CHAPTER 1
Elizabeth Wakefield drew another circle in her book, trying to suppress a sigh of boredom. Her hair swept in front of her face. "Good," she thought to herself. "At least now Mr Collins can't see my face".
She glanced up at him momentarily, watching him walk across the room. He'd always been her favourite teacher at SVH, merely because he shared her passion for writing. But lately, she'd been noticing other things about him. Things that had never struck out in her mind before. Like his smile, the way it lit up his face when he was talking passionately about Shakespeare. Or that tweed jacket he constantly wore, trying to assure himself he was a true English teacher. Elizabeth bit back a smile, hastily returning to her book. Instead of words, it was filled with pictures. Why she couldn't concentrate anymore was a mystery to her. The bell rang, allowing Elizabeth to close her book quickly and shove it into her bag. She jumped up, walking quickly out of the room, ignorant to the indignant cries of Winston and Maria.
Elizabeth threw her bag on the table, before her body slumped into the chair accompanying it. She grunted softly, shaking her head before pulling books out of the bag. "Liz?" a voice called out.
Elizabeth looked around for the voice, hesitant. Why would Jessica be inside a library at lunchtime? "Liz!" Jessica exclaimed, rushing towards her sister. "I've been looking for you. I knew there were only two places you'd be, and since you weren't at the Oracle, I knew you were in here," Jessica chatted quickly, gently lowering herself onto the table as if she was afraid it would jump up and bite her.
Jessica looked around, trying to pretend she was inside on business, afraid of being associated with the nerds. Elizabeth chuckled softly before wiping the smile off her face. "What do you want, Jess?" She asked.
Jessica wiped imaginary lint off her sleeve. "I need the car this afternoon. There's a sale downtown and I have to be there before somebody snatches that red miniskirt!" She yelped, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Elizabeth sighed. "Why don't you and Lila simply share clothes instead of competing against each other?" She looked at her twin. Jessica just looked back at her, confused, causing Elizabeth to shake her head in disbelief. "Never mind". She fished through her wallet, pulling out the car keys and handed them over. Jessica beamed and immediately raced out of the library. Elizabeth turned back to her books, determined to study. Opening her French book, she picked up her pen, ready to memorise the new verbs. An image of Mr Collins popped into her head, smiling down at her gently. Elizabeth smiled in return, before.... Slamming her book shut. She couldn't concentrate at all.
The final bell rang, and students poured out of rooms, heading in one direction: the exit. All except for Elizabeth. She stood at her locker, rummaging around and re- organising things, waiting for the crowd to die down. Enid had left in 3rd period for a dentist's appointment, and Maria was in the Drama room, working on a script. As the din turned quiet, Elizabeth shut her locker and headed down the hallway towards the Oracle. She loved working on the paper. And with the school year drawing to a close, a new editor would have to be chosen. Penny was graduating this year.
Elizabeth pushed open the door, smiling widely. "Hello!" She called out, catching Mr Collins and Penny's attention. They both turned to face her, grinning widely. "Elizabeth! SO good to see you!" Penny cried out, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her into a seat.
Elizabeth let her bag drop to the bag, slightly confused. "Where is everyone?" She asked, seeing the empty office.
Mr Collins leaned against a near desk, laughing softly. "We gave them the day off. We'll start work on the next issue tomorrow, when we also announce the big news!" He told her excitedly.
This was it. Elizabeth's breath caught. She knew it had to be about the editor job. "What big news?" she asked in a quiet voice.
Penny knelt by her side. "Lizzy, I'm graduating in 2 months, and somebody needs to take the helm of this successful student newspaper, raising heights that have never been reached before!" Penny smiled excitedly.
"And, Lizzy, we all know who the next person in charge should be. You."
Elizabeth's breath caught. She smiled widely. "You mean.I'm editor next year?" She cried out. Penny laughed, hugging her tightly.
"Yes! Oh this is so cool! I know I trained you well!" She said, smiling mischievously. "Now, you'll be spending a lot of time with Mr Collins, as he teaches you the ropes. I would do it, but I'm going to be putting in a lot more work to make my last issues truly amazing. Plus, I'm on the yearbook committee and well, I don't have any time left!" Penny laughed. "So, it's up to you, Liz! What do you say?"
Elizabeth took one look at Mr Collins. She couldn't believe she'd get to spend more time with him! 'Stop this, girl!' She told herself. 'He's a grown man, with a child for crying out loud!' but she couldn't resist the thoughts running through her mind.
"Of course I'll do it!" She cried out. She might not be able to be with Mr Collins, but at least she could spend some time with him.
Yay! Chapter 1 is done! By the way, if you'd like to know instantly when this is updated, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/angelectsasy_fiction and you'll get updates when I update! It's a great way to catch up! Don't forget to review, I like to know your opinions!
Elizabeth Wakefield drew another circle in her book, trying to suppress a sigh of boredom. Her hair swept in front of her face. "Good," she thought to herself. "At least now Mr Collins can't see my face".
She glanced up at him momentarily, watching him walk across the room. He'd always been her favourite teacher at SVH, merely because he shared her passion for writing. But lately, she'd been noticing other things about him. Things that had never struck out in her mind before. Like his smile, the way it lit up his face when he was talking passionately about Shakespeare. Or that tweed jacket he constantly wore, trying to assure himself he was a true English teacher. Elizabeth bit back a smile, hastily returning to her book. Instead of words, it was filled with pictures. Why she couldn't concentrate anymore was a mystery to her. The bell rang, allowing Elizabeth to close her book quickly and shove it into her bag. She jumped up, walking quickly out of the room, ignorant to the indignant cries of Winston and Maria.
Elizabeth threw her bag on the table, before her body slumped into the chair accompanying it. She grunted softly, shaking her head before pulling books out of the bag. "Liz?" a voice called out.
Elizabeth looked around for the voice, hesitant. Why would Jessica be inside a library at lunchtime? "Liz!" Jessica exclaimed, rushing towards her sister. "I've been looking for you. I knew there were only two places you'd be, and since you weren't at the Oracle, I knew you were in here," Jessica chatted quickly, gently lowering herself onto the table as if she was afraid it would jump up and bite her.
Jessica looked around, trying to pretend she was inside on business, afraid of being associated with the nerds. Elizabeth chuckled softly before wiping the smile off her face. "What do you want, Jess?" She asked.
Jessica wiped imaginary lint off her sleeve. "I need the car this afternoon. There's a sale downtown and I have to be there before somebody snatches that red miniskirt!" She yelped, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Elizabeth sighed. "Why don't you and Lila simply share clothes instead of competing against each other?" She looked at her twin. Jessica just looked back at her, confused, causing Elizabeth to shake her head in disbelief. "Never mind". She fished through her wallet, pulling out the car keys and handed them over. Jessica beamed and immediately raced out of the library. Elizabeth turned back to her books, determined to study. Opening her French book, she picked up her pen, ready to memorise the new verbs. An image of Mr Collins popped into her head, smiling down at her gently. Elizabeth smiled in return, before.... Slamming her book shut. She couldn't concentrate at all.
The final bell rang, and students poured out of rooms, heading in one direction: the exit. All except for Elizabeth. She stood at her locker, rummaging around and re- organising things, waiting for the crowd to die down. Enid had left in 3rd period for a dentist's appointment, and Maria was in the Drama room, working on a script. As the din turned quiet, Elizabeth shut her locker and headed down the hallway towards the Oracle. She loved working on the paper. And with the school year drawing to a close, a new editor would have to be chosen. Penny was graduating this year.
Elizabeth pushed open the door, smiling widely. "Hello!" She called out, catching Mr Collins and Penny's attention. They both turned to face her, grinning widely. "Elizabeth! SO good to see you!" Penny cried out, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her into a seat.
Elizabeth let her bag drop to the bag, slightly confused. "Where is everyone?" She asked, seeing the empty office.
Mr Collins leaned against a near desk, laughing softly. "We gave them the day off. We'll start work on the next issue tomorrow, when we also announce the big news!" He told her excitedly.
This was it. Elizabeth's breath caught. She knew it had to be about the editor job. "What big news?" she asked in a quiet voice.
Penny knelt by her side. "Lizzy, I'm graduating in 2 months, and somebody needs to take the helm of this successful student newspaper, raising heights that have never been reached before!" Penny smiled excitedly.
"And, Lizzy, we all know who the next person in charge should be. You."
Elizabeth's breath caught. She smiled widely. "You mean.I'm editor next year?" She cried out. Penny laughed, hugging her tightly.
"Yes! Oh this is so cool! I know I trained you well!" She said, smiling mischievously. "Now, you'll be spending a lot of time with Mr Collins, as he teaches you the ropes. I would do it, but I'm going to be putting in a lot more work to make my last issues truly amazing. Plus, I'm on the yearbook committee and well, I don't have any time left!" Penny laughed. "So, it's up to you, Liz! What do you say?"
Elizabeth took one look at Mr Collins. She couldn't believe she'd get to spend more time with him! 'Stop this, girl!' She told herself. 'He's a grown man, with a child for crying out loud!' but she couldn't resist the thoughts running through her mind.
"Of course I'll do it!" She cried out. She might not be able to be with Mr Collins, but at least she could spend some time with him.
Yay! Chapter 1 is done! By the way, if you'd like to know instantly when this is updated, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/angelectsasy_fiction and you'll get updates when I update! It's a great way to catch up! Don't forget to review, I like to know your opinions!
