Anna Marie's POV
This is it. Its time for me to get out of this hard, cold bed and face the day. I get to see Ed today before I go to the park. Im half way excited to see the alluring ginger boy. A part of me is afraid to see him, and to trust him, but another part of me is so excited to see him because I feel I can trust him. I roll out of the bed in the tiny room and walk over to the sink. I brush my teeth, wash my face and throw my messy hair into a messy ponytail. I walk over to my suitcase and pull out my light wash skinny jeans, a gun metal coloured shirt, and my checkered red and black flannel. I put them on quickly, pull on my combat boots, grab my guitar, and head out.
"Hey, Anna whats got you headed out this early?" Danny, the manager of the motel asks. Danny is a great lad. Ive known him since I was around ten. He was my older brother's best friend before he passed. Hes been helping me out by letting me stay here for the past week.
"Going to get coffe with someone I met before I head to the park today." I smile.
"Have fun, kiddo." Danny waves as I walk out the door.
"Bye, Dan. Thanks!"
The crisp winds hit my face as soon as I'm outside, and I am unphased. Ive always loved the wind here. I love how the chill to my cheeks gives me the lightest rosy color in my cheeks for a change. I like how everyone seems warmer even thought theyre colder. Does that make any sense? To be warm even though in reality youre cold?
Before I notice, I am at the coffee shop, and Ed is already there, with two cups of coffee on at the booth in the back. As I walk into the coffee shop, the warm air hits me like a ton of red bricks. I love this little coffee shop. The owner is always here and happy, and its never too crowded. The tables are a creme colour, along with the tile on the floor. On the walls are black white and red abstract paintings, which are my favourite. And having Ed be here somehow makes it even better.
I approach the table smiling.
"Good morning, Anna Marie. How are you?" Ed smiles a wide smile and his eyes shine brightly.
"Im wonderful, Ed. How are you?" I smile back at Ed.
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Ed and I spent about three hours in the coffee shop talking. He left his parents home when he was fourteen (two years ago) to persue his music career that he dreamt of. They didnt support him leaving school to persue such things as the 'trash' he played. He was kind of suprised to hear that the same had happened to me, but just a week ago. The difference between our situations are that Ed stays with a friend of his, I stay in a motel, alone. But Im thankful that I have a roof to live under at the least.
Ed also feels like hes kind of using his friend that he stays with, and doesnt really want to stay much longer, because he feels like hes being such a problem. I assured him that if he acts the way he acts around me around him, hes no where near a bother. The look he game me told me that he didnt believe me, but I dropped it.
I learned a ton more about him, which I will have to write down in my notebook later, because I find him that interesting. Maybe I'll talk to my brother about him as well. I sure hope he can hear me up there, because if not, Ive been talking aimlessly to myself for years. And that would make me feel kind of crazy. Kind of.
Im at the park right now, and I have a small crowd of maybe ten to fifteen people.
"Monster, how should I feel?
Creatures lie here,
looking through the window.." I sing the chorus to a song that I wrote last year, when I was in a bit of a dark place.
I earned twenty pounds at the park by sun down, and when back to the motel. I found Danny and tried to give him half. He refused the money, and asked me if I wanted to just stay with him at his flat. I had considered asking him a few days ago, but didnt want to be a bother. wow. I sound like Ed. I refused the offer, knowing he would ask again in a few days. Maybe then, I would say yes because staying in this motel is getting a bit rediculous. But today, my pride wouldnt allow me to say yes.
Im happy here, even with nothing. Im doing what I love.
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A/N: Okay, here you go. Its not all that, but Its what I got today, alright. I really want this story to be just as good as the Small Bump trilogy, if not better. I hope you guys like it as much b/c Ive been planning on writing this story for a while.
Comment what you think. Thanks.
