"Has anyone seen Tara?" Riley asked as she rubbed her eyes from the
sunlight and walked into the kitchen to find Leilani and Becky already
awake.
"Yeah. She woke up around 6:00 AM, got ready, and left around 7:00 AM to go and see some sites." Leilani said.
"Yeah. I should have had known." Riley said sitting down at the table with her friends.
"She does love London." Becky said knowingly.
"Yup." Riley said pouring herself some orange juice when she could of have had had fruit cocktail. "So what're we going to do while we're waiting for her?"
"We could just hang out here and read through our books. Although, mind you, Jhene might not like that." Leilani suggested.
"What do you mean? She likes to read." Riley questioned.
"Well, yeah, a little. But, even though these books are full of awesome stuff, it still might not be fit for her to read." Leilani replied.
"Well, we brought our laptops for last time use didn't we. She could go on- line. Come to think of it, we should go on-line. We only have one more day in contact with all of our friends." Riley said lowering her voice.
"Don't worry Ri. Your mom said our owls are going to fly over to Hogwarts on the second day for us to start sending letters." Becky reassured her friend.
"Yeah. Right." Riley said in a trying-to-be-happy voice.
~~~***~~~
"I really can't believe that we're already leaving tomorrow. The whole month passed by so quickly." Riley said through the phones receiver.
"I know. I'm really going to miss you." Talia's voice said through Riley's ear.
"I'm going to miss you too. But at least by the end of the year I'll be able to do some sort of charm on Julienne." Riley said smiling even though her friend couldn't see.
"But, isn't she going too?"
"Sadly." Riley replied.
"That sucks big time." Talia said. She hated Julienne just as much as her friend did.
"Tell me about it."
"Well, I hope you have a lot of fun over there." Talia said.
"I hope I do. What happens if the school stinks big time?!" Riley started to think.
"Then good luck to you." Talia replied.
"I think I might need it." Riley said her head drooping down.
"Sorry, I have to go now. Stupid dentist appointment." Talia said with disgust.
"Ha! Ha! Good luck! Bye!" Riley laughed over the phone.
"That's not funny! Bye!" Talia said. Cick!
"A whole 9 months without her. How will I survive?" Riley questioned herself and then sighed without answering.
~~~***~~~
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Hello?" Riley said as she picked up the room phone.
"Riley. Is that you?" the familiar voice asked.
"Yes. Who's this?" Riley asked almost certain who it was.
"Ri! It's Mom!" Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"I thought so. Hi Mom!" Riley said into the receiver.
"How's everything over there?" Mrs. Nyxinn asked kindly.
"It's great. I think Jhene is about to spend all of the money you put on this Suite." Riley said honestly.
"Ha! Ha! Is that right?" Mrs. Nyxinn questioned back.
"Well, it is Jhene." Riley replied.
"That's true. Anyways, Riley, I forgot to tell you guys how to get through to the Platform." Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"Hold on. Let me get my ticket." Riley said putting the phone down on hold.
"Riley!" Mrs. Nyxinn said. "She can never be patient."
"Okay. Got it. Platform. Wait. Platform 9 ¾? I don't get it. There's no such thing." Riley said dumbfounded.
"Sure there is. I was trying to explain to you how to get there. Always remember Riley, this is magic." Mrs. Nyxinn informed.
"Oh, right." Riley replied.
"Okay. Here's the thing. When you get to Kings Cross Station head for Platform 9 and 10. There's a brick was in-between them. You have to run through the wall to get into the platform. Got it?" Mrs. Nyxinn informed sternly. "Riley? Riley?!"
"Oh. Sorry Mom." Riley said. "What do you mean, you have to run through the wall?"
"The wall is a barrier. It's the entrance to the station. You know, like magic." Mrs. Nyxinn reminded her.
"Oh, right."
"Okay, so now that you know, I hope that you get through alright." Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"Yeah. I hope so too. Running through a brick wall is going to be difficult." Riley said in disbelief and in sarcasm.
"Riley, be serious please."
"Sorry Mom."
"Alright, make sure you arrive early so you get good seats. Maybe you could make new friends." Mrs. Nyxinn suggested.
"Mom, I have perfectly good friends." Riley complained.
"I know Riley. I mean you could make more. None of the girls know about magic. You could learn from them. Some of them come from all magic families." Mrs. Nyxinn replied.
"Some of them? Do you mean that some are like us?" Riley asked hopefully.
"Yes. Of course. Not everyone going to that school is all-magic. Dumbledore is very kind to let Muggles go to that school. Oh! I forgot. You're not a Muggle. I mean you're half but not full." Mrs. Nyxinn said remembering to inform her daughter of the subject.
"Mugg-" Riley started.
"Sorry. I have to go Riley. Have fun! I love you!" Click!
"Does she always have to leave me confused like this?" Riley questioned herself again.
~~~***~~~
"So your mom said we have to go through the wall?" Jhene asked.
"That's what she said." Riley replied.
"Magic is so cool!" Tara yelled.
"If you mean running into brick walls." Leilani said sarcastically.
"Yeah. She woke up around 6:00 AM, got ready, and left around 7:00 AM to go and see some sites." Leilani said.
"Yeah. I should have had known." Riley said sitting down at the table with her friends.
"She does love London." Becky said knowingly.
"Yup." Riley said pouring herself some orange juice when she could of have had had fruit cocktail. "So what're we going to do while we're waiting for her?"
"We could just hang out here and read through our books. Although, mind you, Jhene might not like that." Leilani suggested.
"What do you mean? She likes to read." Riley questioned.
"Well, yeah, a little. But, even though these books are full of awesome stuff, it still might not be fit for her to read." Leilani replied.
"Well, we brought our laptops for last time use didn't we. She could go on- line. Come to think of it, we should go on-line. We only have one more day in contact with all of our friends." Riley said lowering her voice.
"Don't worry Ri. Your mom said our owls are going to fly over to Hogwarts on the second day for us to start sending letters." Becky reassured her friend.
"Yeah. Right." Riley said in a trying-to-be-happy voice.
~~~***~~~
"I really can't believe that we're already leaving tomorrow. The whole month passed by so quickly." Riley said through the phones receiver.
"I know. I'm really going to miss you." Talia's voice said through Riley's ear.
"I'm going to miss you too. But at least by the end of the year I'll be able to do some sort of charm on Julienne." Riley said smiling even though her friend couldn't see.
"But, isn't she going too?"
"Sadly." Riley replied.
"That sucks big time." Talia said. She hated Julienne just as much as her friend did.
"Tell me about it."
"Well, I hope you have a lot of fun over there." Talia said.
"I hope I do. What happens if the school stinks big time?!" Riley started to think.
"Then good luck to you." Talia replied.
"I think I might need it." Riley said her head drooping down.
"Sorry, I have to go now. Stupid dentist appointment." Talia said with disgust.
"Ha! Ha! Good luck! Bye!" Riley laughed over the phone.
"That's not funny! Bye!" Talia said. Cick!
"A whole 9 months without her. How will I survive?" Riley questioned herself and then sighed without answering.
~~~***~~~
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Hello?" Riley said as she picked up the room phone.
"Riley. Is that you?" the familiar voice asked.
"Yes. Who's this?" Riley asked almost certain who it was.
"Ri! It's Mom!" Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"I thought so. Hi Mom!" Riley said into the receiver.
"How's everything over there?" Mrs. Nyxinn asked kindly.
"It's great. I think Jhene is about to spend all of the money you put on this Suite." Riley said honestly.
"Ha! Ha! Is that right?" Mrs. Nyxinn questioned back.
"Well, it is Jhene." Riley replied.
"That's true. Anyways, Riley, I forgot to tell you guys how to get through to the Platform." Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"Hold on. Let me get my ticket." Riley said putting the phone down on hold.
"Riley!" Mrs. Nyxinn said. "She can never be patient."
"Okay. Got it. Platform. Wait. Platform 9 ¾? I don't get it. There's no such thing." Riley said dumbfounded.
"Sure there is. I was trying to explain to you how to get there. Always remember Riley, this is magic." Mrs. Nyxinn informed.
"Oh, right." Riley replied.
"Okay. Here's the thing. When you get to Kings Cross Station head for Platform 9 and 10. There's a brick was in-between them. You have to run through the wall to get into the platform. Got it?" Mrs. Nyxinn informed sternly. "Riley? Riley?!"
"Oh. Sorry Mom." Riley said. "What do you mean, you have to run through the wall?"
"The wall is a barrier. It's the entrance to the station. You know, like magic." Mrs. Nyxinn reminded her.
"Oh, right."
"Okay, so now that you know, I hope that you get through alright." Mrs. Nyxinn said.
"Yeah. I hope so too. Running through a brick wall is going to be difficult." Riley said in disbelief and in sarcasm.
"Riley, be serious please."
"Sorry Mom."
"Alright, make sure you arrive early so you get good seats. Maybe you could make new friends." Mrs. Nyxinn suggested.
"Mom, I have perfectly good friends." Riley complained.
"I know Riley. I mean you could make more. None of the girls know about magic. You could learn from them. Some of them come from all magic families." Mrs. Nyxinn replied.
"Some of them? Do you mean that some are like us?" Riley asked hopefully.
"Yes. Of course. Not everyone going to that school is all-magic. Dumbledore is very kind to let Muggles go to that school. Oh! I forgot. You're not a Muggle. I mean you're half but not full." Mrs. Nyxinn said remembering to inform her daughter of the subject.
"Mugg-" Riley started.
"Sorry. I have to go Riley. Have fun! I love you!" Click!
"Does she always have to leave me confused like this?" Riley questioned herself again.
~~~***~~~
"So your mom said we have to go through the wall?" Jhene asked.
"That's what she said." Riley replied.
"Magic is so cool!" Tara yelled.
"If you mean running into brick walls." Leilani said sarcastically.