The Taxi Driver

Chapter 1

She sat there in her room thinking about it. She has to do it for her father. She got off her bed and walked over to her closet. It spun around and created her outfit. She picked it up and got into it. She took her brush and comb through her hair. She applied her makeup and looked at herself in the mirror. 'I'm coming mom.' She thought to herself. She frowned and put on her heels. She heard the mic go on. Then the sound of her father's voice. "Please help welcome my daughter, Laura Marano." He signaled her. She got to the stairs and soon she was bombarded with claps. She sucked in a breath and started going down the stairs.

Her father smiled at her. He held out his hand to help her down. She took it and finished walking down the stairs. She forced a smile and continued to walk into the crowd of people. "Wow. She's grown into a beautiful young lady." A friend of her father said as he looked at her up and down. She forced a smile. He cupped her face and gave her a kiss on the forehead. She smiled. "Happy Birthday." He smiled. She smiled back. "Thank you." She said. More birthday wishes came as she walked in. She was throwing thank yous left and right. She was then greeted by her uncle. Her mom's brother. She flashed the biggest smile and hugged him tightly.

"Wow. Look at you. Your mom would be so proud of you." He smiled. "I'm old now. I'm gonna be 20. Wait I am 20." She said. He chuckled and gave her another hug. She only smiled when it came to her dad and uncle. Everyone else was kinda in the dust. "Hey uncle?" She asked him. He looked at her as they walked over to the table. "Yes?" He asked as he pulled her chair out for her. She smiled and sat down. He sat down and looked at her. "Do you think maybe I can...." She trailed off. He gave her a look. "You know I can't make that choice for you." He said. "I know but its just dad would never let me." She said frowning.

He looked over at her dad who wss talking to a few people. "You said so yourself. You should be able to do things on your own now." He smiled. She chuckled lightly. "Are you sure? How about dad?" She asked. "If your hearts in it, then you should do it. Without you dad' permission." He told her. "Thanks uncle. But last time I checked, I need money." She said. "Are you kidding? Your loaded. Did you see your account?" He asked her. "An account daddy owns." She frowned. He laughed. "No. You own it now. I mean your an official adult." He encouraged her. "But please talk to your dad about it." He said. She nodded and looked at her dad. 'I wish I could.'

She packed up a few things and started on how long she wanted to stay. She thought maybe just a few months or so. She just wants to be able to spend her time there until she feels like she's ready to let go. She could never but she has to at some point. Her dad acts as if he has already forgotten about her. She knew he was hurting but he was being strong for her sake. She admired it but it wasn't making her feel any better because she felt he didn't care about her as much. There came a knock at the door. "Come in." She said softly. Her dad opened the door and came into view. "Laura....." He said. "Hi dad." She said as she put together her last bag. He looked around her room. "Where are you going?" He asked looking at her packed bags. She took a deep breath and face her dad. "I was thinking of maybe visiting." She said. He shook his head.

"Why?" He asked. "Because dad. I'm not ready to let go. I want to atleast visit her once. Just once." She said. Her dad held her hand. "Laur...Please." He begged. "Dad no. I have to. I can't live with myself if I don't ". She said. "I understand." He said. "Then you'll let me do it." She said and went over to her desk. "Fine. But your gonna need this." He said handing a package. She looked in it. "Are you sure?" She asked him. He nodded. "I'll give you your space. Go ahead and do what you need to do." He said. She smiled. He smiled back and kissed her cheek. "I'll go get your flights all set up." He said and walked out her room. She looked on as he left. 'I'm coming mom. I'm coming.'

She made her way out of the airport and smiled looking around. This was the place her mom was born. "We need to get into town. And your dad said to make sure you got there safely." Rebecca said. She was her best friend. Rocky smiled and looked at her. "We need to go check to make sure you get home before it gets dark." He said. "Alright. Gosh."She said and looked around for a way. "Find us a cab. I'm gonna go comfirm our reservations." She said. They nodded and looked around for a cab. They seen one at the end of the street and walked over to it. "Is that guy sleeping?" Rebecca asked. Rocky nodded and they knocked on the door. "Hey! Hey you!" They knocked on the door.

A little kid emerged from the other side. "Hey! You don't intrupt his naps! Ever!" He told him. "I don't care. We need him to take us to the city." Rebecca said. "Yeah. Its getting late." Rocky added. "Well you would need to wait for him to finish his nap." Todd told them. "Please." She begged. Rocky rolled his eyes and knocked harder on the door. "You need to wake up! We don't have a lot of time! Wake up!!" He shouted. Rebecca tried to stop him but he continued. Soon the door flew open causing them to jerk back. He emerged from his nap. They gasped. "Who was the one who intrupted my nap?" He asked. The kid laughed as Rebecca and Rocky try to regain themselves.

"It was those two over there." He laughed. He turned to face them. "You? It was you. Do you not know the rules?" He asked grabbing on to Rocky's collar. He gulped. "What? No. What rules?" He flushed as he seen him ball his fist. The kid got out the car. "No. No. Leave them. You could just tell by the way their dress." He laughed. "What do you mean?" He asked loosening his grip on Rocky's collar. Rebecca got in between them. "Their from the upper class society. They need a ride to town." The kid told him. "Well...I'm not giving any rides. Not at this hour." He said turning away from them. "What please?" Becca asked him. "No." He said. "Please man." Rocky said. "No." He said again. Laura walked over. "Even me?" She asked. "I said----" He turned around to look at them. "Please..." She said. He stared at her. "Please.." She repeated. The kid looked at him. "Psst...Ross...Your staring..." He said. She looked down. "Please..." She said. He licked his lips and nodded. "Of course." He smiled. She smiled back. Rebecca and Rocky made a face. "Piece of--" He looked at them. "What was that?" He asked. "Nothing!" They said together. He smirked.
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