The secret's of my life

The secret's of my life (COMPLETED)

Chapter 1

I am celebrating my 17th birthday and for a change the sun is high in the sky but that could all change. The weather in Scotland is unpredictable one minute it could be raining cats and dogs then the sun would be splitting the trees.

Anyways I am in my backyard with my family and my best friend Anna-Jane. I don’t have many friends apart from Anna- Jane or Anna for short, me and her we are like sisters we know each other so well and can always tell when something is up. So here I am standing next to her in my plain red dress and she’s wearing a gorgeous black dress and flashing her six carrot engagement ring. I am feeling so empty standing beside her while everyone looks and admires her ring. I am so happy for her but she is only eighteen she has her whole life ahead of her, but no one can change her mind. The guy she is marrying is called Sam I haven’t met him but she told me that he is a doctor. Now I am starting to feel sick and nervous the most important letter of my life has not arrived yet. And come to think of it neither has my boyfriend Mark.

Then I see him my heart leaps a thousand beats as he walks over to me his dark brown hair tossing in the wind and his perfect white shirt that is completely stainless. My boyfriend, my Mark and he is holding the most important letter I will ever receive. I run to meet him as he slips a piece of cake into his mouth without getting a single bit down his shirt. Finally I reach him and he teases me holding the letter behind his back. I snatch the letter from his warm, sweat less hands. I don’t even take time to say hello I just rip open the letter and start to read

Congratulations Miss Rachel Lock head you have been given a sponsored scholarship to study with Crescent Performing Arts Academy. We look forward to seeing you in Paris,

Mr Finnegan

I close my eyes and start to jump up and down with a big cheesy smile on my face.

“Guess what? I got in” I say and then I notice Mark hiding something behind his back again. He pulls it out and holds up the letter.

“Me too” he says.

This is perfect I am going to be in the city of love with the guy of my dreams. Mark and I have been only dating for a month. I met him through the job I used to have at the local shop. At first I thought he was quite cheesy because he threw every pick up line in the book and then he started coming into the store everyday and I decided to give him a chance and here we are heading off to Paris together. We are in the same classes but not dorms I am with some girl called Lynn and Mark is with one of his old mates Jeremy. Now I believe him when he said that he didn’t want to be away from me for even a second. I watch his eyes they are scanning up and down my simple red dress and my wavy blond hair. I have to find a way to get him to stop staring its making me uncomfortable.

“I am so excited babe, the city of love” I say ohm my word that was so stupid to say I totally regret it now. I tilt my head downwards and look at the lushes green grass; my eyes fixate on a wood louse crawling through the tall blades of grass. I am totally in my own world that I almost don’t hear Mark talking to me.

“Yeah I hope it lives up to its name “he says lifting my head up with his gentle fingers that are now ice cold. “I mean it’s the city of love and it couldn’t be more perfect because I am so in love right now” he pulls me close to his heart. I can hear its thumping beats it’s almost as if he is nervous to kiss me. Me a nobody, an outsider how could he be nervous I should be the one who is nervous. I wouldn’t exactly say that I was pretty or beautiful is it the fact that every eye in the garden is no longer staring at Anna’s ring, instead they are staring at us. I leave all my thoughts to one side and block out the eyes of vultures. Mark’s lips meet mine. The kiss lasts for one minute quick, short and snappy but he knows that he has me all to himself soon. We can do anything. I won’t have my overprotective dad watching Marks every move like he is now. No we can go swimming, kiss in public and stay out as long as we want to.

My dad takes the whole protecting daughter thing to a completely new status I kind of know why my dad works for the government and from I was no age he has taught me how to defend myself. I don’t mind him checking out the guy but my dad gets their whole file and searches for anything unwanted.

I remember when Mark came to collect me for our first date. I was getting ready and my dad was downstairs questioning him and not the usual questions; NO

Have you ever used a gun?

Do you have a passport?(yeah I know like why would he want to know that)

Have you ever been in prison?

What are your intentions with my daughter?

Mark was totally freaked out.

For some reason he is giving Mark the evil eyes and were not even kissing it might be the fact that his teenage daughter is going to Paris with a guy she has only known for four weeks. My dad seems to hate Mark he can’t stand the sight of him but I know he is worrying for no reason. Mark is a gentle man and treats me good. A girl can’t ask for much more can she?