Part 3
"Should I wear the pink Channel or the blue Dior? Allegra Casteel pondered in front of her walk in closet, pulling out the two dresses that still had the tags from the Madison Avenue boutiques she'd purchased them in the previous weekend on a trip to New York to check out the dorms she'd be living in next year. In the City that Never Slept who could resist a little shopping Spree?
"Whatever, there are a lot more important things to worry about than what colour prom dress to be wearing," her friend Chloe said, sat at the dressing table.
On that Saturday afternoon, there didn't seem to be anything better to do than picking a prom dress. Prom was only three weeks. They had been hanging out in her room for several hours now, it was about time the topic changed to something important, they'd discussed graduation so many times, Allegra was sick of the subject, and what else was more important in a high school seniors life, than her last prom?
Chloe herself was in charge of the decorating committee, she /should/ be concerned her dress looked good.
"Since when?" Allegra snorted, wandering over to the state-of-the-art stereo system and changing the CD in the player.
"Since I just found out this morning that two cousins I've never heard of are going to be living at my house from tomorrow morning," Chloe answered.
"I didn't know you had any cousins," Allegra said, more interested now. New people always created a stir in their small town, since there were really any.
"Neither did I," Chloe said moodily. She stared at her reflection in the mirror on the dressing table, at her flawless caramel coloured skin, almond shaped blue eyes, sharp nose, high cheekbones. Her shoulder length hair at the moment was dyed a platinum blond. Chloe never kept her hair colours more than two weeks. By prom it would probably be something different. Chloe had been threatening green for some time now. Despite that, she was extremely pretty, and easily one of the most popular girls in school. "My mom just mentioned at breakfast about these cousins. One's called Celeste Treeshaw, who's my mom's older sister's daughter, and Novalynne Redfern, who's Mom's younger sister's daughter."
"Could be more exciting than you thing," Allegra offered, more than a little disappointed that Chloe's cousins weren't guys. "Apart from that prom is the only interesting thing we've got around here."
The phone was ringing. Allegra reached out and pressed the button for speaker phone. "Guess who's coming to stay with me for the next few weeks," the voice of her friend Dharma Harman bragged.
Allegra looked over at Chloe, who just smiled and shrugged. "Who?" Allegra asked.
"My cousin Garret Redfern."
"He's your cousin," Allegra pointed out at the smug dreaminess in Dharma's voice.
She had met Garret a few times, remembering him to be an unconventionally attractive boy with long messy hair, odd clothing, but a natural charisma and charm.
"I know, I know," Dharma said dismissively. "He's bringing his friend Corbin, too. You remember him? He came to Irena's party a few Saturday s ago?"
Allegra looked at Chloe again. Chloe shook her head. Allegra didn't remember the guy either. "Not really."
"Oh." Dharma sounded disappointed. "Well, they're both transferring to our school and graduating with us. I'll see you Monday."
"Whatever." Allegra hung up.
Chloe was frowning. "My cousins are doing that too."
"That's weird...hey didn't you say one of your cousins is a Redfern, maybe they're related to Dharma's cousin."
New people coming were rare enough. A whole group of mysterious 'cousins' showing up was more than a little suspicious. Especially two with the same surname. "What's going on?" Allegra asked.
Chloe shook her head. "I'll let you know as soon as I do."
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"Should I wear the pink Channel or the blue Dior? Allegra Casteel pondered in front of her walk in closet, pulling out the two dresses that still had the tags from the Madison Avenue boutiques she'd purchased them in the previous weekend on a trip to New York to check out the dorms she'd be living in next year. In the City that Never Slept who could resist a little shopping Spree?
"Whatever, there are a lot more important things to worry about than what colour prom dress to be wearing," her friend Chloe said, sat at the dressing table.
On that Saturday afternoon, there didn't seem to be anything better to do than picking a prom dress. Prom was only three weeks. They had been hanging out in her room for several hours now, it was about time the topic changed to something important, they'd discussed graduation so many times, Allegra was sick of the subject, and what else was more important in a high school seniors life, than her last prom?
Chloe herself was in charge of the decorating committee, she /should/ be concerned her dress looked good.
"Since when?" Allegra snorted, wandering over to the state-of-the-art stereo system and changing the CD in the player.
"Since I just found out this morning that two cousins I've never heard of are going to be living at my house from tomorrow morning," Chloe answered.
"I didn't know you had any cousins," Allegra said, more interested now. New people always created a stir in their small town, since there were really any.
"Neither did I," Chloe said moodily. She stared at her reflection in the mirror on the dressing table, at her flawless caramel coloured skin, almond shaped blue eyes, sharp nose, high cheekbones. Her shoulder length hair at the moment was dyed a platinum blond. Chloe never kept her hair colours more than two weeks. By prom it would probably be something different. Chloe had been threatening green for some time now. Despite that, she was extremely pretty, and easily one of the most popular girls in school. "My mom just mentioned at breakfast about these cousins. One's called Celeste Treeshaw, who's my mom's older sister's daughter, and Novalynne Redfern, who's Mom's younger sister's daughter."
"Could be more exciting than you thing," Allegra offered, more than a little disappointed that Chloe's cousins weren't guys. "Apart from that prom is the only interesting thing we've got around here."
The phone was ringing. Allegra reached out and pressed the button for speaker phone. "Guess who's coming to stay with me for the next few weeks," the voice of her friend Dharma Harman bragged.
Allegra looked over at Chloe, who just smiled and shrugged. "Who?" Allegra asked.
"My cousin Garret Redfern."
"He's your cousin," Allegra pointed out at the smug dreaminess in Dharma's voice.
She had met Garret a few times, remembering him to be an unconventionally attractive boy with long messy hair, odd clothing, but a natural charisma and charm.
"I know, I know," Dharma said dismissively. "He's bringing his friend Corbin, too. You remember him? He came to Irena's party a few Saturday s ago?"
Allegra looked at Chloe again. Chloe shook her head. Allegra didn't remember the guy either. "Not really."
"Oh." Dharma sounded disappointed. "Well, they're both transferring to our school and graduating with us. I'll see you Monday."
"Whatever." Allegra hung up.
Chloe was frowning. "My cousins are doing that too."
"That's weird...hey didn't you say one of your cousins is a Redfern, maybe they're related to Dharma's cousin."
New people coming were rare enough. A whole group of mysterious 'cousins' showing up was more than a little suspicious. Especially two with the same surname. "What's going on?" Allegra asked.
Chloe shook her head. "I'll let you know as soon as I do."
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