World Spins Madly On!
"Mum come on seriously" said the fourteen year old rushing from the car into the school building "We're going to be late"
"You're forgetting something baby! I used to go here remember. I know this place like the back of my hand"
"Fine" she said calming down
"Now where are we?"
"MUM"
"I was kidding, I was totally kidding" her mother said pushing her daughter in the direction of the main office. They both picked up there pace as the bell went and the people surrounding them headed in different directions. They walked into the principal's office and waited for his assistant to see if he was in.
"Okay your grandma and my grandma will kill me if I don't take a picture of you in here, so cheese" she said as her daughter quickly shuffled over to the door, standing next to the sign on the door and sticking her tongue out while sticking her thumbs up as her mum took the picture. Her daughter reminded her so much of her own mother but with her smarts.
"He is ready to see you now" said the assistant walking out of the office before heading back to her seat and continuing with the many mundane activities she assumed was part of her job.
'Are you ready kiddo?"
"Just give me a second" she said looking at the door and taking a deep breath in
"How about now?"
"Let's do this"
The door opened and he span around in his chair
"Miss Gilmore"
"Headmaster Charleston" she said greeting the man who was obviously going to be on the planet forever. The old man got up from his seat and surprised Rory by bringing her into a hug, as he released her he turned to her daughter.
"This is my daughter Elizabeth Gilmore-Huntzburger" she said as Ellie shook the older man's hand
"I see we are getting her earlier than we got you Miss Gilmore" he said as she nodded.
After ten more minutes they were finally released from the exact same talk that Rory was exposed to on her first day of Chilton herself.
"Okay Mum you can leave now I am fine"
"Oh I know"
"Just say whatever parent is supposed to say and leave"
"I will" she said standing still"
Ellie put on an older woman's voice "Good luck you gorgeous thing, I am just a phone call away I love you, goodbye. Okay mum love you too goodbye"
"I'll just walk you to your class, you know make sure you get in there safe"
"No"
"I just want to make sure"
"Mum please no that is so tragic"
"There is nothing wrong with it"
"If you do this I will never speak to you again, NEVER"
"Fine" Rory said with a bit of a sulk "Are you too cool to give me a hug?" she said dropping the bottom lip, she had learnt that from her mother and the ability to manipulate from her grandmother
"Always!" Elizabeth said before she was pulled into a hug "Now just let go before anyone sees me"
"Oh so that's how it is"
"I do love you mum"
"Right back at you kiddo" said Rory as her daughter began to walk to her class 'GOODLUCK"
"Not cool" she whispered harshly back
Her daughter was now out of sight and she knew that she should leave, but she just couldn't. It seemed like just yesterday that she was in this hallway wrecking Paris's project or running up the halls after being hit by the deer, Now her daughter was here making new memories in the very same hallway and now she really just wanted to see the first memory. As she went to make the step forward he daughter came beaming down the hallway and Rory smiled.
"OK so here is the thing, you can walk me to class but you need to hide behind the lockers and stay as far out of sight as possible"
"Did you get scared baby?" Rory laughed
"No I felt sorry for poor lonely you"
"You're not fooling me sugar"
They walked together but far enough apart that if a kid that could possibly become Elizabeth's friend walked up the hallway that she could push her to the other side of the room or deny knowing her, They were getting closer and closer to her new classroom and as they did a blonde bounced up the hallway, he was close by now and Elizabeth quickly pushed her mother to the side as her mum laughed, Elizabeth and the Blonde stopped at the same door but he wasn't a student he was clearly the teacher, they looked at each other and said "Hi" and then the blonde re-spoke "You must be the new student Elizabeth" and as he finished his sentence he turned his head to the side where Rory was standing, he sort of looked at her curiously for a moment like he was trying to determine where he knew her from and when it finally registered he spoke to Rory who was standing pretending to read something on the wall he smiled
"Mary?" Rory turned and smiled back at him beginning to walk over
'Actually no that is my mum and her name isn't Mary its Rory"
He laughed to himself "Yeah she is definitely your daughter"
"Tristan Dugrey?"
"That would be me" he said pretending to be a star spotted celebrity
"So you know each other, okay" said Elizabeth loud enough to be heard but mainly to herself
"Oh honey I went to school with Tristan, although I am not quite sure what he is doing here right now?" she said as a statement and a question
"I'm actually teaching here now; bet you didn't think Headmaster Charleston would never let me into this school again hey?"
"Oh yeah, how did you get the job?'
"Definitely bribed him, By the way I'm Mr Dugrey. so looks like I'm teaching your girl now?" he said as Elizabeth nodded along
"Looks like it"
"Well we better get in there Elizabeth; the class isn't going to teach itself" he said opening the door and letting her in as she waved goodbye to her mother that was hiding out of sight.
"Don't you corrupt her, Mr Dugrey" she said with a smile as he winked
"I'll be seeing you Miss Rory Gilmore"
To be Continued!