Sunday, June 2, 2013

Discoveries in Life

Chapter I

Moving

     Many people ask the question “why would this happen now when things are going the way I wanted them to be.” This is what Nicky asked herself when that dreadful day came into her life. The news was so bad that she cried for hours and when there were no more tears she could shed she started calling her friends telling them to meet her at their favorite cafĂ©, It did not took too long for all of her friends, Kristy, Joan, Amy and Olivia, to arrive and as they were all seated comfortably  Nicky slowly, not wanting, removed her shades. It was such sight, having both eyes swollen from crying, that all of her friends asked her “what’s wrong Nik, why are your eyes like that,” Kristy asked. "Yah! Tell us you know you can tell us anything and that we are always here for you you know that don't you?” said Olivia  But before Nicky could tell them one of her friends said “I knew it’s that guy who keeps following her we really should do something about this.” And before another word could be spoken a burst of ear droping chatter from each of her friends speculating the reason for her condition, “guys I have something to tell you this will surly need your undivided attention,” “go ahead Nik tell us” Amy said curiously. Joan who was sitting biside her grabed her arm and said “yah! Nik tell us so we could help." "The reason why my eyes are like this is because my dad just told us that we are going to move to California before the summer ends" Nicky said. As soon as Nikky stop talking and put on her sun glasses utter scilence was drifting in the air. Each of her friends was staring at her like they were waiting for the punch line of a not so funny joke. But it never came after Nikky maid a long and deep sigh all of her friends franticly gave thier opposing comments on how bad the news was and it would be unfair to all of them, specially to Nikky to move because the first year of thier high school life just started. Kristy suggested that she should talk to her father about this and ask if there was a way for Nikky to stay in New York. They all gave possible scenarios in which Nikky could stay behind. But after a few argumentative points Olivia, her best friend, suggested “you could stay with us I'm sure mom would love for you to stay with me” being an only child it would be no burden on Olivia's family if Nikky stayed. All of her friends if's and what not pinched Nikky's heart in which unwanted tears flooded her cheeks. The three other girls tried to console her so that she would stop crying but as it would be expected all four of them were having difficulties with thier vision from all the tears flooding all of thier cheeks. After all the racket they have made they started to reminisce their first time they all meet and how four noisy little girls, and usually the cause of trouble in class, became closes of friends. After a look back in memory lane Kristy, Joan and Olivia decided to treat Nicky the best day she could ever have so that Nikky could add this as one of the important events that happened to them and before the day ended and  made thier seprate ways home her arms were full of souvenirs form all of them. Her heart was in so much pain that she didn't came out for dinner that night. On the day Nikky and her whole family was to leave she never expected that the pain she felt, after three days has passed since she told her friends. All of the goodbye were made and the promises to keep in touch was another gut to the freshly bleeding wound in her heart but as she watched her three friends slowly fades to nothing Nikky never expected that such pain would have a much worse feeling, like she would never see Kristy and Joan make a goal in thier soccer games but most of all she was afraid that Olivia would never be there when she needs her.

     It was almost noon when a large moving truck and a van parked in front of the only apartment building on Cherry Street. The hot summer sun stared it's scorching hot rays at the people who, at first sight, we're new at the place and would look like they were lost or something. But with all the shouting and the pointing no one noticed the busy people unloading different sizes of boxes and some furniture’s. It can be said that the neighbours in Cherry Street were friendly foks and would surly welcome any new comers but that particular day it would seem that the street was extra quiet. Maybe some were out making the last minute school shopping or they were to busy making sure everything that is need for the first day of school was done. It was midafternoon when some of the neighbors saw the last boxes being unloaded in which the doors of the moving truck were being closed. All of the hallo balloo was at the last apartment house on a three building apartment its address was knowen to #19 apt. C on Cherry Street. The said house was the largest of the three apartment houses and would be found at the inner end of the lot. Since the location of the apartment was situated at the very end having a tenat was hard to find which is why it has been vacant for a very long time. A family from New York, such origin would see a drastic difference with their new home, having extra spaces, that New York apartment house lack, for this the unloaded things and furniture’s seems to be lacking in size or number for a spacious house. Such details was not a big deal to Eleanor this was, for her, a good thing because she sees it as a challenge to her capabilities and abilities as an interior designer. And as the moving truck drove off Eleanor was standing at the side walk, carrying a small box of personal belongings, taking a deep breath with a smile on her checks saying to herself “this is the start of a new journey I just hope it would be worth taking.” As she turn and make her way to the end of the lot her mind was busy thinking of how the lack of thier furniture would fill thier new home. Eleanor busy brain needed to take a pause since it was already dark, dinner was the at most priority in which would take extra time since all the needed kitchen wares were still I boxes but most of all she hasn't made her trip to the grocery yet. Joe suggested " how about we order take out", " but all of the take out menus we have are from New York so we can't" said Micheal.