Under The Bright Lights

Chapter -3

     "Congratulations kiddo. I'm so sorry I can't be there to congratulate you in person. But you know how work is right? Good luck kiddo. Go out there and make me proud." Andrew's deep, baritone voice ring out of the cellphone.

"Thanks Dad. Love you." Alexandra replied with a small smile. She knew how hectic her dad's job could be at times. He had to drive someone around all day. Sometimes, he couldn't come home from months. He had to drive someone around from one city to another every single day. The man he was working for, William Archer, was a very renowned and famous lawyer, and so it's only normal that he would be would be needed in many places from time to time. And Andrew just happens to be his personal driver.

"Love you too Sweetheart. I'll see you real soon, but I gotta go for now. Love you guys, bye." They said their goodbyes, as he hung up. Alexandra let out a sigh as she held onto her suitcase and pulled on her Nike face cap. She looked at her mother and sister with a smile.

"I'll be back soon. I promise. It's only for a couple of months." She said. Rhonda and Eleanor both nodded and pulled her in for one more hug.

"We know, but we'll miss you. Make me proud Alex. And remember what I always tell you, never give up. No matter what anyone says or does, never give up on yourself or on your dreams. Okay?" Rhonda said, as she wiped away a lone tear that slid down her cheek. Alexandra nodded in reply.

"I'll make you proud Mom. All of you." Alexandra reassured. And so, after one last hug, they said their goodbyes and Alexandra slowly walked out of the house she had called home since she was born. She knew it would be hard to leave her family, but she just had to suck it up. This was the first step to accomplishing her dreams and she will stop at nothing to accomplish them. She took a long walk down the busy sidewalk, towards the only bus stop in Hope, Arkansas. Hopefully, there she would take a taxi directly to Ohio.

No looking back now.

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Car horns blared so loudly it could make a person deaf. Traffic. One of the many problems Hope, Arkansas had. Traffic in Hope is like a spiders web. Hundreds of cars were trying to find a way to manuver their way out of this mess but to no avail. Alexandra glanced at her wristwatch. 5:20 pm. She let out a frustrated sigh. At this rate, she would arrive at Ohio at midnight! The middle aged taxi driver kept sticking his bald head out of the window and yelling at the top of his lungs at the other drivers to 'move out of the fucking way'.

After 30 agonizing minutes of yelling and loud horns blaring, the traffic had finally cleared a little. Cars were finally moving more freely. The taxi sped down the road at top speed, the taxi driver not really giving a shit about the speed limit. In a way, Alexandra was kind of happy about it. At least she would get to Ohio faster.

"Hey Miss, may I ask for your name?" The taxi driver suddenly spoke up. Alexandra looked up at the rare view mirror to see him glancing between her and the long road up ahead. The taxi driver didn't look a day over 45. With a bald head and a light stubble on his jaw, he kind of looked like the older version of Jason Statham. He had kind electric blue eyes, a tall, lean build, thin red lips and an ever present warm smile on his face. He seemed like a very nice and friendly man, if he wasn't yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Alexandra. Yours?" Alexandra replied.

"Quentin. I'm guessing your going to be staying in Ohio for a while." Quentin inquired, as his smile grew wider. Alexandra couldn't help but smile back. This man's smile was contagious.

"Yeah. But only for a couple of months. I got accepted into a Pro Wrestling school." Alexandra said proudly. She was indeed proud of herself.

"Interesting. You wanna become a professional wrestler?" Quentin said with sincere curiosity. Most of the girls her age that he had met mostly wanted to become either models or actresses. While some just wanted to leech off on rich men to get themselves to the top. But this girl was different. Very different.