blush at her words. I walk Cullen back to the door and give him the $20 for the pizza then give him a tip that matches. I turn around and look at Izzy sternly "What was that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." she says while she walks to the pizza to grab her a slice "Cut the Crap Izz."

"Fine, if you must know i was trying to get you a date or something. You have been single for way to long and i'm pretty sure your kitty." she points down to my vagina "needs some petting."

"Ew Izz that's just too much." i say as i cover my ears.

Isabel and I eat our pizza and drink our drinks while having a great time that night. Ten o'clock approaches so we put everything up and crawl into bed together and cuddle. Thankfully that champagne made me fall into a deep sleep so that means no nightmares for the night.

Okay! my first chapter is done and i'm super excited! I've been wanting to do a book like this for a while now so i hope you guys like it.