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The blue pen tucked safely between her teeth swayed effortlessly from side to side. Fingers drummed lazily against the smooth desk top as Jacqueline did all in her power to remain focused.
She watched the clock with an intensity meant for only those with telekinesis abilities. ‘Come on, come on…’ she chanted in her head. With exactly three minutes of class left, dark gaze dropped down to her brightened up phone, a smile on her lips. ‘Lee!’

Fingers moved swiftly over the touch screen, eyes scanning the simple message, before a soft sigh was exhaled, and pen removed from her lips. “Good…” She muttered before uncrossing her bare legs, smoothing down her hair, and packing up her things with the rest of the class.

“A simple three page paper, you guys; not that hard. Do it, turn it in, pass this section of the class.”

Soft groans and curses were heard, but Jacqueline merely chuckled and pushed out of her seat.

“Have a good weekend everyone.” The professor happily spoke before she too stepped out of the room, and moved down the hall for her office.

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Jacqueline remained on campus, with not much else to do. She found a comfortable bench, and settled down to have a sip of her recently bought chai tea.
As she sipped, she skimmed over her notes, frowning to herself after minutes had passed before exhaling a sigh and closing up the notebook.

“I’m bored.” She said to no one, gaze scanning the busy streets. Jacqueline stood up, grabbed her belonging and traveled back to her car. ‘Time to visit some place new.’ She thought before pulling out of the parking lot and onto the busy roads.

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Thirty or so minutes, Jacqueline pulled into the parking lot of the Blue Nile Jewelry Store and stepped out of her car, making sure to take only her phone and her D-SLR camera. She looped the camera around her neck, tucked her phone in her back pocket, and flounced to the entrance; whistling a lovely tune.

“Hello- aw thank you so much.” She greeted the security guard who opened the door for her.

“Wait.” He called, ushering for her to come back. “The camera, what’s it for?”

“Hm? Oh! I’m a photography major. I’m just taking pictures of people in thei-“

“Why here? You don’t need it in here, this is a jewelry store.”

“Yes, I know that.” She began, and moved a step closer to him, hoping he took as her being innocent and not trying to run. “I wanted to take pictures of men buying things for the wives or girlfriends. Or maybe a couple picking out their rings.” Passionately blurting out the word ring, Jacqueline sighed, eyes drifting off as she mimicked daydreaming about her own true love. “So romantic…” She whispered just loud enough for him to hear her and frown.

All who watched could tell the young guard was having a hard time deciding on whether to kick the very attractive girl out or let her stay.

She blinked as though waking from a dream and looked back at the guard, hurt and confusion glazing over her eyes. “Please let me take pictures. You can even watch me, and I swear, before I leave you can look through my pictures and…” She looked to the floor and back up, a secret smile on her face as hands clasped behind her back. “You can even frisk me, to see if I took anything.” When she received a low chuckle, Jacqueline cheered inwardly, knowing she could keep her camera.

“I’ll be watching you.” He warned, and Jacqueline nodded with an expression of seriousness before turning back and moving around the store.


Everything was beautiful. Jacqueline wanted to touch them all, feel, and love them all.
“Pretty..” she whispered as her fingers trailed along the glass.

"Something catch your eye ma'am?" A tall man asked.

Jacqueline chuckled with a nod. "Everything catches my eye. But I'm just looking."

"All right then." He said, before turning his attention to someone else.

At the sight of a couple pressing their lips together after choosing a ring, Jacqueline jumped at the opportunity and sighed passionately. “You two are so lovely together.” They looked to her, confusion evident on their face.

“T-Thank you?” Said the woman.

Jacqueline pushed forward. “I have this project for school, I’m a college student and my major’s photography- any way. I was just wondering if I could take your picture next to the ring you chose.”
The couple looked at one another, and Jacqueline skillfully added, “You can even keep them, free of charge! I won’t be putting it online, just on a PowerPoint.” She grinned, lifting her camera up. “Please?”
The woman giggled and placed a hand against the man’s chest, whom in turn looked towards the woman and nodded approval.

“Great! Just stand together, and act like I’m not even here.” Jacqueline giggled and snapped the shot with the gleaming rings in the background. “Peeerfect.” Thank you so much!”

“You’re welcome.” They smiled and continued on while Jacqueline circled the store, eyes scanning, searching, and storing for later.

“Ohmygoodness, that necklace is absolutely beautiful!” She gushed at the elderly woman and stepped closer, mind already calculating its worth, weight, and what rock it was. “Is that…” She paused looking up as though she had to think of the word but already it bounced off her skulls.

“Sapphire.” The older woman chimed in, nose pointed to the sky.

“Yes! Sapphire.” Jacqueline looked from necklace to woman, chewing on her lower lip a moment. The rock was exquisite. Large and oval shaped, it’s placed in the center of smaller sapphires and diamonds all shaped in the form of a diamond. And Jacqueline wanted it. “I was just wondering… Could I take your picture with it? I’m a colle-“

“Yes, yes. Make it quick whatever.”

And Jacqueline eagerly snapped a shot of just the jewel before expressing her thanks and moving on.

This continued for forty-five minutes to an hour; pictures of jewels, happy people, and the store’s layout. Jacqueline had pictures of all the camera’s in the store, all the exits, the glass holding the jewels, she even watched where the workers tucked their keys for the locks.

‘Now I just need a few more things, and I'll be set!’ She thought to herself as she flounced over to the guard, who didn’t frisk her but did scan only half of her pictures before sending the still cheerful Jacqueline on her merry way.

“Don’t come back here with that thing, you hear me?”

“Yessir!” She teased before hopping into her jeep and driving home.