everything happens for a reason

the day

the last two days were made by pure anxiety, I couldn't wait to see her again. But today, is the day. I told Cate where we supposed to meet and I'm heading there.

I'm standing with my back agains the nearest wall. I was grabbing my pack of cigarettes from my bag when I see a cab stop right in front of me. And there she is. She's so perfect with that grey suit omg. Without noticing, my mouth was slightly open, but enough to prove that what I was looking at was stunning. So I am there with a barely opened mouth and my pack of cigarettes in my hand.

"hey sweetie! Come here"

and there I am, between the arms of the woman i'm in love with.

"hey Cate, I missed you so so much"

"oh y/n, me too"

"where's your suitcase? Let me take it, I'll put it in my car, it's right here"

"thanks, there it is"

she hands me her suitcase

"by the way, aren't you a little young for those things?"

she says pointing at my cigarettes

"Cate, don't worry, I'm 19 it's completely legal"

"oh alright. Let's go and have a good breakfast shall we?"

"let's go, follow me"

We walk trough the downtown to finally reach the fanciest bar of this town and we sit. We take our order that comes after not even a minute and this is when our actual talk starts.

"sooo, how about you tell me something about you? You make me more curious every second that goes by."

"uhm I don't know where to start. So you already know my name. I live in this town, I moved here because this is where my university is, I'm studying literature. And i don't know what to say anymore, I thought that i would have talked more"

"hey no that's fine you'll be talking more, I love your voice. So your studying literature, how I love it! What's your dream job honey?"

"oh god, my dream job. I actually don't know if I should tell you"

"come on I wanna know everything about you"

"alright. I'm still not sure but ok. I've always wanted to be an actress, yes just like you"

"oh god, that's amazing!"

"I frequented every theater lesson for five years in high school, it was an optional project, you had to sign up for it. I still remember my first play, I was so scared, the whole theater thing was new to me. But soon enough I loved it"

"so now you wanna be on a screen right?"

"yeah, theater is good but i'm a little tired of it you know. I'm not amazing but I'm not even that bad, I mean I studied for five whole years"

"honey you're so beautiful, I bet that if you cast for something they'll fight to have you"

"oh shush, I'm not beautiful"

"believe me, you are. But why haven't you ever made a casting?"

"my parents told me that I had to study serious things and don't waste my time over something that's almost impossible to them. I wanted to go to Rome to university cause there's the cinema one but they didn't want me to. And actually, I don't even want to start an acting job here in Italy, my plan is to go somewhere else like in united states"

"wow, you certainly have an organized mind. Listen, why don't you come with me in New York? I'll have to be there in two weeks, just when I'll leave Italy. Maybe I can make you meet some people that will make you realize your dream"

"what about university?"

"screw it, if you wanna keep studying I'll make sure you'll go to an excellent one. move with me"

"it sounds good, but what about my parents?"

"oh god, what about this, what about that, come on! I'll talk to them. Isn't another dream of yours to leave Italy? I'll think about that"

"they don't know how to speak english, but my dad understands it a little"

"so your dad will know how to translate simple words"

"alright you won, I'm coming with you no matter what, the train is right in front of me, the only thing I have to do is to catch it"

"that's the right spirit honey! come on, let's go home, i'm a little bit tired"

I pay and we reach home in two minutes.
And after three weeks, I am finally in my house. The best part is that I am with Cate, the woman I had a crush on since so much time that I've lost the count of the years.

I'm so excited but also worried about what my parents will say about that whole stuff but I'm trying my best to stay positive.