Chapter I: New Beginnings

It's been five long years...many things have changed and many things have stayed the same. Only until now have I dug through the holes of my past and come across the things that i had left behind. I moved deep into the city in which I was raised, the city whose lights brightened my days when they were most dark. I drove across the bridge and saw from a distance a towering building and heard those loud noises bustling in the streets. I knew then, that I was in that empire state of mind...welcome to New York City I told myself.
i moved into a small apartment in the lower west side, it wasn't something grand but it was good enough for what I had planned. I found a job at a small publishing firm and began my career in writing...its been five long years...I feel so grown up now.
I went back to the park that me and my love used to hang out in and I sat there reminiscing about what we would talk about and the moments we shared together. I sat there and closed my eyes and suddenly "TWACK" a baseball had hit my head...
As i opened my eyes I can see a figure hovering over me. "Are you okay?" she says. I come to form and I see a girl above me. Bright hazel eyes and long dark hair, with the biggest sign of distress in her face. "I'm so sorry." she said. It was only baseball but boy did it leave a massive bump on my head.

I saw children behind her, all with baseball gloves and bats in their hands with the biggest "i'm gonna get in soo much trouble for this," faces on. I smiled at them and looked up at her. "It's no worries," i said "teaching them how to play baseball?"

She laughed and explained: "yeah but i was never any good at this sport." I looked to my side and saw the baseball beside me. I picked it up and tossed it back to them. Dusted myself off and when i was just about to say my goodbye, "can you help me?" she asks.

I learned that her name was Victoria and she was a teacher's assistant downtown...she was taking the kids down for a field trip and picnic in the park. I played catch with the young boys and she gossiped with the young girls. I was attracted to her by her beauty but more so of her purity. She was a sweet girl and the first girl I met that i had fun with in a long time.

I asked her out for coffee one day and she agreed with her cheeks red and her smile wide. I walked home that night happy as can be and when i approached my stoop, you wouldn't believe who i saw...