Seventeen-year-old
VERONICA SMITH has it all: a loving family, a funky car named Jezebel, and a
plan to go to college after graduation.
On the first day of
senior year, she meets DIMITRI GLENN–a mysterious transfer student
with gray eyes and a mischievous smile who seems determined to win her heart.
But there’s something odd about Dimitri, leading Veronica to wonder
if there’s more to him than meets the
eye.
Before long she
finds herself in a whirlwind romance that seems too good to be
true–until a series of devastating events leaves her questioning
everything.
It’s not
until she chooses to think with her heart instead of her mind that she can rise
from the ashes to learn the truth of their connection.
Dimitri’s
face is peaceful and angelic as he rises to help me put my coat on.
“Thanks for coming over tonight, Ronnie. You don’t know
what it meant to me. I feel like this is the first time I’ve been
able to breathe in months.” He lifts his hand, but hesitantly stops
just short of brushing my cheek. He smiles and lowers it. “Can I walk
you to your car?”
My heart is soaring
and my palms are sweaty. “I’d like that.”
We walk slowly down
the long driveway, our bodies so close that our arms brush against each other.
I think back to the first day of school and smile; personal space is so
overrated.
He opens the driver
side door and stands behind it at a safe distance so as not to make the
situation awkward. I throw my bag through onto the passenger seat and stand
with one hand on the door and the other on the steering wheel. When I look up
at him he’s staring down at me. His eyes glitter in the
streetlight.
It’s at
that moment that my life comes into focus, like flipping a switch. The entire
world tilts back onto its axis. Call it an epiphany; the rare type of
realization that changes your life absolutely. I need this man in my life. I
need him like I need air and water. He is part of me—my past and my
future. Since the day we met I’ve given my heart to him ... piece by piece.
And it’s at this exact moment that I realize he has all of it. My
heart is no longer mine; it belongs to him and always
will.
I
can’t help but
smile.
He returns the
smile—his beautiful smile. “What?” he asks
softly.
“Thank
you for being you, Dimitri.”
Not much escapes
him and I know from the look in his eyes that he understands. He nods humbly.
“You’re
welcome.”
I duck down into
the driver’s seat and look back up at him. “Maybe I’ll
see you tomorrow.” I don’t know if it’s a
question or a declaration, but it’s
hopeful.
He winks.
“You can count on it.”
Slowly he shuts the
door and moves to the sidewalk. I wave and pull away, watching him in my
rearview mirror as he begins to fade into the distance. He stands there glowing
under the streetlight like an angelic statue. When I turn the corner,
he’s gone.
Life is sometimes
… an epiphany.
Some of my favorite
things: reading, writing, the two coolest guys on the planet (my husband and
son), my bicycle (my husband built it for me), Facebook (I'm fairly
certain it's an addiction at this point), iced coffee (hazelnut), and
music (LOVE the 1975, Dredg, the xx, Haim, Manchester Orchestra, Teenage
Bottlerocket, and 30 Seconds to Mars). I also love dreaming. Big.
Writing a few years ago was an elusive dream until I grabbed ahold of it with
both hands and refused to let go. Keep following YOUR dreams. Be brave and do
epic!
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