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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
- Theme: Love stories / Romance
- Subject: Love / Romance / Dating
- Published: 02/11/2013
One step away
It was cold. Dan looked down at the road. It was 40 meters down to the road. He stood at the edge of the building and he was only one step away from forgetting her... He looked down on the people walking on the sidewalk. It was an ordinary day for them. Their biggest problem was what they would eat for dinner... He felt the wind touching his hair. He couldn’t decide if he would take one step. One step away...
2 days earlier
Dan woke up 7:00 am. He couldn’t decide if he would make his own breakfast or if he would buy from the store next to his work. It was a hard decision: if he would make the breakfast all by himself it would take 10-15 minutes. And if he would buy the breakfast he would eat an unhealthy breakfast and gain some calories. But he chose the easy way. He could eat an unhealthy breakfast, he worked out at the gym 3 times a week so he could easily burn away the fat later.
Dan opened his door and walked out in the sunny weather. It was one of the very few days every year when the sun showed up without any clouds in the United kingdom. Dan walked to his new car. It was a brand new Audi. Dan worked at a big company as a lawyer so it was really important to have a new and an exclusive car. Dan didn’t mind buying a new car every three years because he liked cars. Dan opened the door to his Audi and got into the car. He lived in Chartridge so he had to drive his car 15 minutes to come to his work in London. When he was outside his work it suddenly came to him that he hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. So he paid a quick visit to the shop and bought a Coke and a bagel.
He opened the door to the office and saw all the staff gathered around the boss. And next to the boss stood a girl. The boss introduced her as Ruby, she was a new lawyer at the company. Thomas, the boss, turned around and looked at Dan and said
-Hi Dan, this is your new colleague Ruby she will help you with the Stevens case.
- Okay
Dan shook hands with Ruby and said
- Hey, I’m Dan
Ruby took Dan’s hand and said
- I’m Ruby
Dan smiled and said
- I guess you are my new colleague then or shall I say welcome to the company, like everyone else?
Ruby smiled at Dan’s joke.
When Ruby smiled at Dan, Dan felt that his heart started to beat faster. he didn’t know why but he looked at Rubys face. Then he knew... he was in love.
Ruby looked at Dan with a confused face and said.
- Urhm.. Dan, do you feel alright? You have been standing in the same spot for like 10 seconds and staring at me.
Dan started to blush, he realized that he would make a fool of himself if he would explain why he looked at her, so he said
- I was just thinking about an old case I had.
Ruby looked disappointed, then she said
- Oh.. okay...Well I have to pack up some things. And then I’ll go for lunch.
Dan realized that he could save the situation so he said
- I know a good place, come with me!
Ruby smiled and said
- Sounds great! come to my office when you're done with the stuff you are doing.
Dan walked to his office, his heart continued to beat faster and faster. He couldn’t wait until lunch. It was like a child who is waiting for presents on Christmas eve. He tried to work some but it was impossible, he couldn’t do anything. He took a bite of the bagel but he realized that he wasn’t hungry now so he threw away the bagel and the coke.
12:00, Ruby knocked on Dan's door, Ruby opened the door and said:
- Hi Dan, what kind of place are we going to?... Greek??
It took a few seconds for Dan to realize what she was asking about. But then he remembered that they would go on lunch. Ruby was the first girl Dan ever liked so he didn’t want to throw away a good opportunity to build a family. So he would take Ruby to a really good and expensive restaurant. He wanted to impress Ruby and show that he had money. Dan looked at Ruby’s pretty face and said:
- We are going to a really good Italian restaurant. We can walk, it takes like 15 minutes to go but it is worth the effort
Ruby smiled and said:
- Sure I don’t mind walking.
They walked to the restaurant and they talked about the staff at the company. They ate really good food and a really nice dessert. Dan convinced Ruby that he would pay for the lunch because he chose the place. Ruby agreed then they decided to go back to work. They walked in silence. Dan had been thinking about Ruby the whole day. He decided that he wanted to tell her the truth. It took him 5 minutes to get enough courage. Dan looked at Ruby and said
- Ruby, ever since I saw you this morning I have been thinking about you. You are really pretty and you are really nice. This might be a bit fast to say but... I think I’m in love.
Ruby stopped and took Dan’s hand and said,
- Oh... Dan I was thinking about the same stuff as you, I think I love you too. Dan sighed, he was really nervous that he would make a fool of himself.
Ruby looked with a confused face at Dan and said
- What shall we do now? I don’t feel like I want to work right now.
- Well, I can decide a lot in the company, I’m Thomas' right hand.
Ruby started to walk forward and at the same time she said:
- I know, I talked with our other colleagues when you were at your office.
- Well, I decide then: we shall go back to the office then take my car home to you.
Ruby turned around and said
- Urhm... We can’t go to my place
- Why not?
- Because our cleaning lady is home and cleaning at the moment.
- Our cleaning lady, what do you mean?
- Oh.. urhm.. I meant my cleaning lady is in my house at the moment and she’s cleaning at the moment.
- Oh, for one second I thought you had a partner. But you don’t have a partner, right?
- No not at all, why would i have a partner? I would never lie to you.
- Okay, I’ll guess we can go home to me then-
Dan and Ruby took the car home to Dan’s house. They decided to spend the evening together and every second Dan spent with Ruby he realized that he loved her more than ever. He wondered if it was the same thing with Ruby? He wanted to ask her but it might sound stupid so he didn’t ask.
They spent the evening together; they played games and watched a movie. Dan had the time of his life he didn’t notice that Ruby started to look at her watch anxiously. At 23:09 Ruby said that she had to go home. Dan offered her to sleep over. But she said that she needed clothes for work tomorrow. So Dan said that he could give her a ride to her house and she said okay. Ruby told Dan that she lived close to work so he could drop her there. She said bye to Dan and started to go away. Dan noticed that she had forgot her jacket in the car so he followed her. Dan followed Ruby and she didn’t notice it. It took 7 minutes to go to her house. When Ruby was about to open the door to her house Dan shouted
- Ruby you forgot your jacket in the car!
Ruby turned around and said with an angry voice:
- Don’t ever sneak like that, I hate when people sneak! But thanks I realized that I forgot my jacket in the car 10 seconds ago.
Dan was confused. he didn’t know why Ruby sounded so angry. So he looked at Ruby's garden and then he noticed a blue tricycle. Dan looked at Ruby and said
- Why is there a blue tricycle here?
Ruby stared at the tricycle with a tense look and said
- urhm... I babysit my neighbours kid Ryan, he must have forgot it here last time. But I am really tired at the moment so I will go to bed now, good night Dan. See you at work tomorrow.
Dan smiled at Ruby and said:
- Good night, my love!
Ruby giggled and said
- Goodnight my love, and try to say a good word for me when you meet Thomas tomorrow.
Dan smiled and turned around and went back to his car.
Dan couldn’t sleep. It was 03:40 he couldn’t stop thinking about Ruby. He couldn’t stop thinking about the night they had so much fun. Playing games and watching a movie. But the best thing was that Ruby told him that she loved him as much as he loved Ruby. They had only spent one day together. It is a very short time but it felt like a lifetime. Dan started to think about their future family and where they would live when they would get old. Dan started to write all his thoughts down on a paper so he could remember all his thougths. When he was done with his text he wrote “I love you Ruby” on the bottom of the paper.
Dan looked at the clock. it was 05:00 he hadn't slept, he couldn’t stop thinking about Ruby. He decided to go to work.
As soon as Dan came into the office he went to the boss’ room. He talked 15 minutes with Thomas. He said that Ruby was an excellent colleague and that she should have higher salary so the company wouldn’t lose her. After that he went to his room. He didn’t feel like working, but he forced himself to work. Dan worked for 3 hours then he looked at the clock. it was 08.15 and Ruby wasn’t in the office. He thought it was strange so he asked Thomas where Ruby was. Thomas said that Ruby was sick and stayed home today. Dan felt sad, he wanted to be with Ruby. He decided to visit her at lunch.
Dan took the same way as Ruby did last time but when he saw Ruby’s house, a car stopped in front of it. And a man jumped out with a kid. the kid ran to Ruby in the garden and hugged her and shouted “Mommy” And the man came and kissed Ruby. Dan felt like someone had torn his heart apart. Ruby had lied to him. it was all a joke... Ruby had been pretending to like him to get a better position in the company. It had to be a misunderstanding... Ruby said that she would never lie... It can’t be a mistake... Dan started to cry. No one would ever like him. He did all he could and she just pretended to like him. He had nothing left in this world, except a lot of money. But money can’t buy you happiness. Money is just something cold that you need to live on this planet. Dan walked back to the office crying. He opened the door to the office and realized that he had nothing left to live for. He walked up to the roof on the company. Dan knew that he couldn’t live with the pain he had inside. There was only one way to forget her...
London News
A man in London jumped from a roof yesterday. The police aren’t sure why he jumped from the roof. Inside his wallet the police found a love note. And in the end of the note it read, “Ruby please never forget we could have been together, Dan.”
One step away(Tobias W)
One step away
It was cold. Dan looked down at the road. It was 40 meters down to the road. He stood at the edge of the building and he was only one step away from forgetting her... He looked down on the people walking on the sidewalk. It was an ordinary day for them. Their biggest problem was what they would eat for dinner... He felt the wind touching his hair. He couldn’t decide if he would take one step. One step away...
2 days earlier
Dan woke up 7:00 am. He couldn’t decide if he would make his own breakfast or if he would buy from the store next to his work. It was a hard decision: if he would make the breakfast all by himself it would take 10-15 minutes. And if he would buy the breakfast he would eat an unhealthy breakfast and gain some calories. But he chose the easy way. He could eat an unhealthy breakfast, he worked out at the gym 3 times a week so he could easily burn away the fat later.
Dan opened his door and walked out in the sunny weather. It was one of the very few days every year when the sun showed up without any clouds in the United kingdom. Dan walked to his new car. It was a brand new Audi. Dan worked at a big company as a lawyer so it was really important to have a new and an exclusive car. Dan didn’t mind buying a new car every three years because he liked cars. Dan opened the door to his Audi and got into the car. He lived in Chartridge so he had to drive his car 15 minutes to come to his work in London. When he was outside his work it suddenly came to him that he hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. So he paid a quick visit to the shop and bought a Coke and a bagel.
He opened the door to the office and saw all the staff gathered around the boss. And next to the boss stood a girl. The boss introduced her as Ruby, she was a new lawyer at the company. Thomas, the boss, turned around and looked at Dan and said
-Hi Dan, this is your new colleague Ruby she will help you with the Stevens case.
- Okay
Dan shook hands with Ruby and said
- Hey, I’m Dan
Ruby took Dan’s hand and said
- I’m Ruby
Dan smiled and said
- I guess you are my new colleague then or shall I say welcome to the company, like everyone else?
Ruby smiled at Dan’s joke.
When Ruby smiled at Dan, Dan felt that his heart started to beat faster. he didn’t know why but he looked at Rubys face. Then he knew... he was in love.
Ruby looked at Dan with a confused face and said.
- Urhm.. Dan, do you feel alright? You have been standing in the same spot for like 10 seconds and staring at me.
Dan started to blush, he realized that he would make a fool of himself if he would explain why he looked at her, so he said
- I was just thinking about an old case I had.
Ruby looked disappointed, then she said
- Oh.. okay...Well I have to pack up some things. And then I’ll go for lunch.
Dan realized that he could save the situation so he said
- I know a good place, come with me!
Ruby smiled and said
- Sounds great! come to my office when you're done with the stuff you are doing.
Dan walked to his office, his heart continued to beat faster and faster. He couldn’t wait until lunch. It was like a child who is waiting for presents on Christmas eve. He tried to work some but it was impossible, he couldn’t do anything. He took a bite of the bagel but he realized that he wasn’t hungry now so he threw away the bagel and the coke.
12:00, Ruby knocked on Dan's door, Ruby opened the door and said:
- Hi Dan, what kind of place are we going to?... Greek??
It took a few seconds for Dan to realize what she was asking about. But then he remembered that they would go on lunch. Ruby was the first girl Dan ever liked so he didn’t want to throw away a good opportunity to build a family. So he would take Ruby to a really good and expensive restaurant. He wanted to impress Ruby and show that he had money. Dan looked at Ruby’s pretty face and said:
- We are going to a really good Italian restaurant. We can walk, it takes like 15 minutes to go but it is worth the effort
Ruby smiled and said:
- Sure I don’t mind walking.
They walked to the restaurant and they talked about the staff at the company. They ate really good food and a really nice dessert. Dan convinced Ruby that he would pay for the lunch because he chose the place. Ruby agreed then they decided to go back to work. They walked in silence. Dan had been thinking about Ruby the whole day. He decided that he wanted to tell her the truth. It took him 5 minutes to get enough courage. Dan looked at Ruby and said
- Ruby, ever since I saw you this morning I have been thinking about you. You are really pretty and you are really nice. This might be a bit fast to say but... I think I’m in love.
Ruby stopped and took Dan’s hand and said,
- Oh... Dan I was thinking about the same stuff as you, I think I love you too. Dan sighed, he was really nervous that he would make a fool of himself.
Ruby looked with a confused face at Dan and said
- What shall we do now? I don’t feel like I want to work right now.
- Well, I can decide a lot in the company, I’m Thomas' right hand.
Ruby started to walk forward and at the same time she said:
- I know, I talked with our other colleagues when you were at your office.
- Well, I decide then: we shall go back to the office then take my car home to you.
Ruby turned around and said
- Urhm... We can’t go to my place
- Why not?
- Because our cleaning lady is home and cleaning at the moment.
- Our cleaning lady, what do you mean?
- Oh.. urhm.. I meant my cleaning lady is in my house at the moment and she’s cleaning at the moment.
- Oh, for one second I thought you had a partner. But you don’t have a partner, right?
- No not at all, why would i have a partner? I would never lie to you.
- Okay, I’ll guess we can go home to me then-
Dan and Ruby took the car home to Dan’s house. They decided to spend the evening together and every second Dan spent with Ruby he realized that he loved her more than ever. He wondered if it was the same thing with Ruby? He wanted to ask her but it might sound stupid so he didn’t ask.
They spent the evening together; they played games and watched a movie. Dan had the time of his life he didn’t notice that Ruby started to look at her watch anxiously. At 23:09 Ruby said that she had to go home. Dan offered her to sleep over. But she said that she needed clothes for work tomorrow. So Dan said that he could give her a ride to her house and she said okay. Ruby told Dan that she lived close to work so he could drop her there. She said bye to Dan and started to go away. Dan noticed that she had forgot her jacket in the car so he followed her. Dan followed Ruby and she didn’t notice it. It took 7 minutes to go to her house. When Ruby was about to open the door to her house Dan shouted
- Ruby you forgot your jacket in the car!
Ruby turned around and said with an angry voice:
- Don’t ever sneak like that, I hate when people sneak! But thanks I realized that I forgot my jacket in the car 10 seconds ago.
Dan was confused. he didn’t know why Ruby sounded so angry. So he looked at Ruby's garden and then he noticed a blue tricycle. Dan looked at Ruby and said
- Why is there a blue tricycle here?
Ruby stared at the tricycle with a tense look and said
- urhm... I babysit my neighbours kid Ryan, he must have forgot it here last time. But I am really tired at the moment so I will go to bed now, good night Dan. See you at work tomorrow.
Dan smiled at Ruby and said:
- Good night, my love!
Ruby giggled and said
- Goodnight my love, and try to say a good word for me when you meet Thomas tomorrow.
Dan smiled and turned around and went back to his car.
Dan couldn’t sleep. It was 03:40 he couldn’t stop thinking about Ruby. He couldn’t stop thinking about the night they had so much fun. Playing games and watching a movie. But the best thing was that Ruby told him that she loved him as much as he loved Ruby. They had only spent one day together. It is a very short time but it felt like a lifetime. Dan started to think about their future family and where they would live when they would get old. Dan started to write all his thoughts down on a paper so he could remember all his thougths. When he was done with his text he wrote “I love you Ruby” on the bottom of the paper.
Dan looked at the clock. it was 05:00 he hadn't slept, he couldn’t stop thinking about Ruby. He decided to go to work.
As soon as Dan came into the office he went to the boss’ room. He talked 15 minutes with Thomas. He said that Ruby was an excellent colleague and that she should have higher salary so the company wouldn’t lose her. After that he went to his room. He didn’t feel like working, but he forced himself to work. Dan worked for 3 hours then he looked at the clock. it was 08.15 and Ruby wasn’t in the office. He thought it was strange so he asked Thomas where Ruby was. Thomas said that Ruby was sick and stayed home today. Dan felt sad, he wanted to be with Ruby. He decided to visit her at lunch.
Dan took the same way as Ruby did last time but when he saw Ruby’s house, a car stopped in front of it. And a man jumped out with a kid. the kid ran to Ruby in the garden and hugged her and shouted “Mommy” And the man came and kissed Ruby. Dan felt like someone had torn his heart apart. Ruby had lied to him. it was all a joke... Ruby had been pretending to like him to get a better position in the company. It had to be a misunderstanding... Ruby said that she would never lie... It can’t be a mistake... Dan started to cry. No one would ever like him. He did all he could and she just pretended to like him. He had nothing left in this world, except a lot of money. But money can’t buy you happiness. Money is just something cold that you need to live on this planet. Dan walked back to the office crying. He opened the door to the office and realized that he had nothing left to live for. He walked up to the roof on the company. Dan knew that he couldn’t live with the pain he had inside. There was only one way to forget her...
London News
A man in London jumped from a roof yesterday. The police aren’t sure why he jumped from the roof. Inside his wallet the police found a love note. And in the end of the note it read, “Ruby please never forget we could have been together, Dan.”
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