Country Plains & City Streets
Chapter 4: THE ONE!
Riven puts his cell phone in his suit pocket, and heads out of his room and down to the entrance of the Inn, as he was about to leave Misses Jackson called out to him.
"Mr. Duncan… can you come here for a sec?"
Riven gave a polite smile and headed towards her way.
"Hello Mr. Duncan, did my maid send you the towels and soap to your room?"
"Ah yes, she did, and thank you even though I really didn't even notice that my room didn't had any"
"Oh, how silly, now where are you going so nicely dressed? That is you don't mind and old gall like asking?"
"I don't mind at all, I was heading to the county fair"
"Dressed liked that? Oh don't get me wrong deer is just you look like you're looking for some business meeting"
"I actually work in a business, Music business to be exact"
"Oh really? But what are you doing here in a small town like this?"
"Looking for natural talents"
"Well you'll have no problem with that, she's one the best natural singers in this little old place"
"Who?"
"Oh, you already know her"
"Do I?"
"Yes you do, you'll know whom I'm talking about when you see her at the competition with Alexia, and she's performing this afternoon"
"Ah, ok then, well I better get going, got to win a stuffed bear for my little girl"
"You have a daughter?"
"Yes, she's 8, I'm a single father"
"Oh but how old are you? You look too young and handsome to be a father"
"I'm 24; I was 17 when I had her"
"Oh, well I'm sure you had to go through a lot to be the successful man you are today… Well I better get back to work and leave you to get that stuffed bear, hope you enjoy that fair, have a nice day now'
"I sure did, and thank you"
Riven walked out the Inn, and saw a big group of kids running towards the fair, to his surprise, he didn't have to drive, the fair was only a few feet away from the Inn, as he walked there he notice Musa on a horse with the number 5 on the side, he walked over to her, but she didn't notice until he spoke.
"Well don't you look like a super star"
"Oh well, fancy meeting you here"
"I thought you told me to be here?"
"I guess I did"
"You compete?"
"Yup, Alexia and I are going to try and win 1st place, if not then I'd be proud of our girl, because I know she did her best"
When Riven heard the horses name was Alexia, he thought about what Missis Jackson told him
"So do you by any chance sing?"
"As a matter of fact, I do why?"
"So she was talking about you, should have known"
"Who was talking about me?"
"Your boss, she said that you're the best singer in this town"
"That's what everyone says, I ain't the only one with talents in this town"
"I'll be the judge of that"
Musa was surprised, she raised one aye brow and thought 'who does he think he is? Though I'll have to admit that he's really cute for a city boy'
"How old are you?"
"24, you?
"22, it's amazing that a guy like you ain't already married"
"Why's that?"
"I don't lie, so I'll just come out and say it; you're a real cutie for a city boy"
"You're not so bad yourself, how come you're single?"
"No man can force a heart to love a stone; I haven't found my other half of my heart"
"So you're saying you don't like men that can control your every move, but instead you want someone to love, care, and trust and protect you and treat you right?"
"How can you say those words and not be married with kids?"
"Married, well let's just say that when it comes to soul mates, it's hard for me to know who to give my heart to, but kids? I love them; I have an 8 year old actually"
"Na, now you're playing with me" said Musa as she got off Alexia (The competitions haven't started yet, they were still getting ready)
"I'm not playing with you, look I'll show you a picture of her" Riven took out his phone and showed Musa the Picture of Elizabeth's school picture, she had her magenta hair loose but held with clips, her violet eyes were shining, she wore a purple Victorian style dress holding a teddy bear.
"Ain't she the cutest thing I've ever seen, she looks just like you"
"Thank you"
"What ever happened to her mother?"
"Her mother wanted nothing to do with her, so she left full custody to me"
"That's sad that her mama don't want nothing to do with her, no mother should abandon her child"
"How would you know how she feels?"
"Because my mother passed away when I was young, I know that being a single dad ain't easy, because I see my papa struggle every day, so trust me I know what it feels like not to have a mother kiss you goodnight"
Riven stood in shock, he had no idea that a girls as beautiful and smart as her would live a life like that.
"So what's the little angel's name?" Musa asked breaking that awkward silence
"Elizabeth Marie Duncan, and trust me, she's no angel"
"Why's that?"
"Oh I have my reasons" Riven said remembering their little conversation over the phone. "But I love her no matter how sneaky she may be"
"I can tell that you do, and by the way, that's a pretty name"
"I know…"
'Alright Cow Boys and Cow Girls get on your horses because the competition is about to begin'
"Well that's my cue, me and Alexia better get going"
"Good luck out there, and I'll see you at the spot light" said Riven pointing at the stage.
"Sure thing but where are you going?"
"To play some games to see IF I can win my little girl a teddy bear"
"Well good luck with that"
Musa and Alexia preformed tricks and did the rail around, after the judges were done deciding Musa and Alexia got 2nd place, but Musa was still proud because Alexia did a full jump, in the games after almost 100 fails Riven won and got a big stuffed horse that look sort of Alexia for his daughter.
'Ladies and Gentleman, I just wanted to thank ya'll for coming today, we did this fair to support St. Jews since they helped with our towns little kid we love Jerry, now Jerry will be coming home in a few weeks, until then let's hear some fine folks with talents that are here tonight to sing for Jerry and St. Jew'
A few performers went on before Musa, finally after Nickel Back finished, Musa went on.
"Howdy everyone, how's every one of ya'll doing tonight?" the crowd cheered. "Well I wrote this song not only for the town's lovable kid Jerry but for all of the kids that are in St. Jews and for everyone that needs a little faith, but I would like to thank my friend Flora for helping write this song, it's called "So Small"
So Small (By Carrie Underwood)
Yeah, Yeah
What you got if you ain't got love
The kind that you just want to give away
It's ok to open up
Go ahead and let the light shine through
I know it's hard on a rainy day
You wanna shut the world out and just be left alone
But don't run out on your faith
Cause sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
And when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else seem
So small
[ Lyrics from: lyrics/c/carrie_underwood/so_ ]
It's so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It's like a river that's so wide it swallows you whole
While you're sitting around thinking about what you can't change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time's flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count cause you can't get it back
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh, and when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else seem
So small, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Ohh, and then you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else...
Oh, it sure makes everything else seem
So small
Yeah, yeah
Riven stood in shock, he found THE ONE! But he knew that convincing this country girl to leave her home town to move into the city life would not be easy.
"Thank you everybody"
Musa got off the stage, to encounter Riven.
"You… you were amazing…. More than amazing… I can't even find the right words for it"
"Thank you"
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
"Nothing, I don't have work tomorrow, why?"
"You, me, lunch at 12 sharp, look pretty"
"Ok but where?"
"In the Inn, you haven't eaten there before?"
"Nope"
"Well in the Inn them, be there"
"Ok?"
"Here's my number, in case something comes up, you give me a call and I'll change the lunch date, I have to go and talk to my little girl, so try and make it tomorrow ok?"
"Ok, I'll call you if something comes up"
Riven walked into his room in the Inn, he dialed Stella's number.
"Hey Stella, is Elizabeth awake? Can you put her on?"
"Hi Daddy"
"Hey sport how's it going?"
"Bad, I really miss you, please come home dad"
"I miss you too, but I'm just 5 days away"
"5 days is too much"
"Hey no sad faces, guess what?"
"What?"
"I got you a prize at the fair"
"You did? But how? You suck at carnival games"
"Hey"
"Sorry daddy but it's the truth, but I'm glad you did, hey dad did you found THE ONE yet?"
"Yes I did, I'm going to have lunch with her tomorrow to see if she'll accept the contract"
"Is it the pretty girl you told me about?"
"No…"
"Then why are you scratching your chin? As far as I know you only scratch your chin when you're in denial"
"How do you know all that Elizabeth, do you have a hidden camera or something on me?"
"No I don't and I never said I that I KNEW that you were scratching your chin"
"Uuh…"
"Oh so it is the same girl? You know you're getting too predictable dad"
"Yeah, I can see that"
"So when is this date again?"
"It is not a date Elizabeth; it's just a small lunch meeting to see if she'll accept the contract"
"Sure… whatever you say daddy"
"Don't start or you're not getting your present"
"Ok, I'll stop, and besides I have to get ready for bed, I have school tomorrow"
"Alright kiddo, have a goodnight, and don't be so sad, I'll be home before you know it"
"Alright dad see you in 5 days, love you goodnight"
"Love you too kiddo, goodnight"
Back at the farm, Musa laid in her PJ's looking at the piece of paper with Riven's number on it, Musa didn't knew if she should go since her father is sick, but when she told her dad everything, he dined that he was ill, he didn't wanted Musa to worry, so he told her he'd be alright, knowing that he's lying to her breaks his heart, but he can't face that fact of his daughter crying if she ever found out that he has cancer.
AN: DUN… DUN… DUUUUUUUUNNN! OMG Musa's father has cancer and she doesn't even know it! Ooh I wonder what would happen if Musa found out? Stay tune for the next chap and thank you guys so much for the reviews!