Adrienne's Wall
"Hey Case," Adrienne Price greeted her friend. She was seated on the front steps of her brick home.
"Does is feel weird?" Case asked her.
"Weird how?" Adrienne questioned.
"It's your last day in Alabama," Case said.
"Case, it isn't my last day in Alabama forever, just for awhile," Adrienne told him.
"Yeah but it's really cold up there. Remember the sky trip Adrienne, you hated it," Case reminded her.
"I did. I said I twisted my ankle, so I could stay in the lodge," she remembered fondly.
"Do you really have to go?" Case asked.
"You know the answer to that Case," Adrienne said, as she scuffed her shoe on the sidewalk.
"Rachel is going to miss you. I wish you would forgive her, before you leave," Case pleaded.
"Rachel knows what she did. If Rachel wants to apologize, then I'll forgive her," she said.
"Rachel thought you needed help. She didn't mean to start this whole mess," Case explained.
"No you're wrong Rachel is just a nark, she always has been. Remember out on the playground in forth grade. She told Mrs. Peters that you an I were kissing, because she was jealous," Adrienne told him. "I don't want to talk about Rachel anymore. She is just a bad memory."
The screen door opened behind Case and Adrienne. "Adrienne, Sarah said it's time to go, so you need to say goodbye to Case," a short blond boy said.
"Thank you Bryce," Adrienne told her younger brother. Bryce went back into the house.
"Where's your Dad?" Case asked.
"He's in London," she replied.
"Oh so he isn't coming with you to the school?" he asked.
"No, none of them are. I don't care, I'll only miss Bryce and Gracie. I'm glad I'm getting rid of Dad, Sarah, and Eden," Adrienne told him.
"Well I guess this is goodbye," Case said, as he stood up. "Goodbye Miss Price," Case said, as he gave her a hug.
"Bye Case. I'll miss you so much," she told him.
"Come back soon," Case said, as he turned and walked down the sidewalk.
Adrienne watched him for a moment, before her perfect moment was broken.
"We need to leave now, or you're miss your flight," Sarah, Adrienne's stepmother demanded. "Do you hear me young lady?"
"Yes," Adrienne said coldly.
"Don't you even use that tone with me Adrienne," Sarah snapped. "I don't know why I have to waste my day driving you to the airport."
"Come on Bryce honey," Sarah said to her son. She had two year-old Gracie in her arms. "Your bags are in the living room." Eden, Adrienne's stepsister was at summer camp.
Adrienne went back inside to her suitcase and duffel bag. She picked them up and looked around her house. "Peace out," she said.
"Honk, honk," Sarah was hitting the horn. Adrienne quickly grabbed her things and ran out the door.
The ride to the airport went by slowly. Adrienne had to sit in the front seat with Sarah, so she wouldn't tell Bryce and Gracie evil devil thoughts. They arrived at the airport and Adrienne took her things out of the trunk and said goodbye to Bryce and Gracie. By the time she had gotten through security, her plane was boarding.
She had a window seat, not that it mattered. She was only planning to do one thing on this flight, sleeping. She pulled out of her purse, a bottle of sleeping pills and took two. She fastened her seat belt and drifted to sleep.
"We are now descending to our final destination, thank you for flying with us," the flight attendant said over the speaker.
Adrienne rubbed her face, she felt like she had been hit by a bus. After the plane landed, she went to collect her bags. She found both of them easily and looked around. Someone from the school was supposed to be picking her up. There was no one that seemed to be looking around for anyone, so she sat down on a bench and waited. She glanced at her watch 4:35 PM. Her stomach growled she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. She laid her down on her suitcase and fell asleep.
A few hours later Adrienne woke up, the airport was empty. She checked her watch, it was 10:43 now. She walked over to the ticket counter and asked the clerk, "Has anyone been trying to find Adrienne Price?"
"Not that I know of. I'll make a few calls," the clerk said with a smile. The clerk made several calls but had no luck.
"May I use your phone?" Adrienne asked.
"We normally don't allow passengers to use the phone, but you're all alone, so you may," the clerk said.
"Thank you," Adrienne replied. She went around behind the desk and opened her purse. She pulled out makeup and some CDs. "That paper with the number on it. Where is it?" Adrienne asked herself.
She located it and dialed the numbers. The telephone rang 13 times before someone picked up.
"This Peter, how may I help you?" a man asked.
"Is this the Mt. Horizon School or something like that?" Adrienne asked him.
"Yes, how may I help you?" he asked again.
"Someone from there was supposed to pick me up from the airport," she said.
"Who is this?" Peter asked.
"Adrienne Price, I'm coming there for the second semester," she told him.
"You're at the airport now? He sounded confused.
"Yes, I've been here for six hours," Adrienne informed him.
"There most have been some confusion. I thought you were coming in next Sunday, when the other students get back form their break. I'm very sorry Adrienne," Peter said.
"Is someone going to come get me, or should I just take a cab?" she asked.
"I'll get you, its going to take me three hours to get there though," Peter told her. "Just wait near your gate."
"I will, bye," Adrienne said, as she hung up the telephone.
"Hey Case," Adrienne Price greeted her friend. She was seated on the front steps of her brick home.
"Does is feel weird?" Case asked her.
"Weird how?" Adrienne questioned.
"It's your last day in Alabama," Case said.
"Case, it isn't my last day in Alabama forever, just for awhile," Adrienne told him.
"Yeah but it's really cold up there. Remember the sky trip Adrienne, you hated it," Case reminded her.
"I did. I said I twisted my ankle, so I could stay in the lodge," she remembered fondly.
"Do you really have to go?" Case asked.
"You know the answer to that Case," Adrienne said, as she scuffed her shoe on the sidewalk.
"Rachel is going to miss you. I wish you would forgive her, before you leave," Case pleaded.
"Rachel knows what she did. If Rachel wants to apologize, then I'll forgive her," she said.
"Rachel thought you needed help. She didn't mean to start this whole mess," Case explained.
"No you're wrong Rachel is just a nark, she always has been. Remember out on the playground in forth grade. She told Mrs. Peters that you an I were kissing, because she was jealous," Adrienne told him. "I don't want to talk about Rachel anymore. She is just a bad memory."
The screen door opened behind Case and Adrienne. "Adrienne, Sarah said it's time to go, so you need to say goodbye to Case," a short blond boy said.
"Thank you Bryce," Adrienne told her younger brother. Bryce went back into the house.
"Where's your Dad?" Case asked.
"He's in London," she replied.
"Oh so he isn't coming with you to the school?" he asked.
"No, none of them are. I don't care, I'll only miss Bryce and Gracie. I'm glad I'm getting rid of Dad, Sarah, and Eden," Adrienne told him.
"Well I guess this is goodbye," Case said, as he stood up. "Goodbye Miss Price," Case said, as he gave her a hug.
"Bye Case. I'll miss you so much," she told him.
"Come back soon," Case said, as he turned and walked down the sidewalk.
Adrienne watched him for a moment, before her perfect moment was broken.
"We need to leave now, or you're miss your flight," Sarah, Adrienne's stepmother demanded. "Do you hear me young lady?"
"Yes," Adrienne said coldly.
"Don't you even use that tone with me Adrienne," Sarah snapped. "I don't know why I have to waste my day driving you to the airport."
"Come on Bryce honey," Sarah said to her son. She had two year-old Gracie in her arms. "Your bags are in the living room." Eden, Adrienne's stepsister was at summer camp.
Adrienne went back inside to her suitcase and duffel bag. She picked them up and looked around her house. "Peace out," she said.
"Honk, honk," Sarah was hitting the horn. Adrienne quickly grabbed her things and ran out the door.
The ride to the airport went by slowly. Adrienne had to sit in the front seat with Sarah, so she wouldn't tell Bryce and Gracie evil devil thoughts. They arrived at the airport and Adrienne took her things out of the trunk and said goodbye to Bryce and Gracie. By the time she had gotten through security, her plane was boarding.
She had a window seat, not that it mattered. She was only planning to do one thing on this flight, sleeping. She pulled out of her purse, a bottle of sleeping pills and took two. She fastened her seat belt and drifted to sleep.
"We are now descending to our final destination, thank you for flying with us," the flight attendant said over the speaker.
Adrienne rubbed her face, she felt like she had been hit by a bus. After the plane landed, she went to collect her bags. She found both of them easily and looked around. Someone from the school was supposed to be picking her up. There was no one that seemed to be looking around for anyone, so she sat down on a bench and waited. She glanced at her watch 4:35 PM. Her stomach growled she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. She laid her down on her suitcase and fell asleep.
A few hours later Adrienne woke up, the airport was empty. She checked her watch, it was 10:43 now. She walked over to the ticket counter and asked the clerk, "Has anyone been trying to find Adrienne Price?"
"Not that I know of. I'll make a few calls," the clerk said with a smile. The clerk made several calls but had no luck.
"May I use your phone?" Adrienne asked.
"We normally don't allow passengers to use the phone, but you're all alone, so you may," the clerk said.
"Thank you," Adrienne replied. She went around behind the desk and opened her purse. She pulled out makeup and some CDs. "That paper with the number on it. Where is it?" Adrienne asked herself.
She located it and dialed the numbers. The telephone rang 13 times before someone picked up.
"This Peter, how may I help you?" a man asked.
"Is this the Mt. Horizon School or something like that?" Adrienne asked him.
"Yes, how may I help you?" he asked again.
"Someone from there was supposed to pick me up from the airport," she said.
"Who is this?" Peter asked.
"Adrienne Price, I'm coming there for the second semester," she told him.
"You're at the airport now? He sounded confused.
"Yes, I've been here for six hours," Adrienne informed him.
"There most have been some confusion. I thought you were coming in next Sunday, when the other students get back form their break. I'm very sorry Adrienne," Peter said.
"Is someone going to come get me, or should I just take a cab?" she asked.
"I'll get you, its going to take me three hours to get there though," Peter told her. "Just wait near your gate."
"I will, bye," Adrienne said, as she hung up the telephone.