Ok, I'm officially on tour now (5 am!), and I won't be posting again until Saturday, probably. Hope u like it!
Back at the dorm a day later, I'm stuffing a couple blank pages along with a pen into my pocket. I sure hope Lili doesn't get in any trouble because of leaving the notes, but I also hope she writes back soon.
Walking down the hall, Ulrich comes in from the stairwell.
He sees me and slows down. "Lili?" He asked.
I nodded.
"Okay," Ulrich reverses direction and walks back down the stairs with me.
On the ground floor we see a girl leaning against the wall. I know I've seen her, around, somewhere. But I can't seem to put a name to her face.
"Oh hello Ulrich dear!" She sounded surprised to see him, but I think she'd been waiting. And by the looks of it not for me. She had shoulder-length black hair and looked pretty dolled up.
Ulrich rolled his eyes, "First of all, I am not your 'Ulrich dear' and secondly-"
She cut him off, "Who's your little friend?"
"He's Odd."
The girl laughed. "I could have figured that out myself."
Ulrich and I looked annoyed.
He turned to me saying, "Oh, I just remembered, there's that something we've got to do right now." He nudges me toward the door.
"Oh yeah?" The girl asks, getting off the wall, "What's that?"
Ulrich turns to her a last time saying, "Leave."
In the corner of my eye I saw her eyebrows furrow.
Once we cleared the building I turned to Ulrich. "Who was that?"
"Sissi, your worst nightmare." He paused. "Okay, my worst nightmare," he corrected himself.
"Is she in our class?"
"Unfortunately."
"Why? She looks pretty enough."
Ulrich sighed like it was something complicated. "She's the Principal's daughter. All the guys are flipped over her but she's only flipped over me. What's more she's completely brain-dead and a leech as well."
"Well in that case, it's pretty lame," I replied.
"You can say that again." He looked like he had remembered something, "Hey, I promised Yumi I'd practice with her right about now so..."
I smiled, "Go ahead. I'll say hello to Lili for you."
"Alright. See ya."
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Each time I make the trip, it's significantly shorter than the last. Today it was only about thirty five minutes. I think it also helps that I keep on finding easier ways to get around. What with the short-cuts and what-not, makes it simpler.
Hiking the little hill to the tree, I was pleased to find a new note there. I skipped over, snatching it out of the tree's crevice.
'Dear Odd,
No, I'm not in any danger, at least not that I'm aware of. Although, my dad has been acting really strange lately. He thinks that someone is following him and watching him all the time, and he's really paranoid. He doesn't like me going outside much in case something happens, but I don't know what he expects. I'm so glad I've got you to write to. But...
I might not have told you everything before. I know you'll understand why, but now I want you to know. My real name is Aelita. Aelita Schaeffer. But I've always wanted to have the nickname Lili, and you're the first one that HAS called me that, so thank you. Also, my dad is
Sorry, got to go
-Lili'
I guess she'll finish whatever she was saying next time. I grabbed one of the pages in my pocket and replied;
'Dear Lili,
Have YOU noticed anything strange? Like people watching you? Has your dad done something bad, like rob a bank or something, that he thinks he's being followed?
I hope to hear your responce soon. Till then, see ya.
Stay safe.
-Odd'
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The whole week, I kept coming back, every day. There wasn't always a new note, but I wanted to make sure. I'm, I'm kinda worried, you know?
On Wednesday September 26, Lili wrote back,
'Dear Odd,
I'm sorry I just left you hanging there but my dad was calling me and I don't know how well he'd take meeting you. No offence. And no, I haven't noticed anything strange, and the only person following me currently is you. No offence for that one either. I don't think my dad has done anything bad at all. But I do think it might have something to do with the government. He's got kind of a government job. That's what I wanted to tell you. I don't know exactly what he's working on, but it's something relatively secret. I'll try to learn more.
-Lili'
I responded;
'Dear Lili,
That's probably a good idea. I wonder... If you can't come outside too often than maybe I can come inside. What mean to say is maybe you can just leave your notes at the back door or something, that way you could just pop the door open everyday quickly and not even have to go out. That is if Kankerlot and Krabe don't deside to bite my head off first, hehe.
Keep in touch.
-Odd'
On Saturday the 29th I found her new note;
'Dear Odd,
No. That's a bad idea. My dad goes in and out that door almost every day, he would definitely notice. And besides, this is our classic spot. And my dogs are real sweethearts I'll have you know. Listen, I did as much snooping as I could, and I think it's most definitely something to do with his government projects. It's not just because his desk papers have been piling up, either. I think he's planning something. Like, I'm just going on a hunch here, maybe taking me and running away somewhere. Don't freak out, that's probably not it. But until I find out, what's there to do? Odd, do me a favourite and describe something to me. Something around here, something really pretty, that I can visualize.
-Lili'
'Dear Lili,
Have you ever been on your roof? My gosh, it's the pretties view I've ever seen. On one side, you can see the tops of my school buildings, especially the science building. Behind you there's the huge majestic forest, and you can smell the gentle scent of pine. Then on the right is the old Renault factory that has the mystical and glimmering Seine around it. Then, looking forward, you can see the hub of town, and a little ways into the distance, the Eiffel tower. You can see it pretty well, because it's only about a 10-15 minute drive, depending on traffic. Anyhow, when you're up there, it's so peaceful. That's where you'd want to go to get away from it all. The gentle breeze through your hair, the fact that you're so high up, it's cosmic. You should get up there one day. Maybe when this all blows over I'll go there with you. I've wanted for a while to take a sketch pad up there. Do you like drawing?
-Odd'
I had a feeling she might be a bit more stressed out than her notes showed. I hope this will take her mind off it for a while. And I really do hope I can get up there with her one day. One day...
On Monday October 1st, came this note;
'Dear Odd,
That sounded so delightful. And despite living in this house all my life I've never thought of it. Unfortunately, I really don't know if this is going to blow over as fast as you think. My dad is definitely planning something. For sure it's something big. And drastic. But as for the details, unknown for now. And about the drawing, I guess so, I don't know. I don't really do it much. See you later.
-Lili'
'Dear Lili,
I'm glad you approved of my discription, I hoped it wasn't too bad. Let's just say I don't get A's in my writing classes as much as I'd like to. Please try and find out what your dad is up to, it's really getting me worried. And stay safe.
-Odd'
~END~
AUTHOURS NOTE
So in the last letter where Odd talks about not getting A's in writing, I wanted to say, he doesn't get A's in English, but it's really obvious he's in France. But I also didn't want to say he got A's in French class because it's obvious that this story is written in English. Hopefully u get the confusion. And hopefully u review! Like I'm seeing that people from so many different places are viewing my story but I never hear from u guys in like Australia, or Ireland, or Poland, or Belize, or saint Kitts and Nevis (super cool!). So for all you guys and all the ones I didn't mention, please review, even if it's just to say hi. I'm hoping to come back from my band trip to lots and lots of reviews! See you guys!