Taking her grandfather's advice, Theodora was hitting the town in search for any sort of place she could garden. It wouldn't matter if the cold was coming in because if it was indoor then everything would be protected inside. She had great hopes, vast expectations for a brilliant place that she could find a plot of her own to tend to and admire. She didn't expect there would be much social gain in doing this, but the emotional and mental gain would be more than enough. It didn't matter, after all, she didn't garden socially. It was a peaceful activity she did and only with her grandfather had she really ever done it as a group activity. Her mother hadn't been patience enough and her sisters were menaces.
The search parameters were wide though, and Theodora hadn't thought of perhaps say: Googling it. She could have saved some time had she thought of that, maybe, and instead she walked along the sidewalk looking back and forth and even up and down. In the sky? On the roof? She was not picky about such things, she just wanted it to exist.
She wouldn't find it today though, but she would find herself a new treasure. She hadn't thought much of it since she left Greece but when she seen it she could barely believe it. How long had it been there? Why hadn't she seen it before? Many questions popped into her head as she found the sign and the focal lettering that spelled it: archery.
It pained her to think that all her archery equipment was still back home in Greece and she hadn't thought of having her mother send it without having a place to practice the sport. Here it was though, an archery range. It looked like it had some decent rental prices but she wouldn't be sure until she went in. It was difficult, not getting in but figuring out the rules and regulations of this particular place. She was bad with English in general but reading English in particular confused her. It was bad enough that she finally settled into the suspicion that the rules and regulations would very likely be the same and it wasn't like she was going to shoot someone.
"Um," she said, trying to get the attention of a desk clerk.
"Um, hi." She announced when she noticed the clerk had given her attention to her.
"Hello," the clerk replied, smiling at Theodora without having any idea of the sort of situations he was about to get herself into.
It was a mess. Theodora always had her suspicions but this woman had never experienced this situation before. Theodora wasn't understanding her very well and the simple sentences and bad grammar confused the poor clerk. She wasn't sure what was going on, and Theodora was beginning to get upset. She tried her best to behave because for all she knew this was the only archery range in Destiny City and if she misbehaved here then she could never practice the sport she loved. It took awhile, and a lot of patience on both sides but finally something was arranged.
"Thanks," Theodora said, smiling quite genuinely at the clerk, taking the rental bow and quiver in her hands.
Oh, she was in for a good time. It took quite a bite out of her wallet but it was so worth it. Indoor garden? Later maybe.
