I think my favorite part of the rain was just listening to it. I don't know why but it was a calming sound and it relaxed me. However it wasn't so relaxing being soaking wet but thankfully it was warm out so it wasn't so bad. I was still at the same park and had to hang out in the bathroom to escape the rain most of the time. If I knew the weather was going to be bad though I would ask to sleep over at a friends house. I was thankful now to have friends that cared about me, I was still unsure if I could include Valarie in that though. After she got me the apartment she didn't really reach out to me, I guess I didn't either though. She was doing me a favor though by keeping Cupcake for a while. The second thing that I loved about the rain was the mud puddles that came with it.
"Morning Beth." Chloe greeted.
"Morning." I half smiled.
I went to put my things away but Chloe stopped me.
"Beth, can we talk?" She asked.
"Of course."
She walked me away from customers and other workers.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"What do you mean?"
"You've been late a few times in the past week and a half and when you do show up you aren't here mentally."
"I'm sorry, I know I have been not on my game but I have been living off of park benches and some of them are really far away."
"I like you Beth, and I feel for your situation but I'm sorry I am going to have to let you go."
"What?! You can't do that!"
"I'm sorry."
"Please give me another chance!" I begged.
But she held her hand out for my badge. I sighed and dug it out of my bag and handed it to her before turning around and walking back out the door. Before I left though she did hand me my last check so the first thing I did was head to the bank. I cashed the check and went to a private place to count my money. Between my last couple paychecks, what was suppose to be rent, and the money from the insurance for the fire, I had almost a thousand dollars. I had to be able to do something about a place for the amount I had.
"Excuse me?" I asked walking up to the teller.
"Yes?"
"Do you know of a place I could go to talk to someone about housing arrangements?"
She gave me directions for a housing company that helped those in need of a house achieve just that. I thanked her just before leaving and started walking in that direction. It took almost an hour but I was able to find the place and thankfully they were still open. It was a nice little building and once you stepped inside you got a breeze of cold air. I was greeted immediately by this older woman and she led me to her desk. I sat down on the right chair in front of her desk and gave her my simplest of information.
"So, what can I do for you today?" She asked.
She got her pen and some kind of form ready and looked up at me and smiled.
"I've been homeless for quite a while. I had an apartment but it was destroyed in a fire by faulty wiring. I'm back to being homeless and now I've lost my job. I have a birthday tomorrow and I fully plan on getting a job that pays better as soon as I can. I just need a house to rent if at all possible."
"What was your old job and how long were you there?"
"Well due to my age I had slim pickings and had to work as a clerk for a grocery store. I was there for a few months and until recently they seemed to really like me."
"I see, how is your budget?"
I laid what I had on the table. She took it and counted it before laying it back down and scanning her computer screen. The silence was killing me as I sat there and hoped to whatever god was out there that it would be good news. At this point I would take a tent to live in.
"Well, it's been deemed as kind of a crappy house, but we do have one that you could afford." She finally told me.
"Really?!" I gasped.
"Yes. Here is a list of things wrong with it, please give it a look over really quick-"
"I'll take it." I said before she could even hand me the list.
She was amazed, but we filled out the paperwork and I handed her the money. I was left with about fifty dollars which would be used towards food. I smiled when she handed me the key and I thanked her a million times. I couldn't believe my luck! The first thing I wanted to do was call Connor but he wasn't answering.
"CONNOR! You have to call me back!! Babe! Call me!" I squealed.
...
I finally walked up to my house. Did you hear that?! I have a house!
"Cupcake we are here!" I told her.
I went to pick her up right after I got out of the housing place.
I walked up the stairs and unlocked the door. The realtor wasn't joking when she said that it wasn't the nicest place, but to me it was perfect. It was my home that I could make my own and I was so excited to be able to do just that. I closed the door behind me and walked through the rooms, the walls had several tears in them but nothing that a little paint couldn't fix. The backyard was huge as well! That night I could barely sleep, what was my luck?! I went from being jobless to no longer being homeless! I laid on the air mattress that was my bed and stared at the ceiling as I imagined the conversation with Connor. He was going to be thrilled!
The excitement only continued as I aged up into a young adult! Real job here I come!
There was a small secret I had. Just a little dream I had been keeping to myself. I did dream of owning my own veterinarian clinic even though it seemed far fetched. I would have to have a lot of money for that to even be a thing. I would get a job in the time being and see where my luck would take me. I was full of hope now that this worked out so well.
"Can you believe it Cupcake!" I screamed.
Cupcake looked up from her bed long enough to glare at me before going back to sleep.
"WEEEEE!"
I spun around in my living room.
I haven't felt this kind of happiness in, well, a very long time. Is this what it felt like? I feel like I could run laps and my heart was about to literally pound out of my chest. I sent Connor a long text message about what all that happened since he hadn't called me back. I included pictures of the house and the address in case he wanted to send me letters. The garden around the house was also so beautiful. It had a lot of beautiful flowers of all colors and it had pretty trees that had a lot of birds in it. I could continue my bird watching traditions in the mornings!
...
"You could break my heart in two, but when it heals, it beats for you. I know it's forward, but it's true." I sang.
I was out in the yard doing some yard work. It was finally not raining but it was awfully hot out so I had as little clothes on as I possibly could. I stood up and danced a little as the music continued to play through my headphones. What I didn't know was that someone was walking up behind me.
"I wanna hold you when I'm not supposed to, when I'm lying close to someone else. You're stuck in my head and I can't get you out of it. If I could do it all again, I know I'd go back to you."
I hummed along with the song as I turned around and literally screamed and went to smack the person. He caught my hand before in collided with his face.
"Hey baby." He smiled.
I covered my mouth and immediately started to sob into my hands.
"Shocked?"
"This isn't real." I cried.
"It is baby."
"You're not here." I sobbed.
He giggled and looked at the ground before looking at me.
"Connor?" I cried.
"Hi beautiful."
"Oh my god!"
I cried harder as he pulled me in his arms.
"Still obsessed with that Selena Gomez song I see." He whispered.
I cried into his shoulder.
"How did you do it?" I asked later on.
"Do what?" He asked.
"Get here without me knowing?"
"Well, I told a little white lie and told you that I was with family. I knew that would make you think that I was just too busy to really talk normally. Then, I got on the plane and took the longest plane ride of my life. When I got off the plane you conveniently had sent me a message with your address. So all that was left was taking a long taxi ride to your house and then the walk up to see my amazingly beautiful girlfriend dancing and singing."
My cheeks burned, "I cannot believe you saw that."
"No being shy, it was cute."
We went back outside after we had eaten some food.
"Oh! Wait here!" I said.
I rushed into the house and grabbed his box. I rushed back outside and stood in front of him with a green box with a white box.
"I made this for you." I told him.
"For me? What is it?" He asked me.
He opened up the box and inside lay all the letters I had written to him so far.
"What are these?" He asked.
"I've been writing to you when I felt lonely and you weren't around. Just my thoughts and feelings of whatever was going on that day. You can read them when you want and it doesn't have to be all at once."
"Thank you baby, that was really sweet."
He covered the box back up and gave me a kiss. It just happened and my heart leapt out of my chest as I realized that this was our first kiss. His lips were soft and caring as he pulled away, I immediately blushed and smiled.
"I've waited so long to be able to do that." He said.
"Worth the wait I hope."
"And then some." He smiled.
Was this really happening?!
Things seemed to have taken a change for the better for Beth! Also thank you for the over 200 views so far!
Also, I DO NOT own the song. It's Back to You by Selena Gomez.
