Asta+Fantasy

For ten years ago it was a guy that was really spoiled. He lived in Beverly Hills and he was 15 years old. He had everything you could dream of. He had a dream house with a personal cook. His room was 80m2 big. It had a bathroom with a bathtub and a shower with room for ten people. He didn`t do anything at home. He didn`t take care of school like he should. His parents were really tired of him. Of course they wanted the best for him but at that moment they didn`t know what to do.

They determined to send him of to a man where his grandparents had sent his father when he was at the same age. The man lived in the middle of the woods in Alaska. The first day of the summer break the parents sad that they were going on vacation to Alaska. They sad that there is a really good hotel there with a lot of things to do. But when they where in Alaska and after they picked up there rent car, the boy (James) started to wonder why they drove in to the woods. One hour later they stopped in the middle of the woods. James could see a little cottage with a porch and a rocking chair in black and the cottage looked like it would fall apart any second. His parents sad -All of those things that you don`t even see will be your problem in a few years.
 * this is gonna be your home for two month. You can return home when you have better perspectives on the life. For the moment your perspectives are really bad.
 * In a few years you will be a grown up. Then you have to take care of yourself.
 * Then you have to work to earn money. Then you have to go to the grocery shop to get you're own food.
 * You have to do your own washing.

The boy was blown up of emotions. He was full of all emotions. Angry, sad, confused and even a little happy. Every emotion hit him at once.

The old man that lived in the cottage came out and hand greeted on James. Hi, my name is Bill. You are gonna live here until I see that you are a responsible grown up. So you better behave. James emotions had now turned in to anger. He shouted to his parents, how can you do this? You haven´t even sad a word about this!! How can you live with this? With lying to your own son! That was all he had time to say before his parents closed the door and drove away.

Now James was really angry. Bill took James luggage and walked in trough the door. James stood there and he felt like he was abandoned. He didn`t now what to do. When Bill came out through the door James started to walk in. Bill said - There was tea on the stove. James looked around. There was a little kitchen and two armchairs and a TV that was so small that James wondered how Bill could see anything on that screen.

Come on, said Bill. He walked in to a room with dust everywhere. This is you room said Bill. First James thought that is was a joke but then he realized that this was going to be his bedroom. Change clothes to something not so fragile and then you can come out an help me with the chop wood. James was still in chock but he did like he was told to. After two hours James was exhausted. But Bill didn`t seem so tired. James finally said James couldn`t believe it. But he did like the old ugly dumb boring man said. Next day when James woke up he walked out to the kitchen and looked in to the fridge.
 * can we please go in and eat something? Not until we are finished, said Bill. When they had finished all the wood, they finally walked in. Bill gave James a sandwich and then said: Go to bed.

Bill had a moiled cheese and butter. That was all. Bill came to the kitchen and said that they couldn`t eat breakfast now. They have to get out in the woods and hunt to have dinner. The days continued with exactly enough food not to starve. Two weeks later, James had got used to the life in the forest. He thought that this maybe was good for him. He took things for granted. There are kids that have every day like this.

One thing he noticed was that during nights there always came like animals and tried to get in to the house. James thought that it was really weird. Because they could talk but they had four feets and no hair at all on the body, just on the arms. James knew that because he always looked out through the window when they came. Back in Beverly Hills was it always quiet when he went to sleep. But these animals screamed and knocked on the door and was really noisy so James could not sleep.

The days went and James got more exhausted for every day that went past. But James felt that he maybe finally got what his parents meant. But it was still one month to go. And when he was gonna return home it was only going to be one week left of the summer break.

But when he thought through how his summer would be like at home he though that it wasn`t so bad at all. Of course he would of got food when he was hungry and sleep in a quiet room without weird animals but he though that it could of been worse. Day one he though that nobody lived worse than Bill did and Bill was the most boring grouchy man ever but now he had learned to knew him and he didn`t think that he was so bad.

The next day was a saturday. James had learned that on saturdays they always go out in the woods and look for something James even after one month didn`t now what it was. Bill went in to his room and said - Get dressed and pack your stuff then come out to the car said Bill. Bill had an old pickup that looked like it was going to fall apart any minute. Just like the cottage. What? said James I though we were going... Just listen to me said Bill and then started to walk out to the car. James did like he was told to and went first outside and peed, then he dressed himself and then he packed his stuff. James didn`t know what was going on but he imagined himself sitting on a spa with a pedicure. But then he thought, with Bill, the man that hadn`t even been in a mall. No way!
 * Come on, wake up!! It already eight o`clock.
 * But I though you said that we could sleep to nine. o`clock. Bill just laughed and said
 * In this house we never sleep longer then eight. James had learned from the beginning when he said towards Bill all the time that it was no idea to discuss.

When James ten minutes later came out to the car was Bill already in it and looked pretty stressed. James opened the door the the car and hopped in. After one hour of driving James asked where they heading. Bill just ignored him. okay.. said James quietly to himself. After another hour of driving they finally drove past some houses. James thought to himself that he couldn`t believe how more people could live like this voluntary. Bill finally said the first word that he had said in hours. It has been a pleasure to have you hear. James was now really confused. First the whole pack your stuff and now this. Could it be that I was going home. Now Bill finally stopped and said go around the corner. James hopped out f the car and walked around the corner of an old building. James couldn`t believe it! There stood he's whole family. He ran to them as fast as he could and then he jumped in the bunch of people. He saw he`s uncle and grandpa Adolf and all he`s cousins and then behind everyone stood he mom and dad and looked really happy. We have something to tell you said mom. We have lied to you. This wasn`t about that we thought that you don`t do anything at home and all that. Of course you could do a little bit more at home and... anyway said his father this was a test. My family have did this in generations and if you handle it good you are ready to be a man. I`m so proud of you. And now? Said James. Now you can go home and be with your friends. But if you like we can go to that spa that we said we where going on. No said James. I have learned that I have it really good. I don?t need to go to a spa. I`m a 15 year old guy I don´t think that is so normal. I promise that I`m gonna behave much better now. I have learned that my behavior isn`t okay. No! You are perfect like you are said mom. Really said James with very much sarcasm in his voice. Anyway said his father again. Now your ready to be more responsible for more things. You know that your birthday is next week. So we wanted to give you a special gift. You know how it`s always been a tradition in my family that we go to really good colleges. So if you can step it up this last year you get to choose what college you want to go to. The one in New York with all the hot girls though James but he didn`t think that it was a good time to say that.

You have to get much, much better grates than what you have know. Now we know that you are ready to take care of yourself. Now it is just one part left before you can leave to any state in America and have the best four years of your life. I miss it!! whispered his dad.

Okay said James that now was ready to go home and study hard as hell. He was ready. Ready to face the reality with hard work.

Here I come New York and hot girls!!

THE END

__//**WORDS**//__ emotions, spoiled, cottage, determined, towards, fragile, moiled, sarcasm, forest

//I like that story is kind of like a Fairy Tale with fantasy style. Sometimes the story gets a little bit boring so you could "hot it up" a little bit more. But a really like the story and your idea! Good imagination!// //Sofie