Dammit! The power is cut, again?!?! Ugh...well..here it is.. NO, what's this?? Ew, I was looking for the flashlight and instead I got a spoiled bagel. Cool.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Aurora, but you can call me "Sunny" too (nickname for "Sunrise"!). I prefer the first one, though, because it is originated from the ancient Roman culture and I'm really proud to be half Italian (from my mother)!
Yeah, I live in a mess with spoiled bagels and stuff. So what? America, where all the dreams come true... And yes I'm broke. So, don't ever come to America from Europe, unless you don't have a problem living along with rats in an old apartment of an underworld neighbourhood. If you have lots of money, though, your life here would be as sweet as a cupcake. Mine isn't. God, what was I thinking....
Now you are probably thinking, "yeah, but why would you leave?". Yes, I'm going to answer that I lived a comfortable life in a small village outside of Florence. I could work at my family's business, have a house in the countryside, study Psychology or Medicine, or anything I wanted. I was an excellent student. How did I ended up here? Well, I wonder too! You see, dreams...
The truth is, I never regret leaving my comforts. Sure, it was the hardest thing to do, I left my family, my friends, my horse, my favourite river near the stable where all of my childhood memories were created . But as my grandma always said to me, "you have to live your dreams". So that's what I decided to do. Besides, all those memories back in Italy wouldn't be so sweet now if I didn't live far, if I didn't follow my own path of life.
OHHHHH! Finally. The power came. Ok, sorry, I will go on.
What was I saying? Oh, yeah, dreams... My eternal passion, music. Not the music they try to "sell" you at the miserable clubs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. (Well, not miserable, but for sure overestimated.) So, my passion is music, the one that springs from other people's passions...
College starts in September! You see, my parents can afford a 30.000 dollars per year college, but can't send my money to rent an apartment that doesn't leak water off the ceiling. Anyway, I'm excited because I can sign up in a lot of classes and groups, for example the jazz group, the rock group, the theatre group, the musical group and many others. Besides, I have plenty of time. As if I have something else to do apart from college. Well, yet, because I've been searching for a job in piano bars, but nothing! If I have some luck and bring some money home, I could fix some pipes for start!
*There are news about a murder on the TV*
Am I scared of these stuff? Well, I am a 19 year old woman, skinny as a stick, I live in an alley full of gangs and... I am alone in America. Nah, why should I be scared... You must be really tough to get used to the dark alleys and the view of people exchanging stuff secretly and look at you in a threatening way. Are those guns? Drugs? Both? Maybe. I'm not interested in finding out, though. The good news is, I'm used to protecting myself, the bad news is that I can do it because I only go to the next street's supermarket. I don't go out at all. With whom, anyways? I know nobody. But I'm not worried about that because the lessons start in a while and I'm sure I will meet some people.
*The doorbell rings*
Hell yeah, the pizza is here! God, I was starving... and I couldn't eat that spoiled bagel! So, bye, I'm going to EATTT!
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Aurora's Dream (English translation)
RomanceShe was only 19, had just done the first steps independent, and he was 43. Aurora, or "Sunrise", is telling us her story in New York City, while Elijah is telling us his story in the rainy London. Will those two stories become one? A story origina...
