Post by babs on Feb 20, 2009 20:42:14 GMT -5
Okay, this is for the 100 Themes Challenge that I took up, in support of Shiny doing it as well! Most of the -should- be PG14 and down, but some may contain extreme swearing. I'll star them out if there is any. Enjoy!
Characters: Renae (OC), Eric
Genre: Romance
1. Introduction
Renae sat in the lawn chair, donning sunglasses as she basked in the sun. It was the first time she had gone outside the house since she’d arrived. Sure, it had been sunny every day, but today was different; today was the first day that her head wasn’t screaming at her. When she had awoke that morning, she lay in bed for five minutes before realizing that her thoughts were clear, and not murky with withdrawal. No, today was going to be a good day. Hopefully.
Sighing, Renae pushed her sunglasses back onto the top of her head and picked up her book. It wasn’t long before she could feel that she was being stared at. Peeking over her book, she glanced across the street. Lara’s favorite neighbours lived there, with their four kids. The mother had practically taken the young Lara in, and had helped her and Cameron settle into the life of owning a house, having a job, and being prospective parents.
Renae had yet to meet them. She didn’t know if they approved of a recovering cocaine addict living across the street from them. She didn’t know if they would even talk to her. What she did know, was that they were staring at her, and watching her every move. Renae let out a groan. She could finger them and tell them to mind their own business, but she figured that she should make a good impression.
So she returned to her book. Five minutes later, she heard a door open across the street. Renae shook her head and muttered to herself, “Curiosity killed the cat.”
It wasn’t long before a shadow was cast upon her. She ignored the person.
“Hi.” said a male voice.
She said nothing, and kept on reading. The person sat down in the chair next to hers.
He then faced her. “I’m Eric,”
Renae chose to ignore.
“...and I guess you’re Renae. Lara talks about you a lot.” he said, leaning back into the chair.
Eric stared at the silent girl. He knew that she was pretending to read her book; her eyes failed to move side to side, up and down the page. “Not very talkative are you?”
Renae slammed her book down on her lap and stared at the boy. “Can’t you see that I’m trying to read?”
“Ah,” Eric raised a brow. “So it does talk.”
The redhead rolled her eyes. “Of course I talk. Did Lara say that I was mute or something?”
Eric shook his head.
“Thought so. Now, if you don’t mind, you’re blocking the sun.”
“Most people try to avoid being out in the sun on days like this.”
It was about ninety degrees out. Renae tried to read a paragraph in her book.
“Ah, I remember. You’re from Vegas, so you’re probably used to the heat.” he stated, watching her reread the same sentence about five times.
They sat, silent, for a few minutes.
“Are you just going to sit here and stare at me all day?” Renae asked, her voice betraying her attempt to hide how exhausted she was.
“No, that’d be kind of creepy.” Eric replied. “Besides, if ten minutes of me sitting here has already tired you this much...”
Renae’s eyes left the page of the book and made contact with his. She was taken aback; she felt her heart throb. It scared her; she didn’t know what this feeling was.
He was silent as the girl stared at him, a look of awe on her face. However, he was too busy staring into the depths of her blue-green eyes. They shared the moment, lost, staring into one another’s souls.
“Sorry, I guess I didn’t introduce myself properly. I’m Renae,”
“Eric.” he smiled, normalcy returning to the both of them as the moment ended.
Characters: Renae (OC), Eric
Genre: Romance
1. Introduction
Renae sat in the lawn chair, donning sunglasses as she basked in the sun. It was the first time she had gone outside the house since she’d arrived. Sure, it had been sunny every day, but today was different; today was the first day that her head wasn’t screaming at her. When she had awoke that morning, she lay in bed for five minutes before realizing that her thoughts were clear, and not murky with withdrawal. No, today was going to be a good day. Hopefully.
Sighing, Renae pushed her sunglasses back onto the top of her head and picked up her book. It wasn’t long before she could feel that she was being stared at. Peeking over her book, she glanced across the street. Lara’s favorite neighbours lived there, with their four kids. The mother had practically taken the young Lara in, and had helped her and Cameron settle into the life of owning a house, having a job, and being prospective parents.
Renae had yet to meet them. She didn’t know if they approved of a recovering cocaine addict living across the street from them. She didn’t know if they would even talk to her. What she did know, was that they were staring at her, and watching her every move. Renae let out a groan. She could finger them and tell them to mind their own business, but she figured that she should make a good impression.
So she returned to her book. Five minutes later, she heard a door open across the street. Renae shook her head and muttered to herself, “Curiosity killed the cat.”
It wasn’t long before a shadow was cast upon her. She ignored the person.
“Hi.” said a male voice.
She said nothing, and kept on reading. The person sat down in the chair next to hers.
He then faced her. “I’m Eric,”
Renae chose to ignore.
“...and I guess you’re Renae. Lara talks about you a lot.” he said, leaning back into the chair.
Eric stared at the silent girl. He knew that she was pretending to read her book; her eyes failed to move side to side, up and down the page. “Not very talkative are you?”
Renae slammed her book down on her lap and stared at the boy. “Can’t you see that I’m trying to read?”
“Ah,” Eric raised a brow. “So it does talk.”
The redhead rolled her eyes. “Of course I talk. Did Lara say that I was mute or something?”
Eric shook his head.
“Thought so. Now, if you don’t mind, you’re blocking the sun.”
“Most people try to avoid being out in the sun on days like this.”
It was about ninety degrees out. Renae tried to read a paragraph in her book.
“Ah, I remember. You’re from Vegas, so you’re probably used to the heat.” he stated, watching her reread the same sentence about five times.
They sat, silent, for a few minutes.
“Are you just going to sit here and stare at me all day?” Renae asked, her voice betraying her attempt to hide how exhausted she was.
“No, that’d be kind of creepy.” Eric replied. “Besides, if ten minutes of me sitting here has already tired you this much...”
Renae’s eyes left the page of the book and made contact with his. She was taken aback; she felt her heart throb. It scared her; she didn’t know what this feeling was.
He was silent as the girl stared at him, a look of awe on her face. However, he was too busy staring into the depths of her blue-green eyes. They shared the moment, lost, staring into one another’s souls.
“Sorry, I guess I didn’t introduce myself properly. I’m Renae,”
“Eric.” he smiled, normalcy returning to the both of them as the moment ended.