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Chapter 7
"What did she just say?" Darien said in a dazed voice. He then ran his hands through his hair with a quick movement.
"You heard her. You even said goodbye to her." Andrew pointed out.
"Goodbye? Where can she possibly be going?"
"Oh didn't you know?" Andrew asked feigning innocence. He knew good and well that Darien didn't know. "Serena is going to a boarding school."
"What? Why the hell didn't you tell me before?"
"Why would I tell you? You don't seem all that concerned about Serena when you were around her. You couldn't even admit to me that you liked her!"
"You still should have told me."
"I would have told you if I hadn't promised Serena that I wouldn't tell anyone."
"She told you not to tell me?" Darien asked feeling a little hurt at that idea.
"No. She just made me promise not to tell anyone about it and that includes you. Other then her friend Molly I'm one of the few people who she told so please don't be angry."
"I'm not angry, at least not at you. I guess I'm just mad at myself."
"Why?"
"You were right about me being cruel to Serena. If I were honest to myself and just told her how I felt this never would have happened."
"Um Darien.hate to break your ego trip but Serena didn't go to school overseas to escape you. She would have gone regardless of what the situation between you two might have been. If it makes you feel any better you should know that you were more childish in teasing Serena then cruel most of the time."
"Could you explain to me how that remark would going make me feel better?" Darien asked and then changed the topic to a neutral ground "She didn't mention where the school was. Did she happen to tell you?"
"Yeah she did. It's in Connecticut."
"Connecticut? As in the United States? That's halfway around the world!"
"So good of you to show your concern now that she's gone."
" Would you please shut up? This is no time to be sarcastic."
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The flight was so long and boring. I suppose I should feel lucky that I didn't get airsick like poor Sammy. There was nothing to do except look at the view. It was pretty at first with the aerial view of the houses, cars, and people who soon looked small and insignificant Then there were great fields of green and brown. Later I saw the swirls of blue in the sea. It was breathtaking when all that could be seen were the clouds and the occasional flock of birds. Soon even that became routine. All a girl could do was listen to music, read or look at the beautiful view.
Molly was sleeping. My parents were talking in a low tone to Molly's parents. Sammy was playing on his Game Boy. I guess I should try to sleep but I don't really feel that tired yet. Well.I sighed and glanced over at Molly's parents chatting with mine. Should I join their conversation? I sighed once more and asked myself if I really was so desperate that I would actually converse with my parents out of free will. I think not. I rummaged through my bag for my portable CD player and decided to try to fall asleep to the soothing tunes of Enya.
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Suddenly I found myself off the airplane and in Uncle Lloyd's car . New York was really great. He, his wife, and daughter lived in what most people consider to be the center of it all. Manhattan. The city that never sleeps. Molly and her family were invited to stay at their home too but declined. Our stay there was short so a few days later I find myself hugging my parents and brother goodbye after we set up my room. Well I did share a room because freshmen almost never get singles so half of it was already set up but my roommate and her family were nowhere to be found. I did meet Molly before the meeting for parents and students though and we sat next to each other with our parents. We and most of the other people around us stopped talking long enough long enough to watch a tall woman dressed in a lavender blouse and a black skirt walk to the center of the room.
"Welcome freshmen to The Esther Westlyn School. For those of you who may not have met me I'm Maureen Jones the headmistress at this school. Right now I bet I know how you are feeling. Some may be scared, alone, even homesick while others may be excited. That's expected and normal but we want you to feel right at home here. I will say this only twice to you : Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. The next time you will hear me say that will be during your graduation commencement.This was how she began her short speech.
"Gag me! We want you to feel right at home here." a girl sitting next to me said in a low voice mimicking her. She then smiled at me. "Hi, I'm Raye Hino."
"I'm Serena Tskunio." I said in a hushed voice casting a look in Mrs. Jones direction.
"Oh so your my roommate." She said and then seeing my surprise she added. "Samantha told me."
"Who's Samantha?"
"She's the prefect for our floor. She's a junior."
"Oh. My cousins a junior here. She's a prefect too."
" Your cousins here? Lucky. Who is she?"
"Chloe Tskunio."
Raye looked a little impressed. "I've already heard a lot about her. I haven't gotten the chance to meet her yet."
"I could always introduce you." I offered.
"Okay. Oh there's Amy!" she then discreetly pointed out a girl in a casual shimmer blue boatneck shirt with the matching skirt who was more than a few seats away.
By then Mrs. Jones was halfway through her speech and was telling us about the history of the school. Then she introduced all the prefects who we would be getting to know during the year. I was really surprised when I saw Chloe walk up the stairs with those other girls. Then again there is probably a ton of things I don't know about my cousin yet but am going to have so much time to find out now.
So it was Sunday evening and almost everyone's parent's had left the campus. That included my tearful mother who bustled around the room fixing things until she thought it was just right. She was honestly just starting to seem a little embarrassing while under Rei and her father's identical seemingly superior gaze. My father was such a man. You know the type. They seem to think that showing too much emotion will crumble that stone exterior they show but even I saw that his eyes seemed to be shining more than usual. He's not so tough! Sammy? Please! He was a little of both meaning he tries to act all cool like nothing can affect him but then he actually hugged me. Sweet. Coming from the little monster who once screwed with my scale so that I thought I gained a few extra pounds that was sweet. I mean.come on he's my brother! Of course I love him and I still remember the day he was born. I remember gazing at his tiny face which had such a rosy hue.
So what can I say? My family as annoying as they are to me are okay. As I waved to them goodbye and saw Sammy's face looking toward me from the window of the car get smaller and smaller as they drove away through those gates until not only couldn't I see Sammy but also the faint lights of the car, I myself felt a little weepy. Then I felt a soft hand touch my shoulder and turned around and saw Chloe. Without a word she hugged me and then moments later with her arm casually slung around my shoulders we walked slowly around the elite campus. Under the sky streaked with shades of orange, red, purple and more all mixed together we walked. We walked until the sky became even darker and the colors of that sunset were no longer there but in it's place were the stars. We sat on a bench and just talked. I can't even really recall about all the topics exactly but it was fun. It was calming and peaceful. I guess after such a turbulent year that was what I needed and in that time spent that evening I guess I felt truly calm for the first time in ages.
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Chapter 7
"What did she just say?" Darien said in a dazed voice. He then ran his hands through his hair with a quick movement.
"You heard her. You even said goodbye to her." Andrew pointed out.
"Goodbye? Where can she possibly be going?"
"Oh didn't you know?" Andrew asked feigning innocence. He knew good and well that Darien didn't know. "Serena is going to a boarding school."
"What? Why the hell didn't you tell me before?"
"Why would I tell you? You don't seem all that concerned about Serena when you were around her. You couldn't even admit to me that you liked her!"
"You still should have told me."
"I would have told you if I hadn't promised Serena that I wouldn't tell anyone."
"She told you not to tell me?" Darien asked feeling a little hurt at that idea.
"No. She just made me promise not to tell anyone about it and that includes you. Other then her friend Molly I'm one of the few people who she told so please don't be angry."
"I'm not angry, at least not at you. I guess I'm just mad at myself."
"Why?"
"You were right about me being cruel to Serena. If I were honest to myself and just told her how I felt this never would have happened."
"Um Darien.hate to break your ego trip but Serena didn't go to school overseas to escape you. She would have gone regardless of what the situation between you two might have been. If it makes you feel any better you should know that you were more childish in teasing Serena then cruel most of the time."
"Could you explain to me how that remark would going make me feel better?" Darien asked and then changed the topic to a neutral ground "She didn't mention where the school was. Did she happen to tell you?"
"Yeah she did. It's in Connecticut."
"Connecticut? As in the United States? That's halfway around the world!"
"So good of you to show your concern now that she's gone."
" Would you please shut up? This is no time to be sarcastic."
............................................
The flight was so long and boring. I suppose I should feel lucky that I didn't get airsick like poor Sammy. There was nothing to do except look at the view. It was pretty at first with the aerial view of the houses, cars, and people who soon looked small and insignificant Then there were great fields of green and brown. Later I saw the swirls of blue in the sea. It was breathtaking when all that could be seen were the clouds and the occasional flock of birds. Soon even that became routine. All a girl could do was listen to music, read or look at the beautiful view.
Molly was sleeping. My parents were talking in a low tone to Molly's parents. Sammy was playing on his Game Boy. I guess I should try to sleep but I don't really feel that tired yet. Well.I sighed and glanced over at Molly's parents chatting with mine. Should I join their conversation? I sighed once more and asked myself if I really was so desperate that I would actually converse with my parents out of free will. I think not. I rummaged through my bag for my portable CD player and decided to try to fall asleep to the soothing tunes of Enya.
............................................
Suddenly I found myself off the airplane and in Uncle Lloyd's car . New York was really great. He, his wife, and daughter lived in what most people consider to be the center of it all. Manhattan. The city that never sleeps. Molly and her family were invited to stay at their home too but declined. Our stay there was short so a few days later I find myself hugging my parents and brother goodbye after we set up my room. Well I did share a room because freshmen almost never get singles so half of it was already set up but my roommate and her family were nowhere to be found. I did meet Molly before the meeting for parents and students though and we sat next to each other with our parents. We and most of the other people around us stopped talking long enough long enough to watch a tall woman dressed in a lavender blouse and a black skirt walk to the center of the room.
"Welcome freshmen to The Esther Westlyn School. For those of you who may not have met me I'm Maureen Jones the headmistress at this school. Right now I bet I know how you are feeling. Some may be scared, alone, even homesick while others may be excited. That's expected and normal but we want you to feel right at home here. I will say this only twice to you : Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. The next time you will hear me say that will be during your graduation commencement.This was how she began her short speech.
"Gag me! We want you to feel right at home here." a girl sitting next to me said in a low voice mimicking her. She then smiled at me. "Hi, I'm Raye Hino."
"I'm Serena Tskunio." I said in a hushed voice casting a look in Mrs. Jones direction.
"Oh so your my roommate." She said and then seeing my surprise she added. "Samantha told me."
"Who's Samantha?"
"She's the prefect for our floor. She's a junior."
"Oh. My cousins a junior here. She's a prefect too."
" Your cousins here? Lucky. Who is she?"
"Chloe Tskunio."
Raye looked a little impressed. "I've already heard a lot about her. I haven't gotten the chance to meet her yet."
"I could always introduce you." I offered.
"Okay. Oh there's Amy!" she then discreetly pointed out a girl in a casual shimmer blue boatneck shirt with the matching skirt who was more than a few seats away.
By then Mrs. Jones was halfway through her speech and was telling us about the history of the school. Then she introduced all the prefects who we would be getting to know during the year. I was really surprised when I saw Chloe walk up the stairs with those other girls. Then again there is probably a ton of things I don't know about my cousin yet but am going to have so much time to find out now.
So it was Sunday evening and almost everyone's parent's had left the campus. That included my tearful mother who bustled around the room fixing things until she thought it was just right. She was honestly just starting to seem a little embarrassing while under Rei and her father's identical seemingly superior gaze. My father was such a man. You know the type. They seem to think that showing too much emotion will crumble that stone exterior they show but even I saw that his eyes seemed to be shining more than usual. He's not so tough! Sammy? Please! He was a little of both meaning he tries to act all cool like nothing can affect him but then he actually hugged me. Sweet. Coming from the little monster who once screwed with my scale so that I thought I gained a few extra pounds that was sweet. I mean.come on he's my brother! Of course I love him and I still remember the day he was born. I remember gazing at his tiny face which had such a rosy hue.
So what can I say? My family as annoying as they are to me are okay. As I waved to them goodbye and saw Sammy's face looking toward me from the window of the car get smaller and smaller as they drove away through those gates until not only couldn't I see Sammy but also the faint lights of the car, I myself felt a little weepy. Then I felt a soft hand touch my shoulder and turned around and saw Chloe. Without a word she hugged me and then moments later with her arm casually slung around my shoulders we walked slowly around the elite campus. Under the sky streaked with shades of orange, red, purple and more all mixed together we walked. We walked until the sky became even darker and the colors of that sunset were no longer there but in it's place were the stars. We sat on a bench and just talked. I can't even really recall about all the topics exactly but it was fun. It was calming and peaceful. I guess after such a turbulent year that was what I needed and in that time spent that evening I guess I felt truly calm for the first time in ages.