Pharaoh's Girl
None of this was by my choice, I swear it just happened like this. Of course nobody ever believes me, and this is why…
Here is my story…
Chapter 1: Arrival
I sighed at the car window to my right as we slowed at the traffic light that had just turned red. My dad glanced at me, and gripped the steering wheel tighter than he already had.
"You doin' okay there?" He asked in a strained voice. I shrugged,
"I guess so." I mumbled, then rested my head against the raindrop dotted window.
"Ally…" my dad began, "you're a very brave girl, you know that. I just, wanted to uh, thank you for going through with all of this and being so patient. I know neither of us wanted this to happen, but I think it will be good for us."
"I hope." I remarked sarcastically, while pulling up my hood. Now it was my dad's turn to sigh,
"Do you think I'm happy about this? My wife left me and then died, now we're moving miles away from the states to Japan for my Recruitment and also so you can have a fresh start. Do you understand, Alicia?! I'm trying to do what's best for us." He concluded sternly.
"Yeah." Was all I replied. My dad clenched his teeth, "We're here." I looked up and saw my new life ahead of me. The house was on the slightly smaller side, still really decent. Its location was perfect, it basically next to all the food shops and school was a 5 minute walk away. School, ugh, just the thought of it sent shivers down my back. But I shoved it to the back of my mind so I could focus on unpacking. "Hurry up Ally," my dad called from the front door, "it's beginning to rain." Then he stepped back inside the house and shut the door. I sighed again and walked over to the back of the car, where my luggage was. I slid it out and began to roll it down the little stepping stone pathway that led up to the steps. But stopped when I realized my backpack was still sitting in the passenger seat. I hurried over and slung the powder blue strap over my shoulder. When I got inside the house, I gasped at the sight before my eyes, to be honest I was in shock. (Don't worry, it was the good kind of shock.) Everything was arranged just like the old one.
My dad came around the corner chuckling, "So I'm going to take it that you like the set up." He jested. I rolled my eyes jokingly and laughed, then I realized as I focused on him, he has something behind his back.
"Dad, what are you hiding?" I asked playfully. My dad smiled, "To be honest I don't intend to hide it any longer." I cocked an eyebrow up curiously, just as he revealed a small box with a baby pink ribbon tied around it. "Go on." He urged, so I did, I undid the ribbon, slid the top off the box and peered inside. There sat a deck of cards, I must have had an odd expression on my face because my dad asked if I was feeling okay. I gave him a quick nod while inspecting the deck, "What's special about these cards?" I asked. "They don't look like normal cards, they have actual pictures and different names." I held one up that read, Dark Magician.
"Interesting, I had never actually seen one of the cards;" my dad muttered as he leaned in to look over the card in my hand. "To answer your question, they're what everyone is raving about here in Japan. I heard from a colleague at work that most kids have them, then I thought about my own kid. So I bought you your very own Duel Monsters deck. Also I knew you already liked card games so, yeah." He explained. I nodded then placed the lid back on and re-tied the ribbon. I walked over to my dad and pecked him on the cheek. I went back over to my stuff, grabbed it and headed up the stairs. Though, I stopped when my dad said,
"You choose whatever room feels like home." He said in a tone that made me suspicious. He smirked then disappeared into the kitchen to find us some dinner. So upon hearing this, I became extremely eager to see what was up there. When I reached the top, I was greeted by a cream carpeted floor and 4 doors. The door to the left and on the opposite side as the other doors was already claimed by my dad. (His belongings sat outside it.) I stared at the two right in front of me and shook my head. I then began to make my way to the last door, which was located at the end of the hallway. I jiggled the handle but it didn't budge, that's odd, I thought to myself. But shrugged because I couldn't care less. I made my way back to where my bags were and chose the room across from my dad's room. I opened the door and seemed to have chosen correctly. To my left there was a soft twin bed, then behind it was a caramel colored desk with a lamp on it. To the right of it was a door to the bathroom, parallel to the bed was a dark colored dresser and a small closet. But the most breathtaking part of the room was the large triangular window above part of the bed and desk. Pure moonlight seeped through and starlight followed. I stared in awe, maybe Japan isn't so bad after all. It's just different, but still beautiful. My moment of peace was interrupted then. "Ally come for dinner!" Called my dad from downstairs.
"I'll be right down!" I called back. I took one last longing look around the room, then headed downstairs for pizza.
END OF CHAPTER 1
