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[crookedwings]

Hi everyone, this is the second story that I had written with Sims 1. Before reading this story however it is advisable that you read my other story Camie Stewart, because this story is a kind of sequel to that one.

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Peach Apartments. I am Mr Jones, your new landlord. As you can see this is one of the most beautiful condominiums in town. It is situated in one of the most sought-after areas. I have only one condition for you, if you choose to move in here. You may furnish your apartment in any way that you like, but please do not change the wallpaper, or carpeting. You will understand why when you enter inside. So do you accept these terms? You do. You have just made a very wise choice. Here are the keys to your new apartment. Come, I will give you a tour of the place. Follow me, this way please...

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Rykie Roberts is now 23 years old. The family business is expanding, and a new branch in a new town will be opening soon. Rykie decides to move to this new town to be closer to her job. She settles down in a sweet, beautiful condiminium, called Peach Apartments. But life is not all a bed of roses....

Season 1 coming soon...

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[crookedwings]

My name is Rykie Roberts.(PA_1) I am 23 years old. I have lived all my life with my parents and my brother in Pennsburgh. My parents own a very established company, and I work there as manager. But my father has lately decided to open a new branch in Rocktown, and he wants me to run it over here. And so I had to move to Rocktown. I started looking for a place to live. An advert in the newspaper caught my eye - The Peach Apartments - a beautiful condominium in a very popular area of Rocktown.

I met Mr Jones, (PA_2 the owner of Peach Apartments. He drove me there, and the minute I walked in, I understood why they were called Peach Apartments. The floor and the walls were all a beautiful shade of peach. There was a pool in the middle. The windows were white and blue. It was a doll's house setting. I fell in love with the place at once. (PA_3)

"There are 8 apartments here in all," Mr Jones explained, "4 Ground Floor, and 4 Top Floor"

"Are they decorated in peach too?" I asked.

"Well no," he laughed. "The decoration is the only restriction that you have. You can put in any furniture you like, and decorate to your likings, but do not repaint the walls or remove the fitted carpets."

"Why?" I asked.

"Well, every apartment here is named after a colour, and it is decorated appropriately. In fact that is the address, they do not have a number or letter, but a colour. For instance we have Red, Peach Apartments; Yellow, Peach Apartments; Green, Peach Apartments. Yours, if you decide to take it, will be the first one in the condo, and it is Lavender, Peach Apartments. Come, I'll show you." PA_4)

When we were inside, I understood why this was Lavender, Peach Apartments. (PA_5)Everything here was painted in Lavender, but I liked the colour and I fell in love with the place at once. I decided to move in. Mr Jones said, "Well, I know that you will be happy here. Just stay out of the way of those kids in Red, and you will be fine."

"Why?" I asked.

"They are not totally bad kids, but they are you know, high school dropouts, who love motorbikes and beer. At first I was reluctant to have them here, but anyway they pay the rent, they keep the place clean. They are always in some kind of trouble though, but as long as they keep it away from my condo, then I couldn't care less."

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[crookedwings]

I did not have much time to meet my neighbours, during the following weeks. I was very busy furnishing my apartment. And when it was done, I was back to work. I had to work late at night too from home, (PA_6) so that I could catch up on the pending work I had left over from when I was busy with the house. I was happy at Peach Apartments, but I was also lonely.

One evening the doorbell rang, and it was Mr Jones. He had brought a pizza over, and asked me if I wanted to share it with him. I smiled and invited him in. Over that dinner he asked me, how I was getting on in Peach Apartments, and how were things going with my neighbours. (PA_7)I told him that I was very happy in my new home, but I also confessed that I had not yet met any of my neighbours. He smiled.

"I don't wonder," he said. "They wake up very late, at around 11.00am by which time you would have left for work long before. And then when you get back from work, it's late, and they would have gone out, causing trouble somewhere. By the time they get back you will probably be fast asleep."

As I was putting away the dishes, (PA_8)I told him that that was pretty much my life now, and I was getting lonely and bored.

(PA_9)"Well," he smiled. "I could take you out some time. But I don't think that you would like to be seen around with an old man like me. But if you want, I could tell my son to take you out sometime, maybe for a tour of Rocktown. I'm sure he would be quite happy to spend some time with a beautiful girl like you." I blushed, and answered.

"That would be very nice. I haven't really seen anything of Rocktown, except the road from here to work."
I had a great time talking to Mr Jones, but suddenly I discovered that it was getting late. He noticed that I was getting tired too, and so he got up.

"It was great talking to you, Rykie," he said.

"I had a great time too." He moved towards me, and hugged me, (PA_10)

"See you soon," he said. "And if you need anything, just call me, ok. I will talk to my son and I will have him call you. He is a bit busy at the moment, but I'm sure that he can fix something."

"Thanks again. You're a great landlord." He smiled.

"I try to be as helpful as possible. And by the way, you have a great taste in decorating."

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[crookedwings]

The next day, as I was working on the old typewriter, (PA1_11) I kept thinking about what Mr Jones had said. I badly needed some friends, because I was very lonely here in Rocktown, and I missed my family. So I was hoping that his son would call me soon.

2 days later it was Sunday. I woke up quite late. I heard laughter and shouts coming from the pool. I guessed it was my neighbours, but I was too shy to go out and talk to them. I opened the refrigerator to get something to drink, (PA1_12) and to my horror, I discovered I had run out of beverages. However, I remembered that there was a Pepsi machine installed outside near the pool, and so I went out to get one.

I went over to the machine to get my drink. (PA1_13) There were 4 people outside. 2 girls who looked my age, one with long fair hair and the other had PINK hair. They were sitting on the chairs near the pool. And sitting next to them, talking with them was a guy. There were another two people in the pool, a male and a female but it was hard to tell what they looked like, since they were splashing and ducking each other.
I was passing near them, on my way back to my apartment, (PA1_14) when the girl with pink hair, laughed and said, "There goes Miss Perfect from Lavender." The other girl sneered, and said,

"What's perfect about her? She looks like a choir girl." The guy laughed and said,

"Yeh, but I bet she can do some amazing things to a guy." The girls screamed with laughter. They had shouted their comments, obviously they were meant for me to hear. I almost ran the rest of the way to my apartment. I was so embarrassed.

Later that day, as I was doing some work on my laptop, the telephone rang. i picked it up. (PA1_15) "Hello, is that Rykie Roberts?"

"Yes," I answered.

"Hi Rykie, this is Kurt Jones, Bob's son. He talked to me about you, and I have the night free. I thought maybe you would like to go out for dinner."

"Thanks," I answered. "That would be great."

"Ok, I will pick you up about 8pm. I know your address," he laughed.

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[crookedwings]

At around 8pm, the doorbell rang. I went to answer, and I had a real shock. Becasue standing right in front of me, was the most gorgeous guy I had ever seen. "Hi Rykie, I'm Kurt, " he said.

"Hi," I smiled. "Shall we go?" he asked. I nodded. Sitting on the bench near my door were the pink haired girl and the red haired guy. They were locked in an embrace and kissing fiercely. [PA1_16] But when they saw Kurt and me, they broke their kiss, and burst out laughing.

"Ooh, watch this!" said the girl. "The landlord's son and Miss Perfect!" The guy laughed, and shouted to Kurt, "Yeh Jones, you can send her over to me anytime you want, to tell you if she's worth it." Kurt ignored them, and pulled me away. I was blushing.

"Ignore them," he said, "My father is trying to find an excuse to throw them out, but up till now they have not caused any trouble in the condo yet."

We got in his car, and he started driving. As we were going down the road, Kurt started pointing the different places and landmarks we were passing. Finally he came to a stop, and parked his car. We started walking, until we got to this quaint italian restaurant. We sat down in a corner booth, and ordered food. [PA1_17]

Like me, Kurt was the older child. He had a younger sister whose name was Emma. I talked about my little brother Jon too. His mother had died when he was a still young, and his little sister had been only 10. He talked about how hard it was for her growing up with just one parent. I shuddered, as I remembered my childhood, when my father had been away for over a year, and my mother had another boyfriend. But luckily my parents made it up, and things seemed to go back to normal, especially after Jon was born.

As the evening progressed, we talked about other things as well. Kurt told me that he had been in a three year long relationship, but he had broken up with her, when he caught her cheating with his best friend. He had been hurt, and now it was hard for him to trust again. I told him about my previous relationship, the one which had to end because I was moving to Rocktown, cos he couldn't handle the distance. But I was careful not to mention my previous two relationships - the ones which had nearly gotten me in trouble with the law.
I found myself liking Kurt more and more, and so when he put his arms around me, I cuddled into his arms and did not protest. [PA1_18]

When we got home, Kurt got out of his car, and walked me to my apartment, because he was afraid that my neighbours would harass me again. But there was no sign of them anywhere. I invited him in and he accepted. As we were sitting on the couch, I offered him some coffee. [PA1_19] He accepted, and we continued talking about lots of things.

Soon, or so it seemed, it was getting pretty late, and Kurt knew it too. So he looked at me, and said,

"Well, I think it's time for me to go. But I had a really great time with you, and I hope that we can do this again sometime."

"Sure," was my reply, "I had a lovely time with you too." And before I knew what was happening, he put his arms around me, pulled me towards him, and kissed me. I was surprised, but I really liked Kurt, and so I kissed him back. [PA1_20] We stayed there on the couch, kissing for a few more minutes. Then he got up and said,

"Well, I really have to go now. I'll call you soon, I promise." And he left

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[griseldalafey]

Nice story, although it seems like Rykie will get into a *lot* of trouble with her neighbours...
btw, I love the dress she's wearing in the last part.

[crookedwings]

That night as I was getting ready to go to bed[PA1_21], I kept thinking about Kurt. He was very much different than the guys I was used to dating, but I liked him. I really hoped that he would call me again. Since I had moved to Rocktown, I had changed my lifestyle, and was living a different life than before, and Kurt seemed to fit in perfectly with everything else.

The next morning I could not wake up in the morning, because I had slept so late, and so I decided to take the day off. After all, I was the boss. So I decided to check out the laundry. It was situated right beside Blue Apartment, and it was also decorated in blue. I put my dirty clothes in the machine, and sat down to wait for them. After a while, this blonde girl walked in and put her laundry in one of the machines too.[PA1_22] I smiled at her, and when she finished she came and sat beside me.[PA1_23]

She had long blonde hair, and a piercing under her bottom lip, and she was beautiful. "Hi," she said. "You're the girl who lives in Lavender, aren't you?"

"Yes," I answered. "I'm Rykie. I don't think I have seen you around."

"Oh yes, you did. Yesterday, when you went to get the drink. I was in the pool with Neville. Anyway, I'm Cheryl. I live in Green"

"Hi, Cheryl. I must admit that I didn't see you. But I was, er, rather ... distracted yesterday." She laughed.

"Oh well, don't take any notice of them. They're always like that when somebody new moves in. That's the way they treated me when I first came to Peach Apartments. But now it's ok, they're all friends. Just give them time."

I got up to check the laundry.[PA1_24] Lauren kept on talking. "That guy who was in the pool with me, his name is Neville, and he lives in Brown. Then there is that blonde girl. Her name is Carol. She lives in Blue. The other girl with the pink hair is Rita, and she lives in Red with Cal. Rita and Carol seem like best friends, but I honestly think that they secretely hate each other, especially since Rita moved out of Yellow to go and live in Red with Cal, cos I heard that before I had moved here Carol and Cal were together. But I can't tell for sure, cos they never talked about it."

I went back to sitting, and Lauren got up to check her laundry.[PA1_25] "There is another guy who lives in white, but he does not live here full time. He is Bob Jones' son, but he never hangs out with us. I think he's a real snob."

"That must be Kurt," I said. "Well, I met him last night, and I think he's really nice and not a snob at all." She shrugged.

"Oh well. Anyway, why don't you come up to my apartment sometime in the evening, when you're not working. We always meet up there, and have a great time laughing together.. Would you like to come?"

"But what about the others?" I asked.

"You'll be my guest. And this will be a great way to meet them too." "Ok, I will try to come then."

"Right, I'll give you a call later."

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[crookedwings]

I've decided to post the rest of Season 1 here, and maybe Season 2 because those two seasons are finished. So today, I will try to start posting the rest of Season 1.

[crookedwings]

That afternoon, I was sitting by the pool. There was no sign of my neighbours anywhere. Suddenly the door of White opened, and Kurt came out. PA1_26] my heart skipped a beat, and I felt myself blushing. He came and sat down beside me.[PA1_27]

"Hey beautiful, how are you?" he asked.

"Ok I guess. I couldn't get up for work this morning, and so I decided to take the day off." He smiled.

"Same here. Well, I run my father's business for him, and so I could afford to miss a day off work. I couldn't even drive home last night, I was so tired, and so I slept here. I just woke up."

We talked there in the afternoon soon. It was a very nice feeling, to be lazing about, doing simply nothing, except for talking to the guy you liked. At around 6pm, Kurt got up, and told me, "Well, the others will soon be coming home from wherever they spend their time. Would you like to come in my apartment, and have something to drink?"

At first I hesitated, cos I was still shy of him, but Kurt pulled me up, and said, "Come on, don't be shy. I came to your apartment last night, and now it's payback time." And so I went in with him. He led me to the sitting room, and we sat down on the sofa, watching TV. [PA1_28] Suddenly I remembered what Cheryl had told me, about going up to her apartment some time. I told Kurt about it.

Kurt did not seem at all pleased. "Listen to me, Rykie. I know that you would like to make friends, but not them. Avoid them. They are trouble. They might keep their trouble away from the condo, but outside here, it's all bad. I wouldn't go if I were you."

"Oh well," I said as I snuggled up beside him, PA1_29] "I haven't said yes anyway. But I will probably need someone to take me out, to make up for the lack of friends," I said coyly. He smiled and kissed me on the forehead.

"You can count on me, Rykie."

When it got even later, Kurt told me that he had to go back home, so I walked out of White towards Lavender. Kurt followed me, and before I went inside, he pulled me around, wrapped his arms around me, and kissed me passionately.[PA1_30] I kissed him back with the same passion. When he finally pulled away, he said, "See you tomorrow." I nodded. I wanted to see him, because I really liked him

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[crookedwings]

Kurt kept his promise, and came over everyday. He took me around Rocktown, and did his best to see him happy.

Two days after I had been to his apartment, I was walking around in Rocktown, when suddenly I found that I was lost. I was walking through a narrow street, when I saw a fortune teller's parlor. I decided to go in.[PA1_31] I was a bit scared at first, but when she started talking I relaxed a bit. "Sit down, sweetheart," she said. She gazed in her crystal ball, and started speaking.

"I can see that you are new to this town. You have lost contact with all your old friends, but I can see that that is for the better. Away from them means away from trouble. You are about to fall in love with someone, that you shall meet very soon, and that has connections with the place you live in. However, not everything will be plain sailing for you two. There will be lots of jealousy, and someone will try to break you up."

I smiled, and said, "Does that mean that this person is my future man, then?" [PA1_32]

She gazed in the crystal ball again, and said, "Well, I can't really say at this time. All I can say right now,is that you still don't know what your really want in life. There will also be an unwanted pregnancy some time in your future. My advice is that you be who you really are, and not try to compromise for something which is isn't you. You will not be happy if you are not you."

I was totally confused about what she had said. What did all this mean? Was I going to get pregnant? And who will the father be? Will Kurt really fall in love with me? And what did she mean by saying that I have to be me? All these questions and more kept spinning in my mind, as I set down on a bench trying to figure what to do next. [PA1_33] I suddenly realised that the more I was going to think about it, the more confused I was going to get, and so I decided to keep on wandering the streets, to get my mind off things for a while.

As I was walking aimlessly around, I suddenly discovered that I had arrived to Rocktown Centre, a large shopping plaza that contained just about everything, I relaxed, because now that I knew where I was it would be easy to go back home. So I decided to do some shopping.

Over the following days, my relationship with Kurt grew stonger. We were together every single day. Sometimes we would go out, sometimes we would just stay watching tv in his apartment, sometimes playing on the computer at my house, and at other times, we would even have a small bar-b-q in the little backyard. [PA1_34]

Sometimes, I would look at Kurt and think how my life had changed. I had always been this wild girl, who never had a care in the world, and suddenly I had turned into what my neighbours called "Miss Perfect". [PA1_35] Well, all my life needed to be perfect right now was Mr Right, and I knew that I had found him in Kurt, and I had no intention of giving him up.

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[crookedwings]

I knew that we were falling in love. [PA1_36]I was really in love with Kurt. At first it felt strange, because he was so different than the other guys I was used to dating; but he really made me feel special, and those were the happiest days of my life

But unfortunately nothing lasts forever.

One evening Kurt took me to the theatre. There was this play in a theatre near Peach Apartments, and he asked me to go with him. To my surprise, all the people from my condo were there. Kurt told me that this play was special for my dad, and he offered free tickets to all his tenants, and well, it seemed like theatre somehow interested my neighbours. After a while, this beautiful red-head passed by. Kurt looked away suddenly. [PA1_37] 'Who is she?' I asked.

'Who? Oh, her, that's Kim, my ex-girlfriend.' '

'Wow, she's beautiful!' I exclaimed.

'She's also a *****,' he replied bitterly.

'You must have loved her a lot,' I remarked.

'Yes, Rykie, I did. I really loved her, and she really hurt me bad.'

It was two days later when the terrible things started happening. It was a very hot evening, and I decided to go and sit for a while by the pool. [PA1_38] There were voices coming from White, and laughter. At first I thought it was the tv, but then I heard clearly Kurt's voice. The other voice was that of a woman. At first, I didn't think much about it, but I thought it was his sister.

But then two hours later, the door of White opened, and out came that same red-head we had seen at the cinema. Kim, his ex-girlfriend. She had been alone with Kurt in his house for the past two hours, and godness knows how much longer before that! And to make matters worse, before she left, she said, "Thank you Kurt. This means so much to me.' And she hugged him.

And worse than that - he hugged her back. They hugged each other tightly, and all I could do was stare at them. I couldn't believe my eyes. [PA1_39]

Then when she left, he turned around, and ignored me completely. I was devasted. I could hear the nasty sneering of my neighbours. I got up, ran inside. I sat down on the sofa. [PA1_40] I cried and cried, and I fell asleep crying. I couldn't believe that Kurt had done this to me.

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The following afternoon, the doorbell rang. I went to answer, hoping that it was Kurt with an explanation. I had not heard from him all day. But it was Cheryl. [PA1_41] 'Hi Rykie, you never came up to my apartment. You said you will come, and you never did, so I figured that you were to shy to just come and knock on my door. So here I am, inviting you again. Tomorrow night at 9pm - is that ok for you?"

'Sure, I'll see you tomorrow then."

At first I hesitated, and was about to say no, because I remembered what Kurt had told me. But suddenly, I remembered all the pain he had caused, and accepted The following night came, and I went up to Green. I decided to shatter that image of Miss Perfect, and let these people see me in a different light. After all, I badly needed to have some friends right now. So I some of the clothes I had brought with me from Pennsburgh.. They looked really surprised when they saw me dressed like that, and I really had to smile. Cheryl greeted me with a kiss, and told me to sit down
at once. [PA1_42]

Soon inevtibaly conversation turned to Kurt. They started sneering him, and calling him a snob. All of a sudden, Carol said, 'Shut up, this is his girlfriend.' And they all laughed. If it had been two days earlier, I would have been hurt, but now I was too angry at Kurt to feel sorry for him.

'I'm NOT his girlfriend. He's such a loser.'

'Why? What happened?' asked Rita. 'I saw you two kissing like you were some thirteen year olds happy with your first kiss.'

'Oh, I used to date him, but I got bored of him, and dumped him. And guess what he did? He went back to his girlfriend of three years, the one who had cheated on him with his best friend.' It was a lie of course, but I felt better after saying it.

'What a loser, exclaimed Cheryl.

I was getting on quite well with these guys. After all, it was them who had gotten the wrong impression about me, and not the other way round. We drank and drank, and then at around 1.00am, Cal stood up, and said, 'Well, how about we continue this party at Red?' They all agreed. I was getting ready to say goodbye, when Neville turned towards me and said,
'Hey, you're coming too, aren't you?' I smiled at him, and said yes.

The minute I walked in Red, I felt like in a deja vu. Everything seemed so familiar, the cheap furniture, the cigarette butts strewn around, the posters and pictures on the walls, and even the smell was one I knew. Suddenly this place really felt like home, and I felt alive for the first time since moving to Rocktown.[PA1_44]

The night went on. We kept on drinking and laughing. We danced to the loud music. I lost all track of time. Everything was just like the old days. There were no more sarcastic remarks or cruel laughter from these people. We talked about lots of different things. I suddenly found myself talking about my life before I moved to Rocktown. They were surprised that their Miss Perfect had such a secret. I had tried to start a new life, and put the past behind me, but I could talk to these guys about it, because they would understand. [PA1_45]

[crookedwings]

And then Neville kissed me![PA1_46] I was too drunk to protest, so I let him. But I must admit, that I liked it too. Neville was very good-looking, and I knew that we had a lot of things in common - much more than I had with Kurt.

The night went on, and suddenly it was dawn. Everyone started getting tired. I went down to my apartment, [PA1_47] got undressed, made a cup of coffee, and got into bed. I fell asleep almost at once. But before I fell asleep, I remember thinking, "Who needs some preppy boy like Kurt, who doesn't know how to have fun? Everything's gonna be allright now.'

When I woke up, it was early afternoon. I had a shower, and started going through my wardrobe. Luckily, I had brought most of my old clothes with me. It was no use getting dressed in all those "Miss Perfect" clothes. The fortune teller was right - I had to be me. Suddenly the doorbell rang. I opened the door, and found Kurt standing there. [PA1_48] He looked surprised to see me dressed in this way.

'What do you want?' I asked turning away. PA1_49]

'I thought you were out, but I heard the radio on, and so I figured you must be here. I wanted to ask you out for lunch.'

'No, Kurt, I don't want to have lunch with you.'

He reached over, and took my face in his hands 'Why, what's wrong, Rykie?' I pushed him away.

'You haven't called me for two days, and now you come back expecting me to be waiting for you?'

'I'm sorry. I was out of town on business, and I really had no time for anything else. The little free time I had I spent it sleeping.'

'Oh yes, with Kim, I guess.' '

Kim?' he asked. 'What are you talking about?'

'I saw you last Thursday with her.'

'I see. Well, I think I owe you an explanation about that...'

But before he could go on, Neville came down from his apartment, and walked straight towards us. 'Hi Rykie, I thought maybe you would like to come to the beach with me this afternoon.' I smiled at Neville, and said, '

Sure, I have nothing to do today. It would be great.' Kurt looked at me as if I had gone crazy.

'Rykie, what are you doing? Please let me talk to you.'

'Hey man, get over it. She doesn't want you anymore. She's got some real friends now, and doesn't need any loser like you.' I expected Kurt to ignore him like before, but instead he got angry and shouted at Neville,

'Well, I'd rather be a loser, than good for nothing like you.' Neville turned around,

'Is that what you think? Well, I'm good at something see,' and with those words he pushed Kurt with all his strength.[PA1_50]

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[crookedwings]

They started fighting.[PA1_51] I just looked at them. This was nothing new to me. I was used to seeing people fighting all the time. I didn't care much about Neville, but I wasn't sorry to see him punching Kurt. Kurt had hurt me more than any simple punch in the face would. Still it surprised me that Kurt could fight Neville back!

Soon I was getting bored. So I went over, and shouted, 'Hey, are we going to the beach or not?'

Neville stopped hitting Kurt, and turned around. Kurt acted quickly.He came over to me, and pleaded,

'Please just this one time. Let's go somewhere and talk. Then you can go to the beach with him as much as you want to. But give me this one chance.' I looked at Kurt, and supressed the urge to slap him. Instead I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine. I went over to Neville, and started kissing him in front of Kurt.[PA1_52] When I finally pulled away, I saw Kurt walking in his apartment. '

Yeh, Kurt,' I shouted. 'Neville is right. Get over it. You're not getting me back.'

After Kurt had walked into his apartment, I walked into mine, and changed my clothes, and pulled back my hair. I was in a really excited state, because everything felt just like the old days – from the clothes I was wearing, to the way I was doing my hair. I vowed that from now on, there will no longer be any Miss Perfect, but only Rykie Roberts, the way that I truly was.

Neville was waiting for me, and when I got out he drove us to the beach. At first he looked at me, not sure whether I had been lying or not about who I was, and then as if to confirm it, he asked me,

'Would you like to do something silly, but fun at the same time?'

'Sure,' I replied. He hired a small motor-controlled boat, and we played with it in the pond. It was not something that I would have done while I was playing Miss Perfect, but not that was behind me, and I was being me again, and enjoying every moment of it. [PA1_53]

Afterwards we went in the sea for a swim, and I really enjoyed being a silly girl with Neville. At around 2pm we were really hungry, and so Neville went into a nearby store and bought some food, and a blanket, and he spread it on the ground, and lay on it.[PA1_54] I lay down beside him, and as we were eating he asked me,

'Are you really enjoying yourself here with me today?'

'Yes, Neville, I am. Believe, this is just like when I was back in Pennsburgh.' He looked at me, and wanted to know more. But that was all I could say for the time being.

After we ate, we stayed there on the blanket, and Neville fell asleep. I closed my eyes, and suddenly everything fell into place. I was listening to the happy voices of the people, the sound of the waves, smelling the scents of the beach, and feeling the hot sun burning on my skin. Soon all these sounds faded into background, as I started dozing off. The last thing I remember thinking before I fell asleep was This is the way life should be always.

When we woke up, the sun was already going down, and so Neville packed everything in his car, and proposed a walk on the beach. The beach was almost deserted now, and it was quiet. The only sounds were the sounds of the waves, and the distant sound of music coming from a nearby pub. We were walking on the shore, when suddenly Neville turned to me, and said.

'Rykie, I really enjoyed myself with you today. I want to see you again. I've got to. All my life I have been longing for someone special like you are, and now it suddenly seems too good to be true that I found you.'I hugged him, and replied,

'I too want to see you again, Neville.' He hugged me back, and squeezed me against him, as if he was afraid to let me go. [PA1_55]

END OF SEASON 1

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[ts1depot]

Hey, I remember your Camie Stewart story-- from your Lorianne's Sim Stories web site! So great to see that you're still in action! :D

[crookedwings]

Thank you for your comments. I don't know if I shall continue with Season 2 of this story or not though. I've stopped writing it so long ago, that I have hit a major writer's block with it - and I can't overcome it. But maybe someday I will be revising it. In the meantime, you can read my other stories on this forum, and I hope you enjoy them too.