...The fire raged, and the world wavered, but in spite of everything, she could not persuade her body to move. And then it receded to the sounds of screams...
...Dorothy abruptly awoke from her nightmare to find that Alisha and Hope were fighting in the common area. They stood in front of the bathroom door, screaming at each other. She quickly got out of bed to stop them.
"Girls, please! We're trying to sleep, it's only two o' clock in the morning for God's sake! Besides, do you two want to get yourselves into such trouble on our first days here? I should think not! Alisha, go back to our room, now! Hope, you stay here with me for a moment."
Alisha nodded, gave one last glare to Hope, and proceeded back to bed.
"It was her fault Dorothy, I swear!"
Dorothy finally got a chance to get a good look at Hope. She looked fresh off the streets. She had short, pin straight, purple hair, a nose ring and bright blue eyes. She was a little bit taller than Dorothy, but not by much.
"What happened?" asked Dorothy.
"We were both goin' to use the bathroom, right? She bumps into me, not a big deal. But she gets all angry and starts yellin' at me! I don't have to put up with that! So we start fightin'. I mean, I like Alisha, she's a nice girl, but she had a bad attitude with me tonight and it set me off. I'm sorry for waking ya up."
"It's all right." said Dorothy. "Just try to get along. I'm sure Alisha was just a little cranky from being tired."
Hope smiled.
"Ya, you're probably right. Thanks Dorothy. Goodnight."
Hope turned around with one last groggy smile and went back to her room as did Dorothy.
...The next morning, the girls were able to go to each of their classes and they got a taste of what magic was like. Nothing special enough to note, however, happened during the day.
When Dorothy unlocked the door to the common area and walked in, there sat the girls setting up a board game.
"Dorothy!" said Toni. "Look!"
"I'm sure she knows this game." said Alex.
"I bought if off a merchant in the Winkie Territory last summer." said Kristen. "She said it came from the parallel."
"Parallel? What does that refer to?" asked Dorothy.
"It refers to the world you come from." said Sarah.
There on the floor was a Monopoly set.
"I think I'm going to skip," said Alyssa. "I'm very tired! Besides, it's only an eight player game."
"Come on Alyssa, please join us." said Alisha.
"Play with us! You can be the banker!" added Kristen.
"Well, all right!" Alyssa sat among her roommates and they started the game.
They giggled, ate snacks, and talked as they played. Dorothy had never had such fun, for she'd never had a close friend in her age group before. She looked around, and remembered the first time she'd even been shown a Monopoly game. It was when she was new in the Gale home, at the age of four.
"Dorothy, it's your turn!" said Amber.
Dorothy rolled, and landed on something she already owned. She began to stare off into space, and then the rest of the game went unusually fast.
At the end of the night, the game (of course, considering this is Monopoly) wasn't finished. They left it on the floor so they could finish it the next morning. Dorothy knew she was going home the following night...oh Jesus...home! How nice that sounded!
The girls got ready for bed, when suddenly the door burst open and in strutted Autumn McQue.
"Hey Autumn," said Toni. "Where have you been? We were getting worried about you."
"Don't make me laugh." she replied. "I was reading, something I'm sure, you people have never even heard of. I wanted to make sure I was out of the way of your stupid little games!"
She went into her room and locked the door.
"That Autumn girl makes me want to scream!" said Alisha.
"I can have her taken care of." said Hope.
"I'm with you there!" added Toni. "I was worried about her. She didn't have to be so rude."
"Don't pay her too much mind." said Dorothy. "I'm sure she does things like this to make you mad, this is exactly what she wants. Don't play into it. Ignore her, she'll give in eventually when she sees how much fun we're having."
The girls nodded.
Could it be? Another new day was over. To Dorothy, it seemed she had just awakened. Everybody said their goodnights, brushed their teeth, said their prayers, and went to bed.
And so ends another glorious day of a second chance at happiness......
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That's all for now everybody! I hope you're enjoying this. E-mail and reviews are appreciated greatly. More is coming soon, I promise! Keep reading.
~*Tori*~
...Dorothy abruptly awoke from her nightmare to find that Alisha and Hope were fighting in the common area. They stood in front of the bathroom door, screaming at each other. She quickly got out of bed to stop them.
"Girls, please! We're trying to sleep, it's only two o' clock in the morning for God's sake! Besides, do you two want to get yourselves into such trouble on our first days here? I should think not! Alisha, go back to our room, now! Hope, you stay here with me for a moment."
Alisha nodded, gave one last glare to Hope, and proceeded back to bed.
"It was her fault Dorothy, I swear!"
Dorothy finally got a chance to get a good look at Hope. She looked fresh off the streets. She had short, pin straight, purple hair, a nose ring and bright blue eyes. She was a little bit taller than Dorothy, but not by much.
"What happened?" asked Dorothy.
"We were both goin' to use the bathroom, right? She bumps into me, not a big deal. But she gets all angry and starts yellin' at me! I don't have to put up with that! So we start fightin'. I mean, I like Alisha, she's a nice girl, but she had a bad attitude with me tonight and it set me off. I'm sorry for waking ya up."
"It's all right." said Dorothy. "Just try to get along. I'm sure Alisha was just a little cranky from being tired."
Hope smiled.
"Ya, you're probably right. Thanks Dorothy. Goodnight."
Hope turned around with one last groggy smile and went back to her room as did Dorothy.
...The next morning, the girls were able to go to each of their classes and they got a taste of what magic was like. Nothing special enough to note, however, happened during the day.
When Dorothy unlocked the door to the common area and walked in, there sat the girls setting up a board game.
"Dorothy!" said Toni. "Look!"
"I'm sure she knows this game." said Alex.
"I bought if off a merchant in the Winkie Territory last summer." said Kristen. "She said it came from the parallel."
"Parallel? What does that refer to?" asked Dorothy.
"It refers to the world you come from." said Sarah.
There on the floor was a Monopoly set.
"I think I'm going to skip," said Alyssa. "I'm very tired! Besides, it's only an eight player game."
"Come on Alyssa, please join us." said Alisha.
"Play with us! You can be the banker!" added Kristen.
"Well, all right!" Alyssa sat among her roommates and they started the game.
They giggled, ate snacks, and talked as they played. Dorothy had never had such fun, for she'd never had a close friend in her age group before. She looked around, and remembered the first time she'd even been shown a Monopoly game. It was when she was new in the Gale home, at the age of four.
"Dorothy, it's your turn!" said Amber.
Dorothy rolled, and landed on something she already owned. She began to stare off into space, and then the rest of the game went unusually fast.
At the end of the night, the game (of course, considering this is Monopoly) wasn't finished. They left it on the floor so they could finish it the next morning. Dorothy knew she was going home the following night...oh Jesus...home! How nice that sounded!
The girls got ready for bed, when suddenly the door burst open and in strutted Autumn McQue.
"Hey Autumn," said Toni. "Where have you been? We were getting worried about you."
"Don't make me laugh." she replied. "I was reading, something I'm sure, you people have never even heard of. I wanted to make sure I was out of the way of your stupid little games!"
She went into her room and locked the door.
"That Autumn girl makes me want to scream!" said Alisha.
"I can have her taken care of." said Hope.
"I'm with you there!" added Toni. "I was worried about her. She didn't have to be so rude."
"Don't pay her too much mind." said Dorothy. "I'm sure she does things like this to make you mad, this is exactly what she wants. Don't play into it. Ignore her, she'll give in eventually when she sees how much fun we're having."
The girls nodded.
Could it be? Another new day was over. To Dorothy, it seemed she had just awakened. Everybody said their goodnights, brushed their teeth, said their prayers, and went to bed.
And so ends another glorious day of a second chance at happiness......
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That's all for now everybody! I hope you're enjoying this. E-mail and reviews are appreciated greatly. More is coming soon, I promise! Keep reading.
~*Tori*~