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She was walking towards the door of the cafeteria while talking to her friends. Her hair, even though braided, were flying in the air. Her hands were moving animatedly as she explained something that she obviously found funny. She laughed a little as she talked and looked as beautiful as ever even in the plain shirt and jeans that she wore today.
Needless to say, I had a crush.
I, Jake Lorance had a crush on Aura Ray Hart.

"Jake, dude you're staring at her again." I heard my best friend Chase tell me.
"Huh, yeah, sorry." I said blushing a little.
Chase sighed, "It's okay. I'm used to it by now. She doesn't deserve it Jake, she doesn't deserve your attention and she doesn't deserve your efforts." I frowned but didn't reply. Chase said this all the time.
He had his reasons. I have now been trying to get Aura for about three years but she keeps pushing me away.
At first I know it was because her mother died. I helped her get over that and later I felt like she too had started liking me but something happened last summer. Since last summer she has been avoiding me like plague. Even her friends don't seem to know why.
Our fathers have a friendly rivalry since they both own equally successful businesses but that has never come between our relationship.
I sighed and ran my hand through my hair, I just don't know where I went wrong. What did I do? I was almost about to ask her to be my girlfriend when she shut me out.

I took some food and waved at Chase to grab a seat.
"Not again dude. You know she doesn't care." He groaned. I just told him I'd join him soon. I walked over to where Aura and her friends were sitting.
"Here he comes girls." Aura's best friend, Hope said grinning, "Waddup loverboy?"
"I'm good. Hi Aura." I said.
"Hey."
"Are you free Saturday?"
"No."
"Sad. Can I drop you home after school?"
"No."
"I assure you my car works."
She smiled her beautiful smile.
"See you later then Love." I said grinning. Then I added, "You look beautiful." I saw her visibly blush.
My job here was done. I would have stayed but I had Basketball practice after lunch. Everyday I would come up to her and try to make her smile. She might not talk to me properly but for me just her smile was enough, for now.

I walked to where Chase had saved me a seat. "You're pathetic. I don't' know how you still like her?" He said as I sat down.
"Because no other girl makes me feel the way she does. Anyway did you see my basket yesterday?"
"Yes!! That was epicness. How on Earth did you manage that?"
"I have no idea! I've been trying to do it again but it just isn't working out."
Basketball was all we talked about after that.

2 hours later, when I was walking home from practice, I remembered that my dad had a Business party tomorrow. I loved business parties. It was where I met Aura first. My father always invited Raymond Hart and of course Aura came too. I shook my head. I sounded like a darn stalker but I couldn't wait for tomorrow.



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I woke up gasping... My stomach hurt so bad that I couldn't move. I tried shouting but nothing came out of my mouth. I curled up into a ball and tried to think of anything. Anything except the pain in my stomach. This wasn't the first time my stomach had hurt like this and it definitely won't be the last but it didn't happen often enough for me to get used to it. I tried to call out to my dad whose room was right across mine. He always kept his door open so that I could call him if I needed help. I gritted my teeth trying to stop the tears that threatened to fall.
"Daddy...." I finally managed to whimper but it was the middle of the night and I hadn't been loud enough. I tried again but a sharp pain sped up my back and I involuntarily shouted.
I had my eyes screwed shut trying to ignore the pain but I heard foot steps running to my room. "Dad...." I whimpered again.
"I'm right here hun." My dad's soothing voice said. I felt him trying to tuck the blanket properly around me as whispered words of encouragement, telling me the pain would go away and that he was right here. He brushed my hair from my sweaty forehead.
My dad was the eye of my storm. The region of calm. Even in the darkest times, he was always level headed and reasonable. He had never scolded me, never raised his voice at me and he had never let me feel the absence of mum
I could hear him now as he sat by me, stroking my forehead. He kept repeating the same soothing words over and over again till my pain finally subsided enough for me to uncurl from my foetal position.
"Sorry for waking you up dad." I said quietly. "Don't say sorry for things like this hun. Now sleep sweetheart, I'll be right here." He said as he pulled me closer to him and put my head in his lap. He leant down and kissed me on the forehead and I smiled even though I knew he couldn't see me in the dark. I fell asleep soon knowing that I was safe.
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"Are you ready Aura? We need to leave in five minutes." I looked at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a simple white gown and Mary, our house keeper was putting a flower in my hair.
"I'm coming dad, just a minute." I knew Jake was going to be there. My heart fluttered making me restless. I looked at myself once again.
"Don't forget your medicine Aura." Mary said, handing me the medicine. I gulped it down with a little water. "Mark is waiting for you near the staircase." She said. "Okay" I waved to her as I walked out.
If you're wondering, our house has Mary as our house keeper, Mark as our butler and 3 other servants to keep the house working. It has 5 bedrooms, a banquet hall, a dining room attached to our kitchens, a living room and the servant quarters with 5 small bedrooms and a small living room.
I walked out to find Mark waiting near the stairs. "You look lovely Aura. Your father is waiting outside." He escorted me to the door and our chauffeur opened the door as I stepped into our Jaguar.
"You look beautiful hun."
"Thanks dad."
My dad and I went to parties like these almost every two months since my dad was a powerful person in our State and people liked to invite him to their parties. He always took me along so I was used to this but today was different. Today was the first time since after summer that Howard Lorence had hosted a party, meaning Jake would be there and since he would be the only person my age I would be expected to talk to him. Normally I would have been overjoyed, I was, but I couldn't be with him. Not anymore. I liked him and I knew he liked me too but letting him into my life would only hurt him and that was something I would never willingly do.

I stepped out of the car and walked with my dad towards the door. The whole way I was trying to stop the mental image of him pulling me close and kissing me on the lips. Our tongues wrestling as I ran my hand up his..... I forced myself to stop. I was only making this harder for myself. It's so ironic that I'm the one who ignores him but I'm still the one in more pain. I guess it came with knowing that I would never get over him.......... I didn't have enough time.