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The New Rose

Chapter 16:

I unpacked everything, with the neighbours prying eyes watching my every move, which made me uncomfortable and I put everything where I wanted it to go and set up both phones and everything them unhooked the trailer and locked the door and went back to the four wheel drive. When I got to the gate I seen a group of neighbours standing there. I jumped out leaving the car running and jogged over to them.

"Hey," I said smiling fake.

"Hey," the lady said, there was a baby in the lady's arms and there was a teen around the age of fourteen or fifteen, a toddler and a man. I was guessing the lady's husband. "We just wanted to greet you," she had continued.

"Thanks," I said..

"I'm Cassy," she said, "This is Tom, Billy and Rachel." she said nodding to each of them. The baby's name was Billy and he was a boy along with Tom who was the toddler and Rachel was the name of the teen. "And this is my annoying yet arrogant husband Jonathon," she said, that part made me laugh a bit.

"I'm Rose," I told her.

"Did you just move in? I never new the house was up for sale," Cassy said.

I smiled. "Yeah. It wasn't up for sale, Sandra-the lady who lived here-she was a friend of mine and I brought it off her privately." I told them and they nodded.

"You seem really young," Rachel said.

"Yeah. I'm twenty this year," I lied smoothly.

"Well, if you need anything just let us know," Cassidy said.

"Okay."

"You're very pretty," I heard Tom say. I laughed.

"Thankyou," I replied. I turned to Cassy. "I'm sorry I really have to get going. I have to go grocery shopping and then I need to get a few more things in town," I told her.

"Of coarse. Goodbye," she said with a wave.

"Bye," I said and ran back to the Four Wheel Drive and jumped in. I sighed, once I got in.

That was a close one, my subconscious told me.

Shut up! I told it.

Sorry that you can't handle the truth, it told me.

I'm ignoring you. I replied back and it laughed at me.

I started the engine and took off as they went back inside.

I drove into town and got everything I needed and then went back home. Unpacked the groceries, put them away and did a few more trips to the tip. By the time I had finished everything. I cleaned the house from floor to roof again listening to some CD's that I brought along with a new CD player. I ended up buying new matrasses and put them on all the beds, brought new bed linen and managed to get two jobs. One in clothing retail at Victorias Secrets and at Forever 21. I'd be working at Victorias Secret on Mondays and Fridays from the hours 3:00 a.m. (setting up) to 11:30 p.m. and I'd be working at Forever 21 on Monday and Thursdays, On Thursdays I'd be working from 5:00 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. and on Mondays from the hours 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

It was actually pretty good, good pay and all that and I was really lucky to get two jobs. They're not permanent but yeah they are good. The pay I get for working in Victorias Secrets is $10.40 an hour and $3.15 for tax and at Forever 21 I get paid $9.50 an hour and $2.90 for tax. I got my tax file number and I'll get my tax return at the end of the year.

By the time I had finished doing the washing, dishes, vacuuming, cleaning the walls, washing the carpets, mopping the floor and fixing the place up here and there I was hungry and it was getting dark. When I was in town I had put the house and cars under my name and the telephone and electricity in my name as well.

I walked into the kitchen and looked for something to make for dinner but couldn't be bothered to make anything. I then decided to go to the store and get some hot chips. I got my house keys and shut the front door and locked it. I went out the garden gate and turned right and walked right next door to the shop.

I walked inside and the buzzer went off. I walked up to the counter and was relieved when they had hot chips.

"What would you like?" the lady behind the counter asked.

"Can I please have a small serve of chips, take away?" I asked her.

"Yeah. That's $7.80," she said smiling and I got out a ten dollar bill and got my change and she got my chips. "Here you go," she said handing me the chips.

I left the shop and walked back home. It had gotten darker since I had gotten inside. I went inside and locked all the doors and then scoffed in and had a shower and laid down in bed.