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Chapter 9
Monday morning surprised me. After I finished my rituals I decided to go out. I found a rose at my door. It was perfect; half opened and a deep red. I stared at it in awe. I knew my charming Embry had left it there. I certainly didn't deserve his unconditional love. I put it in a vase and went out for a walk around town with Rocky in tow. We visited a bakery that had fresh bagels and amazing coffee. I am a coffee addict, what can I say?
I stopped in an interesting tribal store. There were tons of little knick-nacs. I decided to buy a beautiful dream catcher. I've always loved them, and hoped it would help. There were several to choose from but I picked a medium sized, natural colored one. I visited a few other stores along the way; an antique shop, a music store, and a book store, which were all very enjoyable. I noticed I had way too many bags; then I realized I have a disease. I Charlemagne Elizabeth McCormack am a shop-a-holic! It was already 11am so I decided to return to my room but stopped outside a café to read a message board. I noticed one in particular.
"House for Sale"
3 bedroom 2 bath
2 car
garage
(369)113-0920
I snatched the ad, and ran home. I decided to go over to Emily's for her opinion.
"Emily, are you home?" I called working my way through to the kitchen. I figured she would be there.
"Yes, I'll be in, in a moment!" I heard her call from outback. I peered out the window and saw her messing around in her garden. She finished what she was doing, and wiping her brow she entered the house.
"Oh! Hey Liz, how are you?" She asked while washing her hands.
"I'm great; you would never believe what I found." I replied excitedly while taking the paper out and handing it to her. I watched as her eyes ran over the paper, and noticed the quaint smile when she finished.
"Wow, this is great, a little big for just you though. Have you called yet?" The slightly older women asked. I looked at her and shook my head "no".
"I was thinking maybe I could get someone to move in with me. I know you are the lady with all the answers and I want you to go look at it with me." I told her honestly. I smiled widely to entice excitement. She smiled back, widely.
"I would love to! I need something to get me out of this house every now and then." She gushed excitedly.
"We should call Kim! She would love to go to, plus I would bet she is ready to leave home and move in with Jared. It would be great for them to have there own apartment together. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if you're overloaded with offers to be your roommate." She teased lightly. I giggled happily and called Kim.
Kim
wanted to go, no surprise. She also told me she would love to be my
fellow renter, with Jared of course.
Kim decided she would meet up
with us after I called; I agreed and dialed the number.
"Hello? May I ask whose calling?" An older sounding lady answered.
"Yes, my name is Liz, and I am interested in your house for sale. I was wondering when I would be able to come look at it." I answered.
" Well Liz, I am in quite the hurry to sell so if your free today, please come on over. The address is 13 Elm Street." She told me and I grimaced the thought of living on Elm Street.
"Ok, that's wonderful! I was hoping I could stop by soon. So I'll see you then. Bye" I replied happily.
"See you soon, ta ta!" She replied as I heard a distinct click. I looked up at my friend in excitement. I grabbed my coat, noticing it had started to rain and motioned for Emily to do so.
Emily called Kim as we hopped in the car and took off for the house. As we arrived I noticed a small black Toyota and figured it was Kim's. I was right as I saw the obviously Quileute girl get out of the car. I greeted her as she walked up to the porch with us. The house was beautiful, or at least to me. I noticed it would need fresh paint and a little fixing here and there but I was still in love with it.
It was a 2 story house. It was off white with dark red trim. It had a nice deck in the back.
We rang the bell and were greeted by an older lady,
with deep wrinkles and a kind smile.
"Hello you must be Liz."
She greeted Emily shaking her hand. We laughed.
"Actually I am it's nice to meet you." I greeted her friendly as the lady laughed lightly and shook my hand.
"These are my friends, Emily and Kim." I told the lady.
"It's very nice to meet you all, I am Maryanne Moon." She told us as she led us inside. I was captivated by the adorable living room we entered into. The walls were a beautiful light teal, and it had honey colored wood flooring. There was almost no furniture, but it was large and inviting.
We continued through the first floor, it consisted of a large kitchen, with an island dining table, a small bathroom and an open room in the back of the house. I was very pleased to see the hot tub in the back room. There were a couple large closets. I learned there were two sets of stairs. One that led to just the second floor and one that led to both the second floor and the attic. The one came from the living room and the other from the back room.
We continued to the second floor. There was a wide hall way with four doors, two on each side. We checked each of them out. The closest one on the right was the largest because the bathroom was next to it. We knew it would be Jared and Kim's. We then looked at the bathroom. It was actually bigger than we thought it would be. It had a large shower/bath. The other two rooms were identical. They were decent, not too small.
Finally she showed us the attic; I figured it wouldn't be
useable. Most attics aren't. I was definitely surprised. It was
large and carpeted. It had a little balcony and a large window that
you could sit in. I fell in love, with the room.
After the tour,
I was so excited I didn't even let myself think about it. I bought
it right then and there. I had plenty of heritance money, so it
wasn't a big deal.
As I signed my name everyone read it with surprise.
"I thought your name was Liz?" Kim asked in confusion. I laughed realizing no one knew.
"Well I go by my middle name because Charlemagne was too long when I was little. My mom just started calling me Liz." I told them.
"Why not go by Charlie?" She asked.
"Because my mom is retarded and she named my twin brother Charles. He got that nickname" I told them truthfully. They laughed. The rest of the signing process went by without surprise.
The three of us girls went over to Emily's and discussed the house. We talked about every little detail, from decorations to who should be our other roommates. We knew we would have to talk to everyone together, so we planned a dinner for tomorrow.
It was 4:30 so I said my goodbyes and headed home. I was starving because I hadn't eaten since 8 o'clock. I decided to call Embry; I missed him having not seen him yet today. I figured he would be hungry too. I realized I didn't have his number, so I called Emily.
"Hello?" Someone answered in a gruff voice. I couldn't tell who it was.
"Hi, Is Emily there?" I asked unsure that I had the right number.
"Uh, yeah hold on." He told me, I realized it was probably one of the boys. I waited patiently, listening to the sounds on the other end of the phone.
"Hello?" I heard Emily ask.
"Hey Em, its Liz. I was wondering if you had Embry's number." I asked a little embarrassed.
"Yeah, hold on a second" She told me as I waited.
"Ok, its 509-5683." She told me. I thanked her and said goodbye.
I quickly dialed the number, and heard the phone ring. After the third ring I gave up. No one answered. My heart fell. I was officially obsessed. I've only known the guy a couple of days and I can't even go without him for a full day. I decided I would back off. My day ended without much excitement. I went to bed and once again was cursed with nightmares. I cursed at the dream catcher.
Wow she bought a house! Who will be her roommate? Where was Embry? Review and ill tell you.