Chapter One : The Beginning

Is it possible, I wonder, for a man to truly loves a woman?

Is unconditional love really do exist?

I don't consider myself as a sentimental woman. I don't lose myself in romantic films. I've never dream that someday a man will walk at my door to swept off my feet and be happily in love.

I hope you view my character with a forgiving eye, I may not be a sentimental but I am not completely with no emotion.

Until I met this man who change my perception about love. I am Grace and this is my story.

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September 2005

It was a cold september morning and I was preparing myself to go to school.

My mother knocked on my room, "Grace you're breakfast is ready, hurry up! You're going to be late".

"Mom, I'm coming". I answered back. I run myself to the mirror to check my look, satisfy with my appearance I went out of my room and run to the staircase.

My mom sigh, "Grace when will you change? You're always running late."

I sip my coffee before I talk "sorry mom but I can't sleep last night, insomnia is attacking me, I should be going before rush hour".

I get my packed lunch that my mom prepared for me and I was heading to the door when I hear my mom say "Grace don't forget to dropped by at our bookstore later it's my birthday and we're having dinner."

"Yes mom I'll be on time bye, see yah!"

I walk from my house to the bus stop and just in time for the second trip, thank God!,

I sit in front, passengers are few since this is the first stop.

I breathed the fresh morning air as the Bus starts to run. I am a junior High School in Capeside High. My school is not fancy. It is one of the ordinary boring school in the Metro.

I literally run out of the bus because I'm gonna late for my first period. As I walk fast in the hallway,

I heard Dawson calling my name "Grace wait for me."

I turn around and saw his handsome face smiling at me "good morning Dawson, you look happy are you that excited for our english class?"

He put his arms around my shoulder "I'm happy because we're going on the same class for this school year"

I rolled my eyes at him " C'mon aren't you tired of me? I mean we're basically just hanging out all over summer? Don't you have any friends here?"

He laughed "I have many friends but I like hanging out with my best friend. You are my "okayest" best-friend in the world."

I kick him on the side "you dummy! Because I am your only best friend duh! Let's go inside before Ms. Flyn notice us".