A girl always needs a little love by Z. Timol (classic novels for teens txt) 📖

today'' Linda sighed

''Yeah me too''

''So, when are you moving?''

''Next week, it's gonna be so hard. New life, new friends, new surrounding.''

''But you go for holiday there right?''

''Yeah but that's holiday, it's different when you're living there''

''I guess so''

 

We laid there talking in the dark, I couldn't sleep. So I got up and switched on the light.

 

''What are you doing?''

''I wanna show you the diary that I got from the market''

''Oh yeah, let's see it''

 

I reached on my tippy toes to get the diary, as I was pulling it down a paper fell from under it. It was and envelope and it was sealed with a heart.

 

''What's that?'' Linda asked getting up

''I don't know. Where did it come from?''

''It says here that it's for you. Can I open it?''

''Go ahead, let's read it''

 

She opened it then gave it to me to read, it was written on a paper with red roses. Very pretty. It said

 

Dear Lizzie,

 

You are a beautiful girl and very sweet. Very Interesting. I've never met anyone just like you. You seem a bit sad, and I would love to be there for you. I would love to get to know you. Here's a little riddle for you, try to solve it:

 

WHAT COSTS A MILLION DOLLARS BUT IS GIVEN TO PEOPLE FOR FREE?

 

Hope you figure it out. I hope to meet you soon.

 

                                                                                          Love,

                                                                                                  Anonymous

 

Anonymous? That's weird.

 

''Who is this from?'' she asked

''I really don't know, nobody gave me any letter and we have no mailman''

''Duh, it's 2016'' she laughed

''Yeah I know, should we go and show grandma?'' I asked

''No no no, this obviously from a boy, you can't show her this.''

''Yeah, but I don't understand. I didn't spend any time with any boy''

''Think think, anything out of ordinary happened?''

''No, the only boys that know my name was that boy from the drinks stand and that Tyler, oh and Marcus''

''You think this is from Marcus?'' she asked a bit worried

''No no, it can't be. It was with the diary so it must have been stuck under it. I didn't take the shopping bags in with me when we went for ice cream and Marcus didn't come in my room''

''Hhhhh, this, my friend, is a love mystery''

''A very hard one'' I laid back on the bed

''Why don't we go and sleep? We can think about it tomorrow'' she said

''Yeah. And this riddle. My brain is dead'' I gave her hug, switched off the lights and went back into bed placing the letter in my bedside draw. Didn't want grandma to find it so I put it in my jewelry box. I sighed and closed my eyes.

 

Who is this person?

The next morning

 We were walking on the beach barefoot, it was windy and the sun was about to set. It was beautiful. 

 

''Did you get my letter?'' 

''Yes I did, so sweet of you''

 

We sat down on a large pillow with a campfire in front of us, I picked up the stick with Marshmallows and put it above the fire to roast. I closed my eyes and breathed the fresh sea air. When I opened it I was sitting on a green bench, there were people all around me. I was sitting with my family, there were women dressed in black holding guns.

 

''Mom? Dad? What's happening?'' I asked

 

But nobody answered, instead they all started popping pink balloons. Everybody was doing the same thing, then there were gunshots and people were falling to the ground with arrows on the side of their head. But not all of them were dead, some were still moving. I started running, my family following me. My mom was pushing a pram and there was a strange man walking past us. We were now in a mall and looking for the exits. We asked one of the cleaners.

 

''It's by the middle of the curve'' he said

 

We walked and then finally spotted the escalators, I saw a pond with lilies and other flowers, I took out my phone and switched on the camera but didn't take a picture, I went down the stairs, I was all alone now. When I reached the bottom there was a shadow holding out a hand, I took it and he pulled me in, hugging me.

 

''I hope you figure out my riddle angel'' he said

 

I looked up to smile at him, but he was gone.

 

********

 

I opened my eyes and sat up with a smile on my face, that was some dream. But then I remembered the guns and shooting. For some reason, I felt like this dream meant something very important. I turned around to see Linda sleeping, her right leg was sticking out and her head was bent back. I laughed, the positions we sleep in are just incredible sometimes. It was already 10:30. I opened my bedside drawer and took out the letter, reading it more than 3 times. I thought of the answer to the riddle. Life? Parents? Family?. What can it be? 

 

''I was thinking about it'' Linda smiled a sleepy smile

''Yeah me too, figured it out?'' I asked

''I think it's Love''

''Love? Are you sure?''

''Yeah, maybe'' she yawned

''Love, mmmm, could be. But there are so many things that worth lots of money but we get it for free. Like family, life, parents, friendship.'' 

''Yeah but seeing that this is kinda like a love letter, it has to be love''

''I really don't understand. Why would somebody write a letter like this with a riddle and then sign it 'anonymous'? I mean what's the use? You're just giving the reader more stress''

''True. But maybe one day. Never know, this can be your fairy tale''

''Fairytale my head, like that kind of thing will ever happen to me''

''Good Morning sleepy heads'' grandma came in

 

I quickly took the letter and stuffed it under my pillow so she wouldn't see. 

 

''Good morning grandma'' we smiled

''Are you girls done sleeping?''

''Yes, we were just about to get up''

''Ok then, go get ready while I make the beds''

''NO. I mean, it's ok, we'll do it ourselves. We're big''

''Yeah, thanks, grandma'' Linda said

''Ok then, breakfast will be waiting'' she said closing the door

 

I sighed a sigh of relief and then took out the letter again, I put it back in the envelope and in the draw. I got off the bed and threw the duvet on the floor. Linda sighed and got up too.

 

''Great, now because of your letter I have to waste my energy on this''

''Hey! Don't blame me, blame the one who wrote it'' I threw a pillow at her head

''Oh no, you did not just do that lady''

''I did, whatcha gonna do about it?'' 

''THIS!'' she said jumping on me with a pillow in her hand.

 

I pushed her off me and picked up a pillow too, we circled around the room, our pillows in hand. I stopped and so did she, then I laughed and ran towards her, we met halfway and started hitting each other, you guess it, with the pillows. After almost tearing the pillows apart, we both fell onto the floor panting. 

 

''That was fun'' she laughed

''Yeah, now we need to go back to sleep'' I joked

''You bet'' she said jumping up

''Oh no you don't'' I said pulling her back by her hair

''Ouch! Not my hair''

''We've got work to do and stomachs to feed'' and just as I said that, my stomach made a grumbling noise

''Wow, you ate a baby monster?'' but the jokes on her because her's did the same too, only louder

''What did you swallow? The monster's dad?''

''Very funny, let's make these beds and go eat'' she jumped up

''Eating after we shower and change''

''Did you HEAR my tummy?'' she said

 

I stared at her then went closer and pretended to sniff.

 

''Oh WOW, you smell'' 

''I do? Oh god, I better go bath after I make this bed''

 

I laughed, it was a lie but it worked. After making the beds and taking turns in the bathroom we were both ready. I wore blue jeans with a blue butterfly top and Linda wore blues jeans with a green top that had beads. We posed in front of the mirror, pretending to take pictures of each other

 

''You look fabulous Lady Linda'' I said

''Oh thank you, you look wonderful yourself Lady Elizabeth'' she replied

 

We burst out laughing at our acting, we were pretty good. After completely ready, we marched downstairs. 

 

''Don't you two look cheerful'' grandma said as we walked into the kitchen

''Thanks'' we hugged her

''Here we go'' she said giving us each a plate with pancakes and bananas

 

I couldn't wait so I picked up the fork and knife and started eating, Linda did the same. While I was eating I thought about my dream. I thought about all the people in it then remembered, that one person, I couldn't see his face. He asked me if I got his letter. So that means that he was the one who wrote that letter, I'm not sure but it could be. He also told me he hoped I figure out the riddle. And I think I did, this is all so confusing. If only I knew who wrote that letter.

 

''Lizzie? Lizzie!''

''Huh? What?'' I said coming out of my thoughts

''Grandma is asking you something'' Linda said

''Yes grandma?''

''Are you okay darling?'' she asked

''Yes I'm fine, just day dreaming''

''Oh okay then, I was asking what you wanted to do today?''

''Mmm, I was thinking we could go for ice cream and , you know, check if Marcus's dad is ok''

''Oh yes, that's a good idea. Ice cream it is! Then we can go to the mall and do something there''

''Sounds fun to me'' Linda said, I could see she was trying to hide her excitement

 

We finished eating and then started clearing up. Grandma washed the dishes while we wiped and swept. We heard a loud crashing noise and ran to the kitchen to see tiny pieces of glass everywhere

 

''The dish rack?'' I asked grandma

''Yes, that thing is a headache''

 

You see, our, dish rack has a place for glasses on the side of it, so you just hang the glasses there but sometimes the glass can slip, which has happened more that enough times, causing the glass to fall and break into a million pieces.

 

''We have the same one like that, mom got tired of buying new glasses every month so she took off the glass hanging thing and just started putting the glass at the bottom'' Linda said

''Yeah we were doing that but sometimes you don't concentrate and before you know it, the damage is done'' grandma said

''It's okay, let's clean up'' I said

 

We cleaned up while grandma washed the remaining dishes. After we were done grandma went up to change, she already had a bath, she was just wearing a gown. We switched on the TV and my favorite animation show was on, adventures of Lady Bug and Cat Noir. I