Elisabetta's goal
After graduating high school, Elisabetta went off to college to get her teaching degree. For as long as she could remember, she had always wanted to teach children and help them succeed at school. She was graduating tomorrow and had started to look for a teaching job away from her parents, to be independent, and to support herself. A few months after graduating, she was offered a teaching job at an elementary school as a fifth-grader teacher in Valley Spring, California. She was so excited to go out west and build a life for herself and to fulfill her calling as a teacher. Elisabetta planned on leaving in a few days for California to find an apartment and to get settled before the school year started in two weeks, as she got ready to start her first teaching job at Valley Spring Elementary. Elisabetta was excited, and she could not wait to start her first job. As soon as she got to California, she checked into a hotel and got right to work searching for an apartment to rent that was within her budget. She was quickly able to find a small house instead of an apartment from a widowed woman named Abby Sutton, who was looking for a part return to her house and move in quickly, and that included all the furniture as well. A few days after she had arrived in California, her father, Wilbert, called to check in on her to see how she was doing, as he asked.
''So, Elisabetta, how are you sitting in California, I hope it is well,'' Wilbert asked his daughter
''Just fine, father, I am excited for this adventure in her life and starting my teaching job next week Elisabetta replies
''That is great, Elisabetta; I am so proud of you. I know you will do great'' Wilbert replies
After Elisabetta finishes her phone conversation with her father, she starts to plan how she will decorate her first classroom. The next day, she will finally see the school she will be teaching at and the room that will be hers, as well as meet some of the other teachers and get to know the school before the year starts. In her heart, she knew she would be a great teacher, as her friends have told her over the years growing up that she would help them study if they had trouble with assignments for class, so she knew she was capable of teaching fifth graders. As she was planning her first day, her mind went to her friend Seth, whom she had kept in touch with until the past four years when they had lost touch, and she wondered if he fulfilled his dream of becoming an officer of the law just as she had in becoming a teacher, just like they had promised they would years ago, but she decided to date each other in the meantime with no commitment, so she went on with her life
Seth's goal
Seth's family had moved around a lot growing up, but it was not until after college that he was able to live on his own and support himself. It was the first time he was able to stay in one place for a long time after high school. Seth decided to go to college and then police school to be an officer and moved back to the States. After he got through the program, he decided to move to California, so he applied as an officer at the local station in the town of Valley Spring. He had been working there for the past year, and he loved the job and was able to stay in place. He had dated over the years. But his mind always went back to his childhood friend Elisabetta, whom he had stayed in touch with after his family moved away from Hamilton to northern Canada. He had written to her until the past four years, when they had lost touch. He kept wondering if he would ever see her again if it were God's plan for him to see her again. He had dated over the years. He decided to fill his time with other things and to avoid dating for a while, as he could never find a girl he liked enough. And especially after the breakup with his fiancée. The year before. Over the years, he wondered if she had fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher like he had fulfilled his dream of becoming an officer, as they had promised each other years ago they would do. So, he continued on a day-to-day routine until one day in August of 1984...
Elisabetta walked into a salon owned by a woman named Mary, whom she had made friends with when she first found the cafe about three weeks ago when she first moved to town. Seth also ate at the same cafe occasionally or stopped for a takeout coffee. and Abby was helping out Mary, as she occasionally did.
On this particular day, as Elisabetta was arriving, Seth was leaving, and right as they both arrived at the door at the exact same moment, Seth said
Is that you? I would recognize you almost anywhere. I can't believe it is you; it has been so long since we last saw each other," Seth says
"Yes, it is Seth Thorndike; is that you? I can't believe it. It has been so long. So glad we have run into each other; we certainly need to get together to catch up." Elisabetta responds, "How about tomorrow morning over breakfast?" I would rather not be late for work, she continues
"Tomorrow morning will be perfect; how does 8 am work for you?" Seth replies
"8 am is perfect; see you tomorrow," Elisabetta replies as they go in opposite directions to get on with their days
As Elisabetta is looking over the menu, she is thinking, Wow, I can't believe I just ran into my friend Seth again after all these years. I wonder what he has been up to. I will have to remember to ask him tomorrow when we meet for breakfast, Elisabetta says to herself as she gets ready to order a late lunch. When Abby gets to Elisabetta's table, the first thing she says to Elisabetta is:
"I noticed you seemed to know Seth as you came in and stopped to talk to him, Elisabetta." Abby inquires
I do know we knew each other as kids from the third through sixth grades before his family moved away from Hamilton to Northern Canada. It was great to see him after all these years," Elisabetta replies. "We plan on catching up tomorrow over breakfast," she continues.
"That is great Elisabetta" Abby responds
After Abby finishes her questions, she gets down to business and asks Elisabetta for her order, then walks away to fill it and tend to other customers.
Meanwhile, across town, Seth is at his desk at the police station, looking over some paperwork on a case he has been working on. As he is doing it, he is thinking to himself, Wow, I can't believe I just ran into Elisabetta after all these years. I wonder what she is doing in town. I will have to ask her tomorrow when we meet for breakfast. When we catch up, Seth says to himself, Seth goes on with the day at work before calling it to a stop for the night.
The next morning comes pretty quickly. Seth could not wait to see Elisabetta again and to catch up over breakfast at Saloon At the same time, Elisabetta was also getting ready to meet Seth for breakfast. She could not wait to see Seth again and to catch up. When Elisabetta ran into Seth yesterday, she felt something she had never felt before, and that was an instant connection of some sort, but she did not know if he felt the same way. after spending Twelve years apart, she first wanted to reform the friendship they had as kids growing up before bringing up the subject of dating to him since they were now adults and older
An hour later, at exactly 8 a.m., both Seth and Elisabetta arrived at the saloon at the exact same moment, coming from opposite ends of the street where the saloon was located. As soon as they got to the entrance, Jack opened the door and let Elisabetta in first, then followed. They chose a table by the window to sit down at as they looked over the menu as they waited for Mary to take their orders. Five minutes later, Mary approaches their table to take their order. They both decide to order what they usually get, which is a bagel with blueberry cream cheese and fresh fruit for Elisabetta and eggs and bacon for Seth, and they both order coffee. As soon as Mary leaves, Elisabetta and Seth start catching up on each other's lives since they last wrote and saw each other twelve years ago. Elisabetta starts the conversation off by saying,
"so Seth what have you been up to since your family moved away for Hamilton," Elisabetta asks
"Well, we moved to Canada, where I attended high school. After I graduated, I moved back on my own to the States for college and went to a police academy. For the past few weeks, I have been working at the local station in Valley Spring. What about you? What have you been up to, Elisabetta?" Seth responds
"Will I go to high school and, after graduating, go to teacher college? I just graduated and will be starting my first teaching job at Valley Spring Elementary as a fifth grader." Elisabetta responds
"that is so great, Elisabetta; it looks like we both have accomplished our dreams and goals, just like we promised each other we would all those years ago." Seth replies
"Yeah, I guess we did," Elisabetta responds
As they continue talking, Mary arrives with their meal, and they stop just long enough to thank Mary before continuing to catch up with one another. Pretty soon, they both have to go do other things for the day, but before they do, they decide to meet each other for breakfast every Saturday to continue catching up on their friendship. Elisabetta hopes it will turn into something more. Seth, on the other hand, is considering making it more, but he is not sure if he should or what Elisabetta wants; he just has to wait for the right moment to mention it at some point. He felt something he had never felt before towards Elisabetta when they ran into each other the other day; he felt an instant connection of some sort, but he was not sure how to bring it up to her so he planned a special day just so he could tell Elisabetta how he feels as soon as he thinks she is ready for more than just being friends since they have just reconnected after Twelve years