Alyssa opened the door to the doctor's office. She slowly stepped inside
and saw a rough looking woman sitting at a desk. Edna looked up from the
paperwork she had been doing.
"So. You must be Alyssa," Edna said with a pleasant grin.
Alyssa smiled at the woman and nodded her head. "Yeah."
"Well, I'm Edna Harper. Dr. Brown's nurse."
"Nice to meet you," Alyssa said while shaking Edna's hand. Alyssa stood still while looking around. "I've only been to two doctor's offices in my whole life. And I'm sad to say that I've only been in here for a couple of seconds, and I already like this one better."
Edna laughed. "Yep. Everwood will do that to you."
Dr. Brown walked out of his office. "Well, well. Look who it is." Dr. Brown smiled and walked up to the girl offering his hand to shake. She shook his hand and smiled back at him. "It's nice to finally meet you, Alyssa."
She nodded. "You too, Dr. Brown." She smiled again.
Dr. Brown walked Alyssa into his office and shut the door. "I'm just going to give you a routine checkup today." Alyssa nodded. "So, how's your father doing?" Dr. Brown asked as he tried to get a better look at Alyssa's face.
"He's okay. I guess." She flashed Dr. Brown a quick, fake smile.
Dr. Brown nodded. "Well, if you or your father ever need anything, you know where to find me."
"Thanks, Dr. Brown." Alyssa closed her eyes in relief.
*****
Alyssa sat on a stool at the counter in Mamma Joy's. She took a sip of the water she had ordered. She didn't drink a lot of soda, because her mom never had. She wanted to be more like her mom. No. No, she needed to be more like her mom.
"Hey," a blonde haired girl said. She seated herself on the stool to the right of Alyssa.
"Hi."
"I'm Amy Abbott."
"I'm Alyssa."
"Alyssa. Taylor, right? I would offer to shake your hand, but I'm sure you've done enough hand-shaking by now," Amy stated with a grin.
Alyssa smiled back at Amy. "Sure. But what's one more, right?" Alyssa held out her hand.
"Yeah, what's one more," Amy repeated while shaking Alyssa's hand. There was an uneasy silence between the two. "So. What brings you to Everwood?" Amy finally asked restlessly.
"I'm not sure. I guess we just needed a change." Alyssa shrugged her shoulders and slightly tilted her head to the side while thinking to herself.
"Yeah, well I'm sure you're not the only one. I bet everyone around here needs a change. They just don't want to risk losing anything they already have." Amy faintly nodded while she spoke.
"They're really lucky. I wish I had what they have," Alyssa said looking past Amy to see who was coming in the door to the diner.
"Don't worry. You're definitely on your way to having this," Amy said while raising her hands in front of her. She then turned her head to see what Alyssa was looking at. "Oh, that's my grandmother."
"Amy, Alyssa. What are you two doing here?" Edna said acknowledging the two girls.
"Hi grandma. We're just talking."
"Well, you two better finish your girl talk. I'm gonna go grab a seat." Edna took off and sat down in one of the booths.
"She's your grandmother?" Alyssa had a very surprised look on her face. She never would have thought that Edna was Amy's grandmother, but then again she didn't know Everwood.
Amy laughed. "Yep. She's the best. Oh no." Amy looked down at her watch. "I've got to get back home. I'll talk to you later, though."
Alyssa watched Amy hurriedly walk out of the diner. 'She seems really nice,' Alyssa thought to herself.
*****
Delia sat at the kitchen table with her head resting on her left arm. She looked over at the clock. 6:34. She looked down at the piece of paper sitting in front of her. To her disappointment she hadn't written anything yet. Whenever she started to think about any kind of super powers, her mind would wander, and her thoughts kept going off in crazy directions.
She was sick of this! She needed to put her thoughts down on paper so she could get a good grade. She began to write. 'If I could have any super power, it would be the power to read minds.'
Man, this was hard. She didn't even know why she wanted the power to read minds. But no worries, she still had another day to write.
*****
"So, Amy. Mom told me that you met the new girl," Bright said to Amy trying to act somewhat laid-back.
"Okay, first of all, Bright, she has a name. It's Alyssa. And yes, I did meet her. But why do you care so much anyway?" Amy looked at Bright suspiciously.
"I was. Uhh. Just wondering." He had a tiny grin on his face.
"Okay, then. But if you were just wondering, we can drop it," Amy said with a sardonic smirk.
Bright sighed heavily, knowing he had lost yet another banter with his sister.
*****
Alyssa sat on the porch swing on her front porch. It was almost dark out. The wind had picked up a little since she had first come outside. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in. The cold air stung her lungs quite a bit, but it didn't bother her that much. It was just air, right? And anyway, this was nothing compared to the pain she had been in throughout her whole life.
*A/N - Hey, guys. I really hope you all are enjoying the story so far, and trust me, it gets better. Sorry this chapter was a little short. Please let me know what you think. Is it worth continuing or am I just wasting my time? Reviews are definitely appreciated! Thanks!
"So. You must be Alyssa," Edna said with a pleasant grin.
Alyssa smiled at the woman and nodded her head. "Yeah."
"Well, I'm Edna Harper. Dr. Brown's nurse."
"Nice to meet you," Alyssa said while shaking Edna's hand. Alyssa stood still while looking around. "I've only been to two doctor's offices in my whole life. And I'm sad to say that I've only been in here for a couple of seconds, and I already like this one better."
Edna laughed. "Yep. Everwood will do that to you."
Dr. Brown walked out of his office. "Well, well. Look who it is." Dr. Brown smiled and walked up to the girl offering his hand to shake. She shook his hand and smiled back at him. "It's nice to finally meet you, Alyssa."
She nodded. "You too, Dr. Brown." She smiled again.
Dr. Brown walked Alyssa into his office and shut the door. "I'm just going to give you a routine checkup today." Alyssa nodded. "So, how's your father doing?" Dr. Brown asked as he tried to get a better look at Alyssa's face.
"He's okay. I guess." She flashed Dr. Brown a quick, fake smile.
Dr. Brown nodded. "Well, if you or your father ever need anything, you know where to find me."
"Thanks, Dr. Brown." Alyssa closed her eyes in relief.
*****
Alyssa sat on a stool at the counter in Mamma Joy's. She took a sip of the water she had ordered. She didn't drink a lot of soda, because her mom never had. She wanted to be more like her mom. No. No, she needed to be more like her mom.
"Hey," a blonde haired girl said. She seated herself on the stool to the right of Alyssa.
"Hi."
"I'm Amy Abbott."
"I'm Alyssa."
"Alyssa. Taylor, right? I would offer to shake your hand, but I'm sure you've done enough hand-shaking by now," Amy stated with a grin.
Alyssa smiled back at Amy. "Sure. But what's one more, right?" Alyssa held out her hand.
"Yeah, what's one more," Amy repeated while shaking Alyssa's hand. There was an uneasy silence between the two. "So. What brings you to Everwood?" Amy finally asked restlessly.
"I'm not sure. I guess we just needed a change." Alyssa shrugged her shoulders and slightly tilted her head to the side while thinking to herself.
"Yeah, well I'm sure you're not the only one. I bet everyone around here needs a change. They just don't want to risk losing anything they already have." Amy faintly nodded while she spoke.
"They're really lucky. I wish I had what they have," Alyssa said looking past Amy to see who was coming in the door to the diner.
"Don't worry. You're definitely on your way to having this," Amy said while raising her hands in front of her. She then turned her head to see what Alyssa was looking at. "Oh, that's my grandmother."
"Amy, Alyssa. What are you two doing here?" Edna said acknowledging the two girls.
"Hi grandma. We're just talking."
"Well, you two better finish your girl talk. I'm gonna go grab a seat." Edna took off and sat down in one of the booths.
"She's your grandmother?" Alyssa had a very surprised look on her face. She never would have thought that Edna was Amy's grandmother, but then again she didn't know Everwood.
Amy laughed. "Yep. She's the best. Oh no." Amy looked down at her watch. "I've got to get back home. I'll talk to you later, though."
Alyssa watched Amy hurriedly walk out of the diner. 'She seems really nice,' Alyssa thought to herself.
*****
Delia sat at the kitchen table with her head resting on her left arm. She looked over at the clock. 6:34. She looked down at the piece of paper sitting in front of her. To her disappointment she hadn't written anything yet. Whenever she started to think about any kind of super powers, her mind would wander, and her thoughts kept going off in crazy directions.
She was sick of this! She needed to put her thoughts down on paper so she could get a good grade. She began to write. 'If I could have any super power, it would be the power to read minds.'
Man, this was hard. She didn't even know why she wanted the power to read minds. But no worries, she still had another day to write.
*****
"So, Amy. Mom told me that you met the new girl," Bright said to Amy trying to act somewhat laid-back.
"Okay, first of all, Bright, she has a name. It's Alyssa. And yes, I did meet her. But why do you care so much anyway?" Amy looked at Bright suspiciously.
"I was. Uhh. Just wondering." He had a tiny grin on his face.
"Okay, then. But if you were just wondering, we can drop it," Amy said with a sardonic smirk.
Bright sighed heavily, knowing he had lost yet another banter with his sister.
*****
Alyssa sat on the porch swing on her front porch. It was almost dark out. The wind had picked up a little since she had first come outside. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in. The cold air stung her lungs quite a bit, but it didn't bother her that much. It was just air, right? And anyway, this was nothing compared to the pain she had been in throughout her whole life.
*A/N - Hey, guys. I really hope you all are enjoying the story so far, and trust me, it gets better. Sorry this chapter was a little short. Please let me know what you think. Is it worth continuing or am I just wasting my time? Reviews are definitely appreciated! Thanks!