Keely

I woke up to the loud sound of a buzzing noise.

Mother wasn't beside me.

All I could remember was that our driver stopped driving and got out of the car and caught a taxi.

Mother stayed calm and prayed.

I on the other hand didn't know what to do and got out of the car to curse at the taxi leaving.

And when I got out of the car, my lungs were filled with dust and I started coughing.

And that's it.

I looked out the window next to me and noticed a familiar looking young man who was on a tractor.

I smiled to myself and twirled my blonde hair.

Then I started to notice my hair and the outfit that I wore yesterday.

I pulled the black cocktail dress over my head with just my silky night gown under it.

Then I pulled the dress inside out.

It was a nice shade of blue. I had asked a costume designer to make it so I would have two outfits in one.

I pulled at the straps and made myself a little apron.

That was a trick my Grandmamma shown me.

I walked out the room and the first thing I stepped on was dust.

Lots and lots of dust piled into the family room.

It rippled over the chairs and filled the cabinets.

I made my way carefully outside and slid on some boots I found by the door.

A fine breeze hit my face and I squinted into the sunlight and saw the outline of the young man.

I made my way up to him.

He was leaning over his tractor, panting like a dog.

I came up beside him, "Hello," He looked up and smiled. "Have I ever met you?" I asked quite rudely.

He looked down and then up, "Yes, I'm Phil Diffy from the night before."

"Ahh…" I replied, "Umm… Mr. Diffy, I thank you for your hospitality and would like to work for your shelter."

Phil came up to me and raised my hand to his lips, "A young lady like you is always welcome to stay, but if you really want to it's your choice."

I giggled and walked off to get rid of all the dust in the family room.

He called after me.

"If you want we have some extra clothes in the closet!"

I smiled at him and just kept on walking.

My heart started racing and my chest started heaving.

And it wasn't because of the dust.

Phil

Keely awoke and found her way out of the shack surprisingly.

She said she wanted to work for my hospitality.

I don't know if she ever did any work.

But I don't mind much help.

I just hope she can handle the mess.

I stared after her as she made her way back to my small panhandle shack.

I told her she could borrow some of my sister's clothes she left behind, but I didn't think she heard me.

I looked up at the sky.

It was September and it felt like July.

Nothing is the same anymore.

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I rested my hands on my knees.

I prayed to God to bless this soil and help me earn some cents so I could at least buy something for myself.

I patted the tractor after leaving the barn, "You did a fine job there, girl. Keep up the good work."

People think I'm senile when they see me talking to my tractor, they always think it is because of the heat. But I don't think they are senile when they talk to their mules and cows.

I closed the barn shut and made my way to my shack.

Surprisingly half the dust was gone and Keely was still shoveling the dust out.

She smiled at me as I came into the room.

"Hi, I managed to get half of this dust out of here."

"I didn't know you could handle this work." I said quite proud of her, since she is so petite.

"Well, I had a hard life before getting into the business as a singer."

I filled two cups with milk.

I handed her one, "Oh really?" I said sitting down at the table.

Keely

I sat down nervously dropping the shovel into the last of the dust.

"Yes, I had big dreams when I was a little child back then. I wanted to be very successful and meet some famous dancers, painters and performers, wanting to ask them how life was with fame and money."

Phil nodded, which meant he was listening.

"I worked hard on house cleaning, thinking that if I did enough work, an angel will see my accomplishments and take me away to a place where I would be happy no matter what."

"Did you ever find that place?" Phil asked.

I shook my head, "No, but I don't give up and I still wait for an angel to take me away somewhere."

Phil smiles at me and I feel pretty awkward, so I get up and say, "Thank you so much Phil and I think I will turn in early for the night so I can get the shack all fixed up."

Phil smiles and I smile back, "Okay." He says.

Then, I walk into the bedroom and think about my angel to I fall asleep.

AN: Okay, I know this ending was kind of bad, but I was all drained out by the end of this chapter. So have a happy day!