Thanks everyone for the reviews! I LOVE getting feedback, so thank you very much! And I'm glad you liked Lena, Lazy darkslayer, I based her off of my best friend actually, so it was very easy to just tweek some things about her and create Lena (although not very much did I change). Well Darkslayer18, I hope I haven't disappointed your hopes for Stan!
Stan was thrilled when the postmaster gave him the letter that he had desperately been waiting for. His hands fumbled to open the letter. After what seemed like an eternity to him, he opened the letter…
"Dearest Stan,
It was lovely to hear from you. I am so glad that you are doing well in America. Though I am afraid I must tell you some bad news. I cannot come to America with you. My father found another suitor. He owns a successful factory and he's just more financially stable. We're getting married in June. I'm sorry Stan.
Sincerely,
Wendy
Stan couldn't believe what he had just read. The main reason for coming over to America was to prove himself to Wendy's father and gain her hand in marriage. Now that dream is all over.
"LAD! Young man…"
Stan felt something shaking him. He opened his eyes and saw a tall man with a handlebar mustache and a dark blue uniform on.
"We've arrived, get your stuff and start getting in line."
Once Stan got over the relief that the terrible letter was just a dream, he looked ahead. His breath caught in his throat as he saw the Statue of Liberty standing in the water so tall and so majestic. He had made it. He grabbed his couple of bags and raced to the dock.
There was a long line, as far as the eye could see, waiting to get into the famed Ellis Island. He had heard many stories about it, some of the older men that came into his shop back home had sons and daughters that had made the trip a few years earlier. Now it was his turn.
He was now more determined than ever to stop that dream from ever coming true.
Sorry this was a lame chapter, I know. But I needed it as a transition chapter to get the real story going!