Orange Ray
1st Part
The sun was
going down, soon the last orange ray was about to vanish in the air, her eyes
were just admiring that brief moment of the day, that made her feel careless;
in that second the only thing that existed in space and time was her and the
shy sun rushing to hide.
Once again she was lost, she did not understand why
that kept happening, it was like her mind locked a door and stored all her
ideas, just when she needed them the most. It was harder than she thought, when
Mr Ionescu told her that there was an available job in Constanious, she did not
think twice in taking it, and there was 2 simple reasons why, first, there was
no job opportunities in 1856; therefore, this was a miracle for Cora, and
second, in order to become the best writer in Romania, she needed some practice
and new skills.
The next
day she arrived earlier to the downtown, the place where all businesses where
located. She sat in front of her desk and started thinking, what is happening?
Is this the moment of an author’s life where he is blocked? Is my career over
at just 20? - Cora Georgescu, the girl I was looking for - said Mr Ionescu,
interrupting her thoughts. - I’m sorry, I was just working in an article for
next edition, it is … almost done - she lied. - Drop it, I want you to work in
something more exciting- He said with a smile in his face.
The giant bell in
the Central church began to sound, letting all the people in Brasov know that
it was already 6:00 p.m., it was time to go home. Cora ran through the streets,
men stared at her with surprise, a group of women in front of Constanious
judged her attitude, they thought the girl did not have proper manners, it was
not right to run among people, it was graceless for a lady.
They had no idea
that when she walked out of the the store, she was the happiest woman on earth.
She had a mission, a simple one, writing a chronicle was easy for her, especially
when she already had a theme given. It was about an exotic type of flower being
commercialized, people believed one petal dissolved on water could cure
dementia.
The only
thing Mr Ionescu asked Cora, was to interview
Finding that plant and sketching it took her
around 20 minutes. - What is a young lady doing here at 8:00 p.m.? - she heard
the voice of a man, and jumped with fear, she looked behind her, to her sides,
there was no man. It is my mind tricking me, she told herself repeatedly. She
took a deep breath and opened her eyes, as soon as she did the man was in front
of her, face to face. She instantly threw the book at him.
Go on reading…
By Valeria Villera, Step 10
