The clouds in the sky are gray. 'It's gonna rain today', I think to myself. The bag slung on my shoulder feels heavy, about as heavy as my eyebags. My curly hair is frizzy in this humidity. I already don't like it here but, Forks, it'll be my first time on my own since high school.
"Really, Imani, don't forget to call us every day! I miss you already", Effie whines through the phone.
"Don't make me deal with him alone, Nini", Jason grumbles. I snort and hear Effie's scandalized gasp.
"I won't forget you guys, don't worry. I'll be back before you know it!", I grin and wave my thanks to the woman holding open the door as I walk out of the airport.
"Maybe there'll be cute boys there, don't go getting a boyfriend without our permission first!", Effie huffs.
"I doubt there'd be any gay guys here", I sigh, "Though, it would be nice to find one." Jason hums in warning and I laugh. Those two, so protective of me. I've known them since middle school, they're practically family at this point. "I gotta go, I'm meeting with my landlord soon and you two are embarrassing."
"I resent that", Jason says. I vaguely hear Effie making ramen. My boys, what would I do without them.
"Love yall, I'll call once I move in", I hang up and look around me. The sky is gray, the forest is super green, and the air is moist. I take a deep breath and nod to myself. 'I can do this, there's nothing to be afraid of'. A tendril of fear still crawls up my spine at the thought of moving here completely alone but I brush it aside. I'm an adult now, I can do things myself.
The ride to my new house was a quiet one. I had my car shipped to Forks thankfully and didn't have to catch a ride there. It was just me and the road. As I pull up to my house, I see people peeking through their windows at me. I guess new neighbors weren't an often occurrence here, either that or I'm walking into some creepy cult thing.
I climb out of my car and walk inside. It's.. super empty and quiet, what a surprise. My footsteps echo through the house and I spin around, taking everything in. Well, it could be worse. There's plenty of space and the landlord said the location is good. She could've been lying to me though but no turning back now.
I grab my phone and go to facetime Effie and Jason when there's a knock on my door. Right, meeting with the landlord. I sigh and open the door. A gentle looking red-headed woman stares back at me with a smile.
"Hey, Ms. Stewart! Lovely to see you again", I smile at her, opening the door to let her in.
"Imani, dear, I told you to call me Molly. How'd the flight go?", she sits gently on the couch. I close the door and sit next to her.
"It was tiring but everything got here in one piece and I found my way to the house easy." She nods and pulls out a few papers from her purse.
"These are just a few resources I thought you'd like. There aren't many shops in Forks, you could make the drive to the city but I figure I could just give you a list of the ones here to save time.
"Thank you so much! I really appreciate it, ma'am", I take the papers from her and set them aside.
"Now, I know you're still waiting on all of your stuff to get here, but I suggest buying bed supplies. You didn't hear it from me, but the workers here are a little lazy. Excluding our wonderful hospital staff of course. Why, Dr. Cullen makes me want to work much harder than I already do", she grins. I laugh and nod along with her. I have no idea who 'Dr. Cullen' is but if he ever hurts her feelings, it's on sight. "I should get going, you have my number though, call me if you need any help, dear!", she stands up and walks to the door. I follow her and see her out.
Walking back to the couch, I collapse on it. Why do I feel like this is gonna be much more work than I thought it would be?