Why you're gay? | Chapter 1
The girl accommodated her short hair with the bristles of the brush to give a more enlightened image for the meeting, it had been two years since she last went out to take with her former coworkers and this time she wanted to do everything perfectly, because she knew he was going. He dropped the utensil on his cosmetic table and continued to place his Juicy Couture perfume for its hot areas, on the wrists, collarbone and behind the ears. He had studied this topic of beauty at face value, he wanted to stand out tonight, he wanted him to notice it.
She grabbed her apartment keys, purse and then asked for the uber, she was questioned that if what she was doing would have positive results, she had never been so in love with a person and that created a sudden anguish. He had time without seeing how he walked through the halls talking to the managers of great ideas, admired him, she wanted to be like that man, passionate about his work and happy with his lifestyle.
She thought it was difficult to get his attention, however she was thinking too much when one day she had to look for some folders in her office, she sweated her hands, the verve rose to her veins when she was near the door, she was terrified of what It was going to happen in that room.
— Calm down Amanda, calm down, just breathe and let everything flow.
She knock the door shyly twice, it was going to be the first time they would generate a conversation, she actually felt like a psycho because she was eager to have a dialogue with him.
— Pass.
Amanda opened the door handle and entered, watched her panorama, a very elegant office with a cinnamon smell, turned her head and caught his figure in his chair reading slowly and cautiously, he looked so determined to pay attention to the reading, he fixed his gaze on the black-haired girl and smiled.
— Amanda, how nice to see you here, are you coming for the report?
— Hello Mr. Brown, sorry for the inconvenience but yes, I searched for the report folder.
— Don't be so formal, we are coworkers months ago, tell me Luken.
— Ok ... Luken.
The man got up laughing and walked to a wooden shelf, ran his fingers through the books, found the folder and turned around reading the cover.
— Here it is.
— Thanks Mr. Br... Oh sorry Luken.
He smiled and left.
Time passed, they exchanged good morning and one or other words but there was never something "what if I had a girlfriend?" Amanda's head was a trip from the past to the present when the Uber was parked, paid and found the restaurant, a very simple facade but who would say it was so expensive. He greeted the boy from the reservations, said his name and surname, the young man nodded and guided her to the table, from a distance he recognized everyone who was sitting.
Jennifer, Lucas, Karl, Stan and Lucy, but what about Luken?
— Wow if that's the adorable Amanda!!
Amanda's cheeks turned white to red, she smiled and kissed the cheek of her friends. She sat down and continued to look around... but where was Luken?
Karl animated the night with his anecdotes, Lucy only said "You are a womanizer!" And exploded the laughters, the orders of chicken wings were unlimited for the good atmosphere they were creating, Amanda laughed at the memories of her work in the company with her former colleagues, she considered herself introverted but with them it seemed that the current flowed like water.
— Amanda, what have you done during these two years?
Jennifer is a woman of great attributes next to Amanda, the difference is that hers personalities were totally different, her mane was long red and her cat eyes captivated any man who passed next to her, Amanda swallowed and smiled as it was due.
— I have been building my workplace; It has taken me a long time but I'm finally finishing some details.
— Wow will you change course?
— I decided to create designs of shoes, wallets and clothes because I like art and colors, to portray it into widely used products would be ideal for my artistic project.
— Will you be able to succeed?
Jennifer's essence is questionable, her method of doubting people would always work out perfectly, however Amanda learned to trust her actions, she only smiled and drank some beer, she was about to speak when Karl shouted, the short-haired girl turned her head and saw the person she was waiting for all night.
It was Luken.
But he wasn't alone.
— Hello hello!
— Luken miserable! You finally arrived.
— Hi Karl, hello guys. Amanda began to sweat, her breathing began to accelerate and her cheeks warmed, again not please, she diverted the love figure from her life and watched the boy next door... Who was that boy? She detailed him as an owl, he was shorter than Luken with dark brown hair, black eyes like shark and a slight sense of fashion.
— Hi Amanda, how long. Amanda woke up from the trance and smiled, she couldn't believe they were going to eat together tonight, not alone but it was the first time she would share a table.
— Oh, I forgot a great detail, I introduce Carlos, my boyfriend.
Everything was silent, the atmosphere changed, the life of dear Amanda changed, her senses fell into a ravine and the joy she carried in her heart was destroyed, like a shining crystal shattering by a bully. She didn't know if she cried at that moment, she didn't know how to act, she just knew that the love of her life is gay.
This is incredible! Thank you for sharing!
I love the way you dispense with the quote marks for dialogue and use the hyphen:
— Hello hello!
— Luken miserable! You finally arrived.
— Hi Karl, hello guys.
I've seen whole novels written with no quote marks of any kind (e.g. Kent Haruff's Plain Song), but it's hard to sustain for a longer work. For this story, it's just right.
"Her senses fell into a ravine" - great line!
And along comes Carlos.... ohhhh, ouch!
Thank you so so so much♡♡
I might have to mention it at the Freewrite Favorites post even if it'll be past payout.
How many of us have upvote power anyway? My "dust vote" fell from 2 cents to one.
worthless... I need to go power up.
Love your writing style!!! If you check out #freewrite stories and respond to the prompts, you'll find a welcoming and supportive writing community.
Wow, thank you very much! I'm glad you informed me ♡
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