Dorothy and Alyssa walked into their new room. Two other girls were there and they politely introduced themselves.
"Hi! I'm Sarah!"
Sarah was a girl a little bit shorter than Dorothy who stood a healthy five feet and three inches.
"And I''m Alisha."
This girl was quite a bit taller than both Sarah and Dorothy, six feet she guessed. She was dark skinned and looked to be the tough-girl type. It was clear that Alyssa was the smallest of the group, standing a mere five feet.
The girls chatted as the hours flew. Sarah began the conversation.
"Ok, if we're going to live together, we should probably know something about each other. Let's hear it Alisha, tell us a little about yourself!"
Alisha smiled.
"All right, if you insist!" the girls giggled.
"I was born in the Quadling marshes down south. My family moved to the Cloth Hills in the East and now I'm here. That's about it."
"What of your family?"
Alisha looked down for a moment, and then resumed her speaking.
"When we moved to the East, my mother and father worked in the Rose Kingdom, they were nobles on the royal council under the rule of King Finoero and Queen Rosaria. When the Wicked Witch of the East took over, she destroyed the kingdom while my parents were in it, and they were killed. I was raised by my grandmother and grandfather in Gillikin in the North so I could be far away from my memories, the little that I have. I was only four years of age when this happened." Alisha took a deep breath, and then said. "Ok Sarah, it's your turn now."
"I was born a week earlier than I was supposed to be born in the deserts of Quox to the North east end of the land of Oz. My mother is an archeologist for the Royal Museum of the Emerald City and she wasn't expecting me that day! My father died of a severe fever when I was seven, but he is with the Unnamed God now. I am happy that he is safe. That's my life. Take it from here Alyssa!"
Alyssa giggled.
"Well, there really isn't much to tell. My parents run a flower shop in the Emerald City. They can just barely make payments for this school, so I worked hard and got a scholarship. Hopefully, I'll do well and make them proud. I'm very fortunate though. Both my parents are alive and well, and I have a younger sister whom I adore! Enough about me, it's Dorothy's turn. Of course, we all know your tale of when you saved the Munchkins from the Wicked Witch and then destroyed her sister, but why are you here now? What of your family?"
Dorothy's eyes immediately glossed over. The tears hurt so badly! They stung her eyes and wanted so badly to be released, but for the sake of her new friends, she would not cry. Dorothy knew she would have to be strong.
"I lived with my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry from the time I was four years old, at least that's what they told me. I don't really remember. Anyway, they just recently died in a terrible fire in Kansas and I came here to live with my friends in the Emerald City."
"Ah yes! Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and the Wizard, right?" asked Alisha.
"Yes, that's right Alisha. I just got an acceptance letter in the mail one day, I don't know how it happened. They even got my name wrong! They called me Dorothy Castine."
"It can't be!" blurted out Alyssa and then she covered her mouth. "I'm sorry, please continue!"
Dorothy looked at her with suspicion.
"Do you have any idea what it means Alyssa?"
Alyssa shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry, what I was thinking is impossible. Continue!"
"And that's how I came here. I have no siblings, I have Hunk, Hickory and Zeke back home, but I will not go back until my eighteenth year. I figure I'll be healed by then. My sorrow I still carry."
Alisha put a caring hand on her friend's shoulder.
"It's ok Dorothy, I know exactly how you feel."
Dorothy smiled and nodded her head.
"We'll help you get threw this, we promise!" added Sarah.
Dorothy felt a warm feeling inside that she hadn't since Uncle Henry and Aunt Em were alive. She had felt the same thing every time she received a hug, a compliment, or a loving kiss from them. Now that it was over though, her friends would have to fill the void.
....Several other girls lived in rooms connected to a common area with a couch and several places to do homework with Dorothy, Alyssa, Sarah, and Alisha. There was Amber, a beautiful redheaded girl who was related to Glinda.
"I'm her kinda sorta niece. She took me under her wing when I was very young." Amber declared.
There was also Toni, Hope, Ariel, Alexandria, and Kristen. They were the rebels of the large group of girls. However, no matter how much they bent the rules, they were very kind and loving to Dorothy and her friends. The only one they had trouble with was Alisha, who was somewhat of a rebel herself.
There was always of course, the quiet one as well. This girl scared Dorothy quite a bit, her name was Autumn, and she always wore black, right down to her nails, which were painted a blacker than the usual black Dorothy had ever seen.
Before lights out, Toni, Amber, Hope, Ariel, Alex, and Kristen went into Dorothy, Alyssa, Sarah, and Alisha's room. They all sat in a circle on the floor and chatted. The door was slightly open, and Hope was the first to speak up.
"I think we should get rid of that Autumn girl! She really makes me mad!"
Dorothy saw Hope ball her hand in a fist.
"Hope calm down! You shouldn't be so spiteful to a girl you don't even know yet! Give Autumn a chance!" Dorothy said gently.
"Well, you know why she won't talk to us, don't you Dorothy?" Alyssa said.
Dorothy shook her head. The girls exchanged looks.
"That girl in there," said Ariel. "Is Autumn McQue, the richest girl in the Emerald City next to the Wizard himself! Her family is extremely wealthy! She doesn't want to mingle with the likes of us."
Dorothy took a good look at Autumn. Maybe the girls were right. She sat there with a book in hand and her nose in the air, it was as if she was gesturing that she was too good to be with the other girls. But, as always, the pure heart in Dorothy came out.
"I'm going to try to talk to her. If you're right, then I will keep my distance. If not, we invite her to join us."
The girls nodded in unison.
Dorothy held her head up high, trying to match the confidence and slight air of arrogance that Autumn held. She wasn't an astoundingly beautiful girl, but she wasn't unfortunate looking either. Ms. McQue seemed too simple to be as rich and well off as they said she was. She had short black hair pulled back in a headband. She had a little patch of acne on each cheek, not too bad, but she came nowhere near the flawless skin of Dorothy. She was average height, nothing was too special about Autumn.
Dorothy sat next to her.
"Hello Autumn. I know this is all so new, but the other girls and I would love to get to know you a little better. Why don't you come inside with us and chat?"
Autumn looked up from her book.
"What's your name again?" she asked.
"I'm Dorothy Gale."
"Oh, that's right. As much as I appreciate your offer Ms. Gale, I'm a little busy reading here. Oh, and allow me to give you a little tip. You and I are famous and well off women of Oz. We can have the world offered to us on a silver platter, and everyone can kneel to us, glory can be received! But, of course, it all depends on where you look. Those girls in there, are not where people like us should be looking, if you know what I mean. Keep in mind, that you will be judged by the company you keep."
Dorothy looked at Autumn narrowly.
"You know, I just wanted to give you a chance." Dorothy stood so that she was looking down at Autumn. "The girls were right about you, you're horrible! I'm going back."
Autumn looked into Dorothy's eyes with impending hatred and stood to come face to face with her.
"You are not worthy of the glory and splendor of the Emerald City you little, insignificant farm girl! Go bury yourself in the marshes. After all, that's where you belong!"
With confidence, Dorothy replied, "We'll see who ends up where, Ms. McQue."
She walked back in front of the door where her comrades resided, turned and said, "I wouldn't make so many enemies at one time if I were you, Ms. McQue. Be careful not to burn all of your bridges at once."
Dorothy went back to her friends.
She was greeted by warm smiles when she reentered the room, and Dorothy felt rejuvenated from the cold behavior of Autumn McQue.
"So," said Alisha. "What happened Dorothy?"
"Let's just say, you were right. She's not one of us. She's far too below us."
Dorothy mimicked Autumn's cruel and rude attitude and the girls all laughed hysterically.
And so ended the first night of any significance at all..................
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Ok, that's it for now. I'm really tired and it's really late. Enough said. Send feedback and keep checking in for the next chapter. Also, I took some Oz terms from the modern Oz book, Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Things like the names of the places and stuff like that, I give full credit to him and claim no ownership to them what so ever. Ok? Okidokles then! Yeah.....ok....Thanks!
~*Tori*~
"Hi! I'm Sarah!"
Sarah was a girl a little bit shorter than Dorothy who stood a healthy five feet and three inches.
"And I''m Alisha."
This girl was quite a bit taller than both Sarah and Dorothy, six feet she guessed. She was dark skinned and looked to be the tough-girl type. It was clear that Alyssa was the smallest of the group, standing a mere five feet.
The girls chatted as the hours flew. Sarah began the conversation.
"Ok, if we're going to live together, we should probably know something about each other. Let's hear it Alisha, tell us a little about yourself!"
Alisha smiled.
"All right, if you insist!" the girls giggled.
"I was born in the Quadling marshes down south. My family moved to the Cloth Hills in the East and now I'm here. That's about it."
"What of your family?"
Alisha looked down for a moment, and then resumed her speaking.
"When we moved to the East, my mother and father worked in the Rose Kingdom, they were nobles on the royal council under the rule of King Finoero and Queen Rosaria. When the Wicked Witch of the East took over, she destroyed the kingdom while my parents were in it, and they were killed. I was raised by my grandmother and grandfather in Gillikin in the North so I could be far away from my memories, the little that I have. I was only four years of age when this happened." Alisha took a deep breath, and then said. "Ok Sarah, it's your turn now."
"I was born a week earlier than I was supposed to be born in the deserts of Quox to the North east end of the land of Oz. My mother is an archeologist for the Royal Museum of the Emerald City and she wasn't expecting me that day! My father died of a severe fever when I was seven, but he is with the Unnamed God now. I am happy that he is safe. That's my life. Take it from here Alyssa!"
Alyssa giggled.
"Well, there really isn't much to tell. My parents run a flower shop in the Emerald City. They can just barely make payments for this school, so I worked hard and got a scholarship. Hopefully, I'll do well and make them proud. I'm very fortunate though. Both my parents are alive and well, and I have a younger sister whom I adore! Enough about me, it's Dorothy's turn. Of course, we all know your tale of when you saved the Munchkins from the Wicked Witch and then destroyed her sister, but why are you here now? What of your family?"
Dorothy's eyes immediately glossed over. The tears hurt so badly! They stung her eyes and wanted so badly to be released, but for the sake of her new friends, she would not cry. Dorothy knew she would have to be strong.
"I lived with my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry from the time I was four years old, at least that's what they told me. I don't really remember. Anyway, they just recently died in a terrible fire in Kansas and I came here to live with my friends in the Emerald City."
"Ah yes! Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and the Wizard, right?" asked Alisha.
"Yes, that's right Alisha. I just got an acceptance letter in the mail one day, I don't know how it happened. They even got my name wrong! They called me Dorothy Castine."
"It can't be!" blurted out Alyssa and then she covered her mouth. "I'm sorry, please continue!"
Dorothy looked at her with suspicion.
"Do you have any idea what it means Alyssa?"
Alyssa shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry, what I was thinking is impossible. Continue!"
"And that's how I came here. I have no siblings, I have Hunk, Hickory and Zeke back home, but I will not go back until my eighteenth year. I figure I'll be healed by then. My sorrow I still carry."
Alisha put a caring hand on her friend's shoulder.
"It's ok Dorothy, I know exactly how you feel."
Dorothy smiled and nodded her head.
"We'll help you get threw this, we promise!" added Sarah.
Dorothy felt a warm feeling inside that she hadn't since Uncle Henry and Aunt Em were alive. She had felt the same thing every time she received a hug, a compliment, or a loving kiss from them. Now that it was over though, her friends would have to fill the void.
....Several other girls lived in rooms connected to a common area with a couch and several places to do homework with Dorothy, Alyssa, Sarah, and Alisha. There was Amber, a beautiful redheaded girl who was related to Glinda.
"I'm her kinda sorta niece. She took me under her wing when I was very young." Amber declared.
There was also Toni, Hope, Ariel, Alexandria, and Kristen. They were the rebels of the large group of girls. However, no matter how much they bent the rules, they were very kind and loving to Dorothy and her friends. The only one they had trouble with was Alisha, who was somewhat of a rebel herself.
There was always of course, the quiet one as well. This girl scared Dorothy quite a bit, her name was Autumn, and she always wore black, right down to her nails, which were painted a blacker than the usual black Dorothy had ever seen.
Before lights out, Toni, Amber, Hope, Ariel, Alex, and Kristen went into Dorothy, Alyssa, Sarah, and Alisha's room. They all sat in a circle on the floor and chatted. The door was slightly open, and Hope was the first to speak up.
"I think we should get rid of that Autumn girl! She really makes me mad!"
Dorothy saw Hope ball her hand in a fist.
"Hope calm down! You shouldn't be so spiteful to a girl you don't even know yet! Give Autumn a chance!" Dorothy said gently.
"Well, you know why she won't talk to us, don't you Dorothy?" Alyssa said.
Dorothy shook her head. The girls exchanged looks.
"That girl in there," said Ariel. "Is Autumn McQue, the richest girl in the Emerald City next to the Wizard himself! Her family is extremely wealthy! She doesn't want to mingle with the likes of us."
Dorothy took a good look at Autumn. Maybe the girls were right. She sat there with a book in hand and her nose in the air, it was as if she was gesturing that she was too good to be with the other girls. But, as always, the pure heart in Dorothy came out.
"I'm going to try to talk to her. If you're right, then I will keep my distance. If not, we invite her to join us."
The girls nodded in unison.
Dorothy held her head up high, trying to match the confidence and slight air of arrogance that Autumn held. She wasn't an astoundingly beautiful girl, but she wasn't unfortunate looking either. Ms. McQue seemed too simple to be as rich and well off as they said she was. She had short black hair pulled back in a headband. She had a little patch of acne on each cheek, not too bad, but she came nowhere near the flawless skin of Dorothy. She was average height, nothing was too special about Autumn.
Dorothy sat next to her.
"Hello Autumn. I know this is all so new, but the other girls and I would love to get to know you a little better. Why don't you come inside with us and chat?"
Autumn looked up from her book.
"What's your name again?" she asked.
"I'm Dorothy Gale."
"Oh, that's right. As much as I appreciate your offer Ms. Gale, I'm a little busy reading here. Oh, and allow me to give you a little tip. You and I are famous and well off women of Oz. We can have the world offered to us on a silver platter, and everyone can kneel to us, glory can be received! But, of course, it all depends on where you look. Those girls in there, are not where people like us should be looking, if you know what I mean. Keep in mind, that you will be judged by the company you keep."
Dorothy looked at Autumn narrowly.
"You know, I just wanted to give you a chance." Dorothy stood so that she was looking down at Autumn. "The girls were right about you, you're horrible! I'm going back."
Autumn looked into Dorothy's eyes with impending hatred and stood to come face to face with her.
"You are not worthy of the glory and splendor of the Emerald City you little, insignificant farm girl! Go bury yourself in the marshes. After all, that's where you belong!"
With confidence, Dorothy replied, "We'll see who ends up where, Ms. McQue."
She walked back in front of the door where her comrades resided, turned and said, "I wouldn't make so many enemies at one time if I were you, Ms. McQue. Be careful not to burn all of your bridges at once."
Dorothy went back to her friends.
She was greeted by warm smiles when she reentered the room, and Dorothy felt rejuvenated from the cold behavior of Autumn McQue.
"So," said Alisha. "What happened Dorothy?"
"Let's just say, you were right. She's not one of us. She's far too below us."
Dorothy mimicked Autumn's cruel and rude attitude and the girls all laughed hysterically.
And so ended the first night of any significance at all..................
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Ok, that's it for now. I'm really tired and it's really late. Enough said. Send feedback and keep checking in for the next chapter. Also, I took some Oz terms from the modern Oz book, Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Things like the names of the places and stuff like that, I give full credit to him and claim no ownership to them what so ever. Ok? Okidokles then! Yeah.....ok....Thanks!
~*Tori*~