“Destiny!” My dad yelled up the stairs.
“Coming!” I yelled back. I picked up the last box and took one last look around my old room. It looked so different now with everything packed up. I turned my head then walked down the stairs out to the car.
“Ready to go?” Denise asked as she took the box from my hands and put it in the trunk.
“Yeah,” I smiled at her then got into my own car, taking one last glance at my old house then started the engine, backed up and was on my way to the Florida Turnpike.
My dad was right. Denise was perfect. I met her a couple weeks ago and the first thing she did was to take me shopping. She must have bought the whole mall! I’ve never had so many clothes in my entire life, but hey, I’ m not complaining. I know that she was trying to make me like her by buying me everything, but I really did like her. We had a long talk. Not only was she the sweetest person I’d ever met, but she was cool! I mean cool like in an old person way. We talked about boys and clothes and everything. I found out that she had a son, his name is Alex but everyone calls him AJ. He’s very successful but I don’t know in what. He’s twenty-two years old and very sweet. But I hadn’t met him yet. I really liked Denise a lot.
I put on my Mariah CD, blasted “Breakdown” and sang all the way to Orlando.
~*~Five Hours Later~*~
I’d gotten lost but I finally found the house. It was HUGE! Let me tell you. It was a mansion! There was a big metal gate around the house, a long drive way surrounded by flowers and the house was all white. I couldn’t believe I’d actually be living here!
Denise greeted me by the gate and I drove in. We went inside and it was even nicer in there then outside, if that is possible. She led me around, showing me room by room. “This is the kitchen and this lady is the house keeper. She does the laundry, cooking and cleaning.”
Shirley looked at me and gave me a big smile. “It’s nice to meet you Destiny. My, you are a pretty little thing. If you ever need anything, I’m the one to ask.”
I smiled at her and said thanks. What a sweetie! I couldn’t believe they had a maid! Talk about rich!
The last room she showed me was mine. I walked in and couldn’t close my mouth. Their was only three walls and the other one a window. It was huge! I could see everything! I walked up to the window, pressed my face against the glass and looked down into the crystal clear pool. The walls were a cream color with a hunter green trim around it. My favorite color! The bed was a queen size with a matching blanket and pillows. I walked into the bathroom, amazed at the size, then into my closet. It had to be the size of my old house! I could fit an entire mall in here!
“Like it?” Denise asked when she saw my jaw almost dragging on the floor.
“Hell yeah!” I smiled. It was gorgeous!
“Great!” Denise smiled. “You can start unpacking some of your things if you’d like. My son Alex is coming over in an hour and he’s gonna show you around town.”
“Ok, sounds like a plan!” A grinned then began going through my boxes.