Chapter Four
A Surprise Trip
The girls had been at the loft for about three days and already it felt like I hadn't left them at all. We would sit downstairs talking and laughing all night about our lives. Breena had even seemed to cheer up a little and seemed to be enjoying herself now, which made me a lot happier.
Late on a night three days before Christmas as we ate dinner, I looked around.
"We've all got to be ready to go by noon tomorrow," I said quickly.
The others looked up at me. Breena raised and eyebrow.
"Why?" she asked.
I smiled.
"You'll see tomorrow," I mutter, drinking my hot cocoa.
The next morning we all woke up early and started to get ready. We were all moving pretty slow, but around 11:30 I called a cab and by noon we were ready to go. We piled into the cab and Linnea looked at me.
"So, where are we going?" she asked.
I simply smiled again.
"You'll see," I said.
We sat in the car for what seemed like hours. I was looking out the window, trying to see if there was anything that looked familiar. We turned a corner and Linnea gasped.
"Lex." she muttered but I shook my head, grinning.
Linnea nodded and sat there, looking shocked. She knew where we were going.
About twenty minutes later we arrived at a two story house that we had all been to before. We pulled into the drive and all got out. I paid the cab driver and he took off. The others looked around in amazement of where we were.
"Lex, this is your old house," muttered Alaina, sounding almost unsure.
"Yeah," I said.
"God, it hasn't changed one bit," said Breena softly.
I nodded and we walked into the large back yard. There was a large tree swing near the small pond in the center or the back yard. We walked towards it and I sat down on the swing and Hari took the one next to me. Breena, Linnea and Alaina sat on the ground.
"God, you remember how much fun we had here that one summer?" asked Breena, gazing around the yard.
I nodded and Linnea looked at the tree.
"Hey.look." she said.
I left the swing and walked over. Carved in the tree trunk near Breena's head was a large heart and our names.
Breena Brightheart, Alexia Malfoy, Linnea Huse, Alaina Tremalking, and Hari Granger- Best friends forever (maybe longer)!
"Oh wow," said Breena, seeing the carving.
"When did we do that?" asked Alaina.
"It was the summer after our fifth year," I said, "Right before the last year we all spent together."
I nodded and looked down.that summer had been the best and worse of my entire life.
A Surprise Trip
The girls had been at the loft for about three days and already it felt like I hadn't left them at all. We would sit downstairs talking and laughing all night about our lives. Breena had even seemed to cheer up a little and seemed to be enjoying herself now, which made me a lot happier.
Late on a night three days before Christmas as we ate dinner, I looked around.
"We've all got to be ready to go by noon tomorrow," I said quickly.
The others looked up at me. Breena raised and eyebrow.
"Why?" she asked.
I smiled.
"You'll see tomorrow," I mutter, drinking my hot cocoa.
The next morning we all woke up early and started to get ready. We were all moving pretty slow, but around 11:30 I called a cab and by noon we were ready to go. We piled into the cab and Linnea looked at me.
"So, where are we going?" she asked.
I simply smiled again.
"You'll see," I said.
We sat in the car for what seemed like hours. I was looking out the window, trying to see if there was anything that looked familiar. We turned a corner and Linnea gasped.
"Lex." she muttered but I shook my head, grinning.
Linnea nodded and sat there, looking shocked. She knew where we were going.
About twenty minutes later we arrived at a two story house that we had all been to before. We pulled into the drive and all got out. I paid the cab driver and he took off. The others looked around in amazement of where we were.
"Lex, this is your old house," muttered Alaina, sounding almost unsure.
"Yeah," I said.
"God, it hasn't changed one bit," said Breena softly.
I nodded and we walked into the large back yard. There was a large tree swing near the small pond in the center or the back yard. We walked towards it and I sat down on the swing and Hari took the one next to me. Breena, Linnea and Alaina sat on the ground.
"God, you remember how much fun we had here that one summer?" asked Breena, gazing around the yard.
I nodded and Linnea looked at the tree.
"Hey.look." she said.
I left the swing and walked over. Carved in the tree trunk near Breena's head was a large heart and our names.
Breena Brightheart, Alexia Malfoy, Linnea Huse, Alaina Tremalking, and Hari Granger- Best friends forever (maybe longer)!
"Oh wow," said Breena, seeing the carving.
"When did we do that?" asked Alaina.
"It was the summer after our fifth year," I said, "Right before the last year we all spent together."
I nodded and looked down.that summer had been the best and worse of my entire life.
