Back to School Again
It was a perfect spring day in early May. The sun was out, a cool breeze was blowing, the flowers were blooming. Jane, Elizabeth, and Georgiana had just gotten out of class and were getting ready to relax and watch a movie in Georgiana's dorm. They stopped at a café for some coffee, donuts, and parfaits. The last semester of school had gone by quickly, and now, with graduation so close, even the fast-approaching finals couldn't dampen their moods. Jane and Elizabeth had been so busy, they had stopped thinking of their messed up love lives every second of the day, and they had helped Georgiana make many new friends, so she was feeling much more relaxed than she was at the beginning of the year. They had all woken up feeling that this would be the day something momentous happened. When they arrived at the dorm, they dropped their backpacks by the door and raced to the couch. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Georgiana went to answer it, and a few seconds later, they heard her scream.
"Will!"
"Will?" Elizabeth looked at a magazine on the table. The label read Georgiana Darcy. Georgiana…Anna…ohhh. It can't be a coincidence. How many Darcys are there? And why didn't this ever come up before? She suddenly remembered when they met. As Georgiana was introducing herself, a police car went by, sirens blaring, and Elizabeth couldn't quite hear her last name. She had mentioned her brother a few times, but… She tried not to panic. Oh no, what will he think? To make an awkward situation even worse, Elizabeth had decided that morning to take advantage of her about-to-graduate senior status and dress as casually as possible all day, in a white t-shirt and light pink plaid pajama pants.
"Hey Georgie, how have you been?" Will stepped into the room and nearly jumped. "Jane, Elizabeth? Uh…hello." This is awkward. Will was shocked. He had never expected… But there she was. Elizabeth. What a small world.
"Hi." Seriously? That's all you can say?
"Oh! Do you know each other?" Georgiana asked innocently. La-di-da, I don't know a thing. I mean, what a total coincidence we're all in the same room together, right?
"Yes, we met this summer. So…how's your family?" Oh no. Jane. I completely forgot about Jane. Does she know? Does she hate me? She doesn't look very happy. I'm such an idiot.
"Fine." Okay, next time let's try to say more than a monosyllable.
Georgiana's suspicions were confirmed. Elizabeth Bennet was the reason her brother had ended it with Caroline. She was the reason he was trying to change. Soon, the movie started. The blinds were shut, the lights were off, and the volume was up fairly loud, so Will and Elizabeth took the opportunity to talk. What began with a vague comment on the movie from Will soon became a real conversation involving everything except what they really wanted to discuss. They talked about Georgiana, Jane, school, work, and even the weather. By the time the movie ended, sparks were flying. Unfortunately, he had to leave after a few more hours and go out of state for a few weeks on some very important business. So they traded contact information and said goodbye. He hoped when he came back, they could go out on a real date, but a small voice in the back of his mind said, Come on, Will, you know it can't be that easy. It wasn't.
Yeah, I know it's been way too long and this chapter is really short. Oh well. The next chapter will be longer.
