Lauren walked into the teacher's lounge lost in her own thoughts. She
couldn't help but think about how things went last night. In her mind she
knew they would turn out like that, but for some reason she tried to hope
for the best. She walked over to the counter and grabbed a coffee mug
pouring some coffee into it. Then walked over and sat down at the table
where Harry, Marla, and Marilyn were sitting.
"Morning guys," Lauren said taking a sip of her coffee. Harry gave her a slight nod while taking a sip of his coffee.
"Morning," Marla and Marilyn said in unison.
"So, how did things go last night," Marla asked looking at Lauren. The question caught Lauren off guard causing her to choke on her coffee a little. She cleared her throat and looked at Marilyn.
"I didn't mean to tell her," Marilyn said."It just sort of slipped."
"OK back to the question," Marla said."How did things go?"
"Marla I really don't want to discuss my private life over morning coffee in the teacher's lounge," Lauren said setting down her coffee mug.
"Come on Lauren we need someone to gossip about every now and then," Marla said looking at her. "Besides you know all of us."
"Well, it went exactly as I planned," Lauren said taking another sip of her coffee.
"Which would include," Marla asked.
"We said about three words to one another," Lauren said."And she hates me."
"I'm sure she doesn't hate you," Marilyn said looking at her.
"Wouldn't you though," Lauren asked."Your older sister walks out of your life and doesn't call or write. And then once your dad dies and you have no one to stay with she comes back into your life."
"Maybe she just needs some time to adjust," Marilyn said."It is a big change."
"Well, I would hate you," Marla said. Marilyn gave her a look telling her to shut up."What? I would."
"Do you have anything to add," Lauren asked looking at Harry. He just shrugged his shoulders. She stood up and pushed her chair in."Just forget it." With that she walked out of the teachers lounge slamming the door behind her.
"Look what you did," Marla said shaking her head at Harry."You should be ashamed of yourself."
"Hey you're the one who made her feel worse," Harry said standing up. He walked out of the teachers lounge leaving Marla and Marilyn sitting there in silence.
*********
Rachel walked into the office and up to the Lousia's desk. She waited a minute until Lousia got off the phone.
"Can I help you," Lousia asked looking up at her.
"Yeah..I'm Rachel Thomas," Rachel said."I'm new here and I was told to come here to get my schedule."
"Oh you're Lauren's sister right," Lousia asked.
"Yeah," Rachel said in a dull tone. Lousia got the hint and dropped the subject.
"Here's your schedule and everything," Lousia said handing her a few papers."Your first class is with Marilyn Seutor. The class number is on there and there is a little map of the school."
"Thank you," Rachel said grabbing the papers. She turned around and walked out of the office passing Lauren on the way out.
"Hey Rachel," Lauren said passing her. Rachel kept walking and didn't say anything.
"What was that about," Lousia asked looking at Lauren.
"Long story," Lauren said walking up to the desk. She knew it was going to be a long start for the two of them, but neither of them knew the things that laid ahead of them. And they probably didn't want to know.
"Morning guys," Lauren said taking a sip of her coffee. Harry gave her a slight nod while taking a sip of his coffee.
"Morning," Marla and Marilyn said in unison.
"So, how did things go last night," Marla asked looking at Lauren. The question caught Lauren off guard causing her to choke on her coffee a little. She cleared her throat and looked at Marilyn.
"I didn't mean to tell her," Marilyn said."It just sort of slipped."
"OK back to the question," Marla said."How did things go?"
"Marla I really don't want to discuss my private life over morning coffee in the teacher's lounge," Lauren said setting down her coffee mug.
"Come on Lauren we need someone to gossip about every now and then," Marla said looking at her. "Besides you know all of us."
"Well, it went exactly as I planned," Lauren said taking another sip of her coffee.
"Which would include," Marla asked.
"We said about three words to one another," Lauren said."And she hates me."
"I'm sure she doesn't hate you," Marilyn said looking at her.
"Wouldn't you though," Lauren asked."Your older sister walks out of your life and doesn't call or write. And then once your dad dies and you have no one to stay with she comes back into your life."
"Maybe she just needs some time to adjust," Marilyn said."It is a big change."
"Well, I would hate you," Marla said. Marilyn gave her a look telling her to shut up."What? I would."
"Do you have anything to add," Lauren asked looking at Harry. He just shrugged his shoulders. She stood up and pushed her chair in."Just forget it." With that she walked out of the teachers lounge slamming the door behind her.
"Look what you did," Marla said shaking her head at Harry."You should be ashamed of yourself."
"Hey you're the one who made her feel worse," Harry said standing up. He walked out of the teachers lounge leaving Marla and Marilyn sitting there in silence.
*********
Rachel walked into the office and up to the Lousia's desk. She waited a minute until Lousia got off the phone.
"Can I help you," Lousia asked looking up at her.
"Yeah..I'm Rachel Thomas," Rachel said."I'm new here and I was told to come here to get my schedule."
"Oh you're Lauren's sister right," Lousia asked.
"Yeah," Rachel said in a dull tone. Lousia got the hint and dropped the subject.
"Here's your schedule and everything," Lousia said handing her a few papers."Your first class is with Marilyn Seutor. The class number is on there and there is a little map of the school."
"Thank you," Rachel said grabbing the papers. She turned around and walked out of the office passing Lauren on the way out.
"Hey Rachel," Lauren said passing her. Rachel kept walking and didn't say anything.
"What was that about," Lousia asked looking at Lauren.
"Long story," Lauren said walking up to the desk. She knew it was going to be a long start for the two of them, but neither of them knew the things that laid ahead of them. And they probably didn't want to know.