Thrown Stones At Glass Hearts 1

Note: I didn't make up the title, Brittany [ilovebdenurie] did. She's a genius I know!

Chapter 1

I looked out the window to see a cloudless day in Chicago. I would’ve normally been happy, but this time it was different. Life itself had been different since last time, all because of him. He was the reason of my pain; he was the one who has made me cry every night for almost 15 months.

I felt the floor tremble, I had felt that before. I quickly realized it was the same feeling as when his fiancée showed up, but right now it was just the plane landing. That was one of the main reasons I didn’t like planes. I looked outside again and saw the place which was once my home, the place where I lost myself. I promised myself I would never come back, but I also said I wouldn’t think of him; I did both.

As soon as I got my bags, I walked out into the cool, crisp air of Chicago. I somehow felt like I was back home, but I didn’t want to feel that, I was just here for a week. I didn’t realize how long I had been standing there, until I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder. I looked around and there he was, looking as good as before; his hair was shorter, but his piercing brown eyes hadn’t changed a bit. I felt like I was 19 all over again.

“Hi William”

“We’re home!” My mom said as we put some boxes inside or new house of Chicago. All I could do was roll my eyes, I could barely call this place home.

“Oh don’t be so sour, Catherine” She put her hands on her tiny waist.

“I didn’t want to come here. Remember?” I snapped at her.

“Cat, this was for the best”

“You mean this was for your best!” I yelled.

“Cat…”

“Don’t Cat me. I’m going out” I stormed out.

It was her fault I was miserable. I had left the beautiful sunny beaches of SoCal, just so we could be “together”. I was even angrier that I didn’t get to finish the semester back there, so I would have to start all over again here. I wasn’t a very social person though, so friends weren’t a complication; I wondered if I’ll end up with friends here. As I was walking through the crowded sidewalks I thought about reinventing myself. Maybe this change wasn’t bad after all…

Suddenly I crashed onto someone; I hit the ground very hard. “I’m so sorry!” A guy with longish, brown hair helped me up. “It’s okay” I grasped his shoulder so I wouldn’t fall down, I felt very dizzy. “My name’s William by the way” He said in a soothing voice. I was dazzled by his perfect face; smooth skin, big brown eyes and perfect white smile.

“I’m Catherine, or Cat” I tried to smile the way he did. I failed.

“Uh you must’ve hit your head pretty hard. Why don’t you join me and go to Starbucks with me.”

“Sure!” I immediately said and smiled once again.

William opened the door for me. The air smelled like fresh brewed coffee; one of my favorite scents. His hand lightly brushed against mine, I tried to hide my flushed face. “Would you like something?” He asked. “No thank you” I answered. “Well in that case, let’s just sit down” William gripped my hand. I immediately backed away from him when I realized what he did. “I don’t know you” I said automatically. He studied my reaction quizzically.

“I’m sorry, I just don’t feel comfortable around strangers” I said

“Well, we’ve got a lot of time to know more about each other. Don’t we?”

“Hey Catherine”

I just wanted to kiss him and tell him how much I loved him. Instead I forced half a smile. “Let me take this” William picked up my large suitcase. Before I got inside his Volvo I reminded myself that I didn’t love him anymore, I took a deep breath and closed the door. I looked up to his sad eyes, but quickly looked away, I couldn’t resist feeling a bit guilty. This was going to be harder than I thought…