Title~Worlds Apart

Author~AgentGilmore (Tricia)

Summary~ When two young girls suddenly find out about their families connections, their lives change forever

A/N~Wow, how cheesy does that summary sound? I swear it doesn't suck.at least I hope it doesn't suck, reviews are always great!

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A New England prep school, May 2013

Sophia Elise Bristow jammed the last few items of clothing into her suitcase while preparing for another return trip home. She quietly finished packing while listening to the other girls talk about their summers.

"Well, I was *supposed* to spend my whole summer on the cape, but my sister's debutante ball is in the middle of July and mother says that I must be in attendance because everyone will be simply *delighted* to see me" Madelyn gushed

"Oh a ball that sounds wonderful" Nadia squealed "mummy has already started planning mine. She says the day of your ball is almost as important as your wedding day"

"My mother is already searching for an escort for me. My sister's escort took her two years to find. He's a Kennedy" Madelyn boasted

Sophie sighed and sat on her bed, rolling her eyes at her roommates as she finished closing all of her bags and pulling a book out of her backpack

"What? Are you upset because you don't have a mother to plan a ball for you?" Madelyn challenged

"I could care less about your stupid balls. I'm ten, and I'm in no rush to grow up thank you very much. And I do have a mother" Sophia said angrily, tucking her French braids behind her ears, pushing her glasses back onto her nose, and crossing her arms. A true Bristow, she was ready to fight if necessary.

"Really, why have we never seen her?" Lilly joined in

"I have pictures, if you really want to see them" Sophia said, grabbing a stack of photos and sorting through the ones of her and Ali, her best, her only, friend at boarding school, her and her dad, her pets, her friends back home, her with Eric and Michelle, who seemed more like parents to her than her real parents ever would, until she found a snapshot taken about 35 years ago, shortly after her parents met. There sat Jack and Irina, at a candlelit dinner, looking happy. Too bad it was all a fake. Though Sophia didn't know everything about her past, she knew enough to hate her mother. "There" she said, shoving the photos in their faces "those are my parents"

"How come you never talk about her? Did she like kill someone?" Nadia joked

"Yeah" Sophie said, flopping onto her bed and reading her book. The girls stared at her for a minute, jaws dropped, and wondering weather to believe her or not before they started up their conversation again

"Well" Cassidy said "my aunt signed me up for a fashion course in New York this summer. I'm going to spend my summer there and work with all kinds of famous designers"

"I'm staying in my sister's dorm at Yale while she is there for the summer session. She is writing the next great American novel" Claire bragged

A young girl with blonde curls crept quietly into the room "Ali, thank god, one sane person to share the room with now" Sophie said

"Battle of the preppy bimbos again?"

"Yep, its been going on for the last half hour. Come here, can you help me carry my stuff downstairs?" Sophie asked

"Sure"

"So Al, what are your big plans for the summer? And don't tell me if they involve debutante balls, country clubs, or afternoon tea"

Ali laughed "No, thank god. I'm just going back to Chicago to spend it with the family. I might go visit my cousin and his family for a week or so, they just moved to the middle of nowhere and want me to come visit. What about you? Back to LA?"

"Yeah" Sophia said quietly "a week or so with dad, I think that's all he can handle. And the rest with Eric and Michelle probably"

"Cool, so when do I get to meet this Eric and Michelle? They sound pretty cool"

"I dunno, soon. Oh no, there's my cab. Bye Al, call me okay?" she said, hugging her friend tightly and holding back tears "Call, please, I'll miss you" Sophie said through the open window of the cab

"Roommates next year?" Ali asked

"Of course" Sophie said with a smile before the car sped away, leaving the boarding school life behind, and entering a very different kind of life

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A/N: this is a REALLY short chapter.sorry, I promise a longer one next time. Reviews are always appreciated!!!