chapter 4: new home

Cutting up my pancakes again, I shove them in my mouth in a clean manner, so that I didn't look like I haven't ate in a while. Pouring a some syrup on my pancakes and my eggs, I ate in peace then finished my bowl of fruit. Letting out a sigh of relief, rubbing my full belly letting my stomach settle before calling over the Josh "can I get you anything else?" He asked once he reached my table "no thank you, just the check please" I asked finishing my juice.

"I'll go grab your check" Josh picked up my dishes then disappeared to the kitchen again then after a few minutes returned with my check, giving him my card watching him walk to the register then came back with my card "thank you for choosing Diana's Diner, have a good day" Josh smiled before being called to another table.

Getting up after putting my card away, I walk outside and check the time 10:00am, shoot I need to call a uber.

Half a hour later, the car stopped in front of a mint green house, with a white fenced yard, thanking her then getting out, I shut the door behind me then double check time, I was five minutes early. Pacing back and forth on the sidewalk and blue mustang car pulled up to the sidewalk and a woman in a blue business like dress and heals to match, she held a purse and keys in her hand.

"Are you Maria?" She asked in a cheeky voice, a smile on her face as her heels clicked on the sidewalk "yes, I'm Maria" I said holding out my hand to shake hers, she accepted it and shook my hand "hi Maria, nice to put a name to the voice, I'm Lola as you know, so are you ready to do a house tour?" Lola asked then walked up to the gate and opened it, holding it open for me to follow her "yes I am" I laughed lightly.

Thanking her, we walk up the steps onto the porch and she unlocked the door before pushing it open "it's already been furnished and everything is updated, the water and the electricity is still on" Lola explained as we walked into the house. The inside was beautiful, the front door opened into the decent size living room, the first bedroom connected to the living room. The living room was open to the kitchen and a door that led to the backyard, then there was a short hall by the kitchen on the left that led to the second bedroom and a bathroom and a laundry room.

"Gosh, this house is perfect" I said looking around the room again, I loved it. Lola walked back into the living room after getting off the phone "how is it?" She asked with a smile.

"I'll take it" I smiled at her, she beamed and walked over to the counter pulling out a folder "great! Now do you have your information for the paperwork?" Lola said setting everything down, nodding I pull the papers and my ID out of my bag and set them on the counter. "Good! Now fill out these while I set your information into the computer system so we can get that done now" Lola pulled out her computer.

"Okay" I said reading and signing through the paperwork then gave it back to her "okay your all set, we like to get our customers into the houses the same day as the signing so that they are happy, so someone is finalizing your documents now, this is yours it will tell you the billing for rent, electricity bill, water and so on" Lola explained as she stamped the papers to put the last final thing, turning and handing me the keys "well congratulations on the house, my number is on the papers if you need anything, enjoy your house" Lola beams and excused herself to leave me in the house.

A smile formed on my face "this is home" I say

Walking around the house again, to really look at the house, it was perfect.

Going to the first bedroom which would be mine, setting my bag on the bed, I take out my things from my bag and section them out of the bed looking over them. Grabbing my clothes I take them to the washer and put them in to wash, looking at the time again, it was now 12.

Grabbing my phone I look online at a car dealership, find a good car then put a down payment for it, after thirty minutes i get a confirmation email on the car and that it would be brought to the house. Walking into the smaller bedroom, the walls were painted a soft blue color, but there was no furniture in the room which was a plus.

I'll wait to get the baby stuff until I get the baby's gender.

Sitting on the couch, I decide to take a nap for a while since it would be a few hours till the car would get here.

Three hours later there was a knock on the door that woke me up, getting off the couch I made my way to the door and opened it, there stood a older man who held a folder and keys "hi, I'm here to drop off a car for Miss Maria?" He asked reading the name off the folder. "Yes that's me" I said, he nodded then handed me the folder and keys "well here you go, have a good day miss" he said making his way off the porch "thanks, you too" I replied watching him walk back to the truck as another man rolled a car off the back by the sidewalk. It was a jeep wrangler, blue at that, I loved it growing up I wanted one but my dad wouldn't let me get one due to it not fitting our lifestyle in his words, not mine.

After the truck leaves, I walk to the car and open the door, I always loved the smell of new cars. Shutting the door, I walk around the car to get a good look at it then nod in approval, looking back at the house to the side where a sign sat for open house now had another sign on it 'sold'.

Going inside, I grab my house key, phone, wallet and make my way outside to my car before looking up directions to a clothing store, while driving to the store, I listened to music on the radio with a real smile on my face, while living with my parents, my dad would always have his mafia partners and his friends over for a dinner or a party at that, due to me being the heir to the next in line for his title in the family since he doesn't have any sons, there was me.

I had to force a smile even when I didn't, I never wanted to be apart of that lifestyle, I wanted to be free.... now I am.