The New Beginning✔️|ON HOLD|

New York City

Isabella's P.o.v

Sometimes when a door closes and another opens, it can bring a lot of surprises along. Sure, it's normal to be nervous about whatever is to come but at the same time, it's time to take stock of what you are looking for behind and then look ahead.

No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again. Getting over a painful experience is just like crossing monkey bars but you have to let go at some point and you know, have a new start.

"I really can't believe you are leaving." My best friend, Sophia whined sadly hugging me again and again.

Today probably happens to be the last time we'll ever see each other. I felt sad too. Losing a childhood bestie is great pain and the thought alone was enough to cause a lump in my throat.

My mother and I live together alone in Texas. She has been struggling for the past seventeen years to cater for us both and has been involved in doing all sorts of menial jobs just in order to feed us, can't even count how many times she works in a day.

As for my father, he had divorced my mother when I was still a kid. He claimed she was bad luck and ever since his departure, no one had seen or heard of his whereabouts.

Well it was painful losing a father at the age of six, albeit there were several rumors that he remarried but my mother doesn't seem to care or bother about it. I don't really give a damn either. As far as I am concerned, he is a pain in the neck to both my mother and I and all he ever did was drink, cause troubles and leave the family a bad name. His departure was all for the best. 

After been able to successfully take care of me for years, my mother finally lost her job leaving me no other choice than to live with my aunt, Vivian Freya, her twin sister.

Now Vivian is not just a rich woman married to a wealthy family of course, she's a model, a fashionista and even the managing director of a very huge company, I heard it's their families company though. 

All the way from NYC, she came here to pick me up as planned and has promised to take good care of me and cater for my education. I was really excited and happy looking forward to this great day of starting a new beginning, except I wished I didn't have to leave my mother and best friend behind.

I told Sophia a few days ago after mother broke the news. I knew she was heart broken and downhearted when she heard the news, but being the typical bestie I have always known her to be, of course she agreed and even kept assuring me that it was all a good idea and I shouldn't lose a good opportunity like that.

'Not only am I making things easier for my mum, but I'm also getting a better opportunity of being a business woman just like my aunt.' She'd always say. And yeah, it has always been my dream of owning a company.

"Sophie, now you are making me regret I ever agreed to this. I thought you said it was a good idea." I groaned, pulling away from the hug. Ever since I told her, this is literally the first time she would react like this. She had been pretending all along so I could make the 'right choice' according to her.

"I know. It's just...this is happening so fast." She stuttered.

"I am so going to miss you a lot teddy bear." She pouted hugging me for the umpeenth time.