Trip Day
Alicia sits down at the wooden table, joining her father, Diane, and Jodie for some lunch.
"So what did you guys get when you went shopping?"
Alicia asked, while scooping some of the yellowish noodles into a bowl.
"Well, we got some things for the trip"
Said Diane, Alicia nodded.
"Like what?"
"Oh! Licia! We got the cutest berets! Oh, I got them all in black, one for each of us! We can all match! Won't that just be lovely!"
Alicia rolled her eyes, and Jodie giggled.
"Yes Diane.. Real lovely.."
Diane sighs and puts her spoon full of macaroni down.
"Licia, I would really appreciate it if you didn't call me Diane. I have lived with you and your father for 10 years now.."
"And your point is?"
Alicia looks down at her plate.
"Alicia! Please, can't you just be nice to Diane for once?"
"Sorry dad. I think I'll go upstairs now."
She stands, not bothering to put her dish away, and walks up the stairs to her bedroom.
"This is going to be the worst possible family vacation.. Well, with the exception of the bull fights in Spain. Seriously, what was dad thinking when he jumped into the bull pen.."
Alicia grins, remembering the trip that the Spinnets had taken a few years ago. Diane, Donald, Jodie, and she, had all gone to Spain for their summer vacation. Jodie was 5 years old, and she was infatuated with this fluffy blue bunny plushie, which she called "Snowberry". Well, the family had gone to see a bull fight, and they were sitting right next to the bull pin, and Jodie was swinging Snowberry around, and she dropped it into the bull pin. Donald had leaped over the edge, and tried to get Snowberry for the screaming child. He was succesful, but the bull was not a happy camper.
"Oh well. Maybe I'll see someone I know.."
She throws a contemptuous glance at where her box of Oliver Wood pictures are hidden. Alicia had only told a select few people at Hogwarts that she was in love with him. Thus, everyone in the WHOLE school, besides Oliver himself ((A/N XD, just had to put that in b/c I felt like it)) knew. Alicia sighed, no matter how good she played, and tried to show off for him, all she ever got was a "Great save Spinnet!" or "Nice one Chaser!".
"I should just give up on him.. Shouldn't I?"
She asked, looking at her reflection from the mirror on the other side of her room.
"We'll just have to see.."
Came a deep, yet thin voice from inside her bedroom somewhere.
"Who's there?"
Alicia stands up, grabbing one of her old quidditch brooms, and holds it like one of the those muggle baseball players, ready to swing it at who, or what ever is in her room.
"I said, WHO IS THERE?!"
No answer is heard, Alicia shivers slightly, she feels like a bucket of ice water was just thrown on her, but she sees no one.
"Fine.. You coward.."
She mutters something under her breath, and drops the broom on the floor. She walks over to her bed, and lays down. Alicia closes her eyes, and drifts off to sleep..
At 9:45 A.M. the next morning, a small child is jumping up and down on her bed.
"Come on Licia! Wake up! Wake up!!!!!! It's almost time to go!!!!!!!!!"
Alicia sits up, still in her clothes from the day before, she rubs the sleep from her eyes.
"Go away Jodie.. I'll be down in a minute kay?"
Jodie nods and runs out of the bedroom, closing the door behind her. Alicia gets up out of bed, and walks into her bathroom, she takes a hot shower, and dries her hair. She puts on a pair of gold colored sweat pants ((A/N without the evil elastic ankle bands bleck! I hate those things!)) and a scarlet hooded shirt that says "Chaser" in gold letters. She puts her hair back in a braid, and grabs her bags on her way downstairs.
"I'm all ready Dad. Di.."
Diane gives Alicia a look, and hands her an apple.
"Here, eat this for breakfast hun."
"Alright Diane.."
Alicia takes the apple from the pleasant faced woman, and smiles sarcastically. She slips on a pair of sandals, and walks outside, taking a bite out of the crisp yellow apple. Alicia takes in the crisp mid morning air, and smiles. Donald approaches her from around the corner of the house.
"Hello Sport! Do you have all of your bags?"
She smiles and nods.
"Sure do Daddy! Want me to run inside and get them?"
Alicia takes another bite of apple.
"If you want, I could bring them out for you instead.."
"No, that's okay dad, I can get it!"
"Alright Kiddo!"
He smiles and walks back to the front of the house. Alicia walks back inside and grabs her bags, she takes them outside to the family vehicle, a patriot blue dodge caravan. She throws her luggage into the back, and walks back inside. Alicia tosses the half eaten apple into the garbage can and walks back upstairs to her bedroom. She brushes her teeth, and walks back into her bedroom, taking one last look around before she leaves, she grabs her diary, and that one special picture of her and Oliver, and goes to leave her bedroom.
"Goodbye Alicia..."
Came that strange voice again. Alicia opened her eyes wide, and darted out of the bedroom as fast as she could, to the family waiting at the foot of the stairs.
Alicia sits down at the wooden table, joining her father, Diane, and Jodie for some lunch.
"So what did you guys get when you went shopping?"
Alicia asked, while scooping some of the yellowish noodles into a bowl.
"Well, we got some things for the trip"
Said Diane, Alicia nodded.
"Like what?"
"Oh! Licia! We got the cutest berets! Oh, I got them all in black, one for each of us! We can all match! Won't that just be lovely!"
Alicia rolled her eyes, and Jodie giggled.
"Yes Diane.. Real lovely.."
Diane sighs and puts her spoon full of macaroni down.
"Licia, I would really appreciate it if you didn't call me Diane. I have lived with you and your father for 10 years now.."
"And your point is?"
Alicia looks down at her plate.
"Alicia! Please, can't you just be nice to Diane for once?"
"Sorry dad. I think I'll go upstairs now."
She stands, not bothering to put her dish away, and walks up the stairs to her bedroom.
"This is going to be the worst possible family vacation.. Well, with the exception of the bull fights in Spain. Seriously, what was dad thinking when he jumped into the bull pen.."
Alicia grins, remembering the trip that the Spinnets had taken a few years ago. Diane, Donald, Jodie, and she, had all gone to Spain for their summer vacation. Jodie was 5 years old, and she was infatuated with this fluffy blue bunny plushie, which she called "Snowberry". Well, the family had gone to see a bull fight, and they were sitting right next to the bull pin, and Jodie was swinging Snowberry around, and she dropped it into the bull pin. Donald had leaped over the edge, and tried to get Snowberry for the screaming child. He was succesful, but the bull was not a happy camper.
"Oh well. Maybe I'll see someone I know.."
She throws a contemptuous glance at where her box of Oliver Wood pictures are hidden. Alicia had only told a select few people at Hogwarts that she was in love with him. Thus, everyone in the WHOLE school, besides Oliver himself ((A/N XD, just had to put that in b/c I felt like it)) knew. Alicia sighed, no matter how good she played, and tried to show off for him, all she ever got was a "Great save Spinnet!" or "Nice one Chaser!".
"I should just give up on him.. Shouldn't I?"
She asked, looking at her reflection from the mirror on the other side of her room.
"We'll just have to see.."
Came a deep, yet thin voice from inside her bedroom somewhere.
"Who's there?"
Alicia stands up, grabbing one of her old quidditch brooms, and holds it like one of the those muggle baseball players, ready to swing it at who, or what ever is in her room.
"I said, WHO IS THERE?!"
No answer is heard, Alicia shivers slightly, she feels like a bucket of ice water was just thrown on her, but she sees no one.
"Fine.. You coward.."
She mutters something under her breath, and drops the broom on the floor. She walks over to her bed, and lays down. Alicia closes her eyes, and drifts off to sleep..
At 9:45 A.M. the next morning, a small child is jumping up and down on her bed.
"Come on Licia! Wake up! Wake up!!!!!! It's almost time to go!!!!!!!!!"
Alicia sits up, still in her clothes from the day before, she rubs the sleep from her eyes.
"Go away Jodie.. I'll be down in a minute kay?"
Jodie nods and runs out of the bedroom, closing the door behind her. Alicia gets up out of bed, and walks into her bathroom, she takes a hot shower, and dries her hair. She puts on a pair of gold colored sweat pants ((A/N without the evil elastic ankle bands bleck! I hate those things!)) and a scarlet hooded shirt that says "Chaser" in gold letters. She puts her hair back in a braid, and grabs her bags on her way downstairs.
"I'm all ready Dad. Di.."
Diane gives Alicia a look, and hands her an apple.
"Here, eat this for breakfast hun."
"Alright Diane.."
Alicia takes the apple from the pleasant faced woman, and smiles sarcastically. She slips on a pair of sandals, and walks outside, taking a bite out of the crisp yellow apple. Alicia takes in the crisp mid morning air, and smiles. Donald approaches her from around the corner of the house.
"Hello Sport! Do you have all of your bags?"
She smiles and nods.
"Sure do Daddy! Want me to run inside and get them?"
Alicia takes another bite of apple.
"If you want, I could bring them out for you instead.."
"No, that's okay dad, I can get it!"
"Alright Kiddo!"
He smiles and walks back to the front of the house. Alicia walks back inside and grabs her bags, she takes them outside to the family vehicle, a patriot blue dodge caravan. She throws her luggage into the back, and walks back inside. Alicia tosses the half eaten apple into the garbage can and walks back upstairs to her bedroom. She brushes her teeth, and walks back into her bedroom, taking one last look around before she leaves, she grabs her diary, and that one special picture of her and Oliver, and goes to leave her bedroom.
"Goodbye Alicia..."
Came that strange voice again. Alicia opened her eyes wide, and darted out of the bedroom as fast as she could, to the family waiting at the foot of the stairs.