Love's Intensity Excerpt
Kressa woke up and got ready. It
was Monday, and school would start the next day. She felt a little nervous
about attending, but her mother made it clear that she would have to be
cooperative.
She inhaled deeply after she
got dressed and peeked out one of the many living room windows that overlooked
the small hill behind the mansion. She noticed Brad racing his horse to and fro,
between the house and the American elm forest out back. He rode fast. The speed
that Brad and Silver Bullet traveled amazed Kressa. She quickly ducked behind
a huge plant next to the window so Brad couldn’t see her. After a few seconds,
Kressa peeked out again and wondered where he had gone. Without any warning,
both horse and teen galloped out from the forest toward the house. Kressa hid
again and waited.
Kressa almost moved away from
her hiding place when she realized that Brad headed directly for the apartment.
She closed her eyes and stood still.
She reopened her eyes only to
see him move away, so she made a mad dash up the steps to the kitchen. Kressa grabbed
the silverware and napkins her mother placed on the counter, said a quick “Buenos Días”, and headed to the dining
room. She stopped dead in her tracks and dropped the items she carried clumsily
onto the table. Out of breath, she struggled to recompose herself.
As Kressa caught sight of Brad
entering the house and turning to go upstairs, she let out a huge sigh. She had
escaped being discovered. Suddenly, she remembered the handkerchief she meant
to return before breakfast. She ran to meet him before he walked too far up the
stairs.
“Brad, I wanted to return
this,” Kressa said, removing the handkerchief from her pocket and holding it
out with her right hand.
“You can keep that if you like
just in case you need it again.”
“No, I have something else I
can use. I washed it and ironed it for you. Here,” she said, walking toward him
with her arm extended.
Kressa experienced an odd
sensation pulsate up her arm when their fingers touched. First, my heart
flutters whenever he looks at me and now I’m feeling strange tingles. What’s
happening to me?
“Thanks for cleaning it. See
you at breakfast,” Brad said in a friendly tone and turned around to continue
up the stairs.
Cassandra’s Bio: Cassandra Ulrich was born on the beautiful
island of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, located east of Puerto
Rico. Living in the tropics fueled her
imagination and day dreams. For years,
she wrote poetry and entered competitions.
However, only many years later did she discover joy in writing stories
longer than a few pages.
She published her first young adult novel,
A Beautiful Girl, in April 2011. The
inspirational novel has already touched many hearts ranging from teens to
adults.
Her third, Billiard Buddies, a New Adult romance novella, was released on May 24, 2014.
In June and August 2014, she also released two poetry books written while in high school and college.
