Chapter 2
All the inspection of the home was going fine until I saw a brick wall painted totally grey in color.
"Dad, why is there a brick wall down there?"I questioned him.
"It looks as if it is separating our house from another house right there "said my dad.
Many days passed by as we arranged our old furniture with the new one. I however was happy because I received a bookshelf by my dad to keep in my activity room on the fourth floor. We had divided our floors on the following basis. The first floor would be where the kitchen, the living room would be situated. The second floor would have a room for my parents, their home-theater system, and personal gym and of course a study. The same was for Teddy and Alice whose room would be on the third floor and finally my own floor all to me. I was excited because I never lived like this before.
It took 8 days on whole before we were finally settled.
"You know what mom, now that I think about it this pace is not so bad after all "I said to mom cheerfully.
The exciting part was that I received a laptop and an i-pod as a present.
The following day after, we all went to shopping where I purchased some books, new bed sheets and curtains and a few music cds.
We also went to a school for my enrollment but it was their summer vacations so it meant I would start school from the next semester. I
After all this excitement died, I realized that I had no friends which meant boring vacations. So I confided this fact to my mom who in return said that I should visit next door.
I thought that this was a cool idea and this is where the real story begins.
So following my mother's advice, I decided to visit next door.
"Mom, what should I wear?"I asked.
"Where are you going, Tory?"My mother asked in return.
"Oh, nothing. I just visiting next door "I replied.
"Wear something casual "my mother said.
After this brief conversation, I decided to wear a colorful minidress I just bought because it was too hot for a mid July weather.
I walked out of my house nervous. Why was I nervous? I did not know but maybe the fact I never visited anyone's house alone scared me.
So I mustered up all the courage I could and knocked the door in order to find a beautiful woman in her forties welcoming me.
"Who are you, dear?"She questioned me. The one thing I noticed was the clarity in her voice with the gentle attitude kept alive.
"I am Tory Gardiner and I am your new neighbor "I replied hesitatingly.
"Oh! Is it so. Well come in "said the woman.
She took me in to her living room which was as grand as ours.
"I am Mrs. Rosen "said the woman.
"Nice meeting you "I replied.
"Let me call my son. He is right upstairs. You seem his age "sad the Mrs. Rosen.
Then she called her son through a telephone and asked him to come down. 'Wow, that is classy' I thought.
That was until my eyes fell on a pair of green eyes which were so deep.