starting over

Chapter 8

Maya's POV:

I've been in this train for so long now. I don't even know where I am anymore.

The train stops and and the doors open.

I walk outside and walk out of the subway.

This looks different than New York. Where the heck am I?

I walk to an lady and ask "excuse me? I have a quick question. Where exactly am I right now?"

"Oh hello my dear. We're in Boston, why are you asking? Are you lost?" The lady asks me worried.

"Oh no no. I was just confused for a second. Thank you" I say.

"Wait. Are you sure?"

"Yes, thank you." I start to walk away.

So I'm in Boston now? Great. What now? I don't know anyone here.

I start to walk through the city. It's so pretty. Kinda different than New York tho.

I go into the mall and order a smootie at some little shop.

I start to drink it and look around.

Riley and I used to go shopping together all the time. Well when I got a chance to have some money.

I don't even have that much with me right now. How am I supposed to start over here when I have no idea what I'm doing?

Gosh, I'm so stupid.

I walk out of the mall and keep drinking my smootie and throw it into the trash then.

I sit on some bench in a park and lay my head down into my hands.

I need to figure out where I can sleep and all that stuff.

I'm still wondering why all of this had to happen.

I lost my best friend and my boyfriend. Well ex boyfriend..

A tear drops down my face. Great. Now I'm crying again.

"My dear, are you okay?" I hear someone say.

I look up and see that lady from earlier again. Is she like following me?

"Oh hey. Yea yea I'm fine." I say as she sits next to me.

I take my too bags off the bench so she has more space to sit down.

"Then why are you crying?" She asks me.

"Oh that's nothing, really."

"You're lost aren't you?"

"Well...yea kinda. I've never been in Boston before."

"What about you come with me for now and you tell me what happened?" She says.

Woah I don't know her and she invites me over already. Well she seems like a nice lady but what do I want in a strangers house? But I guess I don't have a choice. I don't really wanna sleep on the street tonight.

"Yea I guess. Thank you." I say.

I take my two bags and walk with her along the street in the park.

"My car is at the parking lot right there" she points.

I nod and she asks me "oh how rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Holland Thomsen and you are?"

"Umm... I'm Lily... Lily Glude." I say.

What? I know this woman for like a few hours. I don't know if it would be smart to just say my real name.

"You have a beautiful name. And here we are." She says standing in front of a big white car.

The car looks so expensive and glamorous. I'm not sure what car it is tho.

A guy comes out and opens the door.

"Hello Mrs Thomsen how was your day?" The man asks her.

"Oh it was really nice. Thanks for asking Paul. Oh and this is Lily." she says to him.

I just awkwardly smile at him. This is so weird omg.

"Hello Lily, I'm Mrs Thomsen's driver." he smiles at me.

A driver? Oh okay.

I smile back and sit into the car just like Holland.

Paul started the car and there we went.

"So where did you originally come from?" She asks me.

"New York." I say.

"Wow. Beautiful city. Been there a few times."

"Really? How did you like it?"

"I really like it. It's different than Boston. Don't get me wrong, I love Boston but New York is something new everytime."

I just smile at her.

The car stops and Paul says "And we're here."

When I looked out the car window I saw a big Palace with a big garden and two bodyguards.

Holy shit. This is beautiful. Where am I?

Paul opens my door and helps me out.

"Wow" I say looking at this palace.

"Yea that's what I thought when I first came here too." Paul whispers.

Paul is tan and has brown hair with brown eyes. He's tall and around 20, I would say.

Holland came out of the car and stood next to me and said "So here we are. Let's go inside."

Holland was a bit taller than me and had curly brown hair with glasses. She wore a green dress and a little hat.

A guy came out of the palace looking around my age.

"Mom, Alexis called earlier. She said that I need to tell you that the tea party is tomorrow already." he says.

"Thanks honey. Lily this is my son Bradley. Bradley this is Lily" she says putting her hand over my shoulder "she'll be here for a few days"

He smiled at me "hello lily, I'm bradley. Nice to meet you."

I smile back. "Nice to meet you too."