CHAPTER - 1
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Rose's POV
It was yet another beautiful sunny day and the NewYork streets were buzzing with busy people rushing towards their working places and honking vehicles. Walking on the side lane of the busy street so many thoughts were running inside my little mind.
The scenes of flashbacks from the last five years were repeating infront of my eyes like a recorder and a fat tear rolled down my cheek. One, only one unfortunate event was enough to take everything away from me. That day I lost my everything, I lost myself somewhere amidst the chaos. Though I was alive, I was just barely breathing. I died emotionally the day my parents left me alone hanging here on this cruel planet.
They died in a plane crash 3 years ago when I was 21 years old. That is my worst nightmare of this life. That day I lost my all happines, my whole world turned upside down. As if my inside died and I feel like just a walking dead. And since that day I am struggling to keep up with my life and make the ends meet, all alone.
We were a lower middle class family, we were not rich but we just had enough to survive. We were a happy family, my mom and dad loved me more than anything and I was their centre of universe But everything changed one day. My life was turned upside down in the blink of an eye.
I never had big expectations from my life. I always found happiness in the little things. But from my childhood I was fascinated with stars, planets, sky and everything. It was my dream to be an astronomer oneday. That is why I chose to study Astronomy in the university. I was in the 2nd year of my college when destiny played this cruel trick on me. The drastic change in my life forced to me to leave all my dreams behind, I was left penny less after the death of my parents. I had realized that all my dreams are dead from now on and fate has different plans for me.
We used to live in a small rented apartment but after the demise of my parents I found it hard to pay off the rent and my other bills. I had to leave the apartment and I had no roof over my head. Due to all the chaos going on in my life, I was a big mess. So, I had to take a year gap from University, I dropped out in my 2nd year.
After working 5 jobs a day, I barely managed to save some money for me to survive in this big bad city. I can't thank enough my friends who allowed me to stay with them and provided me shelter in the mean time.
It took me almost an year to go back to being somewhat normal but still I wasn't able to overcome the tragedy.
After the gap of an year, I again started my University.
I was a straight A student from the start and had 4 CGPA so I was accepted into a very well reputed Ivy league university with full scholarship in NYC. Hence catching up with my syllabus wasn't a big task for me. I finished the last two years of University with flying colours. I was working part time jobs on weekends and those 2 years went in blur. Last week I graduated finally with honours.
But that wasn't the problem... they had a special one year training programme for students who had opted for Astronomy and so badly I wanted to take up that programme but the only problem was I wasn't able to get a scholarship this time so I wanted a stable job and a stable income source which can help me to earn. So, I can pay my fees for this special program and pay off my other expenses too. and here I was on a job hunt.
Even after roaming around the NewYork streets for almost 3 days I was unable to land a job for myself. My legs were wobbly and hurting by continuously walking and I was so much tired physically and mentally aswell. There were times, when I wanted to give up everything and end my life but again everytime I thought something so negative like that I used to hear my dad's voice ringing in my ears saying "Life is full of struggles, but never give up, fight them and win" which he always used to tell me when he was alive, he always said that I was a brave kid. But right now I just wanted to go home and lay down on my soft, comfy bed because I felt as if even the last bit of energy was drained out of my body.
So, I thought I can continue my job hunting tomorrow and with that thought I returned back to my apartment.
I shared a small apartment with my two other friends Brianna and Jaimee. Bri and I have been best friends from a long long time. We knew each other since our kindergarten days, so she knew almost everything about me. She has been my biggest support ever since. I owe her a lot. She was working in a famous celebrity salon as a hair stylist and makeup artist. She was a redhead with the most gorgeous pair of green eyes and a petite model like figure. Honestly She was such a sight for eyes which can make any man fall for her instantly.
And Jaimee my another friend who is sharing our apartment along with me and. She was my college friend and she is working at a fashion magazine as a content writer she is your typical blonde with striking blue eyes, slim and tall, all her features were screaming just
"Gorgeous."
Where I on the other hand, I am an ordinary, plaine. Your average looking girl with the most common features like the ordinary brown eyes and dark brown wavy hair, only good thing about me was my not so bad 5'8 height.
Jaimee was from a very rich family and the apartment we were currently living in was a gift from her parents that we cannot be more thankful for. But she isn't your usual rich blonde bimbo, she was too humble, kind and friendly. We met Jaimee in the junior high School and we instantly hit it off and since then we have been inseparable.
When I reached my apartment, it was not that late so my friends weren't back from their work. So I thought of cooking dinner and I opted for lasagna which is simple and tasty at the same time. I waited for them to get home and once they arrived we had dinner together and I explained my failed attempts of job hunting. Kaila and Jaimee both assured me that they will take care of all the bills until I get a stable job and I need not worry about money but I wasn't a person to depend on others for everything and they already had helped me a lot all these years that I was so much indebted to both of them.
Life had already taught me alot to be independent so I was adamant on finding a job and paying off all the bills on my own and with this thought on mind I drifted off to dreamland in my sleep.
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I know this chapter wasn't at all good but I will try to be better in the next one.
As I told it's my very first try at being a writer and ENGLISH is not at all my first language.
So hope you guys will understand and I apologise in advance for all the mistakes that I am gonna commit.
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