This story is called "Living in the Shadows." It is a story about how a first child can be different from a second. How their smartness differs, how their tastes in boys differ, and their decision making skills affect the feeling of love from their parents.
Lorelai- married to Luke, had a daughter, named Madalynn.
Luke- Married to Lorelai, loves his daughter Madalynn.
Madalynn-age 13, soon to be 14, has a boyfriend, Nathan, not like Rory at all
Emily Gilmore- Still alive and well, she wasn't very happy about Madalynn when Lorelai told her.
Richard Gilmore- still alive, not as good as Emily, happy about Madalynn
April Nardini- Not alive, never has been
This story could be in different points of view. This is in Maddie's point of view.
"How come I'm such a disappointment, why do I have to be the disappointing daughter who can't get A's and has a boyfriend
who is hot and Mom doesn't like? Why am I such a disappointment? I'll tell you why, because I don't have straight A's, I don't
want to go to Chilton; I want to go to Stars Hollow High. Well, even if I wanted to go to Chilton, I couldn't get in because I
don't have good enough grades. I get B's and C's and Rory always got A's. I am not the perfect daughter. I'm not close to being
the perfect daughter. Mom is so disappointed in me. I got an F. Rory never got and F. I have gotten 6 D's in my entire life. Rory
got one. I am a failure. I can't do anything right." Maddie said as she was in her room. She was in her room because she got a C
and was grounded for it.
-Out of Maddie's point of view-
"Hey lets go to Friday night dinner, we have thirty minutes to get there." Lorelai yelled to Maddie.
"Uh, coming." Maddie yelled back.
"Uh, Luke that girl, she won't study, so she got a C on her Social Studies test." Lorelai said.
"Lorelai, she isn't like Rory." (Maddie comes down the steps and hears her parents talking, so she stops. "She isn't a genius, she doesn't like to read, she hates
school, she doesn't want to go to Chilton. Maddie comes down the stairs the rest of the way.
"Maddie go get the mail." Lorelai said.
"Fine."
She walks out to go get the mail.
"For mom, mom, dad, mom, Rory, mom, me, dad, dad, whoa! I got mail! Sweet!
To Madalynn Danes
We heard you are of academic talent and you are going upon your high school years. We would like to ask you to come to shadow our school. You are invited to our
Informational meeting. We are interested with you coming to our school.
Sincerely,
Headmaster Madena
English teacher: Tristan Dugrey
Social Studies: Paris Gellar-Mares
These are some of the teachers who graduated form this school, along with valedictorian of 2002-2003 as the head of the paper, Rory Mariano.
"Get in here Maddie, we have to go."
"Sorry."
"What are you reading babe?" Luke asked.
"Nothin', just this Chilton letter they sent me. Look"
"Hey, Lor, weren't you engaged to Max Madena once?"
"Yeah, why?"
"No reason, he's just the headmaster at Chilton.
"No way, really?"
"Going to the car now." Maddie said.
At the Gilmore Mansion
"Maddie, ring the bell."
"No."
Luke rings the bell.
"Well hello everyone, how are we all?"
"Good."
"Richard the Danes' are here."
"Are the Marianos' here yet?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes."
"Mom!"
"Rory!"
"Huh, mom has never greeted me like that." Maddie mumbled.
"Hey Maddie, hey dad."
"Hey Rory." Luke said.
"Yeah, hi Rory."
"Jess!" Maddie yells and runs to him and he picks her up. (I forgot to mention she is very small for her age and has a strangely weird connection to Jess, he is her
favorite person in the whole world.)
"How's school goin'?" Jess asks.
"Good."
"Are you writing that favorite person paper on me yet?" Jess asks Maddie.
"Oh, um, yeah Jess." She teases back.
Hey everyone, Jess and I would like to invite you all to dinner tomorrow." Rory said.
"We'll be there."
"So will we." The Gilmore's said.
"Shall we eat?" Richard said.
"Heck yes dad, I'm starving! I came here expecting to eat ten minutes ago.