Chapter 6: Changes
Shyana was thinking about putting a no trespassing sign on the pier. Her family owned the property now and that included the pier so no one should be there anyways and anyhow, also she didn't want to see Zack ever again, after how he broke her heart.
He knew she liked him! And he seemed to make her think he liked her too. But she didn't want to see him, she wished she had never met him. So she grabbed a piece of paper from her printer and wrote with a large permanent marker "No Trespassing!!!" and at the bottom, "Beware of Dog!" even though she knew muffin was way too small to chew or attack anyone, but at least it sounded dangerous.
She received a phone call later on in the day; it was Landon asking if she wanted to go on a little trip while she was free. She said she would love to, so she left a note on the table saying she was going to be out for the rest of the evening.
So Landon picked her up at around one and off they went in his little BMW convertible.
"I plan to bring us to this cute little restaurant somewhere down Florida nearer to the waters. I love going there, the have the most marvelous Venetian foods and they have a beautiful view; it makes you feel like you're actually in Venice." Landon said to Shyana while they were on the road passing a bunch of signs that indicated what the speed limit was.
"I love Venetian food! But how long will it take us to get there?" She looked out the side and watched as the car sped by the road lines, making them seem as if they were moving.
'Not too long, I'm sure you'll love it there, it's a French name for the restaurant even though they mostly make the Venetian foods that I'm sure you'll love."
They kept the conversation going while Shyana kept asking him questions about what it was like and how expensive the food would be and how he could afford it. Landon would just wave his hand and say, "My mother is the boss of a large diamond business and she makes great sales, my credit card is half forwarded to her bank and so are my checks so I don't have to worry."
And Shyana was impressed about everything he had. The money, the charm and all the awards he said he had earned how he played the electric guitar and all the confidence he had also the knowledge of where the best places in Florida were.
Maybe it wasn't too much of a loss from Zack; he wasn't too much to worry about, even though he did seem more sensitive than Landon.
When they finally stopped driving it was at this dirty old parking lot that seemed to not have been redone for a long time. There were weeds growing out of the concrete and a lot of trash lying around. Landon locked up his car and pulled the hood back on.
"Okay look, now I know it doesn't look that great right now but just wait."
Before Landon had picked Shyana up, she had changed into a red spring skirt that she thought would be safe and comfortable, but now that Landon was leading her through the bushes that lined the parking lot. She started to think twice as some of these bushes had thorns on then and pointed leaves.
'Here, these bushes are going to start to get worse, let me carry you."
Before Shyana could object, Landon had picked her up. It seemed to him that she was very light, yet Shyana was turning almost as pink as her dress from the embarrassment of having to be carried to get somewhere she was perfectly capable of getting there herself.
At last they reached the end of the bushes and Landon placed Shyana back on the ground. Shyana was shocked at what she was seeing. It was a small restaurant called 'Trattoria da Brace'. It had a small table with two chairs and a small vase with some flowers in it. Shyana's mouth had dropped open as she looked around some more. The restaurant seemed to glow golden in the sunlight. And beyond the little gate at the end of the concrete was the ocean, where sailboats were sailing and ducks were swimming. The restaurant was covered in flowered vines and little red flowers in the windows. It had little red and white striped curtains on the inside and out pat the ocean were little houses and beyond that a bunch of green. It looked so much like Italy.
"It's strange isn't it, first were in Florida, at a French restaurant that looks like it's from Italy that cooks Venetian food. Ha! It's so nice though, what do you think?" Landon looked at Shyana, with her mouth still open.
"Its beautiful, Landon! Where did you ever find a restaurant like this?"
She was still looking around, obviously in awe at what she was seeing.
"Actually, I work here."
Shyana quickly turned to look at him. "No. You're kidding right?"
"No, I'm not kidding at all. I do work here. It's a wonderful restaurant and the people here are friendly, you know, you can work here too if you like. You can be a waitress, would you like that?"
Shyana nodded her head enthusiastically. She wanted to stay here everyday, but she still wondered how much he got paid.
They had a wonderful dinner outside at the small table and Shyana insisted on talking about Landon. He impressed her so much. After that one of the workers at the restaurant started to play a beautiful song on his violin.
"Would you care to dance?" Landon asked
"I'd love to." Shyana replied
And Landon and Shyana danced as a flock of geese flew overhead, and the waves gently rocked against the small wooden boat on the side of the concrete below the restaurant.
* * *
While Shyana had been away, Zack had made his way over to his house. He knocked and rang the doorbell over and over and waited very long until at around 7:00 p.m. Shyana's parent's came home. They told him that maybe she was out and he should go home, but he said he had something important to show her and waited until around nine for her to come home. She then finally did.
He saw Landon's BMW pull up into her driveway so he walked up to it and saw Shyana inside laughing about something with Landon.
"Hey Landon, what's up?"
Shyana looked at him for only a second and made an angry face then turned away.
"Oh Zack, I was just taking Shyana to dinner for a little while, don't worry, I helped her get a new job. Well I have to go okay?"
And Landon quickly pulled and drove away without Zack saying anymore. Shyana was slowly walking towards her door, so Zack ran up to her.
"Shyana, what is wrong with you?!"
Shyana quickly turned around and almost knocked Zack over with her speed, she was definitely angry.
"What's my problem? What's your problem?!" She started to turn around but Landon grabbed her by the arm. "Get off of me!"
"Shyana, I just want you to be happy!"
Shyana was almost to her door, she opened it and stepped inside. "If you want to make me happy then there is one simple thing that you can do for me."
"I'll do anything."
"Leave."
And she shut the door in his face. He stood there alone for the next five minutes thinking about what had just happened. He didn't want to believe it. He really did like her and wanted to get to know her better. I'm coming back tomorrow then, he thought, whether she likes it or not.
Author's note: oooh he got told!! hehe j/k please write reviews they help a lot, but you see if it's hard to figure out who is talking just tell me okay? bye bye!
Shyana was thinking about putting a no trespassing sign on the pier. Her family owned the property now and that included the pier so no one should be there anyways and anyhow, also she didn't want to see Zack ever again, after how he broke her heart.
He knew she liked him! And he seemed to make her think he liked her too. But she didn't want to see him, she wished she had never met him. So she grabbed a piece of paper from her printer and wrote with a large permanent marker "No Trespassing!!!" and at the bottom, "Beware of Dog!" even though she knew muffin was way too small to chew or attack anyone, but at least it sounded dangerous.
She received a phone call later on in the day; it was Landon asking if she wanted to go on a little trip while she was free. She said she would love to, so she left a note on the table saying she was going to be out for the rest of the evening.
So Landon picked her up at around one and off they went in his little BMW convertible.
"I plan to bring us to this cute little restaurant somewhere down Florida nearer to the waters. I love going there, the have the most marvelous Venetian foods and they have a beautiful view; it makes you feel like you're actually in Venice." Landon said to Shyana while they were on the road passing a bunch of signs that indicated what the speed limit was.
"I love Venetian food! But how long will it take us to get there?" She looked out the side and watched as the car sped by the road lines, making them seem as if they were moving.
'Not too long, I'm sure you'll love it there, it's a French name for the restaurant even though they mostly make the Venetian foods that I'm sure you'll love."
They kept the conversation going while Shyana kept asking him questions about what it was like and how expensive the food would be and how he could afford it. Landon would just wave his hand and say, "My mother is the boss of a large diamond business and she makes great sales, my credit card is half forwarded to her bank and so are my checks so I don't have to worry."
And Shyana was impressed about everything he had. The money, the charm and all the awards he said he had earned how he played the electric guitar and all the confidence he had also the knowledge of where the best places in Florida were.
Maybe it wasn't too much of a loss from Zack; he wasn't too much to worry about, even though he did seem more sensitive than Landon.
When they finally stopped driving it was at this dirty old parking lot that seemed to not have been redone for a long time. There were weeds growing out of the concrete and a lot of trash lying around. Landon locked up his car and pulled the hood back on.
"Okay look, now I know it doesn't look that great right now but just wait."
Before Landon had picked Shyana up, she had changed into a red spring skirt that she thought would be safe and comfortable, but now that Landon was leading her through the bushes that lined the parking lot. She started to think twice as some of these bushes had thorns on then and pointed leaves.
'Here, these bushes are going to start to get worse, let me carry you."
Before Shyana could object, Landon had picked her up. It seemed to him that she was very light, yet Shyana was turning almost as pink as her dress from the embarrassment of having to be carried to get somewhere she was perfectly capable of getting there herself.
At last they reached the end of the bushes and Landon placed Shyana back on the ground. Shyana was shocked at what she was seeing. It was a small restaurant called 'Trattoria da Brace'. It had a small table with two chairs and a small vase with some flowers in it. Shyana's mouth had dropped open as she looked around some more. The restaurant seemed to glow golden in the sunlight. And beyond the little gate at the end of the concrete was the ocean, where sailboats were sailing and ducks were swimming. The restaurant was covered in flowered vines and little red flowers in the windows. It had little red and white striped curtains on the inside and out pat the ocean were little houses and beyond that a bunch of green. It looked so much like Italy.
"It's strange isn't it, first were in Florida, at a French restaurant that looks like it's from Italy that cooks Venetian food. Ha! It's so nice though, what do you think?" Landon looked at Shyana, with her mouth still open.
"Its beautiful, Landon! Where did you ever find a restaurant like this?"
She was still looking around, obviously in awe at what she was seeing.
"Actually, I work here."
Shyana quickly turned to look at him. "No. You're kidding right?"
"No, I'm not kidding at all. I do work here. It's a wonderful restaurant and the people here are friendly, you know, you can work here too if you like. You can be a waitress, would you like that?"
Shyana nodded her head enthusiastically. She wanted to stay here everyday, but she still wondered how much he got paid.
They had a wonderful dinner outside at the small table and Shyana insisted on talking about Landon. He impressed her so much. After that one of the workers at the restaurant started to play a beautiful song on his violin.
"Would you care to dance?" Landon asked
"I'd love to." Shyana replied
And Landon and Shyana danced as a flock of geese flew overhead, and the waves gently rocked against the small wooden boat on the side of the concrete below the restaurant.
* * *
While Shyana had been away, Zack had made his way over to his house. He knocked and rang the doorbell over and over and waited very long until at around 7:00 p.m. Shyana's parent's came home. They told him that maybe she was out and he should go home, but he said he had something important to show her and waited until around nine for her to come home. She then finally did.
He saw Landon's BMW pull up into her driveway so he walked up to it and saw Shyana inside laughing about something with Landon.
"Hey Landon, what's up?"
Shyana looked at him for only a second and made an angry face then turned away.
"Oh Zack, I was just taking Shyana to dinner for a little while, don't worry, I helped her get a new job. Well I have to go okay?"
And Landon quickly pulled and drove away without Zack saying anymore. Shyana was slowly walking towards her door, so Zack ran up to her.
"Shyana, what is wrong with you?!"
Shyana quickly turned around and almost knocked Zack over with her speed, she was definitely angry.
"What's my problem? What's your problem?!" She started to turn around but Landon grabbed her by the arm. "Get off of me!"
"Shyana, I just want you to be happy!"
Shyana was almost to her door, she opened it and stepped inside. "If you want to make me happy then there is one simple thing that you can do for me."
"I'll do anything."
"Leave."
And she shut the door in his face. He stood there alone for the next five minutes thinking about what had just happened. He didn't want to believe it. He really did like her and wanted to get to know her better. I'm coming back tomorrow then, he thought, whether she likes it or not.
Author's note: oooh he got told!! hehe j/k please write reviews they help a lot, but you see if it's hard to figure out who is talking just tell me okay? bye bye!
