SERENDIPITY

Chapter 4 "The trip to New York"

Candy was on the plane with her friend Patty, going to New York. She was looking at the clouds and she was wondering if Terrence was thinking about her...

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Meanwhile, Terrence and his friend Charlie were with the employee looking in boxes for Candy's form... Candy was with the employee, while Terry was in another section of the room. Charlie was telling himself that he was nuts to follow Terry in this completely crazy adventure! They heard Terry scream. The ran to him to see if he had found Candy's form...

- Aaahh! Look! My eyes are not seeing anymore, he said, I want to be sure that I have the right account number...

Charlie took the paper to check, but before he was able to look, the employee had ripped the form from his hands.

- Hey! Said Charlie, give me that!

Terrence looked at them, exasperated. The employee checked the account number.

- It is the right number, said the employee, but too bad we can't read her last name...

Terry took the paper and looked, the last name wasn't readable!

- It's his fault, said the employee, he erased it with his thumb...

Charlie gave him the look.

- No, I'm joking, said the employee, I think it got erased in my hands... it's a carbon copy, it's probably why America doesn't use it anymore...

- Come on! Said terry what about the address, can we see her address?

- It was 7 years ago, said Charlie, she probably doesn't live there anymore...

- You can go to the renting office, they're going to look in the archives, they would be able to tell you who lived at that address 7 years ago... it's obvious! Said the employee.

- Thank you, said Terry looking at him.

- That employee is annoying but he's also useful...


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Candy's plane was landing in New York. Candy and Patty got off, passed custom, too their suitcases and they got out. There were taxis parked in front of the airport. They both got in.

- Hello, said Candy smiling

- Hello ladies, said the taxi driver, where are we going?

- Yes, said Patty, where are we going?

Candy pretended to think by putting her hands on her forehead and she replied:

- Take us anywhere in New York...

- I beg your pardon? Said the driver.

- Anywhere, repeated Candy, where you want to go.

- That's not a destination, ma'am, said the driver.

Patty seemed surprised.

- What? You don't have any reservations? She asked Candy

- Euh, said Candy turning to her friend, Patty, please, don't be angry with me.

- Oh no, said Patty, not very happy, I can't believe it!

- I need an address, ma'am, said the driver a little louder

- I was going to tell you on the plane, said Candy

- You know what, Candy? That's really sneaky of you, said Patty getting out of the cab.

- I'm not a freaking psychic! Said the taxi driver.

- Patty, wait, said Candy getting out of the car too to follow her.

- What are you doing Candy? Candy, I don't understand you anymore!

Candy looked at her without saying a thing.

- Please, tell me something, anything that makes sense...

Candy looked at her and had a sigh.

- Let's go and sit, she said.

They walked and the y found some empty seats by the glass windows.

- Patty, I just spent the whole flight thinking, not about my fiancé, but about this mysterious man that I met half a million hours ago! A man I don't even remember, aside from that vague image in my head. It was only a few seconds, a fraction of a second really... and it was like at that moment, the whole universe only existed to put us together. That's why I'm here! That's why I'm going to let destiny guide me where he wants. Because when all this will be over, at least I won't have to think about him anymore. Let's pray he got bald, he picks his nose with his fingers and wipe them under his car seat..., said Candy standing up to get out of the airport.
She got outside and got into another taxi.

- Hello, she told the driver.

- Hello, said the driver

- Wait a minute, she told him

She prayed her friend would follow her. She didn't have to wait for long, Patricia arrived and got inside the taxi. Candy smiled and hugged her.

- Thanks honey, she said

- You better buy me a very big birthday cake, that's all I have to say!

- Anything you want! said Candy

- Can I have a destination? Asked the driver.

- The Waldorf, I suppose, said Candy

- Finally, she got it! Said Patty

- Very well, said the driver

The taxi got them to the destination. They were able to find a room at the Waldorf-Astoria, without any reservations. After going to their room and refresh themselves, they got out to go for a walk in New York City. In front of the front doors...

- Where are we going? Asked Patty.

Candy said raising her arms:

- We're going that way, she said going on the right.

- And I'm following her, said Patty behind her.