And So
She Waited
Shakuita
Johnson
Synopsis
This is
not a story about love, but a story about how love can consume you. Heart,
body, and soul. A story of loving someone so much that the love you feel harms
you.
Have
you ever loved someone so much, that before you realized it, they owned half of
your soul?
Raven
Sinclair’s first love had always been ballet until she met Remy Peters. She
fell hard and she fell fast and never looked back. He was everything she always
believed she wanted but he had other plans.
Remy
Peters didn’t believe in love and he wasn’t looking for it. He just wanted to
have a good time in between classes and swim team. He’s been seeing Raven for
over a year and a half and he’s not sure how it’s lasted this long. It’s not
like he’s made any commitments but when he stumbles on the prettiest girl he’s
ever seen, he knows it’s time to let Raven go.
Matthew
Masterson has loved Raven since he first saw her in ballet class when they were
five. They have been best friends ever since and he’s not content to stay
there. He sees Remy for who he really is and wastes no time in telling Raven
every chance he gets but is Raven his happy ever after or does fate have other
plans?
Love,
lies, and obsession…three lives bound by twisted desires for what they can’t
have.
**Mature
audiences only 18+…contains darker elements and no
HEAs**
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Excerpt
#1 
Once
Remy had arrived, he hopped out of the car and locked it up. As he walked
towards class, he heard his name being called up ahead. It was that new
Photography student, what was her name? Oh yeah… Stacey Nickels. She was sexy,
with a capital S. He had been wooing her for a few weeks now and was getting
close to sampling her. She had long brown hair with black streaks that fell
down to her waist, and chocolate brown eyes that made her look innocent. And
those lips! God, they were the lushest pink lips he had ever seen. She was just
too damn cute. She smiled when they grew closer.
"So
you decide on letting me take you out yet?" Remy asked.
Stacey
tossed her hair behind her shoulder with a flip of her hand before she answered
him.
"I've
heard you're nothing but trouble," she said with a twinkle in her eye and
smile on her lips.
"Only
the good kind, baby, only the good kind."
"If
you're lucky, I might let you take me out this weekend."
"I'm
always lucky. Pick you up at eight, Friday night. Text me your
address."
"‘Kay."
"Awesome.
See you around pretty girl."
Remy
watched Stacey as she walked to her class. He couldn't wait until Friday
night.
Ding.
Dammit,
it was Raven again. He really needed to talk to her before the day was over. He
checked his phone to see what she wanted this time.
Meet
me for lunch. I'll buy.
Perfect,
he could talk to her then.
How
about the Starbucks next to campus…noon?
That's
perfect! See you later babe. Love you <3
What
the fuck? Love? Is she insane? Remy really needed to have a talk with her. She
couldn't be falling in love with him. He wasn't anywhere near having those
feelings for her. This situation was a mess and now he had to stop it before it
got worse. If he wasn't careful she would have the "Where is our
relationship going" talk with him. He had to nip this shit in the bud.
This shit was going to be fixed, once and for all.
Excerpt #2
Raven
needed to wake up and if Matt had to slap her a few times to ensure she did, he
would do just that. The kid gloves were coming off. He had a future to protect,
their future, and Remy Peters wasn’t in it. It was go-time. It was time she
knew that he was the best thing for her. The person who loved her more than
anyone else could.
"What's
wrong with you?" Raven whispered.
"You!
You're what's wrong with me! Can't you see what you mean to me? It's me you
should be with. It's me who loves you. Remy loves no one but himself. He was
all over Casey Summers last night and they went home together. Plus, everyone
knows he's been trying to take the new Photography major transfer student home.
What's her name, Stacey Nickels? It seems everyone but you sees Remy for what
he truly is! A grade-A fucking asshole!"
"You're
just jealous. You don't want me to be happy,” Raven sobbed. “You’ve had it out
for Remy since the first time I introduced you. How can you call yourself my
best friend? It's like I don't even know you anymore."
"Jealous!
Jealous! I can’t— You think— What in the hell's happened to you? Are you really
that naïve and gullible? Do you really think that you and Remy are going to get
married and live happily-ever-after? It's been a year and a half, Raven. How
many times has he taken you out where people could see you together? How many
of his friends have you met? His parents? I'll tell you how many: none. Zero.
He doesn't care about you. He got exactly what he wanted from you. SEX! That's
all you ever were to him and all you will ever be. Honestly, I'm not sure why
he hasn't dumped you yet!"
"He
loves me, that's why,” Raven said under her breath. “He's going to meet me for
lunch and we are going to discuss where our relationship is going." Her eyes
were now brimming with unshed tears. "I told him I loved
him."
"And
did he say it back? No. He barely responds to your texts and you think after
dropping the ‘L’ word that things will magically turn around? He's going to
stop seeing other girls? Raven, sweetie, please wake up and see what's right in
front of you. I don't want to see you hurt any more than you already are,"
Matt pleaded.
Raven
let out a wicked laugh. "Oh, you don't want to see me hurt but you have no
problem causing me pain? Fuck you, Matt. I don't need this from you. Remy loves
me and if you won't support my relationship, then there's nothing left for us
to say to each other."
Playlist
Ten Fun
Facts
1. I
can re read a book and still cry on the sad parts
2. I
ran track in Middle and High School
3. I
served 8 years in the Air Force
4. I've
written one song and I wrote it into And So She Waited because it was perfect
for it
5. I'm
slightly OCD and at one point I had 200+ movies and they were in ABC order and
I would freak out when my friends switched the cases
6. I
almost fainted when I met Kresley Cole
7. My
all time favorite vampire book is Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
8. I'll
never run again because of my knees
9. I
went to my first Comic Con Aug 2014
10. My
first major was Accounting and I dropped it after a semester even though I'm
very good with numbers
About the Author
Shakuita Johnson
is a 29-year-old Psychology major. When she isn't going to school or working,
she is doing what she loves most. Writing. She started writing in middle
school. Starting with poetry. Then short stories in a creative writing course
her senior year. Her love for paranormal and supernatural started with R.L.
Stine Goosebumps books and TV shows, Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles, and
Christopher Pike books. She is an avid reader with over 100 books on her
bookshelf and 1000 plus on her iPad. Visit her online and read her poems and
one attempt at songwriting on her blog at http://www.dark-indiscretions.com.
You can also find her atwww.facebook.com/shakuitajohnson. Check
out her website at www.authorshakuitajohnson.com.
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