Bittersweet Fate
Authors: S.J.Dalton
For
My Loved Ones
Life’s a Book We fill the Pages.
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Contents
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Chapter 10-let’s start again
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Chapter 11-right here right now.
Chapter 1-that night
I'm sitting here starting at a blank document wondering what to type next, how do I want my story to go? I mean all the novels out lately have happy endings? Not everyone gets a happy ending ....we all lose the people we love eventually sooner or later. Or they just up and leave leavening you heartbroken and miserable, the way I see it is the harder you love the harder you will hurt. I shut down my laptop and tell my mom that I'm heading to my best friend Nina’s for the night .as pull into Nina’s driveway and get out she's at the door already big surprise! This right here is me being sarcastic" "Hey sweet cheeks what's the plan for tonight I say in a flirty tone. “OH hi my lovely Lily I've got plenty planned for you" she says as she waggles her eyebrows up and down. We both burst out laughing yes this is how we carry on I mean we are like sister’s. I take two steps at a time until I reach her room, we sit and chat for the first half hour catching up. "Hey Nina u want me to do your fortune cards?" I get so excited doing these I just love them although I haven't done them in a while so I'm looking forward to doing them tonight "oooo yes yes yes do it!!She says jumping around like a 3 year old her shoulder length brown hair swaying with her. "ok ok sit down u crazy person" I begin by lightning a white candle and start shuffling when I'm done I had them to Nina and ask her to shuffle them too "ok I’ll put them out in front of you and you choose 9 cards got it?" yes lily go go go I've no patients" after she picks her nine cards I put them in three rows of three and begin to turn them over " so miss witchy what do they say?" I give her a don't fuck with me look and say "well for starters. You have mostly good cards but there is a few bad ones too" I read out all the definitions of each cards and explain them to her. “So I'm going to have a long life, have good luck with jobs and school? I've also a sly Fox on my hands? This is great “I throw her a smile and say “well the sly Fox could be anyone Nina ...and school and work that's great news aren't you waiting to see if you got into college? “Well I suppose..." yes exactly you are and it's telling you the outcome will be good and good health what more could u want? u also have the love card and the ring which means you have strong bonds with a loved one or you are going too that's great !!" ok ok I'm happy now let's do yours lil" I explain to her what to do and we carry on with mine.. I stare at my cards when I have them picked as they are weird I mean I'm the one reading them as Nina can't so I explain to her what they mean even though I don't get them I mean how. I already…never mind..?" ok so mine are the heart and the mountain which means love aboard? witch I don't get because I don't know anyone aboard, the next cards are saying I'm going to travel and it will turn out well I mean Nina I don't plan on traveling and also it says that I will have success with a job and money?" hmm... that's weird alright maybe you might travel and meet a super sexy American hunk huh " she nudges me smiling. I can't help but smile too “I guess we will find out “we finish up and put the cards away as my mind is blowing up enough for one night. We settle down by watching my favorite movie "the notebook”.
Chapter 2-just go
I still don't know what I want in life I mean I've no goals yet I'm undecided which is kind of crazy seeing as I'm 20 years old. I've to start picking out my major and colleges soon so that doesn't leave me much time to think. At least Nina knows what she's going to do go to college here and study law. I mean that's not for me I want to find myself before I plan ahead I'm kind of a in the moment type of girl .maybe I should travel ? No no no I sigh to myself. My inner demon is screaming saying there's nothing here just go already pack and leave maybe you will find yourself if you go. I flip open my laptop and search for should I travel?” I search threw some posts by people who have traveled alone. It doesn't sound too hard ...like I could set up college there? or maybe just get enough money to last me a month and see if I have a future there .I search for some places that stand out to me like California, New York, and Florida I do some more research on each place and I decide on California it’s small and has colleges and I went on some chat sites and the people seem nice there. I decide right there and then that I'm going to go maybe these fortune cards are true after all .I explain to my parents what I want to do , they are both uneasy about it but then again I'm an adult they can’t stop me right? in the end we all agree it’s for the best and it will be good for me and we book my flights later that night .its official I'm going to California CALIFORINA I can’t believe it I leave in 5 days for once in my life I'm going out on my own to start my life Alone. I call Nina to tell her the news and of course she's upset but she's so happy for me too , I’ll be upset leaving my friends and family but hey its only one month and they are only a Skype call away after all.
Chapter 3-departures
Leavening my family and Nina was hard but I got through it and I’ll see them all soon, I stare out the window watching the rain pour down typical Irish weather I thought. I watch as the planes come and go bringing people to the destinations and bringing them back home to the loved ones. I take a sip of my vanilla latte these bad boys are my weakness. My plane boards in 10 minutes and my nerves are starting to kick in I mean I've flew a load of times before but never to the united states and a 13 hours flight lucky I have my headphones and kindle, I hear a crackle in the speakers around me and a woman begins to say in a sophisticated voice "good morning ladies and gentlemen we will now be boarding flight 101 to California international airport if you could all go to gate 2 please safe journeys and thank you for flying from Dublin airport Ireland “I gather my hand luggage and make my way to gate 2 I had the tenant my passport and ticket and take one last look at Ireland through the tunnel to the plane entrance "goodbye home" I mumble to myself, when I'm settled in my seat and the plane begins to take off I take out my kindle and read about my latest book boyfriend. That was one long ass flight I think to myself as I wait for my bags to come through when I get them I make my way out of the airport thinking that the hell do I do now? I look around and spot some cabs and make my way over to the and ask the driver if he can bring me to my hotel he smiles and hops out saying "of course my lovely let me get your bags I thank him in reply as he speaks again" ah your Irish nice to see some other Irish people around here" I look at him confused " you’re from Ireland yourself?" Of course I am dear although there aren’t a lot of Irish here that’s why u stand out “I smile at him "how long have you lived here?" just about 7 years and it’s the best thing I ever done and even met the love of my life in that time" I smile trying to imaging that happen to me " that’s great I’m here for a month to check out colleges and jobs and to see if I like it if I do I’ll come back for a couple of years." darling you won’t want to go home from here it’s safe has colleges and jobs you ill love it " oh hope so I reply. When I arrive at my hotel I’m in shock I mean its huge noting like back home I think I’m in love already I thank the driver as he gets out my luggage and I pay him he gives me his number telling me to use it if I ever need help or to get around, I’m really grateful for him at least I know someone now!. After I check in I'm showed to my room and its perfect just like I wanted I unpack my luggage finally I climb into bed I finally made it am I crazy? I smile to my self-thinking yes Lily yes you are and fall I fall into a deep sleep.