Chapter 1.1: Getting Started

Zoe Harries sat on the ground, not even caring about anyone seing her. She was extremely tired, and the only thing she could think of was going to bed. To the sleeping bag, actually.
She hadn't had enough money to purchase a bed, which was horrible. But, luckily, she had already found a job, and was ready to work hard enough to win enough money to get a bed. At the time, her house was simply a little 2x3 rectangle where she only had a shower and a toilet. Outside of her "house" she had managed to get a couple of counters, a minifridge and a sink. It looked completely terrible. Fortunately, she had had enough money left to get an easel.

It was time for her to search for a job. She had known what she wanted to do when she grew older since she was a little girl: she wanted to be the mayor of her town, Riverview. She wouldn't be able to do that, since she had moved to Storybrook County (Link for the Download), but her objective was still the same. She was going to be a succesful politician, she would marry the man of her dreams, and she would have the most beautiful children of the world. She would be happy.


She got the job. She knew she would. She had always been a very charismatic girl, and she loved working.
When she got out of city hall, she found some people. She smiled, and introduced herself to some of them. She needed friends, in order for being voted when she got the chance of becoming the mayor. She started talking to some people, and ended up becoming friends with Derrick Peabody.

Later on, she decided to head to the library, because she knew that she would find a book that would help her oratory. There, she found some more people, but her eyes went straight to Matthew Hamming. She had been his fan since her teenage years, so she decided to try to befriend him. That would definitely help her becoming popular.

When he left, she decided to create an online dating profile. She knew that the internet was not a very reliable way of searching the love of her life, but she wanted to give it a try. She started browsing some of the profiles, and found some that caught her eye. She sent a couple of messages, without being sure of them being a good idea.

Before she noticed, the sun was gone. She knew that she had to go "home", but the library, which was now empty, seemed extremely warm, and the carpet looked really comfortable. So, she got her sleeping bag out of her inventory, set it on the floor, got in the sleeping bag and quickly fell asleep. She was completely exhausted.

She woke up later than she should have. She put on her work uniform (really?) and she ran to City Hall. She wanted to give the best impression and win everyone's favour.

When she got out of work, she headed home and took care of everything, which was basically just reciclying the newspaper. She then decided to grab a meal from her awesome minifridge, and since she was so tired, she couldn't help but sitting on the toilet. She would never admit it, but she felt pretty comfortable.

When she was washing the dishes, a man came to her with a package, that she was happy to receive. With the little amount of money that she had, she had ordered a mirror that she planned on using to get her speech even better. She spent the rest of the afternoon placing it, next to her school diploma. Her wall was looking really beautiful. It almost looked like a home (irony).

She managed to laugh, but it suddenly started to rain. That night, she was planning on sleeping at home, and she then realized that it was not a good idea. She would get sick, and being of such a low importance at her job, they would probably kick her out.

Zoe sighed, finally understanding how complicated it would be for her to have a nice life, and how unrealistic her dreams of having a perfect life were. She was completely alone, she was poor. But she had hope. And that would lead her to the awesome life that she had always wanted.