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"After You've Gone" Chapter 1
Rory walked into Luke's Diner on Monday morning with an excited smile on her face. She sat down and took the letter out of her backpack and read the first sentence over and over again:
"You've been accepted to Harvard."
"Hey Rory," Luke said pouring Rory a fresh cup of coffee. "Where's your mom? She's usually with you."
"She had to get to work early to talk to the sink repairman. She got in an argument with an avocado yesterday and she dropped it down the drain so now she can't start the sink disposal thingy."
"The whole avocado?"
"Yeah."
"I see."
"But I have good news!" Rory exclaimed. She showed Luke her Harvard acceptance letter.
"Congratulations Rory!" Luke said. "You know, if Jess had your grades-"
He never finished his sentence because just then, Taylor stormed into the diner. "Luke! I'm in a hurry and I need coffee and a bagel to go!" he demanded.
Luke rolled his eyes and went to help Taylor.
Rory drank her coffee, re-read her letter over and over, and thought about Harvard. She thought about what classes she might take, who she might share a dorm with, what kind of friends she would have there.
"Harvard, huh?" Rory snapped out of her daydream and looked up. It was Jess. "So you're leaving Stars Hollow?"
"Um, yeah, I guess." Rory knew she shouldn't be nervous, but she hadn't really had an actual conversation with Jess since last summer when she had kissed him. She'd seen him at the diner, yeah, but she never actually talked to him, and when she tried, they'd always get interrupted. And besides, things had been going well with Dean and she didn't want him to get over jealous or anything.
"Huh," he said nodding his head. Before Rory could say anything to him, he turned around and walked back over to the counter.
"Bad timing," Rory muttered.
Rory went back to reading the letter, ignoring all sound around her.
Jess walked to the door and called to Luke at the counter, "I'm going out."
"Fine, go, I don't care! Just leave me here to do all this work!" Luke yelled after Jess who was already halfway out the door.
This was her chance. Rory got up and went outside to talk to Jess. "Jess!" she called. He was about 20 feet from Rory. "Jess!" He ignored her.
She ran after him calling his name. He still didn't stop. She ran harder and was finally behind him. She grabbed his shoulder and whirled him around. "Jess! Did you not hear me calling you!"
"Oh, that was you?" he asked sarcastically.
"We need to talk."
"There's nothing to talk about."
"Yes, there is."
"Let's see, you've thrown me out of your house countless times, you yell at me, you've seemed to despise me ever since I arrive, and then you come to New York to see me and you kiss me. Hmm, let's see, I think everything is well explained."
"What?" Rory asked confused. "How is everything 'well explained'?"
"Easy. You felt guilty," Jess said easily. "You thought it was your fault I went back to New York."
"I did not feel guilty!"
"Then why did you come to New York? I know it wasn't just because you felt like it!" Jess said loudly.
"I came because-because.I don't know!" Rory exclaimed frustrated.
Jess lowered his voice. "Then why'd you kiss me?"
Rory stood their speechless. For once, she had no words. Why did she kiss him? "I don't know," she said softly. "But it wasn't out of guilt." Jess shook his head and walked back to Luke's. "Where are you going?" Rory called.
"Back," Jess replied.
"What?"
".to New York," Jess finished calling over his shoulder. "There's no reason for me to be here."
Rory watched him walk away. She wanted to run after him and tell him the real reason why she had kissed him. But she couldn't because just then, Dean walked out of the building that Rory and Jess had been in front of.
They had been in front of Doose's Market and Dean had heard everything.
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Ooh, what'd ya think? Hope that was more interesting than the Prologue. Sorry if Rory or Jess or anyone seemed OOC.Be sure to review cuz I wanna know what you guys and gals think! Read on! Much Love~ Trac
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"After You've Gone" Chapter 1
Rory walked into Luke's Diner on Monday morning with an excited smile on her face. She sat down and took the letter out of her backpack and read the first sentence over and over again:
"You've been accepted to Harvard."
"Hey Rory," Luke said pouring Rory a fresh cup of coffee. "Where's your mom? She's usually with you."
"She had to get to work early to talk to the sink repairman. She got in an argument with an avocado yesterday and she dropped it down the drain so now she can't start the sink disposal thingy."
"The whole avocado?"
"Yeah."
"I see."
"But I have good news!" Rory exclaimed. She showed Luke her Harvard acceptance letter.
"Congratulations Rory!" Luke said. "You know, if Jess had your grades-"
He never finished his sentence because just then, Taylor stormed into the diner. "Luke! I'm in a hurry and I need coffee and a bagel to go!" he demanded.
Luke rolled his eyes and went to help Taylor.
Rory drank her coffee, re-read her letter over and over, and thought about Harvard. She thought about what classes she might take, who she might share a dorm with, what kind of friends she would have there.
"Harvard, huh?" Rory snapped out of her daydream and looked up. It was Jess. "So you're leaving Stars Hollow?"
"Um, yeah, I guess." Rory knew she shouldn't be nervous, but she hadn't really had an actual conversation with Jess since last summer when she had kissed him. She'd seen him at the diner, yeah, but she never actually talked to him, and when she tried, they'd always get interrupted. And besides, things had been going well with Dean and she didn't want him to get over jealous or anything.
"Huh," he said nodding his head. Before Rory could say anything to him, he turned around and walked back over to the counter.
"Bad timing," Rory muttered.
Rory went back to reading the letter, ignoring all sound around her.
Jess walked to the door and called to Luke at the counter, "I'm going out."
"Fine, go, I don't care! Just leave me here to do all this work!" Luke yelled after Jess who was already halfway out the door.
This was her chance. Rory got up and went outside to talk to Jess. "Jess!" she called. He was about 20 feet from Rory. "Jess!" He ignored her.
She ran after him calling his name. He still didn't stop. She ran harder and was finally behind him. She grabbed his shoulder and whirled him around. "Jess! Did you not hear me calling you!"
"Oh, that was you?" he asked sarcastically.
"We need to talk."
"There's nothing to talk about."
"Yes, there is."
"Let's see, you've thrown me out of your house countless times, you yell at me, you've seemed to despise me ever since I arrive, and then you come to New York to see me and you kiss me. Hmm, let's see, I think everything is well explained."
"What?" Rory asked confused. "How is everything 'well explained'?"
"Easy. You felt guilty," Jess said easily. "You thought it was your fault I went back to New York."
"I did not feel guilty!"
"Then why did you come to New York? I know it wasn't just because you felt like it!" Jess said loudly.
"I came because-because.I don't know!" Rory exclaimed frustrated.
Jess lowered his voice. "Then why'd you kiss me?"
Rory stood their speechless. For once, she had no words. Why did she kiss him? "I don't know," she said softly. "But it wasn't out of guilt." Jess shook his head and walked back to Luke's. "Where are you going?" Rory called.
"Back," Jess replied.
"What?"
".to New York," Jess finished calling over his shoulder. "There's no reason for me to be here."
Rory watched him walk away. She wanted to run after him and tell him the real reason why she had kissed him. But she couldn't because just then, Dean walked out of the building that Rory and Jess had been in front of.
They had been in front of Doose's Market and Dean had heard everything.
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Ooh, what'd ya think? Hope that was more interesting than the Prologue. Sorry if Rory or Jess or anyone seemed OOC.Be sure to review cuz I wanna know what you guys and gals think! Read on! Much Love~ Trac