Elora was dreaming, although she didn't know it, nor would remember when she awoke. She dreamt of the days to come. It started as dreams do, in utter nonsense. She was in the sky. Clouds surrounded her. all types of birds appeared around her. But one in particular stood out, a bird with a blue head and blue wings. She tried to move towards it but instead she felt a small tug of weight and began to gently fall towards the ground. All the birds disappeared and the entire scene, the sky and the land changed. A train took the place of the bird. Elora now on the ground looked at the train. Fear ran through Elora, she panicked. She grabbed the bag beside her and ran into the train. As she got through the doors, they closed. The train pulled out of the station. She sat down, adrenaline still flowing. She tried to calm herself and slowly as the train sped up she did. As Elora looked out the window she saw the bird from earlier, as quick as it came, it was gone. She wished to see the bird again. As soon as the thought crossed her mind it happen again exactly the same as the first time! She stared in surprise out the window.
Elora Winters lied in bed, remembering it was the first day of summer holidays. She was a tall, thin yet muscular girl with pale skin and long, wavy brown hair, she, for the first time in five years, was excited for the summer. To tell the truth she always enjoyed the summer, but this year Elora was actually excited for it. Her friends, Samathy and Jonathan, both had a lot to do with the planning of her 'vacation'. It was the reason she is excited, she was going to study architectural design in london, and yes study. Even though Elora was only 14 she was still smarter than her year and the two above her, her intelligence was only matched by the smartest of the third year ahead of her own. Her friends being quite smart themselves, helped plan her entire trip. It was actually hard for Elora to get her own thoughts into the planning.
Although Elora loved her friends, they never talked much in the summer, that is why in the middle of the school year she suggested they all took separate trips during the summer break. That night they all proposed this idea to their parents, whom all surprisingly agreed. The parents saying in various way, it would be good for them to get out of their routine. The next day at school they decided they would all take trips of some importance to them. Samathy wanted to gain insight into different cultures, so she decided to travel a long ways away, to India. Jonathan wanted to improve his communication skills, he decided to go not so far away to France, more specifically paris to stay with his uncle, in order to become fluent in french. Elora, wanted to learn independence, how she can provide for herself, how to manage her money and how to make connections and so 's why she was going to London.
Elora sat up, stretching and yawning, she looked around her well lit white room and thought about how her trip would go tomorrow, immediately deciding she didn't want to think about it. She was going to enjoy her last day home and that would not be a good way to start her day. So clearing her mind she got out of her queen sized bed. Her room wasn't too hot, so she concluded that it would be fine to do her morning exercises. It consisted of kung fu and yoga. Martial arts was something people would have assume she didn't participate in, and that she would much prefer to read a book. If you did assume that you would be partially right, she reads and worksout in equal parts. Yet you would still be frowned on for thinking that people always fit into stereotypes.
After she finished exercising by the window that faced the morning sun, she went down to the kitchen, Elora always preferred to eat right after a workout. She had her favorite breakfast made. She normally made her own and on the very rare occasion would make it for her parents but today she wanted to enjoy the luxuries she will not have in london. Once her breakfast was made she went back upstairs to her room. Her room in actuality wasn't a room but rather multiple rooms, she had her bedroom, a bathroom, her sitting room and a study. She went and sat in her favorite room, the study, and sat the table to read while eating her breakfast, after finishing she brought her dishes back and checked the time. It was five after nine. Elora was meeting Samathy and Jonathan at quarter to ten at the public library. Elora still needed to finish packing for her trip, she would be going for the whole summer, coming back only one day before school starts again. She brought out her already packed bags and the list of what she needs. On the list the only unmarked words were either personal items or thing she would have used today or tomorrow before she left. Elora got to work on what she needed to pack making sure to keep an eye on the time.
