November 16, 2010.
Sara sat down in her bedroom, staring at the mirror by her bedside and thinking as she prepared for school, a 16 year old orphan currently at a shelter in the neighborhood of New Orleans.
Right from age 6(six) when she lost her mum to cancer, and not knowing who her father was, Sara led a lonely life.
No family ever wanted to adopt her, cause they always saw her as the recluse, shy and quiet black kid always sitting at the shelter's auditorium whenever it was adoption day.
Not knowing the cause of her quietness, or why she wasn't as bubbly and lively as other kids in the shelter, Sara was all by herself, that even the matrons at the orphanage referred to her as a dull child.
Now grown up, Sara knew her time at the shelter was coming to an end, at age 18 it was required of all grown up kids to vacate the premises, leave the shelter and go fend for themselves.
Having no relatives she knew off, Sara knew that time was going to be a hard one for her.
Piling her curly brunnete mane into a heavy bun atop her head, Sara picked up her bag and set out for school.
Strolling through the streets in her worn out canvas, given to her by her only friend Ariel at the shelter, singing Miley Cyrus's "Adore you" in her head, she didn't know when she bumped into an oncoming bicycle by the roadside.
Coming to an abrupt halt, she looked up to see who had hit her, staring up she was met with the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen With a pair of sunglasses, daisy vintage brown long sleeved shirt and dark jeans, Sara came face to face with the most handsome boy she had ever come across.
Turning crimson red all over, her light caramel skin glowing, Sara was lost in the moment.
"Hey young girl, I'm so sorry for bumping into you with my bike, but next time watch where you going, okay love".
"Love?" She thought out loud oblivious to the fact that he could hear her.
"What did you just say?" he asked.
Sara straightened up, picked up her bag that had fallen off her hands, and brushed her skirt.
"Um sorry, twas a mistake, was thinking of something, well like you said next time, I'll put in mind I have to watch the road, Thanks for your concern".
With that Sara moved to go, she had not gone much longer than a step when he spoke up abruptly,
"Wait!'
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Christian couldn't believe he had asked the cute little girl to wait, what was he even going to say, where would he start from, he was short of words, but ever since seeing the pretty black American girl he'd hit, a protective instinct to guard her and remove the frown currently brewing across her face arose within him.
Now face to face with her, he was at a loss for words.
"Hello, Yes? You asked me to wait, and I am."
Her pretty full pink rosebud lips puckered up, as the full attention of her large brown eyes were fixated on him.
"Yes, I'm, I'm Christian by the way" he said stammering while extending his hands for a handshake.
Crossing her elbows, Christian could see that she was not liking this conversation one bit.
He quickly brought down his hands and stood waiting for a response from her.
Clearing her throat and flashing a smile at him, Christian's heart immediately constricted.
Was this love at first sight 'he thought? How could a 19 year old guy like him fall in love with someone he had never met before, he doubted the scenario and shook his head twice to make sure he wasn't dreaming, looking up at her, he crossed his arms and waited as she spoke-
"Hmmmmmmmn, Christian right, well I am thinking you misunderstood me, considering you brought down your offered hands, am late for school and I am already becoming impatient, am Sara anyways, I think I can repay the formal introductory gesture, have a nice day love".
Winking at him, she arranged her bag neatly and efficiently and before he could reply, she was already on her heels running.
"God" he thought out loud as he looked at her long slim legs, skimping away, he was truly and sorely doomed.
"Mom, I'm home." Christian dropped his work bag and sat down on the comfy sofa in the living room.Stressed out and tired from the day's work, he was also famished.A high school dropout, and labourer for a big construction firm in the city, Christian was frustrated.After his father's untimely death late last year, and not being able to finish high school due to lack of sufficient funds, he was already the bread winner of the house.His mom owned a provision store at the market just by the roadside, but the meagre earnings she made daily could not take care of him and his siblings, so he had decided to man up, drop schooling and assume the fatherly role at home.Closing his eyes, he quickly remembered the pretty but quirky little girl he had met today on his way to work, and he smiled at the thought fondly.
"Ariel Peterson""Sara Parker""Yes ma'am."Sara stood up from her seat in the shelter's large auditorium and went to collect her breakfast from the head chef who was sharing this morning.Every weekend, breakfast was served as early as 8:00 clock am, and then the kids from the shelter were allowed to go out for any important daily activity they had and return before 4:00 clock pm.............Sara had a very busy day ahead of her today, after failing to look for a stable part-time job these past few days, she and Ariel had decided to scout through the city today, being Saturday they had enough spare time, and look for other stable jobs.Carrying her tray to her table, she was approached by Dinah and her gang.Labelled as the mean tri
"What are we doing in this store, miss?" Sara asked her friend, already getting impatient, after walking round the city all day in vain looking for jobs, it seemed all the stores, restaurant and bars were unwilling to hire 16 year old girls without a sure guarantor and reasonable resume.She was famished, tired and stressed out from going round all day without any success, she just wanted to go back home to the shelter."Didn't you see the poster sign placed outside , where a job vacancy was advertised?" Ariel asked."If I hear you right, you said job vacancy right, and if I had read the poster correctly, it read job vacancy for just one person, and we don't even match the criteria, and requirements written down....it read and I quote, application for the post of an 18 year old sales boy/girl needed with at least an original high school certificate and recommendable surety that i
He was still as handsome and breathtaking she remembered, looking so hot in his worn out Jean trousers and a blue T-shirt with the store's logo printed atop, Sara couldn't take her blinking eyes off him."Hey love!" he said again and Sara whose mind was far off, shaked her head wearily and cleared her voice."Wait you guys know each other from somewhere or something, ermmmm, Oh my God, Christian is she the girl you have been telling me about, the one you have been going on and on about, the one who has also been the cause of your sleepless nights lately." Daniel asked his face lighting up like a kid being offered his favorite candy."Oh shut up for God's sake!" Christian muttered quietly, his friend was definitely going to put him in trouble."Hey, em how are you doing." Sara said at last, he had feared that she was not going to reply him, and w
Christian was in a trance, he couldn't believe that he was actually talking to the girl of his dreams, the girl he had already mapped out his future with, he could already imagine their future together, her belly swollen with their kids, who were going to have his eyes and her beautiful caramel doused skin color.'What was wrong with him?' He had never had this animal urge to protect someone or something so strongly as he felt now, the enthralling desire to marry her, put a ring on her cute fingers, mark her as he is, love her till eternity, spoil her with gifts and affection and treat her like a queen.All this was just so foreign and strange to him, this was actually the first time he had thought about a girl like this, to the extent of even thinking of marriage at this young age."Man, you've already left this place, what are you thinking about?" Daniel asked waving at him.
Her eyes bulged open, staring right back at him, she replied."What did you just say? I, I should go on a date with you?"To say she was stunned was an understatement, this was the first time a boy, an handsome one at that and one she really liked was asking her out, she was dumbfounded and tempted to accept his request immediately, but something in her compelled her to hold back and give him a tough time.Looking up shyly, she opened her lips to say something when he countered her by raising his large strong hands up in a bid to silence her."Yes, and i am not taking no for an answer, love." he said again cutting her off unexpectedly."And what if I say no, yes I do not want to go on a date with you, what are you going to do about it, ayyyy?"**********&
An hour later, Sara and Ariel were back at the orphanage home after an eventful but stressful day, Sara had told her friend Ariel about the date, and that Christian had already been told her that she could start work, in 2 weeks time and she was delighted.After accepting the date invitation they had exchanged phone numbers, with Christian promising to call or text her the venue of the date.Still giddy and in euphoria, Sara could still not believe the event that led to them meeting that day.After they got back, they had gone straight to their rooms, showered, changed their clothes and had promised to meet each other up at the orphanage's garden for some late evening talks, to relax and to also read for their tests on Monday.Taking her bath, and putting on a white t-shirt and shorts knickers, Sara strolled down the hallway with her bags on cloud nine, as she kept thinking of Christian, and the even
"Mummy, Christian is back!" screamed Kevin, Christian's younger brother and the last born of the house.Christian had worked tirelessly today at work, he had decided to do overtime, cause he wanted to get more cash to take Sara to a very nice place.His budget at hand would only treat them to a cheap dinner at a local restaurant, and he wanted more than that for her.Thinking of her brought happiness and peace to his soul and made him forget about all the stress, he had gone through at the construction site today."Welcome home, son." His mother greeted while collecting his bag. It never stopped to amaze him how doting his mother was, always trying to take care of him as if he was her husband, anytime he came back from work, she would collect his things, serve him food and made sure he took his bath quickly.He