Part Eight: 21 September 1994: Tour
Characters: Glen (17), Michelle (17) Aubrey (17), Nick (18), Prue (23), Piper (21), Paige (17)
Prue smiled to herself as she opened her diary, for once in her life everything seemed to be perfect. Her job at the museum was starting to get more interesting as the responsibilities that she had been given were growing and her love life was starting to look up.
Prue's smile grew to a grin as she wrote 'date with Roger' on Friday's page. Her young and attractive boss had just asked her out ten minutes ago and she still felt like she was floating on air.
She glanced down at the telephone that was hidden under several files and loose bits of paper. Moving the papers into the correct in-trays her eyes fixed on the phone.
She just had to tell someone. Prue glanced down at her watch, it was only ten o'clock and her younger sister had the morning off. She laughed to herself picturing Piper watching cartoons in her pyjamas while she was working.
Prue picked up the telephone and dialled in her home number. As she waited for someone to answer the phone she ran her eyes down the list of names that the local school had sent of those coming on the tour.
"Hello?"
"Piper, guess what?" Prue gushed as she heard her younger sister's voice.
"You've been invited to join Mystery Inc."
"Not quite," Prue replied with a small laugh, "It's better than that."
"Nothing is better than Scooby," Piper told her older sister.
"I've got a date with Roger!" she exclaimed.
"Roger?" Piper questioned.
Prue looked in the air, "Roger, the one I've told you about. Roger, my very cute, attractive and yummy boss has asked me out on Friday."
"That's great, you'll have to tell me all about it tonight, or I'll meet you for a coffee after work."
"Yeah okay," Prue replied as she looked down at her watch and she heard muttering enter the office through the open door. "But I better go, that school tour should be getting here any minute."
Prue hung up the phone as she grabbed her notes on the American Civil War and left the small office. As Prue made her way into the reception area of the museum she saw the school crowd enter.
Paige hung back in the doorway of the museum watching her classmates flood into the reception area, as she felt Glen place his hand in her back pocket. She smiled, she always felt so warm and protected when she was with Glen. Glancing into his eyes, she wrapped her arm around her boyfriend's waist.
Glen looked back at her grinning as he moved some dark brown hair out of Paige's eyes. Paige felt butterflies fill her stomach as she let her boyfriend pull her closer to him. 'I love you' she mouthed as she kept her eyes looking into his before being swept into a deep kiss.
"Hey lovebirds," Aubrey called over to her friend, "You'll never guess how young this tour guy is, I mean she's like 12!"
Glen's grin grew slightly as he heard her words, briefly tearing his eyes away from his girlfriend and scanning the room. "Where is she?"
"Over by the info desk, the one that looks a bit like Paige."
Paige's eyes shot over to the information desk in a millisecond. Looking over at the young woman who was now talking to her teacher, she had the strangest feeling that she had seen her somewhere before.
"She looks nothing like me," Paige lied as she dismissed the similarities that had taken her only seconds to see.
"Ah come on Paige," Michelle said as she unwrapped her arms from Nick, "have some fun."
"Yeah, I mean for all you know she could be your long lost sister," Aubrey agreed looking between the two couples.
"Like that happens in real life," Paige told them, "Come on let's get out of here. They'll never notice."
Nick grinned at Glen as he grabbed Michelle's hand and headed for the door, "That's one of the best ideas your girl has ever had."
"Okay, but guys, I'm not playing fifth wheel again," Aubrey told them as she headed for the door.
"Well you need to get yourself a man, then," Michelle called back as she kept her eyes on her own boyfriend before glancing over her shoulder at Paige and Glen. "Come on you two, we don't want to get sprung."
Glen headed for the door but Paige hung back for a couple of seconds watching her friends leave the museum and then took a finally glance at the woman who was talking the tour. There were clear similarities in both herself and this woman. Maybe her friends were right and this could be one of her relations. She shuck it off as she headed for the door, what did it matter, it was there lose they had given her up.
"Paige."
"I'm coming," she called as she tore her eyes away from the women she had been starring at.
Characters: Glen (17), Michelle (17) Aubrey (17), Nick (18), Prue (23), Piper (21), Paige (17)
Prue smiled to herself as she opened her diary, for once in her life everything seemed to be perfect. Her job at the museum was starting to get more interesting as the responsibilities that she had been given were growing and her love life was starting to look up.
Prue's smile grew to a grin as she wrote 'date with Roger' on Friday's page. Her young and attractive boss had just asked her out ten minutes ago and she still felt like she was floating on air.
She glanced down at the telephone that was hidden under several files and loose bits of paper. Moving the papers into the correct in-trays her eyes fixed on the phone.
She just had to tell someone. Prue glanced down at her watch, it was only ten o'clock and her younger sister had the morning off. She laughed to herself picturing Piper watching cartoons in her pyjamas while she was working.
Prue picked up the telephone and dialled in her home number. As she waited for someone to answer the phone she ran her eyes down the list of names that the local school had sent of those coming on the tour.
"Hello?"
"Piper, guess what?" Prue gushed as she heard her younger sister's voice.
"You've been invited to join Mystery Inc."
"Not quite," Prue replied with a small laugh, "It's better than that."
"Nothing is better than Scooby," Piper told her older sister.
"I've got a date with Roger!" she exclaimed.
"Roger?" Piper questioned.
Prue looked in the air, "Roger, the one I've told you about. Roger, my very cute, attractive and yummy boss has asked me out on Friday."
"That's great, you'll have to tell me all about it tonight, or I'll meet you for a coffee after work."
"Yeah okay," Prue replied as she looked down at her watch and she heard muttering enter the office through the open door. "But I better go, that school tour should be getting here any minute."
Prue hung up the phone as she grabbed her notes on the American Civil War and left the small office. As Prue made her way into the reception area of the museum she saw the school crowd enter.
Paige hung back in the doorway of the museum watching her classmates flood into the reception area, as she felt Glen place his hand in her back pocket. She smiled, she always felt so warm and protected when she was with Glen. Glancing into his eyes, she wrapped her arm around her boyfriend's waist.
Glen looked back at her grinning as he moved some dark brown hair out of Paige's eyes. Paige felt butterflies fill her stomach as she let her boyfriend pull her closer to him. 'I love you' she mouthed as she kept her eyes looking into his before being swept into a deep kiss.
"Hey lovebirds," Aubrey called over to her friend, "You'll never guess how young this tour guy is, I mean she's like 12!"
Glen's grin grew slightly as he heard her words, briefly tearing his eyes away from his girlfriend and scanning the room. "Where is she?"
"Over by the info desk, the one that looks a bit like Paige."
Paige's eyes shot over to the information desk in a millisecond. Looking over at the young woman who was now talking to her teacher, she had the strangest feeling that she had seen her somewhere before.
"She looks nothing like me," Paige lied as she dismissed the similarities that had taken her only seconds to see.
"Ah come on Paige," Michelle said as she unwrapped her arms from Nick, "have some fun."
"Yeah, I mean for all you know she could be your long lost sister," Aubrey agreed looking between the two couples.
"Like that happens in real life," Paige told them, "Come on let's get out of here. They'll never notice."
Nick grinned at Glen as he grabbed Michelle's hand and headed for the door, "That's one of the best ideas your girl has ever had."
"Okay, but guys, I'm not playing fifth wheel again," Aubrey told them as she headed for the door.
"Well you need to get yourself a man, then," Michelle called back as she kept her eyes on her own boyfriend before glancing over her shoulder at Paige and Glen. "Come on you two, we don't want to get sprung."
Glen headed for the door but Paige hung back for a couple of seconds watching her friends leave the museum and then took a finally glance at the woman who was talking the tour. There were clear similarities in both herself and this woman. Maybe her friends were right and this could be one of her relations. She shuck it off as she headed for the door, what did it matter, it was there lose they had given her up.
"Paige."
"I'm coming," she called as she tore her eyes away from the women she had been starring at.