'Everything happens for a reason. The only matter is if the reason outweighs the happening.'
Vanessa is a normal college freshman who wants to have a normal life. But the odds are heavily against her.
Brandon is suffering from traumas from his sadd...
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VANESSA
______________________ I could have gone longer but I just can't slam the door at a CBI officer, can I? ______________________
My head was spinning. Flashes of Rose ran through my mind. I didn't quite understand what was going on. I wanted to stop it but I couldn't. And my eyes opened. Someone was knocking the door. I groaned and got up.
Brandon, it was a relief knowing it was him. "I didn't wake you up, did I?" he asked politely. I shake my head, "You can come in? What time is it?" I ask him finding my phone. "Were you finding this?" he asks lightly tapping on my shoulders.
"Yeah, my phone, it was with her." I say getting a little tensed.
"The CBI head detective on this case, Christian O'Brien gave it to me. How are you?" he asks a little shakily.
"Physically all good, mentally don't know!" I answer.
"Rose and I were friends earlier, we used to live in the same city." he says.
"Just friends?" I said as if I was insecure or something, but I didn't do that purposely.
He smiles and nods, "She was my brother's girlfriend."
"Oh, it would be really difficult for your brother" I say empathizing.
"He is dead, so no worries." he says after a long breathe.
I with a confused expression say, "I am so sorry! So your brother was the love of her life." He nods and says its fine but it wasn't, he was even more shaken after that.
Though I didn't know Brandon at all, it was easy to talk to him. There was a connection I didn't quite understand but I didn't want to lose it, he was an open book and I respected people like that. Our classes were postponed till the next week. I didn't know how I felt about that, no distraction at all.
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Later that noon, I was listening to songs and sketching, cause that's what I do when I am stressed. I wasn't an exemplary artist but it was good enough. I had been in my room since I woke up as I did not feel like going out and seeing the opposite dorm.
Then someone decided to interrupt me during my personal time. I open the door sleepily, a blonde guy with sleek cheekbones and a slim body, in probably in his mid-twenties was standing there. "Hi Vanessa, I am Christian O'Brien from the CBI, I am here to ask some questions if that's okay."
I could have gone longer but I just can't slam the door at a CBI officer, can I? "Sure, come in." I said gesturing my hand.
"So, what were you doing before midnight? And why was your phone with Rose?" I answered the questions briefly.
"Hmm, two of your friends and you were the last people to see Rose alive and you the first to see her dead. So, you are an important part in the investigation. Moreover, a thing of yours was found with the victim." he says calmly.
"Important part or suspect?" I ask him trying to keep a straight face.
"We can't rule anyone out, but our main suspect is Gabriella Pérez." he says. I hadn't seen her since last night in the hallway.
"Why is that officer?" I ask him.
"Please call me Christian and because she is missing." he says. Weird.
"We are done here. Thank you for your time. Any information that could be useful to the investigation has to be informed to us." He said with a alarming tone. I nod.
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In the evening, I go down to the café with Reagan. Yeah that girl that was missing since I woke up, she was with Ryder, you can't blame her. If I had a boyfriend, I too would be with him at this kind of time.
When we go to the café, I see Brandon there in an apron. I wouldn't lie, he was good-looking. He had brown eyes like coffee, he had a sharp jawline and his dark brown locks that that fell on his forehead, his lips were thin but plum at the same time. His smile was flirty and without doubt girls died on it. He was talking to a girl and blushing. Nicoletta, that bitc..
"Did you meet the detective!" Reagan asked me.
"Yeah what about him?" I ask uninterested.
"He is so cute and you are single" she answers.
"There are a lot of boys that are good-looking but that doesn't mean I am going to date them and as it is he is going to disappear after one week or so and we won't even remember he existed. And for all we know he could be married and have like three kids."
I say maybe a little aggressively. "Rose was the daughter of a mayor, so they are not going anywhere till they find the killer and take a chill pill girl, I was just suggesting and we always have Brandon to set you up with." I glare at her and say whatever.
Brandon intrudes our very private conversation, "For you to sit here, you have to order something." he says as if we don't know each other.
"RUDE!" I say hitting him lightly on his shoulder. At the counter, "Can I have a vanilla Frappuccino" I say stressing on every syllable smiling and leaning on the counter.
"Sure ma'am!" he says in the same tone. I take it and go back to my table.
"Did you guys just flirt?" Reagan says.
"Not intentionally" I say denying but I was lying.
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Author's note- I hope you are liking it so far... Who does Vanessa look good with? What do you think is going to happen next? Do write in the comments... This chapter is dedicated to a new reader GLITTER_BLEH Thank you for checking out my book. Hope you will continue reading it.
