Chapter 17
"Where are they?" hissed Raye, dressed in a short denim skirt with a purple tank top and ankle high black boots, as she paced back and forth. "They should've been here by now."
"Chill out, Raye," said Lita, dressed in a pair of jeans with a pale green halter-top and black boots, as she watched the trees sway in the soft breeze.
"Serena only called me this morning," said Mina, dressed in a red stripped skirt with a red tank top and thigh high black stockings with a pair of black shoes. "She's got to get ready and she always arrives late. Plus it's only nine fifteen. I told her to meet us here at nine thirty."
"Humph," said Raye.
"Hey guys," said Serena as she and Amy joined the others.
"Wow for once your early," said Raye.
"Being early always gets you somewhere," said Serena with a frown. "Well shall we get going?"
"Of course," said Mina as she and Lita stood up. "Hey, Serena. You've got to tell us everything that happened while you were gone those three years."
Serena walked in silence as they headed to the mall. "What's wrong, Serena?" asked Lita.
"It's nothing, I just don't want to talk about the past," Serena said with a smile.
"Sure," said Mina. "Hey isn't it great that we're all going to be seniors this year."
"Yeah," said Raye. "Seniors have it so easy."
"We'll be able to have so much fun, won't we, Serena," said Mina.
"Yeah we will," said Serena. "But we're going to have to study hard for college."
"What?!" cried Raye and Mina as one.
"Since when were you so interested about college?" asked Lita as they turned the corner.
"I don't know," Serena said. "I just think it would be cool to go to college. Darien seems to have fun."
"Yeah, but he's studying hours a day to become a doctor," said Amy. "Just like I am. That's why I study so much."
"I know that and he really is a good doctor," Serena said. "You see, while we were gone, if I got sick Darien would take care of me and when we did go to the doctor's office he would talk to the doctor for almost an hour."
"We're here," said Raye. "Let's shop tell we drop."
"Yeah," sad the girls.
As the day went on, the girls bought more and more things, whether it was for themselves or for someone else. By five o'clock, the girls had bought ten bags worth of items ranging from clothing to food. Serena had bought Kacy a few clothes and toys as she had promised.
"Hey, Serena," said Raye, "who did you buy those kid cloths and toys for?"
"I bought them for Kacy," said Serena. "She's my baby cousin that Darien and I are taking care of."
"Amy, you went over there. Did you see a little child?" asked Raye.
"Oh yes," said Amy, who was reading a book, as they walked down the road. "She is adorable and quite sweet."
"I want to see her," said Mina. "Can I come over?"
"Maybe Darien will let us have a party," said Serena pushing a button on her watch. "Hey, Darien."
"What is it, Serena?" asked Darien. "I'm at work make it quick."
"Can we have a little get together tonight? Please," said Serena.
"Come by my work and we'll talk about it," Darien said.
"Okay," Serena said pushing another button and pointed the opposite way that the girls were starting to walk. "Well I've got to go this way."
"Okay, call us when you know the answer," said Raye. "Bye."
"Bye," said Amy and Mina.
"See ya, Serena," said Lita.
"Bye guys," said Serena.
"Hey, Serena," said a voice.
Serena looked behind her and saw Amara, Michelle, and Trista in their red convertible. "Hey guys," said Serena.
"I see you went shopping," said Michelle.
"Yeah, I got lots of things," Serena said.
"Need a ride?" asked Amara.
"Yeah thanks," said Serena as she hurried over to the car.
Amara climbed out of the car and opened the trunk. Once Serena had all of her bags in the trunk, she climbed in the back with Trista. As they drove down the road, Michelle asked Serena if the girls had caught on about Kacy.
"No," Serena said. "I'm going to talk to Darien about telling them."
"How are you going to tell them?" asked Trista.
"We're trying to have a party tonight but it's up to Darien," Serena said as they parked the car at a coffee shop. "Who wants soda?"
The girls all climbed out of the car and entered the shop. There behind the counter was Darien. He was reading a textbook of medical terms when he noticed the girls. The coffee shop was practically empty except for a group of five young men who were dressed in all black suits with blue shirts and their hair were in a small ponytail.
"Hey girls," he said kissing Serena on the forehead. "What do you need?"
"Coffee," said Amara.
"Hot tea," said Michelle.
"Same," said Trista.
"So what did you want to talk about, Serena?" asked Darien as he poured Amara a cup of coffee.
"The girls want to come over and meet Kacy," Serena said. "Maybe this would be a good time to tell them about her."
"Do you really want to do this?" asked Darien as he poured two cups of tea.
"Yes I do," said Serena.
"Tomorrow's Saturday and I'm off so I'll go shopping today and we'll have a party then," he said with a smile. "I get off early today since it's Friday. So I'll take you shopping, then we can go home, and start making preparations."
Serena smiled as Darien brought her a glass of soda. After a couple minutes, the group of young men left the coffee shop. Michelle and Trista cleaned the few dishes that were in the back while Amara and Darien whipped down the tables. Darien locked up the shop as Serena and the others said their good byes.
"Hope to see you all tomorrow at the party," said Serena.
"We want to be there for support if the inner scouts give you a hard time," said Michelle.
"See ya, meatball head," said Amara patting her on the head.
"Bye," said Serena as they disappeared around the corner.
"Ready to go shopping?" asked Darien as he put his coat on her shoulders.
Serena nodded her head as they climbed into Darien's car. As they turned the corner to go to the store, Darien noticed the group of young men who were in the coffee shop earlier, were now standing on the street corner that was directly across from the shop. A chill ran down his spine as he watched them.
"Where are they?" hissed Raye, dressed in a short denim skirt with a purple tank top and ankle high black boots, as she paced back and forth. "They should've been here by now."
"Chill out, Raye," said Lita, dressed in a pair of jeans with a pale green halter-top and black boots, as she watched the trees sway in the soft breeze.
"Serena only called me this morning," said Mina, dressed in a red stripped skirt with a red tank top and thigh high black stockings with a pair of black shoes. "She's got to get ready and she always arrives late. Plus it's only nine fifteen. I told her to meet us here at nine thirty."
"Humph," said Raye.
"Hey guys," said Serena as she and Amy joined the others.
"Wow for once your early," said Raye.
"Being early always gets you somewhere," said Serena with a frown. "Well shall we get going?"
"Of course," said Mina as she and Lita stood up. "Hey, Serena. You've got to tell us everything that happened while you were gone those three years."
Serena walked in silence as they headed to the mall. "What's wrong, Serena?" asked Lita.
"It's nothing, I just don't want to talk about the past," Serena said with a smile.
"Sure," said Mina. "Hey isn't it great that we're all going to be seniors this year."
"Yeah," said Raye. "Seniors have it so easy."
"We'll be able to have so much fun, won't we, Serena," said Mina.
"Yeah we will," said Serena. "But we're going to have to study hard for college."
"What?!" cried Raye and Mina as one.
"Since when were you so interested about college?" asked Lita as they turned the corner.
"I don't know," Serena said. "I just think it would be cool to go to college. Darien seems to have fun."
"Yeah, but he's studying hours a day to become a doctor," said Amy. "Just like I am. That's why I study so much."
"I know that and he really is a good doctor," Serena said. "You see, while we were gone, if I got sick Darien would take care of me and when we did go to the doctor's office he would talk to the doctor for almost an hour."
"We're here," said Raye. "Let's shop tell we drop."
"Yeah," sad the girls.
As the day went on, the girls bought more and more things, whether it was for themselves or for someone else. By five o'clock, the girls had bought ten bags worth of items ranging from clothing to food. Serena had bought Kacy a few clothes and toys as she had promised.
"Hey, Serena," said Raye, "who did you buy those kid cloths and toys for?"
"I bought them for Kacy," said Serena. "She's my baby cousin that Darien and I are taking care of."
"Amy, you went over there. Did you see a little child?" asked Raye.
"Oh yes," said Amy, who was reading a book, as they walked down the road. "She is adorable and quite sweet."
"I want to see her," said Mina. "Can I come over?"
"Maybe Darien will let us have a party," said Serena pushing a button on her watch. "Hey, Darien."
"What is it, Serena?" asked Darien. "I'm at work make it quick."
"Can we have a little get together tonight? Please," said Serena.
"Come by my work and we'll talk about it," Darien said.
"Okay," Serena said pushing another button and pointed the opposite way that the girls were starting to walk. "Well I've got to go this way."
"Okay, call us when you know the answer," said Raye. "Bye."
"Bye," said Amy and Mina.
"See ya, Serena," said Lita.
"Bye guys," said Serena.
"Hey, Serena," said a voice.
Serena looked behind her and saw Amara, Michelle, and Trista in their red convertible. "Hey guys," said Serena.
"I see you went shopping," said Michelle.
"Yeah, I got lots of things," Serena said.
"Need a ride?" asked Amara.
"Yeah thanks," said Serena as she hurried over to the car.
Amara climbed out of the car and opened the trunk. Once Serena had all of her bags in the trunk, she climbed in the back with Trista. As they drove down the road, Michelle asked Serena if the girls had caught on about Kacy.
"No," Serena said. "I'm going to talk to Darien about telling them."
"How are you going to tell them?" asked Trista.
"We're trying to have a party tonight but it's up to Darien," Serena said as they parked the car at a coffee shop. "Who wants soda?"
The girls all climbed out of the car and entered the shop. There behind the counter was Darien. He was reading a textbook of medical terms when he noticed the girls. The coffee shop was practically empty except for a group of five young men who were dressed in all black suits with blue shirts and their hair were in a small ponytail.
"Hey girls," he said kissing Serena on the forehead. "What do you need?"
"Coffee," said Amara.
"Hot tea," said Michelle.
"Same," said Trista.
"So what did you want to talk about, Serena?" asked Darien as he poured Amara a cup of coffee.
"The girls want to come over and meet Kacy," Serena said. "Maybe this would be a good time to tell them about her."
"Do you really want to do this?" asked Darien as he poured two cups of tea.
"Yes I do," said Serena.
"Tomorrow's Saturday and I'm off so I'll go shopping today and we'll have a party then," he said with a smile. "I get off early today since it's Friday. So I'll take you shopping, then we can go home, and start making preparations."
Serena smiled as Darien brought her a glass of soda. After a couple minutes, the group of young men left the coffee shop. Michelle and Trista cleaned the few dishes that were in the back while Amara and Darien whipped down the tables. Darien locked up the shop as Serena and the others said their good byes.
"Hope to see you all tomorrow at the party," said Serena.
"We want to be there for support if the inner scouts give you a hard time," said Michelle.
"See ya, meatball head," said Amara patting her on the head.
"Bye," said Serena as they disappeared around the corner.
"Ready to go shopping?" asked Darien as he put his coat on her shoulders.
Serena nodded her head as they climbed into Darien's car. As they turned the corner to go to the store, Darien noticed the group of young men who were in the coffee shop earlier, were now standing on the street corner that was directly across from the shop. A chill ran down his spine as he watched them.
