Chapter 1: MEMORIES
Nathali stood outside in the cold, with snowflakes falling on her platinum blonde hair. She was starting to forget where she was and felt like she was a kid again, in the white snow. Then a voice brought her back to reality.
"Nathali help me with this box, just bring it to the kitchen" her dad said as he unloaded the moving truck.
"Sure"
She sighed and went to get the box in her usual slumped manner.
"Nathali stand up straight you'll be slouched like that for life if you don't!"
"Okay, Mom!"
She got the box n brought it to the kitchen, and then went up to her room. She started to unpack one of her many boxes on the floor. She was halfway through the box when she stopped. She picked up the picture of her and her old boyfriend, Luke on the Brooklyn Bridge. She sighed and wiped away the tears she felt coming. She always lived in New York, and she had a house in Denver. But she never wanted to move to Colorado, her parents just didn't understand.
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"No! I'm not moving! I don't want to!"
"Nathali your father and I already got jobs there and we bought a house. We also sold the condo."
"It's just not fair! Why wasn't I part of the decision?"
"Well we thought it might be too much for you to handle."
"Too much for me to handle! This is nothing compared to other things you told me."
"Well."
"Well, Nothing, there is no excuse! What about Brian he's going to school here. Where is he going to live?"
"We told him that we might move, so the collage found him an apartment. He's probably going to move in next week."
"Then what about Will! He lives on the East Coast, and now we're moving to the West Coast! We're moving away from the whole family!"
"I know but it will be a change of scenery!"
"You just don't understand!"
With that she stormed out of the house, slamming the door as hard as she could.
* "Why don't they at least try to understand that I can't move from New York. That it's my home until collage or at least until I decide I'm ready to move." *
She Stopped to find out in what direction she was heading. Nathali then realized she was only 3 houses away from Luke's apartment building. She walked to his building and was about to ring the intercom when she hesitated.
* "I've always came to Luke when I had problems, and he helped me solve them. But this, this is different he can't help me with this messed up sh*t my parents thought up." *
Nathali walked away from the building and continued toward the central park and the pond. She sat in the hiding place only two people knew about, so no one could disturb her.
* "I would sort of understand moving to Denver. After all we do have a house there. But South Park, it's such a small town I can't even find it on the map I have my room. Why are we moving there? ." *
"Am I interrupting?"
Nathali spun around, and saw that Luke was standing there.
"No, I was just thinking" she said wiping the tears off her face.
"I saw you standing outside the apartment building, but you left. So I thought you might come here."
"Yeah well I guess you know me all to well." she said with a slight smile.
"So."
"So what?"
"So what's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"You wouldn't be crying if it's nothing."
"I don't know how to tell you this, but we're moving."
"What? Where?"
"To South Park a small town in Colorado"
"What the fu*k? Why not Denver you already have a house there!"
"I know my parents are mixing all this sh*t up."
"Well you can stay here can't you with your brother, or your uncle, maybe even with me."
"Thanks for the offer. But I don't think I can, even though I don't want to move, they are sort of my family, and I don't want to be separated."
"I understand."
"You always do."
"What else is bothering you?"
"Well."
"Well what?"
"Now that I'm moving we'll be long distance."
"So?"
"So you know those kind of relationships never work."
"So your saying we should break up?!?"
"By the end of the week, yes. It just won't be fair to you or me if we're 3,800 miles apart. It's too much stress for us."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this!"
"It's for our own good."
There was a long pause of silence as he two walked back to Nathali's condo. When they got there Luke took off his baseball cap to reveal his newly dyed messy blonde hair.
"I'll miss you." He said leaning in for a kiss.
Nathali just turned her cheek and look down.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it just doesn't feel right. I have to go see you tomorrow."
Nathali ran into her house and to her room.
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Nathali finished unpacking the rest of the boxes the turned on the radio, and fell asleep.
Nathali stood outside in the cold, with snowflakes falling on her platinum blonde hair. She was starting to forget where she was and felt like she was a kid again, in the white snow. Then a voice brought her back to reality.
"Nathali help me with this box, just bring it to the kitchen" her dad said as he unloaded the moving truck.
"Sure"
She sighed and went to get the box in her usual slumped manner.
"Nathali stand up straight you'll be slouched like that for life if you don't!"
"Okay, Mom!"
She got the box n brought it to the kitchen, and then went up to her room. She started to unpack one of her many boxes on the floor. She was halfway through the box when she stopped. She picked up the picture of her and her old boyfriend, Luke on the Brooklyn Bridge. She sighed and wiped away the tears she felt coming. She always lived in New York, and she had a house in Denver. But she never wanted to move to Colorado, her parents just didn't understand.
*************************************FLASHBACK******************************
"No! I'm not moving! I don't want to!"
"Nathali your father and I already got jobs there and we bought a house. We also sold the condo."
"It's just not fair! Why wasn't I part of the decision?"
"Well we thought it might be too much for you to handle."
"Too much for me to handle! This is nothing compared to other things you told me."
"Well."
"Well, Nothing, there is no excuse! What about Brian he's going to school here. Where is he going to live?"
"We told him that we might move, so the collage found him an apartment. He's probably going to move in next week."
"Then what about Will! He lives on the East Coast, and now we're moving to the West Coast! We're moving away from the whole family!"
"I know but it will be a change of scenery!"
"You just don't understand!"
With that she stormed out of the house, slamming the door as hard as she could.
* "Why don't they at least try to understand that I can't move from New York. That it's my home until collage or at least until I decide I'm ready to move." *
She Stopped to find out in what direction she was heading. Nathali then realized she was only 3 houses away from Luke's apartment building. She walked to his building and was about to ring the intercom when she hesitated.
* "I've always came to Luke when I had problems, and he helped me solve them. But this, this is different he can't help me with this messed up sh*t my parents thought up." *
Nathali walked away from the building and continued toward the central park and the pond. She sat in the hiding place only two people knew about, so no one could disturb her.
* "I would sort of understand moving to Denver. After all we do have a house there. But South Park, it's such a small town I can't even find it on the map I have my room. Why are we moving there? ." *
"Am I interrupting?"
Nathali spun around, and saw that Luke was standing there.
"No, I was just thinking" she said wiping the tears off her face.
"I saw you standing outside the apartment building, but you left. So I thought you might come here."
"Yeah well I guess you know me all to well." she said with a slight smile.
"So."
"So what?"
"So what's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"You wouldn't be crying if it's nothing."
"I don't know how to tell you this, but we're moving."
"What? Where?"
"To South Park a small town in Colorado"
"What the fu*k? Why not Denver you already have a house there!"
"I know my parents are mixing all this sh*t up."
"Well you can stay here can't you with your brother, or your uncle, maybe even with me."
"Thanks for the offer. But I don't think I can, even though I don't want to move, they are sort of my family, and I don't want to be separated."
"I understand."
"You always do."
"What else is bothering you?"
"Well."
"Well what?"
"Now that I'm moving we'll be long distance."
"So?"
"So you know those kind of relationships never work."
"So your saying we should break up?!?"
"By the end of the week, yes. It just won't be fair to you or me if we're 3,800 miles apart. It's too much stress for us."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this!"
"It's for our own good."
There was a long pause of silence as he two walked back to Nathali's condo. When they got there Luke took off his baseball cap to reveal his newly dyed messy blonde hair.
"I'll miss you." He said leaning in for a kiss.
Nathali just turned her cheek and look down.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it just doesn't feel right. I have to go see you tomorrow."
Nathali ran into her house and to her room.
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Nathali finished unpacking the rest of the boxes the turned on the radio, and fell asleep.
