As soon as I stepped off the train I was greeted by a plethora of faces; I couldn't tell one person from the next! A hush came over them and they began whispering.

"Wow! Look who just stepped off the train!"

"It's totally her!"

"We can't just stand here! Let's all say hi!"

"Okay guys we can't just stand here!" said a young lady with thick, medium length, blonde hair stepped forward. A small portion of her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore a blue short skirt, a white blouse that was covered by a green, v-neck sweater, and a small red, ribbon bow-tie.

"From all of us in Fairton-" she started

"WELCOME!" finished the whole town.

The woman stepped forward and I turned towards her.

"Mayor! We couldn't be happier to see you arrive safe and sound!"

I looked around, utterly confused. What was all this Mayor talk. "Uhhh am I in the right town?" I asked her.

"Um...Don't pretend you don't know! Didn't you hear the conductor announcing our town name?" The poor girl looked troubled I would even suggest such an idea. "You said you would arrive on this train! And we've all been waiting for your arrival!"

"But I'm not the mayor!" I shouted, trying to get her to understand. I was just a girl, trying to turn over a new leaf in my life. There was no way I was qualified to run a town and I wanted to make her understand that.

"You can't fool me! No one else got off the train! You're a funny one, aren't you? Tee hee!" she remarked with a slight smile.

"Hey! Wait! Now I was the one looking troubled she would suggest such an idea.

"Well, let's continue this discussion at the town hall, shall we? Oh! Here is a map of Fairton for your reference, Mayor Erica."

Hands shaking I took the map from the girl. She pointed out where the town hall was and together we made our way there. It was just a short walk from the train station, so it took no time at all. Once we entered, the girl seemed much more at home as she turned to look at me.

"Mayor, this town hall will be your base of operations. Oh! And I completely forgot to mention I'm on staff here too! My name is Isabelle, your secretary, and I'm here to help you in any way I can."

For a secretary she seemed pretty spacey, but good-natured as well.

"But if I may be frank, I was surprised to see someone as young as yourself step off the train. I mean, our former mayor held the position for many, many years and was quite set in his ways."

"Well that's because -" I started.

"But youth is breath of fresh air. And exactly the new image our town needs! You're perfect for the job!"

I sighed and decided it wasn't any use trying to argue with Isabelle. I might as well pretend to be mayor until the real mayor gets here, right? Yeah I can consider this my first temp job! I nodded at Isabelle and she continued talking.

"All right...Of course we need you to get started right away on your work as mayor. Therefore, first we must complete your resident registration. A mayor should really be a resident!" Isabelle seemed to think that her comment was funny and began laughing to herself. She picked up a clipboard that was laying on the front desk and turned back towards me.

"So what is your name, Mayor? Oh, right, Erica. Duh. Okay, I have your name and now..."

A look of panic shot across Isabelle's face and she dropped her clipboard.

"Oh no! This is bad! Ugg I can't believe I completely forgot something so vitally important! In order to register you as a town resident, we need your address for the form! Erica, do you have a place to live yet?"

"Hah uh yeah about that…" I scratched the side of my head. This was a spur of the moment move, and even I hadn't thought about finding a place to live.

"There aren't any vacant houses here...but you can build one! We really should have you decide where you're going to live before we proceed! And here I made you come all the way to the town hall for nothing. I apologize for being so flaky!"

"Oh ah Isabelle it really is okay. It's not like it was a long walk and at least this allows me to see more of the town, right?

"I suppose so. On the other side of the tracks on Main Street is Nook's Homes, the real-estate office. I'll stay here and continue with your registration, and you will head to Nook's Homes. Once you've got a place to live, please come back here and let me know right away!"

I nodded and immediately left the town hall.