-Prologue-
It was another one of those endless days, grey and rainy. Laura chewed her gum, clearly bored. I gave her a dark look, and she responded with a shrug, rolling her eyes in annoyance. I grumbled softly and redirected my attention to our German teacher. He rambled on about rhetoric and new things we should read. I looked back at Laura.

Ever since my boyfriend, Jacob, told me that he had a crush on Laura last school year and even went on a date with her, she had been a thorn in my side.

I looked at him, and he returned my gaze. He gave me his familiar, innocent smile. Then, he shifted his attention to the teacher, while my eyes lingered on him.

Suddenly, he turned his head again, but he paused at Laura studying her for a few seconds before redirecting his attention to me. Why had he stared at her for so long? Did he still have some feelings for her?

I looked at Laura and she was staring at me with a questionable look. At that moment, I decided she had to die.

It was like a switch had been flipped in my head. Suddenly, my mind fixated only on this single thought. Instead of following the lesson, I obsessed over how to best to kill Laura without getting caught.

Laura was a beautiful girl and it felt like every boy in the class was into her. But it was also hard not to be into her. No one could overlook her: she was tall, slender and blonde. Her blue eyes always seemed to sparkle and she had a smile ready for everyone. The boys vied for her attention, and most of the girls in our class tried to be friends with her. She really enjoyed being the center of this attention. Her best friends, Hannah and Samantha, were a bit more inconspicuous with their brown hair.
Laura had chosen them well. With her long blonde hair, she always stood out from the rest of this clique.

Since the temperatures became so mild at the end of February, I cycled to school every day. Regardless of the fact that it was still dark in the morning, I cherished the shortcut along the dirt roads. Even though my mother always warned against it, I felt no fear while riding my bike there. The silence and darkness always provided me with a calming feeling.

When I told Jacob about it, he just gave me a strange look. Lately, he’s been giving me that look more and more. We’ve been together for four months now, but I still haven’t been able to interpret all of his looks correctly.

Was it really only four months? The time seemed much longer to me. At first, the English pronunciation of his name seemed strange to me. But I quickly got used to it, and today, I couldn’t imagine my life without Jacob or his name. I knew he just belonged to me. He was just mine!

Jacob looked at Laura again, and she smiled discreetly at him. Did they both think I wouldn’t notice it? I was seething with anger inside. The bell signaling the end of today’s school day broke me out of my thoughts. I packed up my things and hurried out.

I left the school building in a rage, hoping that no one would stand in my way. I just wanted to be alone with my thoughts.

„Hey Corinne, wait a minute!“ Someone called my name. „Are you okay?“ Jacob asked.
When I hesitated, he grabbed my arm, turning me to face him.

„What’s up? You took off so fast; it was hard for me to catch you up. Are you angry with me?“

I looked directly into his brown eyes, and my anger faded a little bit. With that innocent deer look, I could never stay angry with him for long. He leaned down and pressed his mouth to mine. Jacob was about half a head taller than I was, slender and well built. Feeling his soft lips on mine made my heart beat faster and faster.

The time seemed to stand still, and everything else in the world lost all meaning. Jacob and I were the only things that mattered. He pulled me closer and I felt the warmth of his body.

I looked deeply into his eyes, knowing everything was alright. Nothing and no one could come between us.

„See you tomorrow, Jacob!“ Laura whistled in a sweet voice as she walked past us, and the anger flared up in me again.

only available in German

ISBN: 978-3-757506-32-2
116 Seiten

EPUB ISBN: 978-3-757506-33-9

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