RISING FROM THE ASHES

Let Go

Emily's pov

“I am leaving this city and the country entirely” I say so fast avoiding eye contact with my best friend as i start crying while we are seated watching an opera in the sitting room.

“I won't forget you , I will never do that, you'll always be my bestie,my sister, my confidant and my all but I have to do this I have to find me again” I say squeezing her hands into my palms .

“Have you thought this thoroughly Emy”

she asks and I nod in affirmation.

The money given to me as a settlement is enough for me to start over ,and find a new path for myself I say to my bestie as she hugs me

I will miss you so much Emy but I support your dreams, fate will always bring us together. She says and I smile at her like a baby.

Emy guess who I stumbled upon when I went to get groceries my bestie says , girl you know I'm not good at guessing tell me already.

Alright then I saw Kent, your ex friend and he said I should tell you to be strong ,that he prays you pick yourself up .

Awwnn that's so sweet of him I say while retiring to my room .

Few days have passed and all my traveling documents to Italy are ready , my bestie helps me pack up the necessary things I would need before I find my place over there.

It's groceries day. I went to get some groceries which I will pack along while traveling, I ended up shopping heavily for my bestie to make sure she's fine as I leave for Italy.

As she comes back from work and goes to grab something from the pantry she finds her pantry filled with all her favourite things, I watch her retrace her steps to where I was sitting and hug me planting kisses on my cheeks as I giggle non stop .

Finally my flight to Italy was scheduled for 11:26 am and my bestie abandoned work entirely to make sure everything went smoothly for me . At 9 am she brings out my luggages and handback ensuring everything was in place and exactly 10 am one hour before ,she drives me to the airport where we sat waiting for my flight time .

“Emy” please take good care of yourself for me , I will miss you immensely but I know you are going to make it ,I love you to the moon and back b***h said to me as she hugs me ruffling and sniffing my hair .

I will not disappoint you, I assured her for the 100th time .

Finally my flight was announced and my luggages checked, I finally left my bestie amidst tears and swollen eyes as our flight took off.

The flight from Chicago, Illinois to Italy was a lengthy 9 hours 40 hours direct flight .

The hostesses are so beautiful, and well dressed I couldn't help but notice , I was first offered wine which was so tasteful and I loved it ,my heart racing not knowing what lies ahead of me , the dangers ,ups and downs I'm going to face settling in but my hopes were so high.

As our flight progressed, my seatmate was a teenager roughly 13 years of age I guess making the flight a lonely one as I didn't know what to converse with him. Finally he said hello to me and I returned the pleasantries.

Are you going to Milan for a holiday? I asked and he smiled and said no he was going for a business meeting.

“Wait what” are you for real? I asked him and he nodded in affirmation.

That's nice I say completely surprised and mere looking at him he looks so diplomatic and well dressed.

Enjoy your ride I say to him , I'm actually relocating to Italy and it's my first time I say to him .

“Mhmm” he breathes heavily as he says you'll love it, Milan is a beautiful place and you'll definitely find your feet.

Who are you? I ask ,you really talk like a grownup , I say to him jokingly feeling much happier than before since the flight took off .

Well he said I'm Benjamin by name and I'm a web developer. He answered and I smiled at him, making him feel safe.

Finally our flight to Italy finally came to an end as we landed in Milan just as we were checking out , the boy who sat beside me walked up to me and says to me “I wish you good luck”

Thank you I replied to him as he gave me a hug unexpectedly.

Hey Emily it was a pleasure having you on board during this flight, take this and follow the procedures mine this airdrop you won't regret it .

Mine? Before I could turn to ask him some questions he was already gone on a private ride . I was able to lodge in a very cheap hotel because I have to be cautious in spending so I won't run dry .

I opened my room window and was awed by the beauty of Milan. The street was so busy , this is amazing I say to myself as I inhale the beautiful lovely air .

My phone buzzed and jolted me out of my wandering thoughts.

How are you doing, are you settled in, have you had something to eat ? My bestie's messages keep dropping non stop , yes girl I'm fine and I will gist you all about it tomorrow I'm so jet lagged I love you bye I texted as I drop my phone finds the comfort of my bed .

The sound of locals talking so loud , and music blasting like there's an occasion wakes me up as I looked at my phone it's 10 am already while it's night in Chicago, I have to adjust real quick I say to myself I hurriedly showers and leave the room ,ready to face the world and erase all memories of Sebastian. As I reached the reception area of the hotel ,I was given breakfast, a piece of croissant and a cup of coffee. Ooh, this is nice, I say to myself as the coffee hits down my throat and hurries out afterwards. I need to get a house for rent so I can at least make my own meals .

The city buzzing full of life and activities made everything and everyone so worth it .

After many house tours by the house agents I finally got one apartment so comfy and amazing with a better price.

I booked a taxi to take me back to my hotel rooms to get all my belongings as I'm set to park in my new house.