Falling In Love novel Chapter 1

I'm sitting Shotgun in a sleek sports car.The street of los Angeles blur past.Over the roar of the engine, I hear My heart pounding in my chest.I glanced in the side view mirror at the cop cars right on my tail and caught a glimpse of myself.

"Is this really me?Gulp! Yeah,that's me,alright...I barely even recognize myself." a voice calls out my name, Ellie!Ellie!Ellieee!!!

I turn to the car's Driver,his piercing eyes locked with mine.

He said ,"I'm gonna have to do something a little risky.Do you trust me?"

"I trust you?! I barely even know you.",I said.the speedometer ticks past 100 miles an hour.The driver takes my hand.

"It’s now or never, Ellie. Do you trust me?"He said.

"I…." I tried to answer but I just keep thinking one thing over and over…this is not how I expected my eighteenth birthday to go.

Earlier that day…. Alarm -beeeeeep beeeeeep beeeeeep! I turned off my alarm and bolt straight up in bed

"Today's the day... I'm finally 18th!!"

I throw on my usual outfit,checking myself out in the mirror.

"I look pretty cute."

I look down at the name of Saint Gobain College printed across the sweater I've had since I was thirteen.

"I still can't believe it. This summer I'll be attending my dream school!"

I head downstairs, full of a feeling that my whole life is about to be different…..

I find my dad in the kitchen,cooking over the stove.

"There’s my birthday girl. What do you want for breakfast?"

"I'll have an belgian waffle."

"Thought you might say that. Order up, one Ellie special."

"Yumm!! How do you know me so well?"

"You're my daughter. It’s my job."

"That's your job? Somehow I Don't think your boss would agree."

"Shh..that's our Secret. So any plans for your big day?"

"Same as last year. Stuffing cake in my face with Kenny and Paul.Then back home for board games with you."

"Don’t think I'll take it easy on you,just Because it’s your birthday. "

"You mean you were actually trying when I wiped the floor with you last time?"

Dad laughs,then reaches into his pocket. He slides over a small box tied with a ribbon.

I unwrap my birthday gift"Ooh..nice job on the wrapping, Dad."

"I watched a how-to video,you know. Ellie,every morning I eat breakfast at this table with you...and every morning I'm amazed at how you’ve grown into such a responsible, driven,remarkable young woman. And I think about how proud your mom would be of you."

I open the box and find..A charming bracelet.

"Wow. It’s just like the one--"

"Yeah the one your mom used to wear."

My eyes getting wet, I latch the bracelet to my wrist.

"Dad,it’s beautiful. It'll always remind me of her. And mom would be proud of you too."

"That's a relief! I don’t exactly know what's cool for teenagers these days."

"Honestly, dad, me neither. "

"Now finish up your breakfast. Don't Wanna miss the bus and be tardy on your birthday. "

"Actually, I was kiiiida thinking… "

"Go on,spit it out. I can see those gears of yours turning. Remember last year on my birthday, we talked about driving lessons? And you said maybe next year--"

"Ellie,sweetie, I know I said we would talk about it. But it’s just too dangerous driving with a bunch of teenagers zooming all over the road. You don’t wanna know how many bad accidents I've seen."

"But dad…don't you trust me? I'm an adult now. "

"I do trust you Ellie. It's the world I don’t trust. Besides, soon, You'll be off at college in a big city. No point having a car there, right?"

"....Right" he leans down and kisses the top of your head before walking off.

"Love you, Ellie."

"Love you too,dad…"

Soon, I'm on my way to school, the only senior on a bus full of noisy freshmen and sophomores. I try to study, burying my face in a romantic story book.by the way I like to read about love stories. I've always wanted to be in this kind of cheesy story. It's my dream to be able to write some. I've always been a shy kind of kid. So books were my first everything for me. It gives me hope to believe in Fairytale. But the rickety bus bounces so much, I can't even read.

" ugh, just a few more weeks."

As the bus stops at a red light, I hear a deep rumble, as a sleek, Blue car pulls up in the next lane.

"Whoa, look at the car!" I was daydreaming about it. I sigh, gazing absently at the gleaming ride.

"Sure it would-be nice to go to school like that instead. " as if he can feel my staring, the boy behind the wheel meets my gaze… just for a moment. Then the traffic light turns green, and the car rockets off, engine roaring…

I shuffle off the bus outside our prestigious Mystic Vista Prep School. My senior classmates, parking their cars in the parking lot, high-fiving and hugging each other. But none of them greet me. I hardly recognise any of them and suddenly I've never felt so alone.

"Did I completely miss out on high school? "

that's when I notice it...the Blue car from earlier, parked in the lot." Weird never seen that car here before."

"Ellie, hey,Ellie!!c'mon,Paul there she is!" that's Kenny, my best friend and her boyfriend Paul catch up and walk by my side.

"Congrats on the big dieciocho! What's the first thing you wanna do now that you’re officially an adult? ",Paul said.

" Hmmm, I guess I've always wanted to vote,buy a lotto ticket and get a tattoo."

"Hold up. Since when have you wanted a tattoo? ",said Paul.

"I dunno I just want to do the things I've never been allowed to do before. "

Kenny laughs and swipes five bucks from Paul.