Chapter Two

Two Years Later

 

 

 

William finally made the move to Aura Skies to start his career as a chef. Unfortunately the job his father's friend had for him was at the very bottom. It hardly paid the bills but William had enough in the bank to build a small house and to furnish it with affordable, cheap furnishings.

However the first week in his new home he had an unwelcome visitor in the form of a burglar. As he didn't have an alarm system connected to the local police the burglar got away, taking his couch with him. William just stood there and watched the burglar take his stuff. He was petrified with fright and couldn't move or think; otherwise he might have thought to call the police.

After the burglar left, William was unable to sleep. Every sound he heard he thought the burglar was back. So he gave up altogether and decided to read. He went to the bookshelf his father made for him when he was a baby and took out the cook book his mother wrote. He tried to memorize her recipes; although his mind was occupied with the theft he was able to glean some techniques he planned to use someday. He was thankful the thief obviously didn't realize the value of the books in the handmade bookshelf. His mother's books were Williams one true treasure.

 

Although being extremely tired William still went to work. He knew he had to replace the couch the burglar stole. Otherwise he was going to be sitting on the floor. During his shift, he noticed that several people would come by and just throw junk away in the resturants dumpster.  He wondered if any of those discarded items could be used or fixed up. So he decided after work that he would check it out.