No Plagiarism!oU9BhP4PLMOLzYYZzxIUposted on PＥNAＮＡ The mid morning sun was bright and the air  was clear  as we  pulled  into the  parking  stall just down from the Occult Bookstore.  I knew I  would be nervous but I also knew I didn't have that luxury at this time.  I  needed to be more forward than normal  and  actually  be assertive, this was a brand new day and if I wanted this to go somewhere I needed wake up and make it happen. I looked at Eric and smiled "I  will  be right back.  Relax  we  still  have  a  lot  of work ahead of us."  I chuckled  softly then opened the door  and put  my  foot  down on the land  that was to be my new home.  I walked to the bookstore and opened the door.  I  was greeted  by  an older  lady  dressed in a more hippie style than I  was used to. I  knew at first sight I would  like  this woman, she dared to be different.   I  introduced myself "Hello,  I  am Stephanie  White.   I  am here about the apartment you have for  rent."  The woman smiled at me and  held  out  her  hand  "Tina,  and I was expecting you."  I  moved to shake her  hand and felt strangely  at  home  like  when I was in the kitchen as a young child and Mrs.  Hawthorn was humming  and  cooking,  I  could feel a warm smile slip over  my face and I  replied,  "I  am excited  to move  in.   May  I?"   Tina smiled at me and nodded.  I followed the woman out and into the side door  that led up  to the  apartments above  the bookstore, She stopped before a  door  and mentioned that it was her  own apartment,  I smiled more excited to see My new place than I  was before.   Eric had  spotted  us coming  out of the bookstore and followed along,  and Tina  led us to a  door  and  smiled  looking  at  us and said "well this is it, I have recently had the place remodeled,"  She  placed  the  key  in the  lock and opened the door.  As the door  swung open I  looked inside and  was flooded  with emotions of excitement and a  little dread,  I  didn't want to leave  all  I  knew  behind  however  I knew if I were going to be a  surgeon like I  wanted to be I  would  need  to begin somewhere.  I entered the door and was amazed,  I  liked the place sure  it  was a  One  bedroom apartment but it had a spacious kitchen and cozy dining area  as well  as a  larger  living  area all visible from the front door.   I  walked down the hall  and opened  the  bathroom door.   It wasn't rinky dink like I had expected.   It was nice with an old  fashioned  slipper  claw  foot  tub and shower combo.  The plastic curtain drawn around in a  U shape.   I  pulled  the  curtain back and was pleasantly  amazed at the spaciousness of the tub.   Beside  the  tub  sat  an old fashioned Elston Chair.  I  began to fall  in love with the place.   I  turned  to look  at  the  sink which was a tad more modern a  Console sink with little gold faucet  and  pearely  handles.   Sunk into the wall was an NuTone Dunhill  White Oval  Medicine  Cabinet.   I  felt  the  bathroom suited me.  I smiled at Eric and walked out of the bathroom to  open the  door  across the  hall from it.  Wow was I amazed.   A large walk in Linen closet.   I  smiled  and  saw  potential  here.   I quickly walked down the hall  to the door  at the end and noticed  my  hand  shaking  slightly as i reached for the doorknob.  The room was spacious and I  could  picture  my  own small twin bed and Caroline Bedroom Vanity in just the right spots in the  room and  my  curtains would go great with the long windows.   I  turned to Tina,  "I  love  it  can we  move  me  in now?"  Tina smiled and  nodded.  I had already wired ahead the  money  for  the  first  months rent and security deposit.  I asked Tina where I  could go to get the electric turned over  to me  and  the  phone and Internet hooked up.  She directed me where I  needed to go and  Eric drove  me  there.  After setting up the Internet phone cable and electric in my name  I  was informed  they would have it all switched and turned on by tomorrow morning.   They  would  leave  the electric on and in Tina's  name until  then.   When we returned I  informed  Tina  of this and  she was fine with it.  I made  a  mental  note to thank her  in some special  way.      Eric helped me move  the items into my new place and it took  us the  rest  of the afternoon.  By early evening Eric was ready to turn the moving  truck  back  in.   I  went  with him and then we called  a  cab to take him to the airport.   "Call  me  or  Email  me  tomorrow  to let me know you got in.  You know my cell  number." I  smiled and  winked  at  him.   He  gave me the big brother lecture about if I were ever in trouble and  needed  his help  to call.   I gave him a big hug and  told him he should ask Brenda  out she wouldn't  wait  forever  for  him to gather his courage.  I watched as his face turned three shades of pink  and  knew  my  guess had been right.  I waved him off and walked back to my new apartment.   By  the  time  I  had arrived home it was late and so I  was thankful that I had my handy bottle  of mace  in my  pocket.   I went upstairs and began to unpack.   It wasn't long and I  had  the  kitchen things unpacked and set in their proper places.   I  moved to the living area  next  and  swiftly  began to rearrange my items.  I set up the Television and moved the sofa  and  chair  to just  the  right position.  I moved my desk and desktop computer  to the wall  where  I  could  look  out  over the street.  I then plugged in my phone and placed the base on the  desk  and  charged  up the handset I also plugged the second one in right next to my  bed.   I  continued through the  night unpacking little knickknack’s and what not by eleven pm I  decided  it  was time  to rest.   I could pick the rest up later.  I slept that night and  dreamed.   The four  cloaked figures had  pulled  my  father  to his knees.  I saw in his eyes  anger  and pain and great sadness just  before  he  started  to mumble some words.  I awoke drenched in perspiration.  I  turned  to look  at  the  alarm clock and sure enough It was only two am.  I  had hopped that all  the  moving  would  have  worn me out enough to have  slept through the night.  I  rose from the  bed  and  went  to the bathroom turning on the water  and letting it warm up I  returned  to the  bedroom gathered my things and took a shower.   After  my shower  I  went back to the  bedroom and  dug through a few boxes and  found my running gear.   I  put it on and  grabbed  my  keys and mace and headed out the door.  I hopped I wasn't loud enough to bother Tina.  I  just needed the run for some odd reason.  Other  than cooking running  seamed  to be the only other thing that could calm my  nerves.  I ran to the campus and took a  run around it at the same time  I  familiarized  myself with the buildings.  I would need to know where to go soon anyway.   I  would  need  to check  in with them and get my course schedule as well  as look for  the financial  aid  office  and  check out that scholarship.  I ran around the campus twice then ran back  home.   It  was a  quiet four am when I entered the building.   I  tried to walk up the stairs as quietly  as possible  and once in my room I showered again.   I  loved the feel  of the warm water  after  a  morning  run.   I quickly finished up my shower I had more unpacking to do. It was six in the afternoon when I  had decided to take a  break.   I  grabbed  a  sandwich and a Pepsi and sat down at my table which I  had set up so I  could  just  turn and  look outside over the street.  I  smiled it was a  Friday and was to be  my  first  night  at  work.   I finished up my sandwich and turned to the living area  and noticed  I  still  had  ten boxes left to unpack.  I had placed all  my clothing where it belonged unpacked  and  put  away  all  my linen in the closet, unpacked the extra  canned food I  had brought  with me  and  put  it  all  in the large Pantry in the kitchen.   I  had placed my jackets in the front  closet  by  the  door  and my work and running shoes also went there.   The rest of my shoes went  in the  bedroom closet on my shoe tree.   I  sighed and decided then and there to hold  off on the  rest.   I picked up my keys grabbed my small  change purse with some cash in it  and  left  the apartment. I went downstairs to check out the Occult bookstore.  I felt  I  should  know  about  the  area I was living in.  I entered the bookstore and saw Tina  instantly. I smiled  and  walked  up  to her noticing out of the corner  of my eye a  grey-haired man sitting  at  one  of the  tables looking like he was reading.   "Hello Tina.   How are you today?"  Tina  smiled  at  my  greeting and replied "I am well and how are you doing?   Are you getting  unpacked?"   I  nodded  and smiled.  I looked past her and saw a Cappuccino Machine.   "Oh that  looks appealing.   May  I get a French Vanilla Cappuccino please?"  Tina  smiled and turned  to make  me  one.   I  turned to look at the books and  asked absently if there was anything  she  suggested.   She mentioned some Druid's  books.   I  almost choked.   "I  am not one  for  Religion"  I  stated  and she smiled and said "Its alright dear  its an interesting read even if your  not  into religion."   I nodded and moved in the direction she had suggested it would  be  and  looked  for  it.   I picked it up and was looking at it reading the cover  briefly when I  saw  a  tiny  ball  of red  hair bounce in with so much energy I couldn't help but smile.  Following  behind  her  was a woman dressed professionally yet she held an air  of sensuality I  knew  I  could  never achieve.  I was shocked  when I  noticed her  hair  was slightly lighter  than my  own.   When she looked in my direction I  noticed her  eyes were Lighter  than mine as well.   We  could have passed for relatives, sisters even.   I  took the book up to the counter  and  noticed  the  little  one  was up there "Auntie Tina." was all  I  heard come out of her  mouth.   I  knew  she  was talking  but for the life of me I cant  remember  what it was about.   I  remember  Tina  pulled  out  a  bowl  of Chocolate bars for her and let the little one pick one for  herself.   I  smiled  at  this and  noticed the little ball of energy pick up five candy bars stuffing one in each of her  pockets and opening one stuffing it in her  mouth.   I  placed the book on the counter  and  Tina  pulled  the candy dish back behind.   I  smiled and looked for  my change purse.   The  little  girl  next  to me smiled and I couldn't help but speak to her.  "hello there.   I  am Stephanie."   She  grinned and replied "Alexis.  I am  five.   How old are you?"  I  chuckled "I  am Twenty-Three.   It  is a pleasure to meet you Alexis."  Alexis smiled and waved to her  mother.   "Mommy  this is Stephanie.  She is old."  I  laughed.  "No Alexis darling that is rude.   Please  forgive  her  she thinks anyone over the age of ten is old."  "Its alright I  am not  worried.   Um..  Excuse  me your Morgan Merriweather  Williams right?"  "Why yes I  am."   "interesting..  I  am glad  to have met you.  I am Stephanie White.   I  have just received the  same  scholarship  you had.   Do you know anything about the scholarship?  It seamed kind  of vague."   Morgan looked  at me and shook her head. "I  never  questioned it.   I  figured it was my  chance  to make  better and I did." She smiled at her  daughter  and I  nodded.   I  would  have  to look  elsewhere  to find the answers I wanted.  "it was nice to meet you"  I  paid for  my  book  and  Cappuccino and left.  I walked upstairs put my things away drank my Cappuccino and  then decided  to leave for work early.  As I left I  saw Morgan and Alexis talking to an older  gentlemen whom scooped up Alexis as though she were a  feather  and she giggled  and  held  on to him.   He spoke a few words then put the little girl  down and walked away.   I  quietly  left  I  figured  it was some family member  and I  was intruding.   I  walked slowly  to the  hospital  to assimilate my surroundings to where I  lived and where I  would work. I entered the hospital  and stopped at the front desk  I  spoke  briefly  to the  woman there and she directed me to the changing area  and told me that I  had  my  own locker  where  my new uniform should be waiting.   I  found it rather  quickly and changed  then came  back  to the front where the woman was still  sitting and she told me to  be  patient  as Charlie  would be coming in soon and that he would show me the ropes but that  she  was the  Emergency Room attending and she  wanted things done a  certain way.  

As she  was speaking  to me Alexis bounded into the  room.   "Auntie Alice Auntie Alice"  Alice  looked  at  the  young  child and picked her up then  said "What are you doing here you should  be  home  in bed."   At  that moment Morgan walked  through the door.  "She got away from me.  Alexis you know  your not supposed to run across the parking lot without holding on  to my  hand"   The  little  red head gave a pout and replied "yes mommy,  I  just wanted to see  Auntie  Alice"   Alice  said, "listen to your mother"  "Yes auntie Alice."  I  could only smile.   I  watched  as they exchanged a few more words and Alice moved into the next room only  to come  out  with a small souffle cup with some orange liquid in it.   She offered it  to Alexis and  then watched her drink it all down.  She exchanged a  few words with Morgan and  I  noticed  then that Morgan was pregnant.  For  the life of me I  don't know why at  that  moment  I  was slightly envious.  She had one beautiful  daughter  and another  on the way.   I  knew  it  was irrational but I was still envious.   There was a  comment made about men and  though I  do not remember my reply Alice laughed and said "I  like this one"  Soon Charles came  in and  I  left waving good bye to a sleepy eyed little Alexis.  (To be continued.) 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwOrp1LsgR
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