Chapter 1
*A plane lands in New Zealand and two innocent, harmless girls step off, along with years worth of luggage.*
The older of the two drops her bags and proceeds to kiss the ground. "I'm in NEW ZEALAND!!! Orlando Bloom was in this country!! OHMIGOD!" The ground feels good because it has never gotten this much attention from one innocent, harmless girl.
The younger of the two watches the other with an eyebrow raised. "Calm down, Roni, it's not that much of a big deal." she says as she steps past her.
Roni looks to Amy with tears in her green eyes. "Not a big deal?" she says incredulously. "Not a big deal! Orlando Bloom, the hottest thing ever to walk the face of this glorious earth, was on this island, and you think it's not a big deal? You have to get your priorities straight."
"No, you do." she retorts. She looks back at Roni. "Remember, we're here to work, not play. We'll visit lots of 'Orlando was here' places before this little project of ours is over."
"Yeah! I love this place! Can I kiss each and every one of them?"
"No, you may stand in every spot though, for about two seconds before we move on. Now let's get going, neither of us is growing any younger and we need to find the Bob's Diner out on Third Avenue."
Roni pouted, "Two seconds! I flew all the way to New Zealand, sat next to you, the noisiest snorer on the plane, spent $300 on a ticket, cried as soon as we were in sight of the island, and all you're gonna give me is TWO SECONDS!! You are so mean!"
"So?" She picked up Roni's lightest bag and threw it at her. "We have only six months to get LOTR Land open, so don't dilly-daddle." She walked over to the info desk of the airport and get directions to Bob's.
Roni picked herself up off the floor and started to gather her luggage, rubbing the growing knot on her forehead. She walked to the awaiting car. After shoving all their luggage into the back of the Black Explorer a New Zealand business partner had lent them, she jumped into the driver's seat. "Alright, where to?" she stated, putting the keys into the ignition. Looking into the passenger seat, she realized that she was alone. Rolling down the window, she screamed to the practical one, "Let's go! I wanna go!! I wanna go!" The practical one glared at her, then continued to gather information, totally ignoring Roni's cries of impatience. Roni sighed and tried again, "I WANNA GO!! Puh-leeese??"
Amy sighed. Why did I agree to come along? She thought, then looked over at Roni. Oh yeah, So that she would not get sidetracked or kill herself. She gathered up the many maps she had been given and thanked the lady behind the desk, then walked over to the Explorer. "I will take as much time as I want, Veronica, and you will just have to learn how to hold your horses." She said as she got into the car and put on her seat belt, making sure it was buckled right before Roni got on the road. She wished she was old enough to have her driver's license, just so that she would not have to be at the mercy of Roni's driving.
I have horses? Roni thought as she buckled up and got onto the main road, leading away from the airport. Once behind the wheel, she regained her senses, back in her element, her favorite place, driving. She dropped the Orlando-madness, just for a bit, and the ditziness, concentrated entirely on the task at hand. "So, where are going?"
Amy shook her head at the LOTR line. She pulled open the top map and studied it for a second, then looked up. "Take this left, then the second right. Got that?"
"Yeah, sure. This right, second left. Got it."
"No, this Left, second Right." She said after slapping her face at Roni's stupidity. How did I survive the past seven years? She asked herself mentally.
"Doen't really matter. Got to turn around anyway, cause I just missed the turn." She may love to drive, but she sucks at directions.
Amy sits back and closes her eyes. The next six months are going to be the longest months of her life, but there was no going back now.
Turned around and taking the right turns, the pair went on their way until they got to an intersection. "Now, where are we going?"
"We're almost there. Turn right and go down about five blocks. The building we're looking for will be on the right." She smiled inwardly for the surprise she had planned for Roni. She looked down at her watch. They were running on time, but would he be on time also?
Making the right turn this time, she turned up the song on the radio, and started to sing along with it. "I love this song!" she shouted over the noise that stopped aburptedly she turned off the ignition after parking the car. "So, who are we supposed to be meeting here? One of the subcontractors, or a planner?" she asked, unbuckling her seatbelt and climbing down the tall car.
"Oh, you'll see." She said as she saw his car parked a few parking places over from ours. As they walked into the cafe, she found him at the counter across from the door.
"Do you see him yet?" Amy asked.
"Who?" Roni asked. "You never told me who we were meeting."
"Orlando Bloom." Amy answered, looking over to Veronica, and was pleased with her response.
"Wait, whowhawerwhyhow? Who did you say we were with?!?" Roni asked Amy in a whisper as she followed her across the room.
"Orlando Bloom. I asked him to meet us for lunch." she replied. As they arrived at the counter, Orlando stood and shook Amy's hand. He was ravishing in a white button-up shirt and a pair of black jeans.
"Hey, good to finally meet you, Amy." he said.
"Good to meet you too, Orlando. This is the girl I told you about. My stepsister, Veronica." Amy said as she turned with a huge smile at Roni.
Roni stood there with her mouth agape, not quite believeing that she was standing next to Orlando Bloom. He had his hand out to shake hers, his voice calling her out of the stupor, when he did something unexpected. He hugged her. She died.
*A plane lands in New Zealand and two innocent, harmless girls step off, along with years worth of luggage.*
The older of the two drops her bags and proceeds to kiss the ground. "I'm in NEW ZEALAND!!! Orlando Bloom was in this country!! OHMIGOD!" The ground feels good because it has never gotten this much attention from one innocent, harmless girl.
The younger of the two watches the other with an eyebrow raised. "Calm down, Roni, it's not that much of a big deal." she says as she steps past her.
Roni looks to Amy with tears in her green eyes. "Not a big deal?" she says incredulously. "Not a big deal! Orlando Bloom, the hottest thing ever to walk the face of this glorious earth, was on this island, and you think it's not a big deal? You have to get your priorities straight."
"No, you do." she retorts. She looks back at Roni. "Remember, we're here to work, not play. We'll visit lots of 'Orlando was here' places before this little project of ours is over."
"Yeah! I love this place! Can I kiss each and every one of them?"
"No, you may stand in every spot though, for about two seconds before we move on. Now let's get going, neither of us is growing any younger and we need to find the Bob's Diner out on Third Avenue."
Roni pouted, "Two seconds! I flew all the way to New Zealand, sat next to you, the noisiest snorer on the plane, spent $300 on a ticket, cried as soon as we were in sight of the island, and all you're gonna give me is TWO SECONDS!! You are so mean!"
"So?" She picked up Roni's lightest bag and threw it at her. "We have only six months to get LOTR Land open, so don't dilly-daddle." She walked over to the info desk of the airport and get directions to Bob's.
Roni picked herself up off the floor and started to gather her luggage, rubbing the growing knot on her forehead. She walked to the awaiting car. After shoving all their luggage into the back of the Black Explorer a New Zealand business partner had lent them, she jumped into the driver's seat. "Alright, where to?" she stated, putting the keys into the ignition. Looking into the passenger seat, she realized that she was alone. Rolling down the window, she screamed to the practical one, "Let's go! I wanna go!! I wanna go!" The practical one glared at her, then continued to gather information, totally ignoring Roni's cries of impatience. Roni sighed and tried again, "I WANNA GO!! Puh-leeese??"
Amy sighed. Why did I agree to come along? She thought, then looked over at Roni. Oh yeah, So that she would not get sidetracked or kill herself. She gathered up the many maps she had been given and thanked the lady behind the desk, then walked over to the Explorer. "I will take as much time as I want, Veronica, and you will just have to learn how to hold your horses." She said as she got into the car and put on her seat belt, making sure it was buckled right before Roni got on the road. She wished she was old enough to have her driver's license, just so that she would not have to be at the mercy of Roni's driving.
I have horses? Roni thought as she buckled up and got onto the main road, leading away from the airport. Once behind the wheel, she regained her senses, back in her element, her favorite place, driving. She dropped the Orlando-madness, just for a bit, and the ditziness, concentrated entirely on the task at hand. "So, where are going?"
Amy shook her head at the LOTR line. She pulled open the top map and studied it for a second, then looked up. "Take this left, then the second right. Got that?"
"Yeah, sure. This right, second left. Got it."
"No, this Left, second Right." She said after slapping her face at Roni's stupidity. How did I survive the past seven years? She asked herself mentally.
"Doen't really matter. Got to turn around anyway, cause I just missed the turn." She may love to drive, but she sucks at directions.
Amy sits back and closes her eyes. The next six months are going to be the longest months of her life, but there was no going back now.
Turned around and taking the right turns, the pair went on their way until they got to an intersection. "Now, where are we going?"
"We're almost there. Turn right and go down about five blocks. The building we're looking for will be on the right." She smiled inwardly for the surprise she had planned for Roni. She looked down at her watch. They were running on time, but would he be on time also?
Making the right turn this time, she turned up the song on the radio, and started to sing along with it. "I love this song!" she shouted over the noise that stopped aburptedly she turned off the ignition after parking the car. "So, who are we supposed to be meeting here? One of the subcontractors, or a planner?" she asked, unbuckling her seatbelt and climbing down the tall car.
"Oh, you'll see." She said as she saw his car parked a few parking places over from ours. As they walked into the cafe, she found him at the counter across from the door.
"Do you see him yet?" Amy asked.
"Who?" Roni asked. "You never told me who we were meeting."
"Orlando Bloom." Amy answered, looking over to Veronica, and was pleased with her response.
"Wait, whowhawerwhyhow? Who did you say we were with?!?" Roni asked Amy in a whisper as she followed her across the room.
"Orlando Bloom. I asked him to meet us for lunch." she replied. As they arrived at the counter, Orlando stood and shook Amy's hand. He was ravishing in a white button-up shirt and a pair of black jeans.
"Hey, good to finally meet you, Amy." he said.
"Good to meet you too, Orlando. This is the girl I told you about. My stepsister, Veronica." Amy said as she turned with a huge smile at Roni.
Roni stood there with her mouth agape, not quite believeing that she was standing next to Orlando Bloom. He had his hand out to shake hers, his voice calling her out of the stupor, when he did something unexpected. He hugged her. She died.