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New Beginnings

AUTHORS NOTE:
Hey guys, so I'm sorry that I deleted my old book, but it didn't show what I was capable of as a writer. I'm hoping that this one does. This chapter is really short but it really is only and introduction and kind of a backstory to the main character before I dive in and start writing the actual book.

Don't be silent readers like my last book, comment if you have any suggestions or questions, or even just normal comments. Hope you guys enjoy, Em xxx.

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Indie's POV -

I guess you could call me a "book worm" of sorts. I often idealised about the lives of some of my favourite characters within the pages of my favourite books, I wanted my life to be theirs... I mean I'm sure you can relate, you must have read a book and wished you could trade your life for theirs. But I guess that's the good thing about books, books are the only thing in the entire world that can take you to places life simply can not. That is of course, only when you let your imagination run wild and free, when you let your imagination run carelessly and relentlessly, you can see things that would be impossible for the ordinary human eye to see...

I was young and didn't necessarily know where my life was headed, all I knew was that I wanted to study Art. I had been accepted into Yale University, which was quite an honourable achievement. Art was my forte and I had such an immeasurable amount of passion for that subject that I had filled my entire life with art. I loved the fact that from the beginning of one, simple, empty, blank, white canvas, so much life could be created. The amount of emotion one abstract artwork held... was really up to the eye of the beholder. Whether it had a blue background and simple black squiggly lines throughout it, it could either be taken as a sad, frantic mood where the beholder of the emotion, didn't know what to do or where to go, or it could be perceived as an angry mood, the lines showing anger and aggression as they twist and twirl over and around each other battling for dominance.

I moved away from home, from my family and friends 3 and a half years ago to attend Uni. I honestly hadn't had the best upbringing, it wasn't an alcoholic or abusive household, just not everyone got along all the time. I no longer talk to most of my family, my dad cheated on my mum, they got divorced and with the stress of it all, my mother did become a minor alcoholic, some nights she would go out to God knows where and wouldn't return home until the sky had turned evil and black, no stars to be seen, often she would bring home a man, usually a lot younger than her age, but I honestly came to terms with the whole situation, it was her way of coping with what had happened, whether it was heathy or not, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept it. Ruth, known as mom, had managed to pick herself up, get a new job and become healthy again. I was happy about this. I thought it was just best for me to move away and start a new chapter in my life.

That is exactly what I done. Started a new chapter in my life, I threw out all my old clothing and furniture, apart from my dresser, bed and bedside tables and moved to a small apartment building on 84th Boulevard, which lucky for me was only about 3 or 4 streets away from Yale, walking distance, which was pleasing. I created my own style and kept to myself, minded my own business and really only knew the people from my classes and the elderly woman who lived below me.

Her name was Beth, born in 1936, making her 79, she often told me stories about her and her late husband Ira who passed from terminal cancer. She was lovely lady and made the best chocolate brownies that she made for me every Wednesday. Beth's stories were amazing, I sometimes imagined myself in her place, living an old style, romantic love story that every young girl wanted.

I believe that creating a new chapter in my life was the best thing I could have done for myself, I have a lot more new chapters to start here on 84th Boulevard.