Shine on Diamond Eyes

Prologue

“Behind the smiles in my eyes, lie tears.”
 
Don’t let her make up fool you; I can count all the imperfections that seep through it. Among them her lifeless eyes, the ones that danced with joy, that is, before she left all her hopes and dreams back home. But she left, in hopes of finding a new life in New Jersey
 
“Daddy, why is the sun leaving? I don’t want it to leave!” the six year old cried.
“Honey, it’s going to the other side of the world. So other children can play.”
“Why?”
“So the other kids can be happy.”
She smiled.
 “Well in that case, it can leave, but just for a little while.” she whispered to her dad.
 
            A tear slid down her face as she closed her eyes and remembered the days when she was younger. If only those days were still here. with her aunt. So far it wasn’t working.
 
She sat on her roof sketching the sunset which brought back memories of years ago. Years when she was happy and content with her life.
 
 
 She looked up at the sky, anger boiling inside of her.
“Why did you leave dad?! You promise you’d be here longer! Why?!”

 She quickly climbed down the steps of the wooden ladder which leaned against the roof and began running. She didn’t know where she was running to but that didn’t stop her. It never did before.

 Once she stopped, she felt better and studied her surroundings realizing she made it farther than she did before. She was at the local park standing in front of the lake. As she caught her breath, she ambled towards a bench nearby and sat down, opening her sketchbook and beginning to draw the wonderful view ahead.
  
Her sketchbook; the only true possession which held the memories of her past. And the only true thing she could express herself too.
 
 As the broken teen finished her sketch, she heard the joyful cries of a little boy.

“No Joey! Please stop tickling me! Ahh mommy!”

 She turned around to see a little boy no older then seven playing around with what seem to be his older brother.  It made her smile knowing that she was once as happy and carefree, yet she frowned once she realized how quickly life long dreams can be shattered.  She placed her head in her hands and tried to get herself together.

“Hey, are you ok?”

 She looked up to see the same little boy standing right in front of her. His eyes pleading for her answer. She wanted to hug him; he reminded her so much of Mike, but she had to contain herself. She couldn’t and tears slowly began to roll down her cheeks.

“Aw don’t cry. Joey come cheer her up!”
 
As a dark haired boy approached her, she wiped away her tears and tried as hard as she could to get herself together.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” he asked in a low yet persistent voice.

“Nothing that may interest you.”

“Well I’m Joe, what’s your name?”

“Kate.” She quickly answered and turned to walk away, but he gently grabbed her arm and turned her to face him.

“Kate, do you think I can take you out tomorrow? You know, try to get to know you?”

“Silly boy, I live a bitter sweet life. I have loved and lost my heart along the way. Now you know everything you need to know about me, so there is no reason to take me out tomorrow.”

 And just like that, she turned away and left him there, dumbfounded.

“The bright light beams from her eyes, from broken glass, or a broken heart.”

=/ it's sad, but i like it so far! post more soon

-manda

Chapter One:
I might look young, but I'm no less defeated

really good!!  where are the lyrics you have in there from?  jw

Chapter Two
Mesmerized by her entrancing Smile

 They walked through the park as auburn leaves feel from trees above them. An awkward silence fell before them but was soon broken by the quavering voice of Joe.

“So, is their anything you can tell me about yourself that wont require you killing me afterwards?”

 Kate looked straight ahead trying to keep a serious face but seeing Joe smile out of the corner of her eye made her do the same.

“Well you already know my name; and the only other thing I can tell you is that I’m seventeen. Everything else I sup to you.”

“What do you mean up to me?”

“Its up to you whether you want to know the real me, and its not as simple as saying you do. You have to prove it.”

 After clearly making her statement, she ran off and once again left Joe in a state of confusion. Much to  her surprise, she noticed she did this often.
 Joe ran after her a few seconds later and finally caught up to her, out of breath. Kate was sitting in the same bench where he had introduced himself to her the day before, right in front of the lake.

“Why did you do that?” Joe asked, suffering from a migraine due to all the thinking she had caused him to do that day.

“I like running. Now you know something else about me.”

 Joe smile and looked at Kate, connecting his eyes with hers, and realizing she was right. Then he blinked hard and focused his eyes on her.

“You know, you have the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen.”

 Kate stared at him, mouth gaping open, trying as hard as she could to take in what Joe just told her. Impossible.

“Shine on diamond eyes, shine on.”

“I’m starting to think that I made a huge mistake when I agreed to come with you.” Kate finally spoke up.

 She stood up and walked away, making sure she had her sketchbook with her. Seconds later she heard quick footsteps following behind her.,

“Why do you always do that? I’m just trying to get to know you.” Joe said sounding somewhat like a child.
“Well, you may be trying, but your not succeeding.”

“Because you don’t want me to.”

“I just met you yesterday. Do you honestly think I’m going to give you my life story in a matter of seconds? No, so stop being ignorant and go home. You don’t want to get involved with me.”

 And as Kate calmly finished her statement, she walked away as relaxed as she could. Why was this boy so stubborn?!

“Your stubbornness incapacitates my way of thinking, your smile confuses my way of feeling.”