Chapter 1
"First
day"
Serena walked home from the first day of school. It had been
one of those days, a day where the goods things balance out the bad ones. A day
where when you think it can't possibly get worse it does. A day where suddenly,
after all the terrible things that have happened, one good thing, make them all
seem easy. Serena met Darien at the corner to walk to school with him. She
dropped her bag and ran to him and kissed him as if this would be there last day
together. When he pulled away from her, after their long passionate kiss,
Serena looked deep into his eyes. Darien had a grim expression on his face,
Serena's expression of love turned into concern.
"Darien?
What is it?"
"Serena, I
want to break up. It's not you, it's just you're a freshman, I'm a senior. I
can't be hanging around little girls. Besides, next year I'll be going off to
College. It's for the best really. Don't take it personal." As Darien spoke,
Serena's eyes became moist, and a single lonely teardrop slid down her left
cheek and into her mouth. She licked away the salty residue that was left
behind on her lips. Her throat felt as if someone had shoved their entire fist
into it. She couldn't breathe, she couldn't think. All she knew, was that
Darien, the boy she loved, the boy she was destined to be with, was dumping
her. Dumping her, and calling her a little girl. And he didn't want her to take
it personally?
"Don't take
it personal?! You called me a little girl! This hasn't been a problem for you
before! But now since I'm going to the same school as you, you cant' be with
me? Is that it Darien?" Darien couldn't look at her anymore. Too coward. Too
weak. " I haven't seen you all Summer Darien. You went off to Hawaii for the
ENTIRE summer."
"Serena!
What does me going away have to do with this?" When he said this, there was
fear behind his eyes.
"Darien,
you're not telling me the whole truth. Something happened this summer and ---"
Serena was cut off by a loud voice behind her.
"Darien!" A
tan beautiful girl with long flowing brown hair pushed by Serena and embraced
Darien in a hug, adding a kiss, a very, very passionate kiss. Serena's eyes
widened in shock. Who was this girl kissing Darien? After the kiss the girl turned around and gave a puzzled look at
Serena. "Darien! Is this cute itty bitty wittle girl your, wittle sister?" The
girl pinched Serena on the cheek.
"I am not!
I'm Serena."
"Oh. So
you're Serena. Tough luck kid."
"Serena. I
didn't want you to find out this way. I met somebody when I went to Hawaii. Her
name is Malaya. I asked her to move out here with me." Darien said
"What grade
is she in? Do her parents know about this?"
"I've
already graduated hun. I'm going to apply to some colleges here in Tokyo. I'm
21" Malaya said snootily. " Come on Darien, let's go." Darien wrapped his arm
around Malaya's hip and Malaya's hand slid into Darien's back pocket. Together,
they walked down the sidewalk.
Serena
couldn't believe her eyes. Then she couldn't even see out of them. Her vision
had blurred and tears were pouring like Niagara Falls.
"Serena,
did you fall again?" Rae said coming up from behind her. 'You're such a baby."
Rae laughed. Serena just cried harder. "Serena? What happened?" Rae looked
around nervously, what could she do?
"Darien….
broke…he broke…. up…. up…. with me!" Serena finally choked out.
"Are you
serious? Why?" Serena managed to calm down enough to tell her, but as soon as
she finished the crying began again. Rae hugged Serena and they hurried to
school before the last bell rang.
At lunch Rae, Ami, Lita, Mina,
Amara, Michelle, and Serena sat down at an empty table. "I'm hungry!" said
Serena. She got up and went to buy lunch. 10 minutes later, she was walking
back to the table with a pile so high, she couldn't see around it, or over it.
Serena sat down at the table and ate every bit. The bell rang to go to class.
Serena stood up, and then saw Darien and talking with some friends and showing
them a picture of him and Malaya. She sat back down and waited till they left.
They tardy bell rang. Serena got up and began to run to her next class. As she
turned the corner, she ran into somebody running the opposite the direction.
They both toppled to the ground.
"HEY!! Why don't you watch where
you're going? You…. you…." Serena climbed up and was face to face with the most
gorgeous guy she had ever seen.
"Sorry! Sorry! So sorry." The boy
helped Serena to her feet. "Hi. My name is Eric. What's yours?"
"Serena. Sorry about yelling at
you, I'm having a bad day."
"What's your next class?"
"History with Yamamoto. Then my
last class is Math with Grayson"
"Cool. I'll see you in Math then. I gotta run. Bye Serena!" Eric
ran back towards the other direction.
After
school Serena walked home, thinking of her day. Darien was gone, but Eric asked
her on a date. What should she do? Eric was a cute boy her age with the most
beautiful eyes she had ever seen. He was really nice to.
"Serena!
Serena!" Ami came running up from behind her. " Serena, what are you spacing
about now? You were supposed to wait for me after school so we could study at
my house!" Ami said panting.
"Oh Ami,
I'm sorry. A lot happened today and I was just thinking about it all. Can we
study tomorrow?"
"Sure
Serena. What happened? Is it about Darien?"
"That. And
this guy named Eric wants to go see a movie this Friday. I don't know what to
do."
"Well, I
think you should say yes. Darien is long gone by now. Besides, You really need
to move on. I'm sure Eric is cool." Ami explained.
"I'll think
about it some more, I want to be sure. See you tomorrow." Serena walked home.
Later that
evening the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey
Serena? This is Eric. I wanted to know if you had decided about Friday?" Said
the voice of Eric.
"Eric? How
did you get this number?"
"Rae.
Well?"
"Um…yeah,
sure. I'll go on a date with you. But Friday I think I'm doing something."
Serena said into the receiver.
"How about
tonight? I know it's school night, but we could go have dinner or something."
Eric's voice was beginning to sound a little worried.
"Sure."
"Great!
I'll pick you at 6:30 and we'll have dinner and a movie and desert and go for
walk on the beach and –"
"Eric, it
is a school night." Laughed Serena
"Right.
I'll surprise you. See you at 6:30! Oh…where do you live?"
"900 Elliot
Lane. Do you know where that is?"
"Yes." Eric
started laughing.
"What?
What's so funny?"
"Nothing.
See you then."
Serena hung up the phone. She looked at the clock on the
wall. 5;30. She ran to her room to get ready.
Chapter 2
The
Date
