Ted the Shed Part 3

Ted the Shed yawned as he opened his eyes and squinted in the bright sunlight. Today was the big day! (No Ted the Shed isn’t getting married, at least not yet anyway!). It was moving out day. Ted felt optimistic about the move because as nice as it was here, Ted couldn’t help but feel extremely bored and lonely; only having Gary the Gate and Fiona the Fence for company. Saying goodbye would be hard though, as they had known each other since they were in the manufacturers.
   As the removal men came through the back gate, Ted knew it was time to say goodbye. “So I guess this is goodbye guys…” Ted said, trying his best to fight back the tears.
“I think so Ted, it’s been an honour and a pleasure sharing a garden with you” commented Gary the Gate.
Fiona the Fence, who by now had an endless stream of tears running down her panels managed to give a few words; “I hope you go to a place where the grass is greener, the people are nicer and where you can have lots of great friends, because if anyone deserves it its you Ted”.
“Ted the Shed, noble by birth, yet nobler by great deeds” echoed Gary.
You could see the tears glistening in Ted’s eyes as he nodded in modest appreciation and pride. “Gary the Gate... Fiona the Fence... Just remember that yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future, but today is a gift. For that is why it's called the present. Stay strong, for I am the one who’s had the honour of having such noble companions. Sheds like me may come and go, but it’s garden buildings like thou that are the reason one is still here today. What if you weren’t there to hold up that gang? One would surely be nothing but a pile of ashes right now. So it is to both of you that I owe my life and I will be forever indebted to you. Do not spend your time in misery over ones absence, go forth and be happy. Just remember that thou only lives once, but if thou does it right, once is enough. So long… my friends”. And with that Ted the Shed was carried away, never to be seen by his longest and dearest friends again.
   Ted felt a mixture of sadness, excitement and apprehension as he was loaded into a removal lorry and taken to his new home. As he thought about what may await him, Ted dozed off into a deep slumber…
  

Read in next time to find out where Ted will end up!