Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
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(Jamie's POV)
I'll admit that I did not like it when Emma called herself Darkshield, but that is beyond the point. I was beginning to believe that our friendship might well and truly be over. But when Emma answered the phone and said it was Adele, I pushed those problems aside. I jumped up and took the phone from Emma, thanking her.
"Adele? What's wrong?" I asked.
"J, Blue just rang. It seems Colan and Wendy have eloped or something because no one can find them anywhere . . ."
There was a beeping on the line. "Wait, there's another call coming through." Adele put me on hold for a few moments. When she came back, she said, "That was Blue, Colan has just come in, but Wendy is no where to be found. Colan said that he saw her run off somewhere crying."
"Where could she be going, I wonder." I said.
"Colan and Blue don't know. But she was seen mounting her horse and riding toward Silverwood. If you see her . . . or if Emma sees her, could you ring Blue? She's worried about her little sister."
"Sure." I said. "Thanks for telling me, Addy. I'll see you in a couple of days. I've gotta get Lucky, Todd and Brodie and bring them to Silverwood on Friday or a party. I should be back by Sunday or Monday. Is that okay?"
"Fine. I'll tell Blue."
"Great. See you round."
"Bye."
We hung up and Emma and Frodo looked up.
"What was that about?" Asked Emma. I had to grin. Even though we'd been apart for so long, Emma was still that little curious critter.
"Curiosity killed the cat." I said with a smile.
"Satisfaction brought it back." Emma said with a smile as well.
In brief, I told Frodo and Emma what Adele had told me. We figured that Wendy would be in Silverwood by about Seven o'clock tonight. We all promised to keep an eye out for her.
Just then, Vince came in, saying Ria and Kane were indeed awake. Frodo and I went up to see our daughter.
Ria smiled when we came I and got up to give us both a hug. I kissed her forehead.
"Hey sweetie."
"Mummy. Daddy. How are you?"
We both laughed. "We are in fact, relieved that you and Kane are both okay . . . but . . . honey, Eska died."
As expected, Ria and Kane were upset. Eska had been possibly their only real friend while in that hell.
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Later, when Frodo and I were back a the Inn, we talked to Stormy and Swift, who were staying with us until Rusty was strong enough to travel back to the Grassy Plains with them. At around five to eight in the evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find Wendy. She took me by surprise as she hugged me. I hugged her back and took her into the living room. Frodo saw that it was girl talk and went into the bedroom. Wendy's face was tear streaked and she was hiccoughing.
"Wendy, what's wrong, you look like hell." I said gently.
" B-blue said you were staying at the Inn in Silverwood and since The Silver Stallion is only a pub, I knew she meant the Serendipity. I just needed to come a talk."
"Why can't you talk to Blue? I mean, she is your sister after all. Why choose me?"
"Blue wouldn't be to impressed. Neither would mum or dad. And I don't want Colan to know."
I could see where this was leading. "You're pregnant, aren't you?"
Wendy nodded before bursting into tears. I hugged her. "Wendy, listen to me. It's okay. I was afraid when I was pregnant with Ria. I didn't want anybody to know. So I told only Emma and she told me I had to tell Frodo. You've got to tell Colan. He has the right to know . . . unless he's not the father . . . Is he?"
Wendy nodded. "I would never cheat on him. We've been going out for five years. Since we were both thirteen. And we've been friends longer than that. Dad and Mum won't be impressed because they both reckon that you have to be married when you're married. You know all that crap about being conceived in Holy Matrimony."
I smiled. "Do I ever. Mum was the same. When Mark was still alive, I remember he had a girlfriend and he got her pregnant, if I remember rightly, it was Julia's friend whom I wrote a poem about. Mum went ape all over it. That was before she started following in Dad's footsteps though."
Wendy was feeling better so I pulled out the sofa bed and made it up for her. That's the good thing about motel rooms; they almost always have a sofa bed. Wendy went to sleep to me reading her the first chapter of Moby Dick.
"A long time ago, never mind how long, with little or no money in my purse . . ."
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
+~+~+~+
(Jamie's POV)
I'll admit that I did not like it when Emma called herself Darkshield, but that is beyond the point. I was beginning to believe that our friendship might well and truly be over. But when Emma answered the phone and said it was Adele, I pushed those problems aside. I jumped up and took the phone from Emma, thanking her.
"Adele? What's wrong?" I asked.
"J, Blue just rang. It seems Colan and Wendy have eloped or something because no one can find them anywhere . . ."
There was a beeping on the line. "Wait, there's another call coming through." Adele put me on hold for a few moments. When she came back, she said, "That was Blue, Colan has just come in, but Wendy is no where to be found. Colan said that he saw her run off somewhere crying."
"Where could she be going, I wonder." I said.
"Colan and Blue don't know. But she was seen mounting her horse and riding toward Silverwood. If you see her . . . or if Emma sees her, could you ring Blue? She's worried about her little sister."
"Sure." I said. "Thanks for telling me, Addy. I'll see you in a couple of days. I've gotta get Lucky, Todd and Brodie and bring them to Silverwood on Friday or a party. I should be back by Sunday or Monday. Is that okay?"
"Fine. I'll tell Blue."
"Great. See you round."
"Bye."
We hung up and Emma and Frodo looked up.
"What was that about?" Asked Emma. I had to grin. Even though we'd been apart for so long, Emma was still that little curious critter.
"Curiosity killed the cat." I said with a smile.
"Satisfaction brought it back." Emma said with a smile as well.
In brief, I told Frodo and Emma what Adele had told me. We figured that Wendy would be in Silverwood by about Seven o'clock tonight. We all promised to keep an eye out for her.
Just then, Vince came in, saying Ria and Kane were indeed awake. Frodo and I went up to see our daughter.
Ria smiled when we came I and got up to give us both a hug. I kissed her forehead.
"Hey sweetie."
"Mummy. Daddy. How are you?"
We both laughed. "We are in fact, relieved that you and Kane are both okay . . . but . . . honey, Eska died."
As expected, Ria and Kane were upset. Eska had been possibly their only real friend while in that hell.
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Later, when Frodo and I were back a the Inn, we talked to Stormy and Swift, who were staying with us until Rusty was strong enough to travel back to the Grassy Plains with them. At around five to eight in the evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find Wendy. She took me by surprise as she hugged me. I hugged her back and took her into the living room. Frodo saw that it was girl talk and went into the bedroom. Wendy's face was tear streaked and she was hiccoughing.
"Wendy, what's wrong, you look like hell." I said gently.
" B-blue said you were staying at the Inn in Silverwood and since The Silver Stallion is only a pub, I knew she meant the Serendipity. I just needed to come a talk."
"Why can't you talk to Blue? I mean, she is your sister after all. Why choose me?"
"Blue wouldn't be to impressed. Neither would mum or dad. And I don't want Colan to know."
I could see where this was leading. "You're pregnant, aren't you?"
Wendy nodded before bursting into tears. I hugged her. "Wendy, listen to me. It's okay. I was afraid when I was pregnant with Ria. I didn't want anybody to know. So I told only Emma and she told me I had to tell Frodo. You've got to tell Colan. He has the right to know . . . unless he's not the father . . . Is he?"
Wendy nodded. "I would never cheat on him. We've been going out for five years. Since we were both thirteen. And we've been friends longer than that. Dad and Mum won't be impressed because they both reckon that you have to be married when you're married. You know all that crap about being conceived in Holy Matrimony."
I smiled. "Do I ever. Mum was the same. When Mark was still alive, I remember he had a girlfriend and he got her pregnant, if I remember rightly, it was Julia's friend whom I wrote a poem about. Mum went ape all over it. That was before she started following in Dad's footsteps though."
Wendy was feeling better so I pulled out the sofa bed and made it up for her. That's the good thing about motel rooms; they almost always have a sofa bed. Wendy went to sleep to me reading her the first chapter of Moby Dick.
"A long time ago, never mind how long, with little or no money in my purse . . ."