Nora Montgomery's story
I have always lived as a happy woman. I was a socialite from Philadelphia. I lived the life I always wanted. Everything was handed to me. Absolutely everything. In the snap of my fingers, my maids would cook me a beautiful meal, bring it to my room, and leave. I didn't like my maids. My mother always told me to stay away from the help. She hated the maids too. She always had something against them. However, I never knew what it was.
Today is New Year's Eve. Tomorrow will be January 1st, 1924. Scary to think that I will be turning twenty five. I feel so old. So useless. I should have found a husband by now. Someone to make me happy and to provide child. All of my friends and family found someone by the age of twenty. I don't get why I couldn't. I was beautiful, a little commanding but beautiful. Hopefully I will find the man who I will spend the rest of my life with tonight. As the maids were helping me put on my dress, I heard a knock on the door. My mother was being useless at the time. She was already dressed, and downstairs, but of course, she had to scream at me to come downstairs and open the door. She was annoying. As I opened the door, our driver was standing outside, telling us he was ready whenever we were. I looked at him in Awe. I was not even remotely close to being ready for the party! I still had to do my hair. I wanted to do a different style than continuously having it up in a styled bun every day. However, with time as the enemy, I had to do my usual style bun. My mother and I were walking out of the door and into the car. The only thing on my mind was to find a man. I didn't care what he looked like. As long as he provided me happiness, and money.
The car arrived to the party. I saw a lot of handsome men there wearing their suits and tuxedo's. Unfortunately, they were all taken. Except one. There was one man who couldn't keep his eye off of me. Every Time I looked at him, I caught him look at me. I didn't want to look to desperate. But I gave him a smirk. Sort of like a sign, for him to come and talk to me. Hopefully make a good conversation. He saw my smirk, and started walking over to me. My heart was racing. He got his hand ready for a handshake, and introduced himself. He had the most beautiful name.
"Hello, my name is Charles Montgomery, pleased to meet you" he said with his beautiful manly voice.
I proceeded to introduce myself back. "Hello, my name is Nora." I said with panic in my voice. I couldn't understand why I was so nervous. But I was. I had never been so nervous to speak to someone in my life. I proceeded to think that it was love at first sight. Although, I remembered that "Love at first sight" was all a hoax tale. Only desperate,lonely people believed in love at first sight.
We were having a great conversation. He proceeded to tell me that he was a doctor. To be specific, he was a surgeon. Surgeons make money. Not just any money, but a millions of it. As we conversed, we lost complete track of time. It was already time for the countdown to the new year. Everyone was going to get a new years kiss except me. Or so I thought. As we were counting down. I noticed him getting closer to me. Once we hit five seconds, we both looked at each other and just stared. Five seconds felt like five minutes. As soon as the fireworks started, he kissed me. For the first time in my life, I had a new years kiss. It was the best kiss I have ever had. It was probably because I liked him. We soon had to go. Our driver came to the door of the party. As we were going to the car, he stopped me and asked me for my address and home phone number. I gave it to him with great excitement. I had a huge smile on my face. We hugged each other goodbye and parted ways. In the car all I could think was. Did I just find the love of my life? Did I find my happy ever after? I got home and went straight to bed. I couldn't think of anything else but him. I couldn't sleep that whole night. My heart was pacing super fast, hoping that he would call.
The next morning, I sat next to the telephone all day. Everytime it rang, answered it before it could ring a second time. I began to lose hope. Was he never going to call me? Did he lost my number? But he had my address. So many things went across my mind at the time. I didn't know what to do.
