Chapter 8:
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Mina turned when she heard her name, and saw 2 people running to her.
"Ray…Lita…"
Mina climbed off of Grady.
Serena looked at Emma. The girl knew that Serena was scared. Her friends "hated" her…or so she thought.
"Serena…it's going to be ok…"
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Andrew ran after the girls, leaving Darien and Ami to follow. They decided to run to catch up with them.
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Mina turned pale, along with Serena.
"'Rena? Are you ok?" Grady asked.
"Uh…sure…no."
Mina turned to Serena. Suddenly, they both got cold, and a shiver ran up both of their arms. They edged closer and closer, until they were 15 feet away.
"Mina…"
"Lita! Ray!"
"Mina?"
"Andrew…"
Lita and Ray threw their arms around their friend when they reached her. Mina hugged them back.
"I didn't know you were here!"
"Yeah… I came a couple of days ago…"
"MINA!" Amy cried, and joined everyone in a hug.
Serena stood closer to Emma as Darien jogged to the circle of hugging friends. He stopped when he saw the two girls with the same outfit on, looked exactly alike, and were the same height. Grady edged closer to Emma.
"So. You must be Darien right?"
"Yes. You're Grady's sister…right?"
Both girls nodded. He was puzzled, and Grady noticed it.
"Hey man…you have a good time trying to tell them apart. I think they dress in the same outfits just to spite me sometimes."
Darien locked eyes with both girls.
"Well…I'll tell you right now which one is Serena…"
"How?"
Darien smirked.
"Well…"
Savannah stepped out onto the porch.
"GRADY! EMMA! MINA! SERENA! ICE CREAM!"
Serena turned and started to run inside, she tripped on the stairs.
"There! That's Serena."
He ran to her, just as she as picking herself up.
"Are you ok?"
"Yes. I'm fine…" she said, avoiding his eyes.
"Serena… Bunny…please. Let me talk it out with you!"
"No…I have to go inside now."
She opened the door, and walked inside. Darien followed her.
"Darien. Stop. It. Go. Away."
"Serena! NO! We're going to have to talk this out!"
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Mina kicked at the dirt.
"Serena? That was Serena?"
"Yes. That was Serena. You guys…you were so hard on her. She didn't know Ray. Lita. You were a huge part in that. You know she didn't mean it! Ami and I forgive her! And we forgave her after it happened! You both…we so hard…then Darien! You all made her QUIT! She's not going to come back. We've talked about it! No way is she wanting to come back!"
Mina stormed off into the house, Amy, Emma, Grady, Lita, Andrew, and Ray followed her. They all came to a stop.
"Hi mom…"
"Emma…Serena is upstairs…"
The all heard the sound of glass breaking. Mina and Emma bolted up the stairs. The rest were going to follow, until Savannah stopped them.
"No. Stay down here. I think they need to have a 'girl' talk. Just the three of them…"
"GET OUT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Serena screamed.
They all saw Darien run down the hallway, stuffed animals hitting him.
"STAY OUT!"
He waked down the stairs, and slunk outside. He sat down on the porch swing with his head in his hands. Ami walked outside, and sat down beside him.
"Darien, it's not you. Maybe it is…ok…I started that wrong. It's her. She can't get over the fact that you're here. You haven't talked to each other in a long time. She also knows that…she also THINKS that you hate her."
"I could never do that!"
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Mina turned when she heard her name, and saw 2 people running to her.
"Ray…Lita…"
Mina climbed off of Grady.
Serena looked at Emma. The girl knew that Serena was scared. Her friends "hated" her…or so she thought.
"Serena…it's going to be ok…"
~~~
Andrew ran after the girls, leaving Darien and Ami to follow. They decided to run to catch up with them.
~~~
Mina turned pale, along with Serena.
"'Rena? Are you ok?" Grady asked.
"Uh…sure…no."
Mina turned to Serena. Suddenly, they both got cold, and a shiver ran up both of their arms. They edged closer and closer, until they were 15 feet away.
"Mina…"
"Lita! Ray!"
"Mina?"
"Andrew…"
Lita and Ray threw their arms around their friend when they reached her. Mina hugged them back.
"I didn't know you were here!"
"Yeah… I came a couple of days ago…"
"MINA!" Amy cried, and joined everyone in a hug.
Serena stood closer to Emma as Darien jogged to the circle of hugging friends. He stopped when he saw the two girls with the same outfit on, looked exactly alike, and were the same height. Grady edged closer to Emma.
"So. You must be Darien right?"
"Yes. You're Grady's sister…right?"
Both girls nodded. He was puzzled, and Grady noticed it.
"Hey man…you have a good time trying to tell them apart. I think they dress in the same outfits just to spite me sometimes."
Darien locked eyes with both girls.
"Well…I'll tell you right now which one is Serena…"
"How?"
Darien smirked.
"Well…"
Savannah stepped out onto the porch.
"GRADY! EMMA! MINA! SERENA! ICE CREAM!"
Serena turned and started to run inside, she tripped on the stairs.
"There! That's Serena."
He ran to her, just as she as picking herself up.
"Are you ok?"
"Yes. I'm fine…" she said, avoiding his eyes.
"Serena… Bunny…please. Let me talk it out with you!"
"No…I have to go inside now."
She opened the door, and walked inside. Darien followed her.
"Darien. Stop. It. Go. Away."
"Serena! NO! We're going to have to talk this out!"
~~~
Mina kicked at the dirt.
"Serena? That was Serena?"
"Yes. That was Serena. You guys…you were so hard on her. She didn't know Ray. Lita. You were a huge part in that. You know she didn't mean it! Ami and I forgive her! And we forgave her after it happened! You both…we so hard…then Darien! You all made her QUIT! She's not going to come back. We've talked about it! No way is she wanting to come back!"
Mina stormed off into the house, Amy, Emma, Grady, Lita, Andrew, and Ray followed her. They all came to a stop.
"Hi mom…"
"Emma…Serena is upstairs…"
The all heard the sound of glass breaking. Mina and Emma bolted up the stairs. The rest were going to follow, until Savannah stopped them.
"No. Stay down here. I think they need to have a 'girl' talk. Just the three of them…"
"GET OUT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Serena screamed.
They all saw Darien run down the hallway, stuffed animals hitting him.
"STAY OUT!"
He waked down the stairs, and slunk outside. He sat down on the porch swing with his head in his hands. Ami walked outside, and sat down beside him.
"Darien, it's not you. Maybe it is…ok…I started that wrong. It's her. She can't get over the fact that you're here. You haven't talked to each other in a long time. She also knows that…she also THINKS that you hate her."
"I could never do that!"
