It was a Dark and Stormy Night; well actually it was the early morning of seven o'clock. Elsie, Tessa and Arthur were getting ready to move out the boxes from the apartment, and get them into the lobby. About two days ago Arthur arrived at his mother's apartment, to spend time with his sister and mother before he takes them to Juniper Tree College.
They walked around a lot, greeting Mr. Ling Ling, and meeting old family friends like Martha and her daughter Rosa who lived in apartment 802. It was moving day and Tessa was excited to be moving out of the town where she lived for all of her life.
"Alright Tess, Let's get moving with these boxes".
Arthur said while carrying at least three big boxes. Tessa grabs two boxes and starts to head out with her brother. Elsie holds the door open for Arthur and Tessa, while holding two suitcases. Elsie closes the door behind them, reminding herself that she should repaint the door. It was a faded red color, and one could see that the old color had been an ugly dull brown color; there was rusty numbers on the door that stated the apartment 1230. She walks towards the pair of elevators; Tessa and Arthur are already going back for their second round of boxes by the time Elsie gets there; she had grabbed the wrong suitcase, so she had to go back to get Tessa's suitcase.
She walks down the very familiar hallway, the one she has lived by for so many years. It changed a lot over the years; the once white carpets were grey, dusty, and you could see that many years had worn it down. The light sky blue of the walls have turned to a light gray color due to the staff trying to use cheap paint over the old luxurious paint that had hugged the old walls. It smelled of mildew, and of dust. Someone put a plug in scent sprayer on the wall. Trying to mask the scent, using the scents of Coconut and Pina Colada. As she walked she could hear the raindrops on the building, and the occasional thundering outside. Turning the corner, she hears a curious sound. Its one of the elevators, It has an ‘Out of Order’ sign on it. Elsie could clearly tell why. There was a pounding of buttons; the elevator buttons make a bell sound whenever you might push them. It sounded as if someone was pushing the buttons nonstop. It was giving her a slight headache, and she tried to ignore it by going to the working elevator and started to put everything on the elevator, so they could start loading things into the car. Tessa and Arthur come back and forth, and soon enough all of the boxes are in the elevator. They go down to the lobby, and pull out all the boxes, and put it in a stack by the lobby sitting area. They wait until Arthur goes and gets the car from O’Leary’s parking lot. Arthur takes quite a while to get back, but when he did, he drives a medium sized van in front of the apartments.
“Sorry it took so long, the road was blocked by a couple cop cars, they said the CVS had been broken into.” said Arthur, through the window.
“Oh, dear. well let’s hope they catch who ever did it, but now we have to load up the van” replied Elsie. So they loaded up the van, carrying the boxes, and organizing them, wearing bright yellow ponchos so not to get wet, seeing the average staff person loafing around. When everything was in the van, nice and neat and ready to go, Tessa and Elsie went back up to apartment 1230. So Tessa could say goodbye to the place she had lived all her life. Remembering the crowded but happy life she had when her father was still alive, when she shared a room with her sister, and when she sword-played with her brother. She remembers when the red door was slightly brighter. Hugging her Mother, she takes her last remaining items; her backpack, the last box of books, and the small painting her Grandmother painted for her of her family. Tessa heads down stairs, but Elsie remains to re-check everything to make sure everything is downstairs. She looks everywhere, in Tessa’s old room, the living room, the Tessa’s bathroom, the kitchen. In the last room; the office, Elsie spots Tessa’s favorite tote bag; with a picture of ten cats all wearing funny hats. So she picked it up, and brought it down stairs. Tessa only said her journals were in there so it felt too heavy to be just her notebooks, but she went down anyways. Putting the tote bag down, she hugs her daughter in the lobby. They both start to tear up, and Arthur joins in on the hugging. They hear a rustling, and turn to see Jane, running towards a young man, who had a cut on his jaw. Before Jane jumped on him, Elsie ran to grab her. Once she did Jane began to meow loudly.
“I’m so sorry, young man, Jane is usually very friendly to everyone, she has never jumped at anyone before”. “Well Tessa, looks like Jane was trying to follow you to college” Arthur said, and began to laugh.
“Well, it’s alright now, I've got her, now come and give me one last hug before you go on your way” They gave their Mother another huge hug, with Jane meowing in the middle. Tessa and Arthur get in the van, Elsie speaks to them through the window.
“Now, I’m sorry I can’t go with you again, but I have to go help at Cake Cubed, Anna has already been covering for me, plus I’m the main patisserie. If I miss anymore days we will be late for orders, and I’m already late for today.”
“I know Mom, It’s alright” “I know, I know, but you will phone me everyday right, and I’m sure you’ll be fine you've got your brother, and your sister once she comes back from studying abroad.” Elsie said. “Yeah, Mom, I know, we can also video chat too, you remember the day I taught you, right?”,
“Yes, Tessa, I do, now we’ll see each other at Thanksgiving, I love you, Take good care of her, Arthur."
“Will do, Mom,” Arthur replied.
“I love you too Mom, and I’ll see you then, I love you too Jane” Tessa blew both of them a kiss.
“Ok, see you later Mom” Arthur started the car and drove off.
I hugged Jane to my chest, and went back upstairs, to drop off Jane and get my bag. Walking to the bakery, which was right next to the Chain of Bishop's Businesses, I thought of when I went off out into the world, and wondered if that was how Tessa is feeling. Off into the real world, feeling a little bit scared, but hugely excited for the next step of her life.
Cake Cubed was a newer building than most, much older than the angelic ‘CVS’. She walked in, hearing the familiar 'ding' of the bell above the door.
“Welcome!” ,“Hello Linda, sorry I’m late for today”,
“It’s alright Elsie I know you were helping Tessa move out today, but we still have a list of what you have to prepare for today, Brian has already made some of it, but he left the rest for you ” said Linda,
“Okay, I’ll get started on it.” I walked in the locker room, put on my uniform, went to the kitchen, and started on the rest of the list for the day.
"Alright Tess, Let's get moving with these boxes".
Arthur said while carrying at least three big boxes. Tessa grabs two boxes and starts to head out with her brother. Elsie holds the door open for Arthur and Tessa, while holding two suitcases. Elsie closes the door behind them, reminding herself that she should repaint the door. It was a faded red color, and one could see that the old color had been an ugly dull brown color; there was rusty numbers on the door that stated the apartment 1230. She walks towards the pair of elevators; Tessa and Arthur are already going back for their second round of boxes by the time Elsie gets there; she had grabbed the wrong suitcase, so she had to go back to get Tessa's suitcase.
She walks down the very familiar hallway, the one she has lived by for so many years. It changed a lot over the years; the once white carpets were grey, dusty, and you could see that many years had worn it down. The light sky blue of the walls have turned to a light gray color due to the staff trying to use cheap paint over the old luxurious paint that had hugged the old walls. It smelled of mildew, and of dust. Someone put a plug in scent sprayer on the wall. Trying to mask the scent, using the scents of Coconut and Pina Colada. As she walked she could hear the raindrops on the building, and the occasional thundering outside. Turning the corner, she hears a curious sound. Its one of the elevators, It has an ‘Out of Order’ sign on it. Elsie could clearly tell why. There was a pounding of buttons; the elevator buttons make a bell sound whenever you might push them. It sounded as if someone was pushing the buttons nonstop. It was giving her a slight headache, and she tried to ignore it by going to the working elevator and started to put everything on the elevator, so they could start loading things into the car. Tessa and Arthur come back and forth, and soon enough all of the boxes are in the elevator. They go down to the lobby, and pull out all the boxes, and put it in a stack by the lobby sitting area. They wait until Arthur goes and gets the car from O’Leary’s parking lot. Arthur takes quite a while to get back, but when he did, he drives a medium sized van in front of the apartments.
“Sorry it took so long, the road was blocked by a couple cop cars, they said the CVS had been broken into.” said Arthur, through the window.
“Oh, dear. well let’s hope they catch who ever did it, but now we have to load up the van” replied Elsie. So they loaded up the van, carrying the boxes, and organizing them, wearing bright yellow ponchos so not to get wet, seeing the average staff person loafing around. When everything was in the van, nice and neat and ready to go, Tessa and Elsie went back up to apartment 1230. So Tessa could say goodbye to the place she had lived all her life. Remembering the crowded but happy life she had when her father was still alive, when she shared a room with her sister, and when she sword-played with her brother. She remembers when the red door was slightly brighter. Hugging her Mother, she takes her last remaining items; her backpack, the last box of books, and the small painting her Grandmother painted for her of her family. Tessa heads down stairs, but Elsie remains to re-check everything to make sure everything is downstairs. She looks everywhere, in Tessa’s old room, the living room, the Tessa’s bathroom, the kitchen. In the last room; the office, Elsie spots Tessa’s favorite tote bag; with a picture of ten cats all wearing funny hats. So she picked it up, and brought it down stairs. Tessa only said her journals were in there so it felt too heavy to be just her notebooks, but she went down anyways. Putting the tote bag down, she hugs her daughter in the lobby. They both start to tear up, and Arthur joins in on the hugging. They hear a rustling, and turn to see Jane, running towards a young man, who had a cut on his jaw. Before Jane jumped on him, Elsie ran to grab her. Once she did Jane began to meow loudly.
“I’m so sorry, young man, Jane is usually very friendly to everyone, she has never jumped at anyone before”. “Well Tessa, looks like Jane was trying to follow you to college” Arthur said, and began to laugh.
“Well, it’s alright now, I've got her, now come and give me one last hug before you go on your way” They gave their Mother another huge hug, with Jane meowing in the middle. Tessa and Arthur get in the van, Elsie speaks to them through the window.
“Now, I’m sorry I can’t go with you again, but I have to go help at Cake Cubed, Anna has already been covering for me, plus I’m the main patisserie. If I miss anymore days we will be late for orders, and I’m already late for today.”
“I know Mom, It’s alright” “I know, I know, but you will phone me everyday right, and I’m sure you’ll be fine you've got your brother, and your sister once she comes back from studying abroad.” Elsie said. “Yeah, Mom, I know, we can also video chat too, you remember the day I taught you, right?”,
“Yes, Tessa, I do, now we’ll see each other at Thanksgiving, I love you, Take good care of her, Arthur."
“Will do, Mom,” Arthur replied.
“I love you too Mom, and I’ll see you then, I love you too Jane” Tessa blew both of them a kiss.
“Ok, see you later Mom” Arthur started the car and drove off.
I hugged Jane to my chest, and went back upstairs, to drop off Jane and get my bag. Walking to the bakery, which was right next to the Chain of Bishop's Businesses, I thought of when I went off out into the world, and wondered if that was how Tessa is feeling. Off into the real world, feeling a little bit scared, but hugely excited for the next step of her life.
Cake Cubed was a newer building than most, much older than the angelic ‘CVS’. She walked in, hearing the familiar 'ding' of the bell above the door.
“Welcome!” ,“Hello Linda, sorry I’m late for today”,
“It’s alright Elsie I know you were helping Tessa move out today, but we still have a list of what you have to prepare for today, Brian has already made some of it, but he left the rest for you ” said Linda,
“Okay, I’ll get started on it.” I walked in the locker room, put on my uniform, went to the kitchen, and started on the rest of the list for the day.
