Romance ! Episode 2

His mum was strict about Darin taking care of his teeth and always made sure he went to the dentist for checkups twice a year. After he brushed his teeth, Darin jumped in the shower. Everybody in the town of Burkeville, Pennsylvania, where Darin lived, were also slowly getting out of their beds to start their day of work, school or just staying at home.
The town of Burkeville was a quaint and located in the hilly countryside thirty-five miles due north of Philadelphia and had around twenty thousand residents. It was founded in 1832 and Burkeville had been a peaceful and quiet town with only minor and petty crimes for many years. But this would all change during the summer of 1971. It would be a serious crime that would ruin the life of a young person who had dreams of a beautiful life.
Primrose Avenue circled Burkeville and was considered the marker for the city limits for years.
The main street through the middle of town was Thorndale Avenue and it ran north and south dead ending at the northern part of Primrose Avenue.
At the southern end of Thorndale Avenue that road turned into Route 62, also called Old Philly Road.
Route 62 and went south through the hilly countryside, through the town of North Chestwood and eventually ended into the northern suburbs of Philadelphia.
A Chevrolet manufacturing plant was situated in the northern area of Burkeville on the north side of Primrose Avenue not far from Thorndale Avenue. The plant was nestled in the woods to shield it from the town.


Besides for having that plant, Burkeville, was also known for its fine educational institution called the University of Burkeville. The university was founded in 1885 and was located in the southeastern area of town.
The best place to relax for the residents of Burkeville was Lake Willow located at the western area. This was the perfect place to watch the beautiful sunsets and also go boating. And of course many of the male residents loved to fish for trout in the lake using Jon boats.
The residents and people from the surrounding areas also loved coming over to Lake Willow in the fall to gaze at the turning of the leaves. It was so majestic to sit by the lake and view all the red, brown and yellow leaves and to see their reflections in the water.
As far as for places to live, there was a nice residential area located in the southwestern part of Burkeville. Most of those homes were built around 1900 when Burkeville was going through its second growth spurt. The third growth spurt was in 1949 and more homes were built because of the new automotive plant.
For the lower income residents they had a mobile home park located in the northwestern area of Burkeville not far from the plant.
Back in his home, Darin was finished in the bathroom and he went back to his bedroom to get dressed.
Darin slipped on his standard colored tee shirt and today it was white with long red sleeves. (To be cont..)