While riding in a small moving truck, Maika wondered what their new home would look like; would it be big? Would it be small? Will it be an actual house or another apartment? All these thoughts blew away when they pulled up to their new home. Maika was amazed at what was in front of her; it was an actual house and it was huge! It was a light grey two story home; these were the kinds of houses Maika would see in American movies or in magazines; she'd never thought of living in one of them. She could feel her heart explode with happiness.
"What do you think girls?" Their mom asked.
"I love it!" Soo cheered.
"It's beautiful," Maika smiled.
They hopped out of the truck and rushed inside; there was the living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a long staircase. For a regular two-story middleclass looking house, it looked more like a mansion; maybe it was a mansion. This made their apartment look like a gas station; the living room was the size of a ball room.
"Why don't you girls go upstairs and pick your rooms?" Lily said.
Soo dashed upstairs, "I get the best one!"
Maika joined her, "We'll see about that!"
The sisters raced up the staircase and pushed each other for the best room; unfortunately, Soo got the bigger room first, much to Maika's dismay.
"Ha, ha I get the bigger room! I win!" Soo cheered.
Maika rolled her eyes, "Whatever,"
At least there not sharing a room, she walked over to the room across from the other one. She stepped inside and was amazed at how much space there was; for an extra sweet bonus, she gets a great view of the backyard. This beat's sharing a tiny room with very little living space and cracks on the walls.
Maika smiled, "Home sweet home,"
"Girls the movers are here!" Their mom called.
Maika and Soo rushed downstairs to find movers gathering stuff out of the truck; since they didn't have much furniture to unload, setting it up shouldn't take too long.
"Why don't we stay out of their way for a while, and I had a thought; for a dinner why don't we have pizza?" Lily asked.
This was new; they rarely go out to eat, let alone eat pizza. Back in Pyongyang, they only went out to eat when it was a celebration like a birthday or something along those lines. However, things are different now, maybe they'll go out to eat more often.
Soo beamed, "I've always wanted to try pizza; Maika do you want to try pizza?"
Maika smiled, "Pizza sounds amazing, but where would we go?"
"There's a pizza kitchen not too far from here, we can go when it's dinner time," Lily said.
"Yay!" Soo cheered.
The scent of fresh baked pizza greeted them as they walked in; the pizza kitchen was small but cozy, the walls were earth toned and were decked out in black and white portraits of Italy. A female employee with dark skin and curly black hair greeted them with a friendly smile.
"Welcome, table for three?" She asked.
"That's right," Lily said.
"Right this way," The waitress said.
They were led to a back booth by the window, it was cozy, and it was private. Once the waitress left with their drink orders, they scanned the menu to see what looks good. Maika's stomach growled louder than a humpback whale's song, she could eat almost everything on the menu and she'd still be hungry.
"Do you girls know what you want to order?" Lily asked.
Maika grinned, "To be honest I could eat everything on the menu,"
Soo giggled, "Can you eat an entire elephant?"
"If I wanted to, but for now I'd love some pizza," Maika said.
"Alright then a pizza it is," Lily said.
The waitress came back with drinks, which were a water and two colas.
"Here are your beverages, do you know what you want to eat?" She asked.
"Can we get a medium sized cheese and pepperoni pizza?" Maika asked.
"Alright, one medium cheese and pepperoni pizza coming right up," She said.
"Thank you," Maika said as the waitress left.
"This is so cool! Isn't this cool Maika?!" Soo beamed.
Maika chuckled, "It's an experience, I've never thought we'd ever try pizza,"
She's seen pizza in American commercials and movies; dad would've loved this. Her dad was a loving man who was against her country's dictatorship, much like her mother. She could feel tears running down her cheeks, which was noticed by her sister and mom.
"Maika dear, are you alright?" Lily asked.
Maika began to cry, "I was just thinking about dad,"
"I know but, he's here in spirit," Lily smiled.
Soo hugged her, "Don't be sad, pizza will make you happy,"
She chuckled, her little sister said the most random things to comfort her or their mom. But the sad thing was her sister never knew their dad, he died when her mom was pregnant with Soo. She knew about dad from pictures and stories.
"I know it's tough being here without your father, but he wouldn't want us to be sad, he'd want us to rejoice at the fact that we've finally started a new life," Lily smiled.
Maika wiped away her tears and smiled; dad would've been proud that they've finally freed themselves from the clutches of their dictator. Her parents have been working and fighting to move to a better place since before she was born. When she was six and when her mom was pregnant with her sister, they actually had the opportunity to leave North Korea but unfortunately her father died before they could do that; it's been ten years, but it didn't feel that long ago.
The mood instantly lightened when the waitress came back with a medium sized pizza that was half cheese and half pepperoni. They thanked the waitress and proceeded to try their first North American dish. Maika took a cheese and pepperoni slice; she took the cheese slice and was awe at it, she looked like an alien whose trying earth food for the first time. She took a bite and was starstruck; her eyes got large and she grinned like the 'Cheshire Cat'. If Maika's tried a certain dish or drink for the first time and she likes it, her pupils get bigger and she stops working for a few seconds.
Soo giggled, "I think Maika likes pizza,"
"I think she does to; what do you think sweetie?" Lily asked.
She's stunned, "Mom, my mouth is happy,"
She laughed, "I'm glad you like it,"
Soo reached for the pepperoni slice, "Are you going to eat that?"
Maika slapped Soo's hand.
"Ow!" Soo yelped.
"Mine," Maika glared.
They laughed at her newfound love for pizza, looks like Canada is going to sit with them just fine; especially with Maika, she's going to really like it here.
End of chapter 4; I'm sorry that this took so long, this one was a pain to try and write but I'm happy that its up and I hope your enjoying it. Remember to stay inside and wash your hands.