Samantha and The Empath
Meet Daryl Foley, an average guy with an extraordinary superpower— the ability to step into someone else's shoes, to see the world through their eyes. Navigating the realm of romance has always been a breeze for Daryl, effortlessly gauging mutual feelings with his unique gift.
That is, until he encounters Samantha.
Samantha, a mystery wrapped in enigma, presents a challenge Daryl has never faced. Unlike anyone he's known, Samantha eludes his empathic perception. Her emotions are a secret he can't unlock.
In this tale of sweet intrigue, Daryl finds himself drawn to Samantha in a way he's never experienced before. As genuine attraction blossoms, he discovers an alarming truth: the girl he cares for is in imminent danger.
Samantha and the Empath is more than a love story; it's a rollercoaster of emotions, danger, and self-discovery.
Join Daryl as he grapples with the inexplicable and navigates uncharted territory to protect the one his heart desires.
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Clean & Wholesome
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Paranormal
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
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It should have been quiet in the class for at least the next forty minutes or so of the period, while everyone had his or her head bent down toward the stack of papers on the desk in front of them.
Some students even had their arms curled protectively around their exam papers. Some stared off into the distance as if something only seen by them would suddenly give them the answers they were so desperately seeking for. Others were scribbling fast and vigorously across the sheets of paper, lest the thoughts melted away and they forgot what it was they wanted to write down.
So it was, when Daryl, sitting at his desk, balancing his pen between his index finger and his thumb, trying to come up with an answer for question 2B (iv), saw Samantha walk into the room and it was not so quiet anymore.
All of a sudden, he could hear his own heart beating wildly in his chest.
The teacher lumbered his six-foot, heavy built frame over to the front of the class from his leaning spot against the back of the classroom, where he could watch each one of the students with a suspicious eye. When the teacher reached her, he leaned closer to her, and she whispered something close to his ear. He frowned briefly as she spoke and then he moved away from her and nodded.
Daryl dragged his jumper from his body, suddenly feeling too hot in the over-warmed room. Pushing his finger in between his collar and his neck he pulled at it a little, and then, after glancing around the room while fumbling his fingers in under his tie, he undid the top button before he wiggled the tie a bit looser. Totally against the rules, but he needed to find the evading answer to this question, and he could not think if he did not feel comfortable, and now it felt as if he was overheating.
Samantha walked past his desk to get to hers, and an envelope dropped from her bag onto the floor.
Glancing down at it, he was not entirely sure why he did it, but he moved his black Van’s and hid the envelope under the sole of his shoe.
Exactly thirty-five minutes later, the bell rang and alas, the answer to that one question had still not popped into his head. He bet tonight it would flash as bright as a neon light in his mind, most probably at the most inappropriate moment.
Samantha had to walk past his desk again and he watched her until she disappeared through the doorway. She was a pretty girl with a splendid body, her long dark hair was sometimes, most times, a little untidy. Her large green eyes had shadows beneath them, he supposed from weariness, and today there was something about her that interested him more than usual.
They had known each other for some time now and they maintained a pleasant, rather cool relationship. They might, on occasion, hold a brief conversation about mainly the weather, but never showed any interest in each other.
Usually, Daryl knew when a girl liked him more than just wanting to be his friend, and so he never wasted his time going after girls he knew did not like him. He had, as some might say, an unfair advantage.
He stood up from his desk and leaned down to grab his bag from the floor. The white rectangular envelope was still laying on the floor, but now it was stencilled with greyish squares from the bottom of his shoe. Picking it up, he held it up to the light but could not really make out what was hidden on the inside and turning it around he noticed it was sealed. He did all of this without conscious thought, and when he realised, he was scrutinising the envelope closely and he had a strange need to know what was inside the envelope, it shocked him a little.
Book Details
Imprint : Fiction for the Soul Books
ISBN : 9781393309185
First Published Date : 31 July 2015
Language : English
Reading age : 13+
Pages : 230
Words : 30,523
Format : ePub & PDF (you own the files)
Read on : Kindle, Apple, Android devices, Google Play Books, Nook, Kobo eReaders, Computers.
Delivery Time and Method : Downloads will be emailed immediately upon purchase.
Keywords : Fiction for Teen & Young Adults, Romance for Teen & Young Adults, Teen & Young Adult Clean & Wholesome Romance, Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance, Teen & Young Adult Fiction Emotions & Feelings, Teen & Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction, Self-Esteem for Teens & Young Adults