MAESTORY

Mae Story Update

maestory — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:52:00 +0000

I’m sorry to say, but Mae Story will be on hold for a little while. My computer just can’t handle the Sims 3 so I had to uninstall it. And with uninstalling it, I lost Mae, Keith and all the characters. I want to thank all the readers who have been reviewing each chapter. Means a lot to me that you like the story. I’m once again sorry about this, and hope to continue Mae Story when I get things figured out.

hey there!

maestory — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:12:18 +0000

Welcome! Right now your about to read Mae’s Story.

Mae’s Story is a story of a young woman starting her life over from nothing. You’ll be following Mae on her journey as she tries to find a job, as she develops friends and foes, and as she finds out things she would have never thought would have happened to her. Feel free to leave comments on what you think about each chapter.

If this is your first time here, please

START FROM BEGINNING

chapter three | regrets

maestory — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:52:01 +0000

Mae looked at herself in the mirror feeling so accomplished , feeling so confident. Only being in Sunset Valley for about a day and getting a job on that exact same day? How couldn’t you not feel confident and accomplished after that.

A few minutes later Mae realized she didn’t thank Keith for setting her up with Judy. She had to leave the house right after the job offer because it was getting late, so she no time to thank anyone. Mae dialed Keith’s house number on her cell phone and waited until someone picked up.

“Hello?” Keith answered. His voice seemed a little groggily.

“Keith! Hi, it’s Mae. I didn’t get a chance to thank you yesterday. So… Thank you.”

“Oh! Mae! Hello! Your welcome! I’m glad I could help.”

“Me too.” She smiled.

“So I was thinking. Maybe you should wait for me outside the building. Just so I can show you around and stuff.”

“Okay. Sounds good.”

Mae hopped in the cab that waited for her outside her house. She couldn’t help but smile, this was the beginning of something new. The beginning of something wonderful, she could just feel it in the pit of her stomach.

Mae reached SV journalism before Keith, so she just waited for him outside. That’s until he pulled up in a gray old fashioned vehicle.

Keith got out of the car and Mae went up to hug him. Keith was taken by surprise for a second, but quickly hugged her back.

“Mae, I was thinking. Maybe after work I could take you out to dinner. Like a little celebration, only with two people though.”

Mae giggled a little before replying: “Sure Keith. That sounds really nice.”

“Don’t worry about money. Dinner is on me.”

At dinner later that night…

Mae and Keith smiled at each other for a while, which left silence. Mae hadn’t realized how cute Keith was until he was out of his work clothes and was himself. His brown hair fell slightly above his eyes, which made him have to brush it out of the way a couple of times. That was adorable too.

“So how did you like your first day on the job?” Keith said breaking the silence.

“It was pretty good. One thing I couldn’t stop thinking about though was how Judy was giving me so much work.”

“Yeah, Judy is like that. She likes to give newbies a hard time so she could see them crack. Then fire them.”

“What? She seemed so nice!” Mae exclaimed. Keith chuckled.

“I’m kidding.”

Mae laughed.

“You freaked me out for a moment there.”

Keith smiled. “Judy would never do something like that. The Judy you saw at my house is the Judy you’ll see all the time.”

“Okay. Good. When you were kidding though, did you mean she doesn’t give the new people a lot of work?”

“Yeah, that part too. I don’t know why she gave you so much work. Judy usually lets the newbies adjust to settings before getting them into work.”

“Weird. She also kept saying something to me about college. I never went to college.” Mae said.

“What?! What did Judy exactly say to you about college?” Keith asked, nervous. What if Mae found out he lied to get her the job? Their relationship was just starting!

“She was like…” Mae paused for a moment. “Keith? You alright? You don’t look so good.”

Mae was right. He didn’t feel good. He had turned into a complete liar, something his parents never wanted him to become. Keith now knew why, just because he lied once he now had Mae’s life in his hands. If he went and told the truth to Judy she would definitely fire her, and maybe even fire him.

“No, I feel fine.”

“Just fine…”

chapter two | with a cherry on top

maestory — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:47:48 +0000

Mae locked the door behind her. It was about 5:50, a good time to leave. She just hoped the cab didn’t drive slow. That’s one disadvantage about not having a car, not being able to control it.

Soon enough, the cab rolled up and Mae got in. She had a thousand things on her mind. Would the boss hire her even though she had no resume? Would the boss even consider hiring her even though she had no resume? The more Mae thought about it, the more she got worried. If she didn’t get hired, her life would end right there and then.

Thank goodness the cab drove a appropriate speed because she got to Keith’s house at exactly 6:00. The house was beautiful, hard to miss. Mae had to stand there for a second, just to look at it. Truly beautiful.

Keith must have saw her through the window because he came out, a smile glued on his face.

“Mae, you made it.” He stuck out his hand. She took it and shook it.

“Yeah, I did. What a beautiful house you have.”

Keith blushed slightly. “Thanks, it belonged to my parents. I couldn’t possibly afford something like this. But anyway, come inside. Meet Judy.”

Mae walked inside with Keith. He directed her to the living room where Judy was, then left off for the kitchen.

“You must be the famous Mae. Ever since I arrived here I’ve been hearing all things about you.” Judy reached out her hand. Mae grabbed it a shook it, but also thought about how Keith could have known anything about her. They just met today.

“Oh really? I’m flattered.”

“Keith is a good man, I’m sure anything he said about you is 100% true.”

Let’s hope so. Mae thought.

Not long after Mae and Judy’s little conversation, Keith called them for dinner.

“Sorry for the mac and cheese, I’m not a very advanced cooker.”

Judy tasted a bit. “Keith, this is delicious. You need to stop being so negative.”

Mae also took a bite and was surprised with the results. The macaroni and cheese was very good. Maybe the best she has ever tasted.

“So Judy, maybe you should start asking Mae some questions?” Keith suggested.

“Oh right! Almost forget. Mae? Tell me a little about yourself.”

Mae took and deep breath. With that she opened her mouth and let her heart to the talking.

“During the past few months I’ve been having some hardships…”

After the diner and Mae explaining herself to Judy, Keith pulled her into the bathroom to ask her what she thought.

“Well? Isn’t she great?” He asked.

“Well, she’s very polite, seems to have a good head on her shoulders. But not having her resume? How could she not?”

Keith sighed. He really wanted Mae hired, even though they just met he could just feel that they would end up good friends. It was fate that put them together on that same location, on the same day. But by the way things looked, Judy wasn’t going to hire her. He had to lie.

“Well, uh, do you know that she had a college degree in Journalism? She would be a wonderful asset to our firm. Take a chance with her Judy. Come on.”

There was a moment of silence. That’s when Judy spoke her final decision.

“Alright, alright. Just this once. The college degree won me over.”

Keith smiled. He’d done it now. He just hoped this didn’t backfire on him.

Judy walked out of the bathroom with Keith. She walked over to Mae and stuck her hand out one last time. Mae took it and shook it, a little confused.

“Mae Johnson. Welcome to Journalism.”

chapter three | regrets>>

chapter one | where we start

maestory — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:45:46 +0000

Mae stood in the doorway of her new home. She loved the way her sounded after the word home. During the past month or so, Mae had been going through some tough times. Recently, she got fired from her job, both of her parents had passed, and not to mention a hard breakup with her ex-boyfriend. She felt as if her life was done, she felt no reason to move on.

Although, in spite of everything that happened, Mae had to smile. She was in a new neighborhood now, she was going to start over. Get rid of all the drama and nonsense of yesterday and focus on today. But of course, it wouldn’t be easy.

Mae walked over to the window to take a peak at her new neighborhood. To her surprise, everything was gorgeous! The streets were spotless and free from any litter, the grass seemed very vibrant and radiant, everyone looked so happy. It was amazing how she could have ended up here. Even though the neighborhood looked and felt like paradise, everything is not what it seems.

Reality hits sooner or later, no matter what you do. So after Mae’s little look around her new domain, she realized what she really needed was a job. Without a job, she would end up just like she was before she got here. Nothing. So Mae just grabbed the house keys and walked outside to try and look for buildings that looked like work places. She was really interested in journalism, but she doubted there was such a industrialized job like that here.

That’s until she came across this tall skyscraper. It looked industrialized, but she wasn’t sure. Mae needed to ask someone. Looking around, she spotted a brown-haired male standing not to far from her. The weird part was, the guy was staring at her. Trying to be polite, Mae called out: “Hello sir, uh, may I ask you a question?”

The male casually walked up to her and nodded his head. Mae coughed uncomfortably, he was standing so close. Ignoring the fact, she continued on: “Well, I’m new here and really want to get a job in journalism. Is this the building?” “Yes.” He nodded his head once more. “Thank you.” Mae responded. She was about to turn away when she realized she didn’t have a resume. “Oh my goodness.” She sighed. “What’s wrong?” The guy asked. “Well, I don’t have a resume…” Mae trailed off too embarrassed to continue. “No problem. I work in journalism, the boss is coming over my house for dinner. If you joined us, I’m pretty sure I could get you somewhere with her. I live on 1456 Brickstone road. Come around 6:00? I’m Keith Shay by the way.” He held out his hand. Mae was taken aback, this had to be fate. “I, uh, thank you! Yes, I’ll be sure to come over. I’m Mae Johnson.”

It was fate alright…