Falling Out of Love

Chapter 1

"Sometimes,

Its good to be broken.

For it is only

In the process of healing

You Learn to

Straighten a crumbled heart

And mend a tattered soul"

I finish reading my poem then put down my book and sip on my coffee, looking out my apartment window at the view of San Francisco. The noises of the big city always entranced me to a point where I live right in the middle of it. I sit for another half hour before getting ready for the day.

I live in a cozy 2 bedroom apartment with my roommate Amber. Amber and I grew up together since the age of five. We have have our rough times but she is the absolute only person I could ever rely on.

I get up from my desk and make my way to my closet. I grab a loose blouse and leggings and begin to put them on to get ready for the day. I brush my teeth, washed my face, and put my wavy dark brown hair in a bun. I looked at myself in the mirror, staring back at the girl with the light brown eyes who held herself up high every single day.

I walk out of my room to the intoxicating smell of breakfast. I walk out of my room to the kitchen and see Amber in front of the stove, making breakfast for us. I slowly creep up behind her and poke both her sides, causing her her to scream. Amber turns around with a look of fury and the spatula accusingly pointing at me.

I raise my hands, "It wasn't me. I promise"

"Oh yeah I forgot about our third roommate, Casper the ghost. The next time he scares me i'll make sure to slap him with my spatula" Amber sarcastically says, squinting her eyes at me before returning to the food on the stove.

"I told you not to rent the apartment to a ghost but do you ever listen to me? No." I say with a smirk on my face. Provoking Amber has to be the highlight of my day.

"I only regret renting out an apartment with you, idiot. A ghost roommate would be ten times easier to deal with." Amber says as a whisper, but loud enough for me to purposely hear.

"Oh you love me don't deny it. What would you do without me?"

I sit around the Island in kitchen just in time as Amber turns off the stove and comes over to me to put an egg white omelet on my plate. As soon as she puts her omelet on her plate, she grabs the fruits from the fridge and places it on the table. This is our daily morning routine: Amber cooks and await the food. What do I do to contribute to this morning routine you ask? Enjoy the food, of course.

"So we have a big day ahead of us, Amber" I say in the middle of our meal.

"What are you talking about?" She says with a mouthful of food.

"Well first, chew with your mouth closed you pig. Second, today is the first day of our last year in undergrads. Aren't you excited?"

"It's like any other day of the year, Mia. There's absolutely no difference. Anyways, the first days are really just the teachers giving out boring lectures. There's no fun in that."

"Fine fine but aren't you excited to see if there are any new people in our classes? I mean maybe we can find some cute guys." I jokingly say, finishing my meal and putting the dishes in the sink. I turn around to look at amber while leaning on the sink with my arms crossed, awaiting her answer.

"Why should it matter? John and I broke up. I can't and won't look at any other guys. Spending years on top of years loving a man who will only break my heart is not what I am about to repeat. Going through all that heartbreak is not worth anything"

"Amber, babe, we talked about this. John was not worth it. Just because one sorry excuse of a man hurts you does not mean they are all like that. Don't close yourself off because it will only hurt you in the end, not him"

Amber gets up and throws the remainder of her food in the garbage. She puts her dishes in the sink and then walks to grab a bottle of water from the fridge. Uncapping and drinking from the water bottle she says, "Mia look I get it, you have this entire persona of loving being the greatest and whatever but that's not how the world works. You can't always be nice and loving. I mean, hell, you learned that the hard way."

"Amber, you know I never let it affect me,"

"Well not everyone can think the way you do Mia. Just let it go for now okay? I promise i'm okay i just need some time to deal with it," Amber says as she comes and hugs me. I return her hug and we enjoy our friendly embrace until my phone goes off.

My 11:00 am alarm goes off, reminding me that I have to leave right now to make it to my classes.

"All right I got to go but we are still on for our movie night tonight, right?" I question Amber

"How could I forget? Ben and Jerry ice cream, your favorite iced coffee from Starbucks, and the chips."

I nod my head laughing at Amber, going next to the door to put my shoes on. I grab my bag with my notebooks and pencils and make my way out. I turn my head and yell out a goodbye to Amber before stepping out and making my way down to the parking garage to get my car and head to the university.

I pray that today would be a good, peaceful day. But little did I know that today would be more eventful then I could have possibly thought.

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Well that's Chapter one!

I hope it was great as this is my first book. Its a little slow but the first 2-3 chapters will be filler chapters so you can get to really know the characters well. But trust me, soon their will definitely begin a wild roller coaster of emotions and problems so bare with me!

Please tell me how you like this story so far and feel free to vote/comment!

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