Part 6
(Erica's Diary)
Dear Diary,
I can't believe it! First day at a new school and I even have a date! With a really gorgeous guy. Dathan Redfern. I just love the sound of that name. Unusual, exotic, sexy...
Maybe the circumstances are somewhat weird. Did they actually *read* my notebook? His friends seem kind of scary and sullen, more the type of people Janelle would like rather than me.
Of course, like I was thinking before, all my judgements could turn out to be extremely wrong. I've only just met them, after all.
At least if it doesn't work out with Dathan, there are other possibilities. Cole's pretty cute, I guess. Celeste's okay, and Triana's nice, but kind of confusing.
Why did they all go silent when Caleb came to the table at lunch? Why didn't Dathan bring the notebook back himself? Why should I be careful when I go out with him later?
I wished I had some answers, but I didn't. I always liked mysteries. Maybe this was one I could look into.
The other thing that's bugging me is this Scarlet Blackthorn person. I only ran into her once for less than five minutes. And everyone I met at lunch seems to act like it's worse than landing in front of the Gates of Hell.
And if this is the type of girl that Dathan's interested in, what does he want with me?
I could day dream all I want about how I could be the one for him really, but it's almost eerie.
Doesn't mean I'm going to back out. Dathan's coming to get me in about half an hour. I hadn't even told him where I lived, but something was telling me he would just know where to find me.
That's kind of scary, but also intriguing. I'd better stop musing about get myself presentable.
I was going to add something else then, but I forgot what it was.
* * *
Half an hour later Erica was a bundle of nerves. She'd never actually been on a date before. She had never really been very good at talking to people,
She had managed to convince her mother to go to a party some neighbours were having. Janelle was sulking downstairs. She'd been on the phone to her friends back home whining about how awful and dull her new town was. Obviously Erica wasn't going to get her our the house.
She had showered and changed into a short sleeved black top with a sprinkling of stars across the front, purple trousers and short black boots. Her blonde hair hung loose to her shoulders.
Did she look all right? He wouldn't think she was trying to look like Scarlet and Ara by dressing in dark clothing?
The door bell was ringing. Oh God. This was it. He was here.
"I'll get it!" she shouted, racing out her room and to the front door before Janelle could and say something embarrassing.
She opened the door.
* * *
(Erica's Diary)
Dear Diary,
I can't believe it! First day at a new school and I even have a date! With a really gorgeous guy. Dathan Redfern. I just love the sound of that name. Unusual, exotic, sexy...
Maybe the circumstances are somewhat weird. Did they actually *read* my notebook? His friends seem kind of scary and sullen, more the type of people Janelle would like rather than me.
Of course, like I was thinking before, all my judgements could turn out to be extremely wrong. I've only just met them, after all.
At least if it doesn't work out with Dathan, there are other possibilities. Cole's pretty cute, I guess. Celeste's okay, and Triana's nice, but kind of confusing.
Why did they all go silent when Caleb came to the table at lunch? Why didn't Dathan bring the notebook back himself? Why should I be careful when I go out with him later?
I wished I had some answers, but I didn't. I always liked mysteries. Maybe this was one I could look into.
The other thing that's bugging me is this Scarlet Blackthorn person. I only ran into her once for less than five minutes. And everyone I met at lunch seems to act like it's worse than landing in front of the Gates of Hell.
And if this is the type of girl that Dathan's interested in, what does he want with me?
I could day dream all I want about how I could be the one for him really, but it's almost eerie.
Doesn't mean I'm going to back out. Dathan's coming to get me in about half an hour. I hadn't even told him where I lived, but something was telling me he would just know where to find me.
That's kind of scary, but also intriguing. I'd better stop musing about get myself presentable.
I was going to add something else then, but I forgot what it was.
* * *
Half an hour later Erica was a bundle of nerves. She'd never actually been on a date before. She had never really been very good at talking to people,
She had managed to convince her mother to go to a party some neighbours were having. Janelle was sulking downstairs. She'd been on the phone to her friends back home whining about how awful and dull her new town was. Obviously Erica wasn't going to get her our the house.
She had showered and changed into a short sleeved black top with a sprinkling of stars across the front, purple trousers and short black boots. Her blonde hair hung loose to her shoulders.
Did she look all right? He wouldn't think she was trying to look like Scarlet and Ara by dressing in dark clothing?
The door bell was ringing. Oh God. This was it. He was here.
"I'll get it!" she shouted, racing out her room and to the front door before Janelle could and say something embarrassing.
She opened the door.
* * *