Fall For You

Okay, so this is my first story. I've had this idea in my head for a while so I decided to give it a try. First chapter is small, since it's basically an introduction, but trust me the next chapters will be longer. 

Feedback is really appreciated :)

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Ring! Ring! I wake up hearing this annoying sound every day, but today it’s worse. It’s 4am. Waking up at this hour should be illegal. I hit the alarm a little too hard and just stare at the ceiling. I really don’t want to go but I promised Oliver that I would. So I climb out of bed and head to the bathroom to freshen up a bit and then go to the kitchen to make some coffee, cause I really need it.

I guess you’re wondering why I am up this early.  Well first of all my name is Arya Summers, I’m 18, brunette with brown eyes (pretty normal) and just graduated high school a few days ago. I live in California and love it, but in September I’ll be heading out to study at Columbia in NY. I’m a pretty good student, got all my A’s, but not to the extreme. I mean I like to party, go out, have a social life…I don’t spend my days in my room studying or doing homework all the time. My best friends, Oliver, April, and Alex, are awesome. April is your typical popular girl at school. She’s pretty, blonde, head cheerleader, popular…except without the bitchy attitude. She’s really a great person, if not we wouldn’t be friends. Alex is more of a rocker kind of guy, popular with the girls. And Oliver…well he’s the brain of us all. Valedictorian, President of the science club…he’s brilliant to say the least, and veeery rich. His parents own Wagner Industries, the largest and most successful weapons industry in the world. Which brings me to THE question: Why am I up this early?

Two years ago Oliver had this idea in his head: that he could find a way to travel through time. It ridiculous, I know. But he kept at it. He rented an old warehouse and worked there every day after school. The warehouse turned out to be our gathering place. Two weeks ago April, Alex and I were eating at lunch when Oliver comes rushing over to us with pure excitement in his face and tells us he’s done it. He found a way to travel through time. He said to meet him today at 4am so he could show us that he wasn’t lying. So here I am getting ready to leave to meet him. The only reason I agreed to this was to not hurt his feelings.

I pick up the keys to my car and walk quietly out of the house, so as not to wake up my parents. It’s summer and yet it’s cold outside today. Damn Oliver and his ungodly hours. When I enter the warehouse I see that April is already there and Oliver is busy rummaging around for something.

“Hey guys.” I say as I walk in, tossing my keys on the sofa and sitting down.

“You made it! Thanks, I thought you’d bailed. “ said Oliver.

“Why would you think that?” I say faking a hurt expression.

“Well Alex bailed, as usual, and I had to drag April out of bed.”

“Yeah thanks for that, by the way.” Said April grumpily.

“So Oliver, can you show us your big discovery now so we can go back to bed? I feel like a zombie.” I say, while April nods in agreement.

“Just a sec, I just need to find my notes.”

30 minutes later, April and I are standing in front of what looks like a big sophisticated machine, Oliver looking at us expectantly.

“What is THAT?” April and I ask.

“That, my dear friends, is what will enable us to travel through time. I designed it so that we could travel to the year 1876.” He says.

“We?”  April asks,

“Of course.”

“um, why 1876? Why not go to the future?” I ask.

“We’ll go to the future later, now I just want to see something from the 19th century, it’s a fascinating time in history.” Oliver says, smiling at us.

“All right, whatever, it’s not going to work anyways, so just put in whatever the hell you want and lets go.” April says with an exasperated look.

 Oliver looks at her hurt. “Hey! It Is going to work!” he says.

April just looks at him annoyed.

“Okay!” I say, clapping my hands, “Oliver just do what you have to do.”

“Allright, I’m ready. Arya when I tell you, you will connect that wire to this little baby right here” Oliver says, pointing to the side of the machine.

I nod and pick up the wire.

“April, you will press the green button when I tell you, both of you stand back.” Oliver says sternly.

We do what he tells us and wait for him to give us the go. He puts in some codes and connects a few wires, then looks at us and smiles. “Let’s do it! April press the button! Arya connect the wire now!”

I connect the wire and suddenly the room brightens with light from the machine. I try to shield my eyes from the light while I hear Oliver crying with joy that it works.

“It works! I knew it!”

We just stare at the machine in amazement, when suddenly the light stops and the rooms turns dark.

“Um, what just happened?” I ask.

“I don’t know, It must have been a wire that moved out of place, let me check.” Oliver says.

I move towards the machine to look for a wire out of place, when Oliver suddenly exclaims “Found It!” and connects the wire.

“Wait Oliver---!“ I scream, but it’s too late. A blinding light erupts from the machine, and suddenly I feel like I’m falling into darkness.

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