Denver sunk into her seat and stared out the window, as the station came into view.
Getting to San Francisco, California had been quite the adventure for the young girl........from lying to her ultra-traditional parents about going on an all-girls missionary trip, to trading her plane ticket in for a train ride.
The former worried her, and she was likely to be on pins and needles every time her parents called to check up on her.........but the latter was a decision she was actually glad she made, so she could bring one of her most prized positions along for the trip.....her "Sunday Soda" BMX bike.......something that was earning her quite a few stares, and almost caused her to be denied entry onto the train. But with the gift of gab, and a warm smile, Denver was able to talk herself onto the train, and brought the bike to her seat, much to chagrin of the snooty businessman beside her.........but his snotty attitude couldn't bring her down, nothing could! This was going to be the best trip she has had to date, with a house that probably cost more than every house in her neighborhood times ten........and she was stoked, to say the least.
"Hey, look! Where here!!" she pipped up with, as the train slowly pulled into the station. "Well, now you can get your panties out of wad dude......i heard walking really helps that!" she said to the man beside her, with a quick pat on his back and a large smile, before standing up from her seat and stretching her arms a bit.
The man would sneer at her, but Denver would pay him no mind, as she grabbed her tye-dye backpack from the compartment above her head, slung it over her back, and then began to tie her hair up intoa high messy bun via a thin grey and blue band, which closely matched thegrey capri workout pants, grey & white fitted tank that reached slightly below her belly button, and grey black & blue skate-shoes she had on.
Denver arrived at the exit doors before the train had come to a full stop, so that her and her bike could be first in line......and after a few additional minutes of movement, the train stopped, the doors opened, and out she zoomed.......until she suddenly realized, she had no idea where she was going.
"Shoot!" she snapped, as she stopped beside a vending machine, and pulled a piece of paper out from her backpacks side pocket.
She waved down an elderly couple, and asked them to point which way down the block she'd have to ride.
"I hope it's not THAT far...." she said softly, as the pair looked over the map. "Oh dear.....this is a bit up the way young lady, about, what would you say dear, an hour?" the older man nodded down at his wife. "Yup indeed, on that little bike there? An hour minimum, that way!"
Denver turned her head, and then sighed. Not only was the trip going to be longer than she had hoped, but the direction she had to go was UP hill, instead of downhill.
"Well thanks....." she said, taking back the paper. The couple would nod their heads, and she would smile at them, before taking off up the hill.
An hour and half later, Denver reached a community of lavish houses, and she knew she was close. "Finally....." she muttered, not unappreciative of the scenic bike ride she had just taken, simply glad to be close to a comfy couch and a cold glass of water.
It would take her only a couple more minutes, before the house in front of her matched the house on the paper shoved in her bag.
"Holy shit!" she let out, quickly covering her mouth after doing so. "This place is even more amazing in person......."
Denvers slow and steady peddling quickened as she zoomed up the driveway and up towards the main entrance.
"Lets see if this baby is open!" she whispered to herself, before trying the handle. She jumped for joy a bit when the door opened, and then walked inside.
The interior of the house was just as amazing as the exterior, and the young girl couldn't help but giggle at her good fortune.
"Elloooo!?? Anybody alive in this joint? Or do i totally get first dibs here!???" she yelled out.
Getting no response, she thought she had been the first to arrive..........until she heard a sound come from up above. So without hesitation, she grabbed her bike, pulled it under her left arm, and took of up the stairs.
"Ellooo? Anybody up here? I bring cookies!!" she called out again, jokingly, receiving not a single answer in return..
It didn't take her long to spot another staircase, which was shorter and more spiral, and appeared to lead up to the roof........so off she went.
"This is insaneee!!" she said aloud, as she walked inside a hallway lined with windows, that lead to multiple rooftop suites. She immediately began to check out all the rooms, trying to find the one with the best views, and that she did, only a couple of doors down.
She was just about to drop her things, when she suddenly heard someone speak in a room directly beside hers.....causing her to walk back outside the room, and peek her head into the open door.
"Oh! I guess i'm not alone...." she said to herself, as she spotted a boy around her age laying on the bed., She'd drop her bookbag outside her new bedroom door, and then lean her bike against Ashers open door frame, before taking a few steps inside of his room. "Hey, I'm um, Denver! I'm guessing your Asher? If so, i appreciate the invite.......this place is pretty wicked! she said, before holding out her hand towards him.
Getting to San Francisco, California had been quite the adventure for the young girl........from lying to her ultra-traditional parents about going on an all-girls missionary trip, to trading her plane ticket in for a train ride.
The former worried her, and she was likely to be on pins and needles every time her parents called to check up on her.........but the latter was a decision she was actually glad she made, so she could bring one of her most prized positions along for the trip.....her "Sunday Soda" BMX bike.......something that was earning her quite a few stares, and almost caused her to be denied entry onto the train. But with the gift of gab, and a warm smile, Denver was able to talk herself onto the train, and brought the bike to her seat, much to chagrin of the snooty businessman beside her.........but his snotty attitude couldn't bring her down, nothing could! This was going to be the best trip she has had to date, with a house that probably cost more than every house in her neighborhood times ten........and she was stoked, to say the least.
"Hey, look! Where here!!" she pipped up with, as the train slowly pulled into the station. "Well, now you can get your panties out of wad dude......i heard walking really helps that!" she said to the man beside her, with a quick pat on his back and a large smile, before standing up from her seat and stretching her arms a bit.
The man would sneer at her, but Denver would pay him no mind, as she grabbed her tye-dye backpack from the compartment above her head, slung it over her back, and then began to tie her hair up intoa high messy bun via a thin grey and blue band, which closely matched thegrey capri workout pants, grey & white fitted tank that reached slightly below her belly button, and grey black & blue skate-shoes she had on.
Denver arrived at the exit doors before the train had come to a full stop, so that her and her bike could be first in line......and after a few additional minutes of movement, the train stopped, the doors opened, and out she zoomed.......until she suddenly realized, she had no idea where she was going.
"Shoot!" she snapped, as she stopped beside a vending machine, and pulled a piece of paper out from her backpacks side pocket.
She waved down an elderly couple, and asked them to point which way down the block she'd have to ride.
"I hope it's not THAT far...." she said softly, as the pair looked over the map. "Oh dear.....this is a bit up the way young lady, about, what would you say dear, an hour?" the older man nodded down at his wife. "Yup indeed, on that little bike there? An hour minimum, that way!"
Denver turned her head, and then sighed. Not only was the trip going to be longer than she had hoped, but the direction she had to go was UP hill, instead of downhill.
"Well thanks....." she said, taking back the paper. The couple would nod their heads, and she would smile at them, before taking off up the hill.
An hour and half later, Denver reached a community of lavish houses, and she knew she was close. "Finally....." she muttered, not unappreciative of the scenic bike ride she had just taken, simply glad to be close to a comfy couch and a cold glass of water.
It would take her only a couple more minutes, before the house in front of her matched the house on the paper shoved in her bag.
"Holy shit!" she let out, quickly covering her mouth after doing so. "This place is even more amazing in person......."
Denvers slow and steady peddling quickened as she zoomed up the driveway and up towards the main entrance.
"Lets see if this baby is open!" she whispered to herself, before trying the handle. She jumped for joy a bit when the door opened, and then walked inside.
The interior of the house was just as amazing as the exterior, and the young girl couldn't help but giggle at her good fortune.
"Elloooo!?? Anybody alive in this joint? Or do i totally get first dibs here!???" she yelled out.
Getting no response, she thought she had been the first to arrive..........until she heard a sound come from up above. So without hesitation, she grabbed her bike, pulled it under her left arm, and took of up the stairs.
"Ellooo? Anybody up here? I bring cookies!!" she called out again, jokingly, receiving not a single answer in return..
It didn't take her long to spot another staircase, which was shorter and more spiral, and appeared to lead up to the roof........so off she went.
"This is insaneee!!" she said aloud, as she walked inside a hallway lined with windows, that lead to multiple rooftop suites. She immediately began to check out all the rooms, trying to find the one with the best views, and that she did, only a couple of doors down.
She was just about to drop her things, when she suddenly heard someone speak in a room directly beside hers.....causing her to walk back outside the room, and peek her head into the open door.
"Oh! I guess i'm not alone...." she said to herself, as she spotted a boy around her age laying on the bed., She'd drop her bookbag outside her new bedroom door, and then lean her bike against Ashers open door frame, before taking a few steps inside of his room. "Hey, I'm um, Denver! I'm guessing your Asher? If so, i appreciate the invite.......this place is pretty wicked! she said, before holding out her hand towards him.