Fair Warning

Fair Warning [Chapter ONE]

FAIR WARNING

CHAPTER ONE

A few months later, the day was chillier in comparison to how it usually was. The sky was silvery-grey; it was in the evening, at a quiet London flat

"Mum, I'm just sick of it all!" Courtney said, as she ate her food with her mother

"What are you talking about, Courtney?" Her mother replied. Courtney pushed her long locks back in frustration

"College, Mum! I just don't think I can hack it"

"...In English please; I can't deal with that English slang" Her mother replied

"College is so long...The teachers do not help, the people at college seem anti-social... Now that I think of it, everyone seems anti-social"

"Oh, darling, I'm sure that is not true" Her mother replied, after taking a final bite of her food

"Mum, I don't expect you to understand anyway, so what's the point of talking" Courtney declared, as she lost her appetite

"Do not speak to me like that" Courtney's mother began "Look, you haven't even lived life. You're only seventeen"

"Well...I'm eighteen now" Courtney cut in

"That's right. You're eighteen, and you have such a negative outlook on life. What I would give to be your age again. Trust me, being negative will not do you any favours; you're looks will go faster than the world's fastest car"

"Whatever" Courtney whispered

"Look, Darling; things won't be this way forever" Courtney's mother smiled, as she took Courtney and her bowls to the kitchen. Courtney rose from her seat and proceeded to her room. She sat on her bed, switched on a lamp and dialled a number

"Hey, Reece" Courtney smiled; it was her boyfriend Reece she was on the phone to

"What's good, darling?" Reece responded in a deep voice

"I'm too bored, man. Can I come and keep you company?"

There was a long silence

"Hello?"

"Sorry, babes...No, that won't be a good idea" Reece declared

"...Can I ask why?" Courtney asked

"Mans is nuff busy as it is; College and that, got nuff coursework to do, so how about I take you cinema tomorrow" Reece suggested

"You piss me off so much, you know" Courtney spat "I still love you though"

"Love you too, init" Reece declared "...So is that all?"

"What...that's a nice way to end a convo..." Courtney declared

"Allow me man, I'm tired...if you're gonna act like a bitch, I'll hang up this phone" Reece responded, Courtney clinched her fists, but calmed down

"You know what...It's all casual right now...I'm going out tonight"

"What about tomorrow? You're gonna leave me high and dry?" Reece asked

"Bye Reece" Courtney cut the phone off. She looked to her right, and saw her college books, she contemplated whether to complete them, or go out.

She decided to go out.

Courtney undressed, and hopped into the shower. She turned on the radio from the loudspeaker, from her phone, and sang along to it. She then creamed herself with cocoa butter; applied make-up, mascara and lip gloss. She organized her large volume of hair; wore a figure-hugging short dress and wore five inch heels. She resembled a picture perfect young woman. She sprayed on some perfume, and proceeded out the door. Her Mum blocked her path