Guardian Angel
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Chapter 1
The noise of the loud moving truck coming from the road startled April as she looked up from her computer screen and out the window.
“Someone is moving into the house next door? No one has lived there in years.” She got up from her desk and raced down the stairs.
“Mom, look! There is a moving truck at the house across the street.” April commented at she peered out the window in the bright August sunlight to see if she could see anything.
“Really?” questioned her mom, Cheryl, as she went about her business.
“I wonder what they are like.” April asked aloud.
“Well, sweetheart, there is only one way to find out.” Cheryl said as she walked over and stood beside her daughter. “Why don’t you and your brother go over there and introduce yourselves?” suggested her mom, “Invite them over for dinner tomorrow night, if they seem ok.”
“Sure thing Mom,” April said excitedly as she scrambled to the staircase. Now, you have to understand that April and her mom both love meeting new people.
“CRAIG!” April shouted as she ran up the stairs, turned the corner, and bolted into her younger brother’s room. “Mom wants us to go and meet our new neighbors.” Craig turned around in his chair, whipped his shaggy brown hair out of his face and looked at her with those big, brown eyes.
“Do I really have to go?” he whined “I was fixing to go ride the four-wheeler.”
“Well, stay here if you want to but I am going to go check out that nice brand new drum set I saw that they own.” April retorted as she started walking toward the door.
Craig jumped out of his chair and said as he began to eagerly walk toward the door, “Drums? On second thought, I could use some exercise on this beautiful day.” April laughed as she shut the door behind him.
“MOM! We will be back in a few.” April called as she and Craig came down the stairs.
“Have fun!” Cheryl replied as they walked out the door. They closed the front door and started down the mile long paved driveway.
“I wonder what they are like.” April wondered aloud.
“I don’t know but I hope they are really cool. That’s all we need is geeky neighbors.” Craig complained. “No kidding, not to mention that it would totally kill our popularity at school.” April mentioned. April, Craig, and their older brother Conner were the three most popular kids in Laken High School.
“Maybe they are newlyweds who just don’t have any kids yet.” Craig suggested.
“I love babies! I hope they have little babies. Maybe they will let me take care of them.” April exclaimed.
As they approached the end of the driveway, they started observing their new neighbors’ belongings to see if they could figure them out.
“Look at the drum set April!” Craig exclaimed as he ran over to it to admire it. “That’s the best brand out there.”
“Nice.” April replied uninterested as she continued searching for the new owners.
“I don’t see anybody.” Craig mentioned as he scouted the yard.
“Well, I guess we will just have to knock on the door.” April replied as she flipped her brown hair out of her eyes and started up the stairs.
“April, I would be careful on the stairs. There is no railing and it looks kind of slick.” Craig said concerned as he followed her cautiously up the stairs to the front door.
“I know what I am doing.” April retorted back as she climbed the stairs. She reached the top and started to the door.
“WHOA!” She screamed as she slipped off the porch. Suddenly, out of nowhere two strong arms caught her right before she hit the ground. When she realized she wasn’t hurt she looked up and saw her rescuer. He had shaggy brown hair and beautiful deep blue eyes. He looked down at her and said with a smile, “Well, I’ve never had a girl fall that hard for me before.”
April smiled back at him “I hadn’t intended on falling.”
“KYLE!” a voice called as the front door flew open as a mid 30’s aged woman raced out of the door followed by an middle aged man, a medium height brunette, and a young, red head with freckles.
“Are you ok? What happened? Do I need to call 911?”
“Mom, calm down.” the boy said as he put April down, “This young lady slipped off the porch and I simply caught her. She is fine and so am I.”
“Oh good” the lady sighed in relief. She turned to April and asked, “Well, now that we know you are ok, may I ask who you are?”
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About the Book
April Larkin is the most popular girl in school. She has everything everyone dreams of, wealthy parents, the latest technology and styles in everything, the hottest boyfriend, top grades, captain of the basketball team; not to mention that all the girls are in love with her two brothers, Conner and Craig. But when a new family moves in across the street, things start to change. They have something that she doesn’t, and she can’t figure out what it is. Through a series of trials and tribulations, and with the help of the new neighbor’s son, Kyle, April discovers the secret to life: the love of God.
About the Author
Trinity Dobbs is an aspiring entertainer. After going through AMTC, (Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ), she realized just how important it was for her voice to be heard. She realized that writing was another tool she could use to help others hear about Christ. She currently resides in Tennessee.