Cullings Of The Curse

YEAR 2018 - ARBINGTON CHAPTER 1

Far away In a beautiful town of waterfalls called Arbington ,lived 4 orphans . After going through the horrific and most unfortunate events of their lives, they were finally stepping into adulthood but they had no idea what new adventures or if I may say, misfortunes lay ahead of them.

'I don't know, I mean he's a really nice guy but am just 21 and I've got a whole world of possibilities ahead and marriage is not on top, Harper'.
Trying to ease the mind of her best friend Cordelia, Harper orders a dark chocolate with gummy bears and waffles , a favourite since the day they drank it for the first time at NICKS.
'Hey remember that time when we attended our first concert?'Harper asked cordelia, trying to change her gloomy mood as they sat down for their drinks.
'Oh my, how can I ever forget that night! Warden Lisa would've shot us on the spot , if she wasn't a nun, cause we returned way past our curfew' added Cordelia , who had just smiled for the first time since Zayn proposed her yesterday.
'its been such a long journey from orphanage to a university now...felt like a nightmare then but a dream come true now' harper whispered joyfully.

Cordelia , looking faraway tangling her fingers in her thick black hair that streamed down her back like a tilted piece of parchment and made her greenish hued eyes pop, a rare feature for someone with wheatish complexion.

Harper did not want to bring up Zayn but she also couldn't stop herself to ask about her relationship with this Zayn who she had never met and now Cordelia mentioning that he proposed her, was too much for Harper to handle, So she did.

'I know ive been away cause of my internship and Portia and Leo aren't really that close to you but I need to meet Zayn, youre my best friend!'said Harper .
'Umm....you have sort of met him already'Cordelia hesitated.
'WHAT?! When? Where? Why don't I remember?!' Harper spoke at top of her voice and sure did get some strangers sitting nearby stare at her.
'uhh- remember when we had a joint project with the science department students?' Cordelia questioned , almost finishing her drink.

'yea, the one where I felt like a complete dufus, all of them throwing around all quantum physics theories' responded Harper ,looking around the café , as if searching for someone.
'and do you remember the professor ?' catechized Cordelia anxiously.
'yea , a bit, had great brown hair , was quite handsome for a professor ' grinned Harper,
'and so that's..' whispered Cordelia only to be interrupted by a Hyper Harper, just the exact nickname for her.
'OH MY GOD! ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY WHAT AM THINKING?!' Harper couldn't contain her astonishment and stood up.
'harper sit down people are staring at us!' Cordelia whispered, in an effort to calm her friend.' Yes , its him...we met a few times in the corridor and he seemed to be interested in literature so we saw each other a few times outside college and we just felt a connection, something that I've never felt with anyone before' Cordelia described uneasily.
'whats his age?' inquired Harper, who never felt comfortable with romantic relationships between individuals with large age gaps.
'he's 28, and that's why he proposed me, its an appropriate age to get married' Cordelia replied sheepishly.
'and you are not...even though there are girls who get married at the age of 18 and why do they! Theres so much to do other than marriage, now am not against it , I want to be bride myself but not a wife...you get it? Theres just no scope for imagination when I think about marriage' spoke harper animatedly ' oh am sorry, I keep going on and on, hmm...so you my friend have bagged a professor, naughty student ' teased Harper.
'Ive met his parents, they're kind and simple' uttered Cordelia ,checking her phone almost as if expecting a call .
'woah! That's next level, are you even considering to marry him ever?'queried Harper.
'Maybe...I cant think of why not to, but ofcourse after a few years' pronounced Cordelia, who checked the time again.'Why do I have a feeling that we had to be somewhere at 5?'
'Nowhere, you have been summoned on this planet to spend an eternity with me, that's your goal in life' smirked Harper ' and to order spicy fries for me'
'all hail , queen Harper' said Cordelia bowing' enough about me tell about these last 6 months you spent in glasway'
'ooh they were amazing, Delia..the weather was just as pleasant as pleasant can be, the people were kind apart from my old landlady, she was just cranky all the time and always complained if I stayed out past 9 , the work was great just a little tiring , even for me who wouldn't mind drowning in literary figures, needs a break from Shakespeare at times' Harper spoke, playing with her long blonde hair that were streaked with warm reddish hues and butterscotch. It gave her some warmth and complemented her pale features and icy-blue eyes.