Ontario, California
Maria was packing with the help of Marialen who didn�t have any finals for the day. Unfortunately, the day that Maria had to move to Beverly Hills came faster than the girls had wished for. Marialen and Maria were almost done packing when Tracy, Brandon, Mandie and Brad came in the room all exhausted from the final they did.
Mandie and Traci both fell on Maria�s bed not minding the luggage�s that were on the bed as Brandon and Brad sat down on the chairs that were under the only window. Marialen shook her head as she walked into the bathroom to make sure she hasn�t forgotten anything that was Maria�s.
�Long day?� Maria asked taking the luggages off the bed so she could lie down beside Tracy.
�Long final you mean. You�re lucky that you didn�t have our teacher. Damn! Why did she have to make this so hard?� Mandie wined.
Tracy looked at her friend after she settled in beside her.
�Do you really have to go tomorrow morning?�
Maria nodded her head slowly not being able to speak because of the lump that came in her throat. Marialen came back from the bathroom and put her hands on her hips watching Traci and Maria cry in each other�s arms. She sighted loudly and walked to the bed.
�We should do something memorable. Like piercing our belly button or getting a tattoo. Something that�ll remind us of College. What do you guys think?� she asked as Mandie sat up with a smile on her face.
�I�m in!� she said rolling out of bed and went to sit on Brad�s lap who snaked his arm around her waist while placing butterfly kisses on her neck.
Marialen and Mandie looked at the two remaining girls in the bed. Maria and Traci got out of bed and grabbed their purse and looked at the two other.
�What are we waiting for?� Maria asked with a grin on her face.
When they arrived at the piercing and tattoo shop, they looked at the pictures that were on the wall and they all liked the same tattoo and the same piercing. They all agreed to get the tattoo on their lower back that said �All you need is love� in a lovely handwriting that was inside of a red heart. After they got their tattoo, they went and got their belly pierced after they choose the belly button ring that had a gold heart dangling off of it. They asked to have one in spare if the one they just got broke.
On their way back to Maria�s dorm, they noticed a large amount of people standing and looking at something that was in front of the building. They pushed themselves through the crowd to stop abruptly when they saw what everyone was looking at.
�Damn, I wonder whose car that is!� Brandon said looking at the car in amazement.
In front of them was a silver 2009 new Mitsubishi Endeavor. A man got out of the car and looked at the paper in his hand and closed the door after he made sure he was at the right place. He walked into the building and as soon as the door closed behind him, Brandon and Brad ran to the door to look inside the car and around it. Brad walked to Mandie and kissed her softly on her lips.
�You know, Christmas is coming really soon baby� If you want to buy a present that I REALLY like, you could buy me a car like this�� he said kissing her neck as she laughed.
�Dream on babe. Dream on!�
The man walked out of the building with the guard who pointed toward Brad and Mandie before walking back in the building. The mysterious men walked toward the couple and cleared his throat. Brad and Mandie looked at him not knowing what he wanted.
�I�m looking for Maria Gracias Green,� he said reading the name from the paper that had the address also. Brad placed his arm around Mandie�s shoulder and smiled at the man.
�This is Maria!�
Mandie rolled her eyes as she took his arm off of her shoulder making him pout.
�I�m not Maria,� Mandie replied as she grabbed her friend�s arm and pulled her beside her.
�This is Maria,� she said with a smile on her face as Maria looked back and forth between the man and Mandie.
The man looked at Maria and gave her an envelope and a set of keys.
�Have a nice day Miss Green,� he said before walking away.
�But�� Maria said watching the man disappear into the crowd of people.
Traci, Brandon and Marialen came to the three friends not knowing what happened.
�Who was that?� Traci asked.
�I don�t know! All I know is that he had the �Mitsubishi� logo shirt on,� Maria answered still looking in the direction where the man left.
�What are you waiting for? Open the envelope!� Brandon urged.
�All right all right!� Maria said as she opened it quickly after she searched for a name on the top.
Dear Maria,
On this day of packing and hard time in your life, we wanted to give you a little surprise before you came to live with us.
We hope that your friends don�t have many plans for the summer because we would like them to come with you to help you settle in your new entourage in Beverly Hills.
We thought you�d need a new car for you and your friends to come and there�s enough space for six person and a lot of luggage�s.
In hope to see you home tomorrow night with your five friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Landis
�Oh my God!" Maria said after reading the letter.
�What�s wrong?� Traci asked who took the letter from her and read it.
�Holy!� she said looking up at her friend with the same facial expression.
Brad took the letter and read it with Mandie. Their jaw dropped when they finished reading it.
�Oh man! Maria you�re so lucky! Can I do a test drive? Please?� Brad begged.
�Not now,� she replied before walking to the car.
She unlocked the door and sat in. Her friends followed her lead and sat in the car. Marialen sat in the passenger seat while Brandon, Mandie, Traci and Brandon sat in the back. They couldn�t believe how comfortable the seats were and how big the car was inside.
Marialen opened the glove compartment and found a set of keys and a note attached to the key ring.
Keys to the guesthouse, garage and main house
Marialen showed the note to Maria who just couldn�t believe how lucky she was to have the guestHOUSE and not the guest ROOM to herself. She looked behind her and smiled to her friends as her chin started to tremble and tears came to her eyes. Mandie and Tracy leaned forward and pulled her in their arms and let her cry.