Eric stared at the notepad, on his bed as he scrolled through his phone. He was trying his best not to open it because he didn't know what might be in it.He picked it up from where he had kept it, staring at the cover. He eventually opened it without thinking, he was bored and exhausted from all that had happened in the day and just really needed to do something different. He turned the first page and even after the bold warning of "do not open" was written on it, he still went ahead to open it.He saw her first poem written on the second page and read it slowly, it was nice and he loved it. He sat up straight on his bed, turning the pages one after the other and reading them. He had completely forgotten about the warning at the beginning and how she would feel about it if she found out.He wanted to know all there was to know about Emma and the book with him was one way he knew he could.Emma hurried to the park once it was time for her break, she was hoping to find her notepad th
Emma sat on her bed with her notepad in front of her. Staring at the only thing written on the first page which was "chapter One".She picked up her pen and then began "she knew him even before she met him. Everything about him was familiar, his touch, love, speech. Everything."Emma continued for about 2 hours later. She smiled as she dropped her pen, scanning through the two pages she had just written.Her writer's block was finally over and she couldn't be more excited."He has been sitting there for close to an hour, are you going to talk to him?" Mark asked as they both looked in the direction of Eric.He had been sitting at the restaurant and had requested to speak to Emma but she wasn't bulging."I don't want to," Emma said, picking up an order."He doesn't look like he will leave there.""Then he will have to remain there forever because I am not speaking to him.""I am lost about something. Catch me up real quick," Mark said, "you were going on and on about this guy some week
Emma looked forward to going to the park on most days. It was becoming a routine and a part of her life.She went there for her breaks and to brainstorm on ideas for her books while Eric found it so relaxing being with her."Why do you write romance genres?" Eric asked.They were both sitting on their usual bench at the park. It was a sunny afternoon and not so quiet one at the park like on most weekdays. Kids were playing on the swings while parents sat around, making sure their kids were within sight.Emma figured it was summer break and everyone had their kids at home and that was why the park was so filled. Emma dropped the pen she was using on her notepad then turned to face Eric."Because I love love," she said and Eric smiled"what does that even mean.""I feel love is the best emotion ever and it wouldn't be a life well lived if one didn't get to experience it.""It's just an emotion, nothing serious.""Don't talk about love that way, it's more than that. Love is beautiful, a
Eric checked his phone realising he had actually missed his mother's calls. He had been too busy with Emma and had completely forgotten his mother asked him to be home early because his dad wanted to discuss about something. Eric got home several minutes later and hurried inside the house. "You're late," His dad said, as he walked into their mansion.His parents were at the dinning table, they were done eating and the maid was picking their plates up already."I am sorry, I got caught up," Eric said, sitting at the table."I called the office, you weren't there.""I went out for a while.""To where? I have been calling you all day. This isn't how business is done.""He is sorry," his mum said, glancing from him to his dad."Your son needs to learn how to keep to time and that he can't just wander off to God knows where," he said, cleaning his hands with the towel. "That's not how someone who wants to one day manage a group of company behaves.""I am sorry," Eric said."Your dad has
"Here is your coffee, table 5," Emma teased placing Eric's order on his table.He had come in and sat on table 5 since the first day.Eric laughed."Why do you like to sit here anyway?" Emma asked."It's the best sit available here.""And how did you come to that conclusion?" Emma asked raising her brows."It just happened," he said and they both laughed."When do you leave for break?" he askedEmma checked the wall clock "few minutes from now.""Alright then."Emma went back to her table for work. Eric read a newspaper while watching her work. He did this on some days and it had really become a routine."I really like to walk in the park, clears my head," Eric said, while they both made their way across the park."Same here.""How is the book going? Finished yet?""That's not how books are made, you need time," Emma said and he smiled "okay.""When do I get to read it?" He asked."Soon, I need someone to give an honest opinion about it.""I will and when the book is done, I need a si
"Emma!" Her mother called from the kitchen. "Have you heard from your sister yet?" Emma came out of her room towards her mother who was in the kitchen."I am going to see her later this weekend," Emma replied, picking up chips in the fridge and going to sit in the dinning area."Alright."Maria turned towards her and walked to the dinning. She noticed a package on the table and the inscription on it was from daisy's. It was the shoe Eric got her."Where did you get that?" Maria asked, moving towards where the shoe was."What?""This," Maria said picking the shoe up. "These are from daisy's right?"Yes."She dropped it then looked towards Emma."You can't possibly be spending this much on shoes now. You know how many bills there are to pay!""I didn't spend anything mum.""Everyone knows these are the most expensive shoes in the city. You know we can't afford that," Maria said with a straight face. Emma stood to pick up the shoes. "It was a gift.""From a friend," Emma added.Maria s
"Thanks for the drink again," Emma smiled, as she stepped out of his apartment with him."We should do this some other time," Henry suggested.They had spoken for a few minutes, until Emma requested to go to sleep because she had a long day at work. "Good night," Emma said, in a sleepy voice yawning.Henry went back inside his apartment after Emma had gone to hers. He sat in front of his laptop, typing in Emma's name on the search bar of his search engine.He scrolled down as the page loaded. He could see Emma's instagram, her Facebook and all other information that people provided online.He could see where she worked and where she had schooled. Emma wasn't one who had a lot of posts on social media but she posted the important once and was an average user.Henry did that for a couple more minutes, having been intrigued by her. He was determined to find out everything about her and get to know her more.*************************************Emma and Eric sat by the lake as they watc
"I love intentional proposals, it doesn't matter if it's a big one or a small one. A proposal is a proposal, I really don't mind" Jane said.Emma had her phone playing the new episode of "all things love" in the background while she got ready to go to work.Maria had a late night shift and was still in bed while Emma got ready to leave. She ate a slice of bread, drank juice and plucked in her earphones as she was about to leave the apartment."Bye, mum," Emma called out, turning the knob on the entrance door."Bye, dear," Maria said in a sleepy voice. Henry had been waiting by his door all morning, listening for when Emma came out of her apartment.He had spent most of his night going through her social media pages and refreshing the page for a post. He had read all of her tweets including ones from when she was 16. He knew a lot about her already, like her favourite meal of the day which she never fails to mention on a post. Her favourite books of all time but one thing he notice