"I'm taking a shower tonight for sure." I said to myself noticing the stench that I gave off, the smell of sweat was never a good thing to me.
I had just left the beach house and it rather, unique, owners and had just turned the rocky corner to see the small city light up the dark night. I trudged on though the sand with my black sneakers taking in bits of it at a time, I could feel it grow after a while which was getting rather annoying. Thinking about today it was just to tiring and stressful, and I knew tomorrow would be the same.
"Why did it have to be me?" I groaned out loud with my own stomach joining me on chorus. Noticing it's cries for food I simply placed my left hand over it and felt my hunger grow.
"Don't worry buddy, I'll try find something at home to eat." I try to assure myself, noting full well the lack of any real food that waited for me back at my new 'home'.
I kept on walking through the sandy beach taking in the sites of both the dirty and the ocean, even if my first real day was a complete mess up I couldn't help but think how amazing the view was; the moons light had been shining off the ocean waves which gave of the allusion of diamonds rippling on the waters surface, while the city held a more brightness that stood against the dark night surrounding it.
And with me taking in the views of both sights I saw something that had me almost at tears, and gave my stomach a happy growl.
"Donuts." Was all I could say while looking at the exterior of the small donut shop in front of me, looking at it I could see the giant donut resting on top of the building, it's walls were patterned with both blue and pink which had helped made it stand out with 'Big Donut' written on the front of the shop.
I gleefully walked my way to it and stopped at the front door with pure joy radiating from my very existence, until I had looked at the small piece of paper that was stuck to the door from the inside, open 7:00am-8:00pm from the very top to the bottom, save for both Friday's and Saturdays where it had closed at 10:00pm.
I looked at my fairly cheap watch, it's rubber bands wrapped around my wrist holding the small digital clock held on to it, 8:23pm was what it shown.
"Why, cruel fate why do you torment me?" I overly emotionally cry out, with my eyes staring into the store looking at the donuts that were held behind a simple glass container, but to me it was a glass prison.
While staring at the delicious pastries I noticed a door in the back of the store open and a small curly haired blonde girl coming out of the back, she was carrying several boxes that held the Big Donut logo. As she was coming past the display case of donuts I notice that she was quite small, also as she passed the display case I noticed that she saw me which caused her to simply wave me into the store.
Slowly reaching for the door I was surprised to feel it open, unlocked even we'll pass closing.
"Hey there, come on in." She called out to me as I stood holding the door open not knowing what to do, but I did what she asked and strolled into the store.
"Hey there I'm Sadie, and I'm guessing your that new home insurance guy." She said cheerfully as she began to open a box, she pulled out two handfuls of small sugar packs and began to walk towards a coffee machine that rested to the left of the store.
"Yes I am, but how did you know? I do think we've met today." I said both answering her question and asking my own, she had finished with the sugar and began to continue to open another box.
"Well with a small city people tend to talk about the new guy moving in, it also helps when you talk to almost everyone in Beach City about their homes. There you are!" She finished nearly shouting as she pulled out a hand full of plastic forks.
I began to feel rather out of place as I just stood there not knowing what to do,
"Err, you need help?" I asked feeling like I should be doing something to help.
"Thanks for the offer, but I'm almost done here anyway. (Would have been done earlier if Lars were here)." She declined my offer while picking up the last box, it also sounded like she said something from under her breath but I couldn't understand what or even if she had said anything.
"Sorry for dragging you in here by the way, just wanted to meet the new face of the town." She called out apologetically while she made her way to the cooler containing several cool drinks ranging from Apple juice to some pretty extreme looking energy drinks; energy drinks Sadie had pulled out from the small box she held and began to restock the cooler with the beverage.
"It's no problem, I had actually just finished for the night and was looking for a small snack" *Growl*...
"Sound like you need more than a 'small' snack." My stomach had voiced out its own need for food rather well, with Sadie staring questioningly waiting for for me to correct myself, for my stomachs sake.
"I'll get two hot dogs please...and a yummy apple juice." I ask awkwardly with a uneasy smile shown on my face, thankfully Sadie had gotten to my order and in no time time she had it in hand: it was surprisingly fast actually.
As she gave them to me I had given her a gracious thank you before reaching for my wallet which should have been in my pocket held in my suit but I couldn't find it, looking down I saw my plain white undershirt...my undershirt...
"Where's my suit!" I panicked, looking down in horror at my attire.
"Where did it g-The beach house!" I shouted out beach house knowing full well that my little 'incident' left me in this situation.
"Oh, you mean Stevens house?" Sadie asked calmly, unfazed by my loud state as if she had been use to this kind of situation before.
"Yes..." I quietly answer her while looking at my lack of funds, I began to look at the food held in front of me sad to know that I could not pay for them.
"It's alright take them, their on the house." Sadie offered with a half smile leaving me speechless but also gracious.
"Really?" I asked not sure if she was serious, I even felt kinda bad being the outsider but what she said to me had calmed those thoughts.
"It's ok, think of as a welcome basket, except without the basket."
"Th-thanks, I'm really thankful for the gift it means a lot." I happily thank Sadie with her simply shrugging it off, all the while trying to hold back a smile.
"Well I better get going before it gets to late." I say graciously, looking down I grab onto the hotdogs and the Apple juice; holding onto both hotdogs with my left hand and the juice with the right.
"Alright, see you..." She had paused as if trying to find what to say next,
"this is kinda strange but I didn't get your name."
My shoulders had fallen only a little with my mind slapping itself for forgetting to introduce myself at the start of all this.
"Hehe sorry, my name is Matthew, Matthew Corals." I had finally greeted her, even if it was the end of this encounter it's nice to become acquainted with someone else before the end of the night.
"Well see your around Matthew." She said her farewell as I to did as I left the shop and began to walk into the city.
Passing several buildings down the lit street I began to fiercely devour the gift that I held in my left hand in little time before I had a chance to open my bottle of apple juice, I had slowly drinker the beverage wanting to enjoy it before finishing it.
I was nearing my residence as I had passed several familiar building that I had passed earlier today, I walked down what looked like Boardwalk Street, and before I knew it I had come across Chesapeake Street; the street that I would call home.
I began to feel a sense of accomplishment build up inside, I felt like even though this was a rough day that it was all just a passing storm and that tomorrow was going to be easier, better.
I was coming up to where I had moved in, it was a simple two story building, with what little was in there when I had left this early afternoon it would look pretty barren which for me right now was actually wanted as I had no intention of organizing my makeshift office that had would be placed on the first floor. The second floor however is where I called home, the floor where my own personal belongings rested, where my sweet precious bed was placed; the soft satin coloured sheets covered with a dull blue blanket over it, my new home.
"Oh come on!"
Scratch that, the first floor is no longer barren...