oooh! aren't i mean to make u wait for this chapter? well its not really
that hard to figure out where rory is going. today was my last day of
summerschool! woo hoo! u know what that means? i can probably update
more often! lol. cuz im sooooooo bad at updating. totally j/k. ne
ways...
o! one last thing. u would be proud of how much i researched this chapter.
i went on mapquest.com and found out that a ride from nc to hartford
ct would be like 12 and a half hours and like 757 miles. talk about
a sore butt after that drive! i feel so proud of my homework! lol.
***
disclaimer: as i have said before, if i owned the show would i have
to put one of these up?
***
Chapter 19: Run Away Little Girl
***
Rory didn't know what she was doing. All she knew was she was
on the highway headed North. North to see Tristan. She checked the gas
meter, and seeing that it was almost empty, she pulled off to the highway
to get to a gas station.
She filled up the tank of gas and bought a road map, she would
need one to get to Connecticut. It wasn't exactly just a little trip
across town.
Seven hours later she was still on the road. She had made it
through the southern states and was approaching Maryland. But she
still had a hell of a drive to go.
*****
Back home Lorelai was panicking. It had been over seven hours
since she had sent Rory out for toothpaste, and she still wasn't home.
Lorelai had already called AAA and the local hospitals to find
out if there had been any car accidents this evening. None had been
reported.
So now Lorelai was pacing the floor nervously, sure she was
wearing a hole in the carpet. Then it hit her. She started calling
everyone she knew in Connecticut.
*****
The phone rang in the Gilmore household. Emily rolled over to
look at the clock. It was three in the morning.
"Who would be calling at this hour?" Richard mumbled, putting
the pillow over his head.
"I don't know. Just ignore it. Let the machine pick up."
"Hi Mom, it's Lorelai. Rory's missing-" Emily grabbed the phone
quickly when she heard Lorelai's voice on the machine.
"Rory's missing?" she practically screamed into the phone.
Richard sat up in bed.
"I don't no where she went. I sent her out to buy toothpaste
and she didn't come home," Lorelai said. She sounded like she was
crying.
"Calm down Lorelai. There has to be an explanation. How long
ago did she leave?" Emily asked, turning on the lamp on the bedside
table.
"Seven hours ago," Lorelai wailed.
"Seven hours!" Emily repeated.
"Why is she calling us?" Richard whispered to Emily.
"Richard wants to know why you are checking here," Emily said
into the phone.
"Well, she took the car, and its been so long, I was figuring
she was heading to Connecticut."
"Did you two have a fight or something? Rory wouldn't just run
away with no reason like that."
"No, no. We didn't fight. Her boyfriend moved back to Hartford
a couple of weeks ago and she's really upset," Lorelai explained. "Maybe
you know them Mom. Could you find me the Dugrey's number?"
"Rory is dating Tristan Dugrey!" Emily cried excitedly. "Why
that's wonderful! I can't believe she didn't tell me the news!"
"Mom! This isn't the time or the place. Rory's missing! Now do
you have their number or not," Lorelai yelled into the phone.
"Right, I'm sorry. Let me get it. Ah, here it is."
Emily gave Lorelai the phone number.
"Thanks Mom. I'm gonna call over there and then call around
Stars Hollow. If Rory shows up at your house, call me the second she
shows up at the door."
"I will Lorelai. Call us when you find anything out. Goodbye."
"Bye." Lorelai hung up the phone and started dialing Tristan's
house.
*****
Tristan was the one who answered the phone.
"Whoever this is it better be good because I'm not the person
you want to wake up at three in the morning," he said into the phone
grumpily, still half asleep.
"Tristan, Rory's missing," he heard Lorelai say on the other
end.
He immediately jumped out of bed. "She's what?" he cried.
"She took the car out like almost eight hours ago now, and she
hasn't returned. She's been so upset, I figured she was heading to
your house."
"My God," he said. "I have to find her."
"No, Tristan, that won't do anything. She's probably on the
highway right now, you'd just pass her by. Just stay there and wait up
for her."
"Isn't her cell phone on?"
"She forgot it at home." Lorelai answered.
"I'll be waiting up for her. Call me the second you hear anything.
"I will."
Tristan hung up the phone and pulled on a pair of sweats.
He couldn't believe how stupid Rory was acting, running away without
telling anyone? He ran downstairs to wait by the window for her to come.
*****
Luke and Jess were downstairs in the diner. It was only four in
the morning and still pitch black outside, but there was no way either
of them could sleep.
They had received the call that Rory was missing half an hour
ago, and now Luke was baking muffins like a mad man, and Jess was polishing
a whole into the tables.
Luke was going crazy with worry. After all, he loved Rory like
a daughter. He couldn't stand it if something happened to her. And Jess,
well Jess was like her big brother. He had always been protective of her
when she lived in Stars Hollow, and now he was kicking himself because
he couldn't be there with her wherever she was.
By five o'clock, half of Stars Hollow was assembled in the diner.
Many had received calls from Lorelai herself, and the rest had heard it
from the quick moving grapevine found in small towns. They were all
going insane with worry for the pretty girl that all of them loved so much.
*****
Rory shifted uncomfortably in her car seat. It was eight o'clock.
She had been driving for more than twelve hours. She spotted a sign reading
"Hartford, Next Right Only." Smiling, she pulled into the right lane,
anxious to get out of the car and into Tristan's arms.
***
a/n: sorry about this chapter, it was a little repetitive but i just
wanted to make it clear that like everyone in the world is freaking out
about Rory. o, and jess and rory never dated. sorry if that's kinda
unclear. they deffinately have a brother/sister relationship.
that hard to figure out where rory is going. today was my last day of
summerschool! woo hoo! u know what that means? i can probably update
more often! lol. cuz im sooooooo bad at updating. totally j/k. ne
ways...
o! one last thing. u would be proud of how much i researched this chapter.
i went on mapquest.com and found out that a ride from nc to hartford
ct would be like 12 and a half hours and like 757 miles. talk about
a sore butt after that drive! i feel so proud of my homework! lol.
***
disclaimer: as i have said before, if i owned the show would i have
to put one of these up?
***
Chapter 19: Run Away Little Girl
***
Rory didn't know what she was doing. All she knew was she was
on the highway headed North. North to see Tristan. She checked the gas
meter, and seeing that it was almost empty, she pulled off to the highway
to get to a gas station.
She filled up the tank of gas and bought a road map, she would
need one to get to Connecticut. It wasn't exactly just a little trip
across town.
Seven hours later she was still on the road. She had made it
through the southern states and was approaching Maryland. But she
still had a hell of a drive to go.
*****
Back home Lorelai was panicking. It had been over seven hours
since she had sent Rory out for toothpaste, and she still wasn't home.
Lorelai had already called AAA and the local hospitals to find
out if there had been any car accidents this evening. None had been
reported.
So now Lorelai was pacing the floor nervously, sure she was
wearing a hole in the carpet. Then it hit her. She started calling
everyone she knew in Connecticut.
*****
The phone rang in the Gilmore household. Emily rolled over to
look at the clock. It was three in the morning.
"Who would be calling at this hour?" Richard mumbled, putting
the pillow over his head.
"I don't know. Just ignore it. Let the machine pick up."
"Hi Mom, it's Lorelai. Rory's missing-" Emily grabbed the phone
quickly when she heard Lorelai's voice on the machine.
"Rory's missing?" she practically screamed into the phone.
Richard sat up in bed.
"I don't no where she went. I sent her out to buy toothpaste
and she didn't come home," Lorelai said. She sounded like she was
crying.
"Calm down Lorelai. There has to be an explanation. How long
ago did she leave?" Emily asked, turning on the lamp on the bedside
table.
"Seven hours ago," Lorelai wailed.
"Seven hours!" Emily repeated.
"Why is she calling us?" Richard whispered to Emily.
"Richard wants to know why you are checking here," Emily said
into the phone.
"Well, she took the car, and its been so long, I was figuring
she was heading to Connecticut."
"Did you two have a fight or something? Rory wouldn't just run
away with no reason like that."
"No, no. We didn't fight. Her boyfriend moved back to Hartford
a couple of weeks ago and she's really upset," Lorelai explained. "Maybe
you know them Mom. Could you find me the Dugrey's number?"
"Rory is dating Tristan Dugrey!" Emily cried excitedly. "Why
that's wonderful! I can't believe she didn't tell me the news!"
"Mom! This isn't the time or the place. Rory's missing! Now do
you have their number or not," Lorelai yelled into the phone.
"Right, I'm sorry. Let me get it. Ah, here it is."
Emily gave Lorelai the phone number.
"Thanks Mom. I'm gonna call over there and then call around
Stars Hollow. If Rory shows up at your house, call me the second she
shows up at the door."
"I will Lorelai. Call us when you find anything out. Goodbye."
"Bye." Lorelai hung up the phone and started dialing Tristan's
house.
*****
Tristan was the one who answered the phone.
"Whoever this is it better be good because I'm not the person
you want to wake up at three in the morning," he said into the phone
grumpily, still half asleep.
"Tristan, Rory's missing," he heard Lorelai say on the other
end.
He immediately jumped out of bed. "She's what?" he cried.
"She took the car out like almost eight hours ago now, and she
hasn't returned. She's been so upset, I figured she was heading to
your house."
"My God," he said. "I have to find her."
"No, Tristan, that won't do anything. She's probably on the
highway right now, you'd just pass her by. Just stay there and wait up
for her."
"Isn't her cell phone on?"
"She forgot it at home." Lorelai answered.
"I'll be waiting up for her. Call me the second you hear anything.
"I will."
Tristan hung up the phone and pulled on a pair of sweats.
He couldn't believe how stupid Rory was acting, running away without
telling anyone? He ran downstairs to wait by the window for her to come.
*****
Luke and Jess were downstairs in the diner. It was only four in
the morning and still pitch black outside, but there was no way either
of them could sleep.
They had received the call that Rory was missing half an hour
ago, and now Luke was baking muffins like a mad man, and Jess was polishing
a whole into the tables.
Luke was going crazy with worry. After all, he loved Rory like
a daughter. He couldn't stand it if something happened to her. And Jess,
well Jess was like her big brother. He had always been protective of her
when she lived in Stars Hollow, and now he was kicking himself because
he couldn't be there with her wherever she was.
By five o'clock, half of Stars Hollow was assembled in the diner.
Many had received calls from Lorelai herself, and the rest had heard it
from the quick moving grapevine found in small towns. They were all
going insane with worry for the pretty girl that all of them loved so much.
*****
Rory shifted uncomfortably in her car seat. It was eight o'clock.
She had been driving for more than twelve hours. She spotted a sign reading
"Hartford, Next Right Only." Smiling, she pulled into the right lane,
anxious to get out of the car and into Tristan's arms.
***
a/n: sorry about this chapter, it was a little repetitive but i just
wanted to make it clear that like everyone in the world is freaking out
about Rory. o, and jess and rory never dated. sorry if that's kinda
unclear. they deffinately have a brother/sister relationship.
