Well, I finally updated. I hope you're all happy, and that you don't hate
me too much. I'm so sorry it took me so long! Life's just been really
hectic! Hopefully I'll be updating more often. I'll probably update my
other story tomorrow. But you'll all just have to live with this for now.
Please REVIEW!!!
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"Girls!" squealed Grace, excitedly grasping the piece of mail in her hands. "Girls, come here quick!"
"What's wrong, Grace?" was the common question as the members of the house congregated around the clearly excited girl.
"Are you ready for this?" she asked, grimacing at the scowling faces staring back at her. Obviously they hadn't found the excitement in this piece of news quite yet.
"Yes, we're ready, Grace. Now read the piece of paper. Please," pleaded Evelyn. "We're all getting transferred to Hawaii!" Grace exclaimed, making a face as screams erupted around her.
"Hawaii," Betty said, dreamily. "All those boys with no shirts."
"Ha haaaaa!!!!" screamed Barbara. "Now I'll get to work on my tan! No offense, but New Jersey is NOT the place for that action."
Everyone just smiled at her. "Danny's getting sent over there, too," Evelyn said. "Rafe would too, if he wasn't in England," she added, almost bitterly.
"Ah, Ev," Grace said. "Now you can send him sunshine. God knows he'll need it. It's always so cold in England. So cheer up." At the same time, she was thinking about how ironic it was that she was getting sent the same place as Danny. Maybe Fate was placing them together.
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One Month Later
Grace was humming to herself as she walked back to her barracks. She had just had a wonderful day. Danny had stopped by and taken her to lunch, as they were fast becoming friends. Though she felt something more, she felt the spark when they touched, and she was hoping that he felt the same thing. Now, as she walked up the steps, she noticed how quiet the house looked.
"Hellooo! Is anyone home?" she called out, walking around the house. She looked up, and saw Sandra standing in front of her.
"What's up?" she said, smiling. The smiled faded slowly when she noticed the Sandra clearly had some bad news to deliver.
"Rafe died," she said somberly. "What?" Grace asked, blinking fast. She felt her heart drop to her stomach. She was supposed to stop death. This wasn't supposed to happen!
"Danny just came by to tell Evelyn. Rafe had made him promise to tell her if anything happened."
"Omigosh," was all Grace could get out.
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Looking around at the people in the room, Grace felt her heart hurt more, if possible.
They were all gathered in a room at the guys' barracks. They all held glasses of whiskey, and Grace could smell the strong alcohol burning her nose already. She looked over to Danny, as he finished his speech.
"To the best friend I ever knew," he choked out, and raised his glass.
Everyone threw back their shots, and Grace grimaced as the whiskey burned her throat. Rubbing it, she sighed as Danny looked at her, and walked out.
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"Girls!" squealed Grace, excitedly grasping the piece of mail in her hands. "Girls, come here quick!"
"What's wrong, Grace?" was the common question as the members of the house congregated around the clearly excited girl.
"Are you ready for this?" she asked, grimacing at the scowling faces staring back at her. Obviously they hadn't found the excitement in this piece of news quite yet.
"Yes, we're ready, Grace. Now read the piece of paper. Please," pleaded Evelyn. "We're all getting transferred to Hawaii!" Grace exclaimed, making a face as screams erupted around her.
"Hawaii," Betty said, dreamily. "All those boys with no shirts."
"Ha haaaaa!!!!" screamed Barbara. "Now I'll get to work on my tan! No offense, but New Jersey is NOT the place for that action."
Everyone just smiled at her. "Danny's getting sent over there, too," Evelyn said. "Rafe would too, if he wasn't in England," she added, almost bitterly.
"Ah, Ev," Grace said. "Now you can send him sunshine. God knows he'll need it. It's always so cold in England. So cheer up." At the same time, she was thinking about how ironic it was that she was getting sent the same place as Danny. Maybe Fate was placing them together.
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One Month Later
Grace was humming to herself as she walked back to her barracks. She had just had a wonderful day. Danny had stopped by and taken her to lunch, as they were fast becoming friends. Though she felt something more, she felt the spark when they touched, and she was hoping that he felt the same thing. Now, as she walked up the steps, she noticed how quiet the house looked.
"Hellooo! Is anyone home?" she called out, walking around the house. She looked up, and saw Sandra standing in front of her.
"What's up?" she said, smiling. The smiled faded slowly when she noticed the Sandra clearly had some bad news to deliver.
"Rafe died," she said somberly. "What?" Grace asked, blinking fast. She felt her heart drop to her stomach. She was supposed to stop death. This wasn't supposed to happen!
"Danny just came by to tell Evelyn. Rafe had made him promise to tell her if anything happened."
"Omigosh," was all Grace could get out.
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Looking around at the people in the room, Grace felt her heart hurt more, if possible.
They were all gathered in a room at the guys' barracks. They all held glasses of whiskey, and Grace could smell the strong alcohol burning her nose already. She looked over to Danny, as he finished his speech.
"To the best friend I ever knew," he choked out, and raised his glass.
Everyone threw back their shots, and Grace grimaced as the whiskey burned her throat. Rubbing it, she sighed as Danny looked at her, and walked out.