"But Rach, Philadelphia is so far away from home..." Crystal Maguire
whined. "I'm so used to Texas...I don't know how I'd adjust!"
"I mean, come on, Crys! You being in college with me would be great! I can see all the trouble we'll cause already!" Rachel Maguire grinned, as she tried to persuade Crystal to move From Austin, Texas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rachel was about to start her senior year in Pennbrook University, and she didn't want to be without family. "All my friends here are great! I know you'd fit right in...come on, Crys, please?"
"I'll think about it. I'll ask Des if she wants to come with me. But, if she says no, then I do too." Crystal told her. "Ok?"
Rachel remembered Destiny's personality. Destiny was spontaneous and fun, so she knew that she'd be seeing her sister within the next month or so. "Ok!" Rachel grinned. "Call me tomorrow with your answer, ok?" she asked.
"Talk to you tomorrow, Rach..." Crystal hung up the phone.
"See ya soon, sis!" Rachel hung up the phone.
Crystal stood up. She was so used to Texas University, and she was only gonna be a sophomore. Awkward, she knew, but she'd always gotten used to things so easily. She remembered how she'd reacted when Rachel left to go to Philadelphia, and how she'd wanted to cry. Rachel (along with Destiny Matthews) was her best friend. It seemed as though no matter how many times they talked, their friendship only got stronger. She wanted to go to Pennsylvania, because she missed Rachel terribly, but she wasn't sure if she wanted to give up the life she had in Texas. She sighed, picked up the phone, and called Destiny. She'd have an answer.
"Hello? Matthews residence, Destiny speaking..." Destiny answered.
"Des? It's Crystal...Rachel just called..." Crystal explained, kind of glumly.
"That's...bad?" Destiny asked, puzzled by Crystal's tone of voice.
"She wants me to come to Philadelphia, and go to Pennbrook with her next year..." Crystal shrugged. "You tell me..."
"Whoa! YES! And take me with you! It'd be awesome, Crys. We need a change. Texas is boring. Who knows, maybe there are new men for us to terrorize up there..." Destiny grinned. "I already know my idiot that lives there! Two as a matter of fact! My cousins Cory and Eric!"
"What if it's no fun?" Crystal still seemed unsure. "I mean...what if it's too hard for me to adjust? You know how I feel about change..."
"You remind me of Cory..." Destiny rolled her eyes. "Cory's always freaking out, any time something changes. But change isn't always bad, Crys. I get the feeling, if we give it a chance, and go to Philadelphia, we'll love it. Imagine all the trouble you, Rach and I can cause together, in one college?" Crystal sighed. "Do you really think it's a good idea?" she asked.
"Yes, I do. What's the worst that could happen?" Destiny wished she'd held her tongue, after she'd said that.
"Destiny, I'll let that go, just because you're an idiot." Crystal shook her head. "But, I mean, what if something does go wrong?"
"It won't, Crys. Just trust me, ok? Please?" Destiny begged.
"Fine...we'll go. But if I don't like it, I swear to you, I'm packing my things right back up, and coming right back here, with or without you!" Crystal protested.
"Yeah, yeah," Destiny laughed, hanging up the phone.
Crystal thought for a minute. What could be bad? Rachel likes it there, and she's my sister. I trust her. She and I do have similar taste in places...maybe it'd be fun. Yeah, I'll have a lot of fun...I'll meet a lot of new people, and visit a lot of cool places. And I'll still be in school, so mom and dad won't hate me. It'll be great. I'll love it. She ran a hand through her long, auburn hair and looked into the mirror. "You're going to Philadelphia, Crystal Maguire, and you're gonna love it!"
~~
Crystal and Destiny prepared for the move the entire week that followed. They arranged for a moving van to bring their things to Rachel's apartment, and called Rachel about ten times to be sure that she had room in the apartment. But, on Monday, as they were standing in the airport, their parents on either side of them, it struck Crystal what they were actually doing.
"Des, remind me again why we're doing this?" Crystal asked.
"Because it's a fun new adventure, and we're gonna love it!" Destiny sounded like a teenager on a road trip movie.
Great, Des is going all Crossroads on me. What a plane ride this is gonna be... Crystal hugged her dad. "Daddy...do you think I'll be ok?" she asked.
"Rachel says she loves it there. I'm sure you will too!" Andy Maguire reassured his daughter. "Right, Christine?" he looked at his wife.
Christine had a partially happy (probably because her daughters were going to be together), but partially sad (probably because she was losing another 'baby') look on her face. "Exactly. You'll love it. I don't know of a time when you, Destiny and Rachel didn't have fun together."
"You're right..." she nodded. "Thanks mom, thanks dad." She hugged them "I'll call you as soon as I get to the apartment, ok?"
"Ok, have a safe plane ride..." Christine smiled, as everyone except Destiny and Crystal shared a hug.
"Here goes nothing..." Destiny patted Crystal's back, and they boarded the plane, to the biggest adventure of their lives.
"I mean, come on, Crys! You being in college with me would be great! I can see all the trouble we'll cause already!" Rachel Maguire grinned, as she tried to persuade Crystal to move From Austin, Texas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rachel was about to start her senior year in Pennbrook University, and she didn't want to be without family. "All my friends here are great! I know you'd fit right in...come on, Crys, please?"
"I'll think about it. I'll ask Des if she wants to come with me. But, if she says no, then I do too." Crystal told her. "Ok?"
Rachel remembered Destiny's personality. Destiny was spontaneous and fun, so she knew that she'd be seeing her sister within the next month or so. "Ok!" Rachel grinned. "Call me tomorrow with your answer, ok?" she asked.
"Talk to you tomorrow, Rach..." Crystal hung up the phone.
"See ya soon, sis!" Rachel hung up the phone.
Crystal stood up. She was so used to Texas University, and she was only gonna be a sophomore. Awkward, she knew, but she'd always gotten used to things so easily. She remembered how she'd reacted when Rachel left to go to Philadelphia, and how she'd wanted to cry. Rachel (along with Destiny Matthews) was her best friend. It seemed as though no matter how many times they talked, their friendship only got stronger. She wanted to go to Pennsylvania, because she missed Rachel terribly, but she wasn't sure if she wanted to give up the life she had in Texas. She sighed, picked up the phone, and called Destiny. She'd have an answer.
"Hello? Matthews residence, Destiny speaking..." Destiny answered.
"Des? It's Crystal...Rachel just called..." Crystal explained, kind of glumly.
"That's...bad?" Destiny asked, puzzled by Crystal's tone of voice.
"She wants me to come to Philadelphia, and go to Pennbrook with her next year..." Crystal shrugged. "You tell me..."
"Whoa! YES! And take me with you! It'd be awesome, Crys. We need a change. Texas is boring. Who knows, maybe there are new men for us to terrorize up there..." Destiny grinned. "I already know my idiot that lives there! Two as a matter of fact! My cousins Cory and Eric!"
"What if it's no fun?" Crystal still seemed unsure. "I mean...what if it's too hard for me to adjust? You know how I feel about change..."
"You remind me of Cory..." Destiny rolled her eyes. "Cory's always freaking out, any time something changes. But change isn't always bad, Crys. I get the feeling, if we give it a chance, and go to Philadelphia, we'll love it. Imagine all the trouble you, Rach and I can cause together, in one college?" Crystal sighed. "Do you really think it's a good idea?" she asked.
"Yes, I do. What's the worst that could happen?" Destiny wished she'd held her tongue, after she'd said that.
"Destiny, I'll let that go, just because you're an idiot." Crystal shook her head. "But, I mean, what if something does go wrong?"
"It won't, Crys. Just trust me, ok? Please?" Destiny begged.
"Fine...we'll go. But if I don't like it, I swear to you, I'm packing my things right back up, and coming right back here, with or without you!" Crystal protested.
"Yeah, yeah," Destiny laughed, hanging up the phone.
Crystal thought for a minute. What could be bad? Rachel likes it there, and she's my sister. I trust her. She and I do have similar taste in places...maybe it'd be fun. Yeah, I'll have a lot of fun...I'll meet a lot of new people, and visit a lot of cool places. And I'll still be in school, so mom and dad won't hate me. It'll be great. I'll love it. She ran a hand through her long, auburn hair and looked into the mirror. "You're going to Philadelphia, Crystal Maguire, and you're gonna love it!"
~~
Crystal and Destiny prepared for the move the entire week that followed. They arranged for a moving van to bring their things to Rachel's apartment, and called Rachel about ten times to be sure that she had room in the apartment. But, on Monday, as they were standing in the airport, their parents on either side of them, it struck Crystal what they were actually doing.
"Des, remind me again why we're doing this?" Crystal asked.
"Because it's a fun new adventure, and we're gonna love it!" Destiny sounded like a teenager on a road trip movie.
Great, Des is going all Crossroads on me. What a plane ride this is gonna be... Crystal hugged her dad. "Daddy...do you think I'll be ok?" she asked.
"Rachel says she loves it there. I'm sure you will too!" Andy Maguire reassured his daughter. "Right, Christine?" he looked at his wife.
Christine had a partially happy (probably because her daughters were going to be together), but partially sad (probably because she was losing another 'baby') look on her face. "Exactly. You'll love it. I don't know of a time when you, Destiny and Rachel didn't have fun together."
"You're right..." she nodded. "Thanks mom, thanks dad." She hugged them "I'll call you as soon as I get to the apartment, ok?"
"Ok, have a safe plane ride..." Christine smiled, as everyone except Destiny and Crystal shared a hug.
"Here goes nothing..." Destiny patted Crystal's back, and they boarded the plane, to the biggest adventure of their lives.