The Red Diamond by Emily Flowers (beginner reading books for adults .txt) 📖

and joy that I didn’t even feel like my parents were gone,” I said.

“Wow, that’s amazing! Your grandfather is a good man,” Troy said.

Then there was a slight moment of silence until he played some music. He seemed to enjoy rock music, which I didn’t mind even though I was more into classical music like Beethoven.

I wondered where he was taking me. Well, if he did anything creepy, I would just turn into a lab rat. I was a wizard after all, a wizard who was breaking the rules right now.

He finally parked outside an old science museum, which caught me by surprise again. I almost thought we were going to a rock concert, since I had the sound of Evanescence ringing my head after the drive. We stepped into the museum and our adventure began. We toured the Hall of Human Life, the Butterfly Garden (which was my favorite), the Light House and the moon exhibit, which was his favorite. And then we sat down for some ice-cream.

“This was so much fun!” I said.

“It was even more fun with you; I love how passionate you are about science,” Troy said, making my pale face blush like a red tomato.

“Yeah, what do you think of magic?” I randomly asked. Sometimes I feel like my mouth blurts out things without waiting for my brain to think.

“Well, magic is a myth I think,” Troy said, looking confused and uninterested in my question.

“I somehow believe that magic is science,” I commented without thinking again.

“Science obeys the laws of physics and magic defies common logic and reason,” Troy made his statement showing that he was serious about facts and magic would always be a fantasy in his understanding.

“Ok, Mr Science Factor, I still believe that magic is an important stepping stone to science. Both magic and science embody a small collection of general principals which can be adapted to a particular situation. Magic includes engineering like sensibilities of cause and effect just like science.” Being my wizard self, I couldn’t help but stand up for my first love that was magic.

“Hmm, ok, Miss Magic, I on the other hand will only believe in magic once I have seen it with my own eyes and then investigate it, interrogate it and scientifically examine it,” Troy said jokingly.

“Well, at least there’s still hope,” I said playfully.

We were like two peas in a pod, a perfect match. That was what I thought I guessed, but he was human and these moments would soon be just a dream.

Troy drove us back to the campus and we continued to laugh and talk, which was amazing. When we finally reached our destination, an uneasy silence arose. I could feel my body unable to control my hormones and all I could think of was grabbing and kissing him deeply, but that would be too embarrassing.

“I had a great time,” Troy said, almost leaning toward me.

“Yes, thank you so much! Bye.”

I opened the door and hopped out like a frog sprinting to grab its meal. In other words, I looked ridiculous.

As I laid my head on my pillow, my body embraced affection while my mind visualized his face, his smile and those eyes that had captured my heart from day one. Was this love? Or was he my crush? Whatever it was I wanted more.

The following day at class Troy and I looked at each other differently. Professor Lee made our day even more interesting.

“Today we’ll do a microbial investigation of our hands. Each of you will use a microscope and investigate your partner’s hand and tell me what you see,” the professor gave his instruction.

I felt like bursting because the tension between Troy and I was already on another level. Troy placed my hand on his and we both felt the chemistry flow through our veins.

“What do you see?” I asked as he looked at my hand through the microscope.

“I see that you need to wash your hands, my dear lady!” he said mockingly.

“Ha ha, really now. Your turn,” I said, taking hold of his hand.

“Hmm, I see that you need to not only wash your hands, but also scrub deep,” I said jokingly while examining his hand.

We both smiled and felt more at ease with each other.

After class, I could feel Troy tag behind as I walked to the library. Immediately when I entered the science section, he grabbed hold of my arm and drew me near to him. I panted as the oxygen around me decreased until his lips met mine and pressed down intensely. My body finally got the satisfaction it craved for.

When it was over, I shyly bit on my thumbnail while he tucked my hair behind my ears.

“I need to go back to my room,” I softly said.

As I was about to move, he stood in the way. “Can I see you later?” he asked.

“Yeah,” I said, smiling at him.

As he walked away, I turned back to find him gazing at me and I smiled wider and blushed harder.

“This is definitely love,” I said to myself, falling flat onto my bed and smiling broadly, until I saw a light glowing from under my pillow.

It was the diamond. As I reached for it, Grandpapa startled me because he magically appeared in my room.

“Grandpapa!” I exclaimed.

“Hello, my dear, nice to see you too,” he said in a jolly good tone. I quickly went over to Nicole’s side of the room and looked outside the window. Everything was frozen because when Grandpapa did his vanishing and appearing magic, he also froze time.

“Why are you using magic to visit me?” I questioned, while he stood there in his wizard gown and hat.

“I wanted to surprise you and take you for a magical tour,” he said.

“Not today, Grandpapa. It’s been a long day for me and I have a ton of homework to complete.” I said, feeling guilty because my true excuse was I couldn’t miss my date with Troy.

Grandpapa’s excitement dropped and my heart felt a pinch. His eyes caught the red diamond glowing under my pillow and he looked at me as if he could tell that I broke two rules already from the wizard code of conduct, falling in love with a human and lying to a fellow wizard.

“Ok, we’ll take a tour next time around. However, I’ll investigate why your diamond is glowing. Your safety is my priority,” Grandpapa said, kissing me on the forehead and magically disappearing.

My grandpapa was a very smart man and that was why he was the chief wizard. I know that he would eventually discover my secret and lies, but whatever happened I would protect Troy.