Chapter 5.
Terri sulked in her room. She didn't feel like doing much; didn't want to open up the secret corner hole, didn't feel like getting off her bed.
And then she had a brilliant idea.
She ran towards her desk and pulled open the drawer on the bottom right. Then, taking out two pieces of parchment and envelopes, Terri proceeded to write two letters; one to Evan, one to Cassie.
Hey Evan –
I am having tons of fun bored out of my mind! Send me something, anything! Maybe something from one of those Wizard mall places you're always going to. Just kidding! Well, you got any crossword puzzles or something I can do? I'm probably going to be grounded or something for the next long while.
Narcissa's totally pissed at me just because I said bye to some people who visited. She's got some mental problems. Okay, fine: she's just really annoying. Well, reply really soon because, if you haven't noticed, I'm really bored! Say hi to Tommy. See ya. – Terri
She folded the note up and stuffed it into an envelope, writing Evan on it with a flourish. Then, she started on the second letter.
Cassie –
I am so bored today. Just because I said bye to this cute guy who was visiting here with his mom. If you teach me that memory picture charm, I can show you what he looks like. You'd love him! Not as much as Ty, though. And you thought I didn't know all your secrets. J
You got any stuff for me to do? Crosswords, books, anything! Narcissa is in this stupid mood right now. Just this morning she was all nice and took me out to get my hair done. It's really cute; layered with some weird brown streaks. I don't know if Evan'll approve. You know how he is; weirdly obsessed with everything I do for some odd reason.
Did you read that article on Peter? No, you probably didn't. You don't get the Daily Owl Herald, do you? Didn't think so. Well, got lots more to tell. Give me your number again; I'll try to call you if Draco's not on yapping with some ugly freak girl who claims to like him. Disgusting, isn't it? Well, write back super fast! Lots of Love – TerriShe scribbled a quick Cassie on the front of an envelope before folding up the note and shoving it in to the envelope. She went to the corner of her room where her owl sat in its cage, hooting happily when t saw Terri coming closer. Attaching the messages to its leg, she said, "Go to Evan's first." Terri opened the window next to the cage. After receiving a pat on the head, the owl took off through Terri's open window.
Terri went to her desk and cleaned it, putting everything back where it had been. Then, she returned to sulking on her bed, toying with a tassel on her bedspread. Without realizing it, Terri fell asleep just a few minutes later. No one bothered to see if she had fallen asleep or if she had changed out of her formal clothes.
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A few days later—after receiving no reply from neither Evan nor Cassie, visiting the cemetery her parents remains were at, and going car shopping for an underage Draco—Terri awoke in the closet. Loud knocks were coming from the door to her room, loud enough for her to hear through the walls. She looked around for a moment, realizing that she hadn't sleepwalked for quite a while. Nor did she remember sleepwalking since the last time she had; a few years back, at Beaubaxtons, she had feasted on pumpkin pie a few days after New Year's.
"Coming," she muttered, stretching and rubbing her eyes. She groped for the knob to the closet door and walked to the one to her room. "What?"
"We have company!" came Narcissa's shrill voice from two feet away from her.
"This early?" Terri asked sleepily.
"Yes! Get dressed; I'm taking Draco back to school today and you're spending the day with the Keatings."
"The Keatings! From—"
"Yes, from dinner a few evenings ago."
"Cool. Just a few moments and I'll be out."
"Hurry up, or I'll leave and you can lock up."
"I'll take a while, aunt." She debated saying something about 'remembering her days as a teenager' to Narcissa. "Leave the keys on the front table."
"Alright. I'll leave the directions to the Keating household there too. Dress sharp!"
"Okay," Terri replied, ignoring that last comment.
Instead of returning to her closet, Terri sat on her bed and Summoned her "good jeans and red baseball shirt." The jeans looked remarkably new—upon closer inspection, Terri realized that they were brand new and shipped from America. How did she realize this? There was only one language on the tag; here tags required English, Spanish, German, and French. The shirt was rumpled, though, which caused Terri to walk into her closet and pick out another red shirt, exactly alike but clean and a different name brand. She put the shirt and pants over her arm, grabbed a towel, and headed off to the bathroom for a quick shower.
About fifteen minutes later Terri was finally out of the house. She was in the process of locking the front door when she heard a voice behind her.
"Teresa?"
"Terri," she corrected on impulse as she turned around. "Jeremy, hi! What are you doing here? I was just coming over."
"You were going to walk?"
"Yeah."
"Oh." There was a minute of silence as Terri walked up to his car.
"Aren't you a little young to drive?" she asked.
"Yeah, but who cares. Hop in."
"Don't mind if I do." Terri went around to the passenger seat and sat down. "Where are we going?"
"Around. Mum's at some garden club meeting or something and said I could take you to the cinema."
"That I can deal with. Can you get us into something rated R?"
"Yes I can." He handed her a card—a driver's license.
"Whoa, fake ID." Where'd you get this? I don't think I can take this, she felt like saying. Instead, she accepted with a grin.
"Let's roll." One of Jeremy's arms crept up around Terri's shoulders, and she sighed. Now this was the life.
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A/N what a coincidence. As I started this, I was listening to 'my internet girl' by Aaron Carter. Ha, ha because I'm posting this on the Internet. Get it? never mind. Don't dis Aaron. Well, I do cuz my bud is obsessed w/ him. he's ½ decent: ok songs, ugly hair [lol]. Well, just me. and probably because my friend is rubbing off on me…
Note: that A/N is from march when I was still in my old school with my old friends whom I miss dearly. I don't make as much fun of Aaron anymore because he fixed his hair. I think. I have to go look at his newest cd at Sam Goody. Oh, but did anyone see his performance at that one awards show; was it the teen choice awards? It was HILarious. Him and nick did this duo thing in some freaky looking outfits. I hate the bsb, tho. [no off. 2 u hard core fans!]
Note: I also realize that the end of this chapter is undoubtedly American. =) had to put it in. jsuk, i'm skipping the next 'couple months' and the sixth chapter is going to be summer already. get ready for some surprises! I mean, they are so implied.
