Story takes place in the 1920s
This is the story Zorell Dupree, a young twenty year old nurse who moves to the city working for a prestigious hospital. She is a small time girl thrown into the fast-paced world of the city.
Her childhood friend Lel...
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A few days passed and Zorell settled into her routine at the hospital, but Saturday had come soon enough and it was moving day. She had a bought a few things for her room at the boarding house, including some new curtains. She found a small shop that sold handmade items and one of those things was window coverings. She also bought some matching bed sheets and a tablecloth. She packed them in with the rest of the things that she brought from home.
She didn't have much, but it was a plus seeing the room she was renting wasn't that big. Leland was still at the hospital so she waited for him to come back and drive her over to the boarding house. It would take her the rest of the weekend to get settled, and she also wanted to stop by the hospital on Sunday to see Shanee. She improved greatly, but Doctor Moses hadn't seen fit to release her from the hospital.
She was about to call the hospital when she heard a knock at the door. "Coming," she called out and put the telephone down and raced to the door. "Leland, did you lose your key again?" she asked, while opening the door but was surprised when she saw that it wasn't him.
"You know you shouldn't open the door without asking who it is first." She found herself staring into these familiar dark eyes that belonged to Gavin Lorio.
"What are you doing here?" she asked. She was holding onto the door ready to close it, when he used his hand to force the door open.
"Leland asked me to drive you over to your new home," Gavin said as she let go of the door.
"Oh really," she said as he stepped inside. "So why didn't he say anything to me about it?"
"Because I ran into him at the hospital and told me he was leaving to help you out today, so I volunteered so he could spend more time with Shanee."
"And you have nothing better to do then chauffeur me around," she said teasingly.
"I can't think of a nicer way to spend an afternoon," he said and smirked. "So where are your bags?"
"Just three," she said and pointed to a large truck and two smaller bags.
"That's it, aye?" he asked looking astounded. "Most women had a lot more things even when traveling for a holiday weekend."
"I travel light," she said, not wanting to reveal that she had actually ran off in the middle of the night with Leland and leaving many of her precious things behind.
"I'll take the big trunk," he said and walked towards it and picked it up. It took some doing, but he was able to lift it onto his shoulder and carry it out. Zorell picked up the other two bags.
She left the apartment and locked the door behind her. She was going to be sure to return the key to Leland when she saw him next.
She was forced to take that dreaded elevator again, but she couldn't expect Gavin to carry that heavy trunk down several flights of stairs. After they stepped inside that traveling box, he put the trunk down and let out a breath.
