The Lost Rose: Pt. 1

Chapter 1: The Dream

The rose was laying there lifeless on the balcony as if it hasn't been touched. Blowing in the midnight spring breeze, Jamila can see herself standing there watching the rose as its red color shine in the moonlight. She tries to reach for it, but the more she reaches the more it becomes too far to touch. Then suddenly, she wakes up from a dream that she can't explain but can think of it as an illusion of her thoughts.

Chapter 2: The Conversation

After being frightened about her dream, she texted her best friend to calm herself down and not have a panic attack.

Jamila: hey,

Amerie: hey boo, what's wrong?

Jamila: I had the dream again :(

Amerie: Don't tell me it's about that flower again Mila.

Jamila: Well yes, it is about the flower, look this is serious, something is really wrong

Amerie: how?

Jamila: I don't know but it has to mean something specific

Amerie: Well a red rose is the flower for love

Jamila: It could be but there is no one in my life nor do I want someone right now

Amerie: Mila the dream is telling you that there is someone coming into your life and that someone probably is your soulmate

Jamila: Maybe you're right, but still I'm not interested in anyone

Amerie: Yeah, you say that but your thoughts are telling you something else, Mila. Just see through it and the answer will be there.

Jamila: Thanks bestie, bye

After the conversation, Jamila thought to herself: "maybe love isn't so scary but it's still not for me". All she wanted to do was live the life she always wanted, and that was being independent. She never settled for less. Jamila just accepted life as it was. However, she wasn't going to let some dream stop her from living it.

Chapter 3: The Man In The Black Suit

As Jamila sits at her desk, her mind drifts off to the candy apple red rose again. She sees herself standing on the balcony while the rose is not too far from her feet. Wondering how did she get there and why. But before she can think about it more, her eyes adjusted to see a man that was coming down the hall, passing her work office. The man was dressed in all black, a color that Jamila loved because of how it made her look in clothes. She couldn't stop looking at him but almost felt the urge to stop and speak to him, but before she could do that, he vanished.

Chapter 4: Who Was The Man In Black?

Her curiosity couldn't take it anymore, so Jamila rushed into Amerie's office to investigate a little. Who was that in your office? She said not trying to sound too desperate or more curious than she already was. That was the famous Donte Batiste, he is from New Orleans, her best friend said. Why do you want to know? Oh, nothing just thought he was someone I knew, Jamila said. Not trying to sound too nosy. Well, his family owns this company we're working at, he was here doing some business also. So you're saying that he and his family own this place? Yep, and we never knew that, how crazy right? Right! Jamila said with a bit of amusement on her face. She couldn't believe that a beautiful man like him owned something this small. she giggled to herself thinking about it. When she arrived back at her office, a red rose appeared on her desk.

To be continued.....