Anna breathed in the fresh air. A new beginning was here at last. New York was the perfect place for a girl like her to just be herself and learn what she wanted to do in the future.
Anna was a recent high school graduate and was leaving her home behind for college in New York. She was glad to leave behind all the memories that Arendale possessed. Her parents deaths, the years of abandonment, a sucky boyfriend, and the sister that didn't know she existed. She didn't need them. She was a new person, one someone would love to be friends with.
That is if you would get your butt to your new dorm, genius, Anna thought. Columbia University was waiting for her.
She looked at the busy streets and didn't know what to do first. How was she to get to the university if she had no idea how to get their. And she couldn't walk their, she had too many bags. She sighed in frustration and sat on a bench near by.
She watched people as she was waiting to come up with a plan. There was a woman yelling into her cellphone, obviously mad about something. Her sister, Elsa, would have called her rachet because of how her fair was an unmanageable frizz ball.
There was another person. A boy in fact. He was smiley and said hello to everyone. Maybe he could help her out.
Okay, Anna. You can do this. He doesn't look like a rapist and you really need some help right now. She took a deep breath and approached the young boy.
"Hello. Um can you help me?" Anna asked?
The boy looked at her up and down and said "Of course. Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs."
Anna laughed. "Funny, so do I. Do you know how I can get to Columbia University from here with all my bags?"
Olaf looked confused and then laughed. "Didn't you think of hailing a taxi?"
Anna frowned and shook her head. She laughed a little and said "It must have slipped my mind. But how could it. Those yellow cars are everywhere."
"You just must have been too excited. This city is full of wonders." Olaf smiled and shrugged. "By the way, I didn't catch your name?"
Anna laughed and said "That is because I didn't say it. Hi, I'm Anna."
Olaf giggled and said "Nice to meet you Anna. Why do you need to get to Columbia?"
Anna wrinkled her nose and said "Well, I signed up for this thing called college and Columbia seemed like a good choice and I need to get there as soon as possible."
Olaf's smile grew bigger. "Sure thing, I'll hail is a taxi."
"Thank you." She let his words sink in. "Wait, us? As in you and me. Olaf and Anna sharing a taxi?" Anna asked.
Olaf smiled. "Yep. I go to Juilliard, right across the street from most of the dorms. Let me see what dorm you are in." He ripped the paper out of Anna's hand and smiled. "Yep. Let's save gas and ride together."
Anna knew she had to be crazy. Riding with a total stranger? This wasn't like her.
So what surprised her is when she heard the word "Sure," leave her mouth.
Wow, New York changes a person.