After a long night of Serena's tears and Darien's attempts to stop
them, the sun rose and shone brightly, like the light after the storm.
Serena went to the front desk and smiled at the clerk.
"Do you have an airport around here?" She asked, her eyes dark with frustration.
"Yes, it's about fifteen minutes down the road. Here, I'll give you the number." The clerk turned around and retrieved the phone book, flipping through the pages. After writing the number down and giving the note to Serena, he smiled and waved her on. She thanked him and returned to her room, a new light shining on her face.
"Darien, there's an airport not too far away from here. I can call and see if Paolo and Sofia have booked a flight!" She plopped down on the bed and began to dial, a new hope glimmering in her eyes.
"That's great. Let's hope it isn't too far away from here." He waited as she talked to the airport staff, her words flowing in and out of his ears like music. He'd always thought Italian was a beautiful culture; now he knew it.
"That's great. Thank you." She hung up and turned to Darien, a sad look on her face.
"They've gone to America. We're going home." She smiled as he lit up, thoughts running through his head.
"Oh, Sere, you don't know how good this is! I know the US like the back of my hand, and I've got some very useful connections there. Come on, we've got to leave soon!" He jumped off the bed and began packing; Serena took the hint and packed her things as well. It only took then one hour to be on a plane to New York, ready to find Anya once more.
In America
"Hey, girls. Isn't that Anya?" Andrew asked, his face screwed up in thought. The girls turned to look out the window where Andrew was pointing and gasped in unison.
"Hey, that is!" Ami replied excitedly.
"Let's go see her!" Mina got up and ran towards the door.
"Who's she with?" Lita asked as she too got up and raced towards the door.
"I don't know, let's find out!" Rei called, and soon all four girls were up and running.
"Guys, come on! Wait up!" Andrew called, and he jumped out from behind the counter and chased after the group.
They ran outside and saw Anya sitting on a bench with an adult on either side of her, talking to her as though they knew her.
"Hey, Anya, who're these people you're with?" Mina asked happily, squatting down so she was at Anya's level.
"Oh, girls, this is Paolo and Sofia, and they're taking me on a trip all around the world! Isn't that great?" Anya smiled widely and waited for a reply as the girls looked at each other questioningly.
"Umm, I'm Andrew, and these are the girls, Ami, Rei, Lita and Mina. We're Darien's good friends." He introduced everyone while pointing them out. "Who are you?"
"We're Paolo and Sofia, Serena's good friends. You know, Anya's mother." They smiled nervously and hoped they hadn't heard of the fact that they'd kidnapped Anya.
"Do they know you're here?" Andrew asked, a disbelief rising up in his mind.
"Yes, I believe so. Why do you ask?" Sofia replied nervously.
"Oh, I was just wondering. If you'll excuse me, I have to go, I'm working right now. Girls, why don't you take Anya to her house, maybe she wants to see her friends." Andrew stared at Mina, and sighed in relief when she took his hint.
"Yes, great idea. Anya, honey, do you want to go see your friends?" Mina watched as the little girl lit up and jumped up and down in surprise.
"Yeah! Can we, please?" Anya turned to Paolo and Sofia and stared expectantly.
"Sure, Anya. I don't know where you live though."
"We do! We'll come with you." Ami had a hunch things were wrong here, and her headstrong attitude took over.
"Oh, not if it troubles you. I'm sure you all have very busy lives." Paolo tried to find a reason they couldn't come too, but it just wasn't working.
"No, no, we've missed Anya and we'd love to spend time with her." Rei reasoned, and she grinned when the two adults bowed their heads in defeat.
"Right, let's get going. We're leaving tonight, you know." Sofia answered. The group got up and began walking the few blocks to Darien's apartment, leaving Andrew behind in the café.
The Phone Call
"Darien, what's up with Paolo and Sofia's trip around the world with Anya? You know about this, right?" Andrew wasn't wasting time with small talk.
"Drew, you found her? Listen, Paolo and Sofia kidnapped Anya. To make a long story short, we've been trying to find her for a while now. We're flying home right now, but it will be a few hours. Do you know where they went?" Darien turned to Serena and smiled brightly. She returned the smile and returned her attention to the movie in front of her.
"Yeah, the girls took them to your place. They said something about leaving tonight, so you have to hurry. I'll text the girls to tell them to keep in touch with me, update me on where they are."
"Great. Don't let them take her, at least not until you know where they're headed and on which road or flight."
"Got it. See you soon bud. Good luck." They hung up and Darien turned to Serena.
"Sere, Drew and the girls have found Anya. They're at our house right now, and the girls are going to tell Drew where they are secretly by text messaging him. He's going to keep us updated on where they are, and if they leave he's going to find out where they're going and how they're getting there." He smiled and hugged Serena tightly, hoping that tonight would end the search.
"No way! Oh, gods. Darien, that's great!" They kissed and held each other tightly for the next few minutes before getting back to the movie playing in front of them; A Walk to Remember.
OK, sorry this is kind of short and crappy, but I just had to move the story along. I'm writing a new one as well, so I'm rather busy. Tomorrow is my last final (YAY!!!!!!) so I'll have more time to write soon. Please review, and thanks for reading!
"Do you have an airport around here?" She asked, her eyes dark with frustration.
"Yes, it's about fifteen minutes down the road. Here, I'll give you the number." The clerk turned around and retrieved the phone book, flipping through the pages. After writing the number down and giving the note to Serena, he smiled and waved her on. She thanked him and returned to her room, a new light shining on her face.
"Darien, there's an airport not too far away from here. I can call and see if Paolo and Sofia have booked a flight!" She plopped down on the bed and began to dial, a new hope glimmering in her eyes.
"That's great. Let's hope it isn't too far away from here." He waited as she talked to the airport staff, her words flowing in and out of his ears like music. He'd always thought Italian was a beautiful culture; now he knew it.
"That's great. Thank you." She hung up and turned to Darien, a sad look on her face.
"They've gone to America. We're going home." She smiled as he lit up, thoughts running through his head.
"Oh, Sere, you don't know how good this is! I know the US like the back of my hand, and I've got some very useful connections there. Come on, we've got to leave soon!" He jumped off the bed and began packing; Serena took the hint and packed her things as well. It only took then one hour to be on a plane to New York, ready to find Anya once more.
In America
"Hey, girls. Isn't that Anya?" Andrew asked, his face screwed up in thought. The girls turned to look out the window where Andrew was pointing and gasped in unison.
"Hey, that is!" Ami replied excitedly.
"Let's go see her!" Mina got up and ran towards the door.
"Who's she with?" Lita asked as she too got up and raced towards the door.
"I don't know, let's find out!" Rei called, and soon all four girls were up and running.
"Guys, come on! Wait up!" Andrew called, and he jumped out from behind the counter and chased after the group.
They ran outside and saw Anya sitting on a bench with an adult on either side of her, talking to her as though they knew her.
"Hey, Anya, who're these people you're with?" Mina asked happily, squatting down so she was at Anya's level.
"Oh, girls, this is Paolo and Sofia, and they're taking me on a trip all around the world! Isn't that great?" Anya smiled widely and waited for a reply as the girls looked at each other questioningly.
"Umm, I'm Andrew, and these are the girls, Ami, Rei, Lita and Mina. We're Darien's good friends." He introduced everyone while pointing them out. "Who are you?"
"We're Paolo and Sofia, Serena's good friends. You know, Anya's mother." They smiled nervously and hoped they hadn't heard of the fact that they'd kidnapped Anya.
"Do they know you're here?" Andrew asked, a disbelief rising up in his mind.
"Yes, I believe so. Why do you ask?" Sofia replied nervously.
"Oh, I was just wondering. If you'll excuse me, I have to go, I'm working right now. Girls, why don't you take Anya to her house, maybe she wants to see her friends." Andrew stared at Mina, and sighed in relief when she took his hint.
"Yes, great idea. Anya, honey, do you want to go see your friends?" Mina watched as the little girl lit up and jumped up and down in surprise.
"Yeah! Can we, please?" Anya turned to Paolo and Sofia and stared expectantly.
"Sure, Anya. I don't know where you live though."
"We do! We'll come with you." Ami had a hunch things were wrong here, and her headstrong attitude took over.
"Oh, not if it troubles you. I'm sure you all have very busy lives." Paolo tried to find a reason they couldn't come too, but it just wasn't working.
"No, no, we've missed Anya and we'd love to spend time with her." Rei reasoned, and she grinned when the two adults bowed their heads in defeat.
"Right, let's get going. We're leaving tonight, you know." Sofia answered. The group got up and began walking the few blocks to Darien's apartment, leaving Andrew behind in the café.
The Phone Call
"Darien, what's up with Paolo and Sofia's trip around the world with Anya? You know about this, right?" Andrew wasn't wasting time with small talk.
"Drew, you found her? Listen, Paolo and Sofia kidnapped Anya. To make a long story short, we've been trying to find her for a while now. We're flying home right now, but it will be a few hours. Do you know where they went?" Darien turned to Serena and smiled brightly. She returned the smile and returned her attention to the movie in front of her.
"Yeah, the girls took them to your place. They said something about leaving tonight, so you have to hurry. I'll text the girls to tell them to keep in touch with me, update me on where they are."
"Great. Don't let them take her, at least not until you know where they're headed and on which road or flight."
"Got it. See you soon bud. Good luck." They hung up and Darien turned to Serena.
"Sere, Drew and the girls have found Anya. They're at our house right now, and the girls are going to tell Drew where they are secretly by text messaging him. He's going to keep us updated on where they are, and if they leave he's going to find out where they're going and how they're getting there." He smiled and hugged Serena tightly, hoping that tonight would end the search.
"No way! Oh, gods. Darien, that's great!" They kissed and held each other tightly for the next few minutes before getting back to the movie playing in front of them; A Walk to Remember.
OK, sorry this is kind of short and crappy, but I just had to move the story along. I'm writing a new one as well, so I'm rather busy. Tomorrow is my last final (YAY!!!!!!) so I'll have more time to write soon. Please review, and thanks for reading!