From rival to romance

Emily rose,a twenty_one year old pretty countryside girl gazed out at the quaint Oakdale landscape feeling restless,her family fishing business which was a source of income and pride now felt limiting.she dream of city light,career advancement and independence ;she feels totally trapped in the countryside longing for life in the city. Emily rose been a pretty young lady has always dreamt to be a popular business woman in the city,she's about 5'8" tall with a long curly blond hair and her charming bright blue eyes. Her confidence is up to none in the countryside and many young ladies are so envious of her especially her white,smooth and silky skin ,her smile can make a man fall at first sight 😉 coupled with her selfless and caring behavior,Emily is one of the popular girl in the countryside that many household name their female children after her so that their children can be just like her; Emily is the second child of her parent ,her elder one Sophia is a middle height lady with a nice dimple and siren shaped eyes which makes men fall for her and Grace the third child is still in high school final year ,she's a short chubby girl and take a lot after Emily ,this makes this duo like each other a lot . As she (Emily)helped with her family business her mind wandered to the city endless possibilities,her friends social media updates showcasing their success in the city fueled her desires. Sophia ,her elder sister stood beside her gazing and trying hard to guess what Emily could be thinking about and she felt so sorry for the poor girl cause she knew exactly what she was thinking about"Emily" Sophia called her sister,Emily eyes was full of pity that Sophia understand her well . "It will be hard to get parents consent you know right" Emily nod ,Emily parent were the reason Emily is having a hard time trying to figure out how to go to the city because Emily has always help a lot in their fishing business and they think letting her go to the city will be a headache for them. Emily is a young brilliant girl that knows a lot about handling businesses which makes her look like a valuable asset to her parents and making it hard for her to escape the countryside, Emily felt really suffocating in the country side and wish one day she could disappear to the city . Sophia tried her possible best to cheer Emily up but to no avail until she gave up on cheering her up. Emily confided in her best friend piper"I need to leave Oakdale,I need the city",Piper expression changed"But what about your parents,they need you" Emily expression hardened"I'll make them proud from afar,and come to think of it Scarlett will be done with her grade nine soon and she will be of help to them ". Piper looked at her in the eye and saw determination in Emily's eyes and she hugged her "it will be alright, I'll support you also in all you do , believe me "Emily hugged her friend tight and felt relieved that she has the support of someone at last ,she knows herself that it's just the ending of it all cause for her parents to agree to her going to the city . IN THE THOMPSON FAMILY IN LANGFORD CITY PAST Ethan's parents, Rachel and Michael Thompson were childhood Sweethearts,they had Ethan one year after their wedding,rich and popular they raised Ethan with a silver spoon and gave birth to a girl after four years of giving birth to Ethan . Ethan was ten ,his parents were involved in a fatal accident . Ethan and Charlotte (then six)were at the backseat .Ethan suffered physical minor injuries which healed in few days ,but the emotional scars ran deeper . Ethan's grandmother, Margaret Thompson ,took in the grandchildren and then had to care for them till they were old enough to take over their parents business. Ethan withdrew from social interaction, fearing more pains and he learned to depend on himself alone,his past continues to shape his relationship and worldview which kept him from having friends. PRESENT IN THOMPSON MANSION In a white towel wrapped around his waist,his body is seen wet with his dark messy hair ,his shoulder is so broad and muscular his eyes piercing brown with his sharp intense gaze that could make one feel like an arrow go through someone's heart a sharp strong jawline with a sharp pointed nose , Charlotte barge into with a sad look and went directly to Ethan bed with tears on her face ,Ethan look at her with a questioning look cause he's a man of few words ;"Jimmy broke up with me,he said am too clingy and suffocates him ", Ethan face slightly changed but maintained his composure after some seconds he started to think about how his life is and wonder why everyone is always leaving,Mom,Dad ,his childhood sweetheart and now Jimmy ,his thinking started going to been nervous that will her sister also leave him one day or grandma as he was thinking his sister went to hug him from behind and told him that she is happy that she knows Ethan will never leave her no matter what that she is satisfied with that,Ethan forced a smile and faced her and told her not to think of what Jimmy said that she was never a clingy girl but instead a wonderful and carefree lady , Charlotte smiled cutely 😊; Charlotte is a nineteen year old girl four years younger than Ethan so carefree and friendly with everyone despite her rich status ,her flexible and fragile mind made her over think and gets hurt easily,she is number one of Ethan's priority making him overprotective of her . COUNTRYSIDE (OAKDALE) "Don't ever tell me that again,you are going nowhere" Richard (Emily father) said angrily ,all plea to convince Emily father to allow Emily go to the city turned abortive he has always wanted Emily to take over the family business in the future and he knew Emily has passion for anthing thing and allowing Emily go to the city is like putting the future of the family business at risk. Emily kneel down in tears persuading her father "Mother , please help me beg father to do me this favor and I promise to make you both proud ,I promise" e Emily's mother ,Gloria could not say anything,she looked at the poor Emily with pitiful eyes and also remember those days she was stopped by her parents from going to the city but now thinking of it she didn't want her children to suffer same fate though she knew her husband will not let go easily but she determined to convince her husband. Emily seeing her mother lost in thought thought her mother won't support her she wipe her tears and head straight to her room and locked the door crying really hard this time that her voice could be heard in the whole neighborhood. Gloria with a sad eye also stood up and went to her room leaving just the the husband outside . Gloria maiden dream was to become a model,she has all physical appearance of a model ,she love to watch models videos shlince she was young and later determined to be a model as she always watch in the television but she has to leave the countryside to achieve her dream but her parents disagreed to it and immediately she finished high school at the age of Nineteen she was forced to Mary Richard a fisherman and fish monger,though she was not happy in the marriage at first but she leant to bear the challenges from it and get along well with her husband.