In a burgundy room with a gigantic golden fireplace sits a Ceres
reading her book. The cover is like velvet as she turns the pages
anxiously. Ceres has read Jane Eyre over five times but still finds it
exciting. She gasps at the part where her horrible, cruel cousin is beating
Jane. All Ceres can think of is how horrible she must feel but she has so
much strength and how jealous Ceres was. She could never be strong if she
was then she would have stayed at the café and would have shared some words
with that boy. She slams her book and looks into the fire.
So dazed by the flames she does not notice the presence of her two best friends in her room.
"It's amazing how it's May yet you have the fire burning." Juliet whispers. Making Ceres jump. The three of them laughed.
"Well it's drafty in this old school." Ceres said in her own defense.
"Great job, leaving us stranded." Adriana said.
"I'm sure you were having the worst time with a bunch of teenage boys." Ceres said in a sarcastic tone.
"Well you didn't have to leave. You always do that. Are you afraid?" Juliet interrogated her.
"No. Just don't like being hassled. So I just walk away."
"I would have slugged him for you." Adriana said pounding her fist against the palm of her hand.
"I know you nut." Ceres said.
"So are you okay Ce?" Juliet said with concern.
"Fine. So tomorrow is Sunday are we going to ditch church as usual?"
"You bet your ass we will." Adriana said.
"The usual plan?" Juliet asked.
"Adriana you ready for an asthma attack?" Ceres asked.
Breathing heavily gasping for air "AHHHHHHHH!" talking normally "I can handle it."
The three girls starting cracking up the nuns fell for it all the time. These girls could do whatever they wanted and not get into trouble. Ceres was pretty much a goddess there.
"Ever think they'll confront you Ceres?" Juliet said.
Batting her eyelashes innocently "Why Juliet what ever about?" The girls started laughing again, Juliet fell onto the bed and Adriana fell next to her while Ceres leaned over the velvet chair.
The next day the girls were ready for operation: Church sucks. Adriana, Ceres, and Juliet would go to church like normal. Juliet would throw her dazzling smile towards the choirboys. Then Adriana would start gasping for air saying the incense was too strong and it affected her lungs. Ceres and Juliet would take a side and say they would go and get her inhaler. They would not do this every week but about every other month the girls had numerous schemes of getting out of anything they didn't want to do.
Leaving the church they would balance on the edges of the walkways. Sometime they would even climb on the statues of Jesus and Mary outside. No one ever noticed and if they did they didn't seem to care.
"It's a small consolation getting out of stuff because of who my parents are." Ceres said and sighed.
"Yeah it really is." Said Adriana.
Juliet looked up at the sky "What about those boys from yesterday?"
"What boys? Boys? Where?" Ceres said sarcastically.
"I don't know why you guys don't try. You could have lots of date you know." Juliet said she always was the authority on boys.
"I know but I don't care. Boys only cause heartbreak." Ceres answered and started looking at the clouds.
"You can't tell me you didn't notice the blonde giving you looks." Juliet said.
"That one looks like a dog." Adriana said totally oblivious to the conversation.
"Yeah it does." Ceres said.
"That's cool." Juliet agreed. The girls completely dropped the subject of boys. Even though all three of the girls were thinking about them even if some refused to admit to it.
"Hey Cer when is your ballet practice?" Adriana asked.
"Two hours." She answered.
"Hey Dri want to just hide in the balcony and watch." Juliet suggested.
"Don't we always." Adriana said giggling.
"True."
"You know it always feels good knowing you guys are watching. I love dancing for more than just my company." Ceres said.
"You love to show off any chance you get." Adriana said.
"Very true but that's besides the point." Ceres said punching Adriana in the shoulder. Adriana punched back "Owww. You prat." The two started rolling around hitting each other while Juliet said there and laughed then decided to join. By sitting on them both.
"YOWW!!" Adriana and Ceres screamed in unison.
Across the street watching was none other than the newsies themselves. The boys had decided to go into the region on the Christensen Girl's school hoping to see the girls. It was there lucky day indeed.
Still rolling around the boys walked over and were laughing. After the girls realized they were entertaining an audience.
"AHEM!" Spot coughed loudly.
"Excuse yourself." Adriana said as she got off the ground and brushed off her blazer as Ceres and Juliet doing the same.
"Hiya." Spot said directly to Ceres.
"Good Morning." She said in monotone.
"Hey der Juliet." Kid Blink said.
"Hi" she said sweetly.
"Adriana." Jack said tipping his hat towards her.
"Cowboy." She said with a sarcastic curtsy.
"What a lady." He said in return.
The group started talking but there stood Ceres and Spot not really speaking and it started getting uncomfortable.
"Ise sorry." Spot said softly.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Did you think you hurt my feelings?"
" I didn't."
"Not in the least." Ceres said quietly.
"Anyways it wus out of line."
"Thank you."
"I dink Ceres is beautifol name."
"I'm quite fond of it myself." Spot smiled. "Wait what time is it?"
"About ten dirty" he said looking at his pocketwatch.
"Darn. I'm going to be late. See you girls later." Ceres ran off. The two others still talking.
So dazed by the flames she does not notice the presence of her two best friends in her room.
"It's amazing how it's May yet you have the fire burning." Juliet whispers. Making Ceres jump. The three of them laughed.
"Well it's drafty in this old school." Ceres said in her own defense.
"Great job, leaving us stranded." Adriana said.
"I'm sure you were having the worst time with a bunch of teenage boys." Ceres said in a sarcastic tone.
"Well you didn't have to leave. You always do that. Are you afraid?" Juliet interrogated her.
"No. Just don't like being hassled. So I just walk away."
"I would have slugged him for you." Adriana said pounding her fist against the palm of her hand.
"I know you nut." Ceres said.
"So are you okay Ce?" Juliet said with concern.
"Fine. So tomorrow is Sunday are we going to ditch church as usual?"
"You bet your ass we will." Adriana said.
"The usual plan?" Juliet asked.
"Adriana you ready for an asthma attack?" Ceres asked.
Breathing heavily gasping for air "AHHHHHHHH!" talking normally "I can handle it."
The three girls starting cracking up the nuns fell for it all the time. These girls could do whatever they wanted and not get into trouble. Ceres was pretty much a goddess there.
"Ever think they'll confront you Ceres?" Juliet said.
Batting her eyelashes innocently "Why Juliet what ever about?" The girls started laughing again, Juliet fell onto the bed and Adriana fell next to her while Ceres leaned over the velvet chair.
The next day the girls were ready for operation: Church sucks. Adriana, Ceres, and Juliet would go to church like normal. Juliet would throw her dazzling smile towards the choirboys. Then Adriana would start gasping for air saying the incense was too strong and it affected her lungs. Ceres and Juliet would take a side and say they would go and get her inhaler. They would not do this every week but about every other month the girls had numerous schemes of getting out of anything they didn't want to do.
Leaving the church they would balance on the edges of the walkways. Sometime they would even climb on the statues of Jesus and Mary outside. No one ever noticed and if they did they didn't seem to care.
"It's a small consolation getting out of stuff because of who my parents are." Ceres said and sighed.
"Yeah it really is." Said Adriana.
Juliet looked up at the sky "What about those boys from yesterday?"
"What boys? Boys? Where?" Ceres said sarcastically.
"I don't know why you guys don't try. You could have lots of date you know." Juliet said she always was the authority on boys.
"I know but I don't care. Boys only cause heartbreak." Ceres answered and started looking at the clouds.
"You can't tell me you didn't notice the blonde giving you looks." Juliet said.
"That one looks like a dog." Adriana said totally oblivious to the conversation.
"Yeah it does." Ceres said.
"That's cool." Juliet agreed. The girls completely dropped the subject of boys. Even though all three of the girls were thinking about them even if some refused to admit to it.
"Hey Cer when is your ballet practice?" Adriana asked.
"Two hours." She answered.
"Hey Dri want to just hide in the balcony and watch." Juliet suggested.
"Don't we always." Adriana said giggling.
"True."
"You know it always feels good knowing you guys are watching. I love dancing for more than just my company." Ceres said.
"You love to show off any chance you get." Adriana said.
"Very true but that's besides the point." Ceres said punching Adriana in the shoulder. Adriana punched back "Owww. You prat." The two started rolling around hitting each other while Juliet said there and laughed then decided to join. By sitting on them both.
"YOWW!!" Adriana and Ceres screamed in unison.
Across the street watching was none other than the newsies themselves. The boys had decided to go into the region on the Christensen Girl's school hoping to see the girls. It was there lucky day indeed.
Still rolling around the boys walked over and were laughing. After the girls realized they were entertaining an audience.
"AHEM!" Spot coughed loudly.
"Excuse yourself." Adriana said as she got off the ground and brushed off her blazer as Ceres and Juliet doing the same.
"Hiya." Spot said directly to Ceres.
"Good Morning." She said in monotone.
"Hey der Juliet." Kid Blink said.
"Hi" she said sweetly.
"Adriana." Jack said tipping his hat towards her.
"Cowboy." She said with a sarcastic curtsy.
"What a lady." He said in return.
The group started talking but there stood Ceres and Spot not really speaking and it started getting uncomfortable.
"Ise sorry." Spot said softly.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Did you think you hurt my feelings?"
" I didn't."
"Not in the least." Ceres said quietly.
"Anyways it wus out of line."
"Thank you."
"I dink Ceres is beautifol name."
"I'm quite fond of it myself." Spot smiled. "Wait what time is it?"
"About ten dirty" he said looking at his pocketwatch.
"Darn. I'm going to be late. See you girls later." Ceres ran off. The two others still talking.