Chapter 1: The Beginning
I started out as a normal girl with no direction in life. It was in the late summer, and as most teenagers do I was sleeping until nine in the morning. I was woken up by a ring. I thought it was my alarm clock, so naturally I hit my alarm clock. The ringing continued, and I looked up. The phone was my culprit. I dragged myself out of bed and put on a robe. I then answered the phone.
"Hello is Nami there? I need her it's an emergency, about her grandfather." His voice sounded shaky and my heart thumped very loud in my chest.
"Yes, this is her. Has anything happened to Jack? Is he okay?" I prayed that he was okay. I loved my grandfather.
"Ummmm.........I'm sorry, but he died last night. He had a heart attack and it was too much for him. We sent for a doctor, but it was too late. I'm sorry........." He seemed to really mean he was sorry. My voice was choked up and I couldn't breathe.
"Did you have the funeral yet? Should I come over, or what?" There was an eerie silence on the phone, but then the man spoke again.
"Yes, we had the funeral that night. We need you to come up to take his place as a farmer. The ferry leaves in an hour. Please get the ticket to Mineral Town. I will be waiting to pick you up." The mayor hung up the phone and I did too.
Then I made a rush for my bags. I went through my drawers and threw everything I thought I needed into the bags. Which by the way wasn't very much. I emptied my apartment out and took a quick shower. I then got dressed and headed on my way.
"Bye, Lena" I called out to the desk woman. Before I left I gave her an envelope full of rent money.
"Where are you going? I suppose I'll never see you again. Well,.........it was great knowing you! See ya later Nami!" She smiled and handed me her address.
"I'm heading to Mineral Town. I won't be comin' back for a while.........if I ever do...... Well, bye Lena." I shifted my bags so that they hung over my shoulder more comfortably.
"You better write me... Or else" She giggled and then waved. She then got back to working on the computer.
I walked out of the apartment building and took one last glance at it. Never to see it again. I was leaving my whole life behind. I felt a few tears drop off my face, but it didn't bother me at all.
As I approached the port I thought about how life in Mineral Town would be. I said a silent good-bye to the town of Sunnybridge and went to the ticket booth.
"Hello, I'd like to bye a ticket to Mineral Town, by boat, of course." I rummaged in my bags for money. I fished it out and handed to the woman.
"Thank you very much. Have a safe trip and a good day." She smiled those horrible impersonal smiles and then tended to the next customer.
I approached a little ship called the Sea Shell. It was an odd name, but heck, I was only going to be on that boat for a few hours. I shuffled on board the small craft and waited for departure.
The captain was an old one, but his voice was high and silky. "All aboard for Mineral Town. All aboard." Then he walked up to the steering wheel and the sailors untied the rope that attached us to the dock.
I sat down on a bench that was located near the front of the boat and sat down. The sound of the waves lapping against the boat made me sleepy and I immediately fell asleep. When I woke up we were nearing an island.
"Approaching Mineral Town. All aboard who are getting off at
this stop please ready your luggage and bags. Thank you." He finished
and 15 minutes later we docked at a small dock. It was made of wooden
boards roughly put together and had quite a few holes.
I walked off the boat. The only passenger to. I sighed to myself
and thought of Grandpa Jack. Sadness suddenly engulfed me and I wasn't
watching where I was going.
I started out as a normal girl with no direction in life. It was in the late summer, and as most teenagers do I was sleeping until nine in the morning. I was woken up by a ring. I thought it was my alarm clock, so naturally I hit my alarm clock. The ringing continued, and I looked up. The phone was my culprit. I dragged myself out of bed and put on a robe. I then answered the phone.
"Hello is Nami there? I need her it's an emergency, about her grandfather." His voice sounded shaky and my heart thumped very loud in my chest.
"Yes, this is her. Has anything happened to Jack? Is he okay?" I prayed that he was okay. I loved my grandfather.
"Ummmm.........I'm sorry, but he died last night. He had a heart attack and it was too much for him. We sent for a doctor, but it was too late. I'm sorry........." He seemed to really mean he was sorry. My voice was choked up and I couldn't breathe.
"Did you have the funeral yet? Should I come over, or what?" There was an eerie silence on the phone, but then the man spoke again.
"Yes, we had the funeral that night. We need you to come up to take his place as a farmer. The ferry leaves in an hour. Please get the ticket to Mineral Town. I will be waiting to pick you up." The mayor hung up the phone and I did too.
Then I made a rush for my bags. I went through my drawers and threw everything I thought I needed into the bags. Which by the way wasn't very much. I emptied my apartment out and took a quick shower. I then got dressed and headed on my way.
"Bye, Lena" I called out to the desk woman. Before I left I gave her an envelope full of rent money.
"Where are you going? I suppose I'll never see you again. Well,.........it was great knowing you! See ya later Nami!" She smiled and handed me her address.
"I'm heading to Mineral Town. I won't be comin' back for a while.........if I ever do...... Well, bye Lena." I shifted my bags so that they hung over my shoulder more comfortably.
"You better write me... Or else" She giggled and then waved. She then got back to working on the computer.
I walked out of the apartment building and took one last glance at it. Never to see it again. I was leaving my whole life behind. I felt a few tears drop off my face, but it didn't bother me at all.
As I approached the port I thought about how life in Mineral Town would be. I said a silent good-bye to the town of Sunnybridge and went to the ticket booth.
"Hello, I'd like to bye a ticket to Mineral Town, by boat, of course." I rummaged in my bags for money. I fished it out and handed to the woman.
"Thank you very much. Have a safe trip and a good day." She smiled those horrible impersonal smiles and then tended to the next customer.
I approached a little ship called the Sea Shell. It was an odd name, but heck, I was only going to be on that boat for a few hours. I shuffled on board the small craft and waited for departure.
The captain was an old one, but his voice was high and silky. "All aboard for Mineral Town. All aboard." Then he walked up to the steering wheel and the sailors untied the rope that attached us to the dock.
I sat down on a bench that was located near the front of the boat and sat down. The sound of the waves lapping against the boat made me sleepy and I immediately fell asleep. When I woke up we were nearing an island.
"Approaching Mineral Town. All aboard who are getting off at
this stop please ready your luggage and bags. Thank you." He finished
and 15 minutes later we docked at a small dock. It was made of wooden
boards roughly put together and had quite a few holes.
I walked off the boat. The only passenger to. I sighed to myself
and thought of Grandpa Jack. Sadness suddenly engulfed me and I wasn't
watching where I was going.