"Grace there's been an accident" her father said sadly.
"whoa what happened"
"Lily and Rick and the rest of them were flying home and the plane
crashed."
"is anyone hurt?"
Dimitri. "what wrong? what happened?"
Grace on the phone" is mom ok?"
Jake "i sorry honey, so far there are no survivors"
Grace breaks down and slumps down to the floor.
dimitri sits down beside her.
Jake over the phone "Grace, Grace are you there"
"yes i'm here"
"Grace . I'll call you back when i have more info but may i suggest
watching the news in case they have any info."
"ok bye daddy"
"bye gracie"
they both hang up.
Dimitri hugs Grace and tells her that it going to be alright to which she
say " how can you say that. Half of my family might be dead"
"I know but somehow it is going to be alright." he kissed the top of her
head.
" thanks. I better go home now. I'll call you later."and she left.
A couple of hours later it was confirmed that everyone on board had died.
Grace was on her father's couch with him and tiffany sitting nearby when
they heard about it on the news which was covering the accident in detail.
Grace got up and walked into the bathroom and broke down crying. Her father
knocked on the door and asked if she wanted to stay the night since he
didn't think she should be alone in her dorm room but she said she would be
alright and came out of the bathroom, hugged her father and tiffany and
left. She drove around the corner and pulled over and called Dimitri and
asked if it was too late to come over. He said, " it's never too late for
you." She arrived at his house a few minutes later to find him on the front
porch waiting for her.
"Hey" she said.
"Hey yourself, you ok."
"Yea I am better now."
they went in
"you hungry" he asked
"alittle"
after eating they went and sat down on his couch, he put his arm around her
shoulders.
"I cant help but think that i could've been there with them on the plane if
i hadn't decided to come back to collage here." Grace said.
"dont think that."
kissing her forehead he told her not to feel guilty about not being there.
She kissed him like she had done earlier that night because kissing him
takes away the pain, even for the moment, made it all that much better. He
didn't mind kissing her, even though she was obviliosly in alot of pain
over the loss of half her family. He realized that they were meant to be
together and it was like she realized it at the same time. breaking the
kiss Dimitri said lets go sleep and with that they walk into his bedroom
and lay down on the bed, her on the right and he on the left with a little
space in the middle.
In the morning, Grace woke up and Dimitri was not next to her. She got up and walked into the living room and turned on the news. The investigators of the crash, which Grace had sorta forgot about until then, had no new info on the cause of the crash. Dimitri walked in and told Grace that he went for a run. He sat beside her on the couch and they watched the news together until Grace snuggled up to him. He put his arm around her shoulders and rubbed her arm. "Lets go to Blockbuster" said Grace. "why?" " to rent some movies duh." "ok" they both got up and went outside and got in his car. on the way to Blockbuster they talked about her family and what was going to happened now. luckily Eli had stayed here to help his mother around the house. At Blockbuster, Grace goes straight to the comedy sections and picks up her favorite movie DIRTY DANCING and Dimitri goes straight to the drama section and picked up SLEEP WITH ME because he always thought that the main character looked like him. they rented the movies and headed back to Dimitri's house. They sat down on the couch and decided which movie to watch first. They went with DIRTY DANCING. She ha always love this movie ever since the first time it was on tv, she used to have her own copy but somehow she lost it or someone taped over it. Mr. Dimitri had seen it on tv a couple of times but never managed to see it from the begiinning, so he never had a clue about who everyone was and what the movie was about. As the previews came on he dicided to go make some popcorn and asked Grace if she wanted something to drink. She said sure and followed him into the kitchenm where she got out a couple of cups and asked what he had to drink. He had coke, some wine and beer. she decided on a coke and he went for the wine. After getting the drinks and the popcorn they went back to the couch. The movie was just starting. Holding the popcorn in her lap, Grace sat close to Mr. Dimitri and he put his arm around her shoulders. After a few hours, both movies were watched, rewinded and put back into their cases. Grace decided she had better go home and Mr. Dimitri said ok and that he would call her later. They said goodbye and Grace went outside and drove away while Mr. Dimitri watched thru the window. Later that car, she called Alexa. Alexa was sorry about her family but not surprised about her and Dimitri. " it was just a matter of time. oh get over being shocked at what I say you know it is true." alexa could almost see Grace shocked expression as she said that. " oh what do you mean by that it was only a matter of time? " look it was like destiny or something that you two were meant to be together." "Remember it was you, spying, that made him and me get ripped apart, if you hadn't gotten envolved who knows what would have happened." "and remember it was me who said she was sorry but you have to admit it wasn't fair to me and his other students. he always gave you more attention than anyone else." "oh yeah, i guess if i was you i would have done the same thing but i bet you had a little crush on him and part of your actions dealt with being jealous that i got him and you didn't." " would it make you feel better if i said that was true?" "was it?" " i don't know. maybe. ok i did have the tinest crush on him in the beggining of the year but that change." " ok can we drop it?" "sure, so now what? you want to talk about your family?" "nah even though i am glad not everyone died, eli didn't and neither did my dad, so there something to be happy about." " speaking of your dad, have you told him about you and mr.dimitri?" " no i am going to wait until this family thing isnt so big." " so how far have you and Dimitri gone?" "oh come on, alexa, like i am going to tell you?" " please." "no."
later that night, Grace goes home to her dormroom. She turns on her cd player and pops in her MICHELLE BRANCH cd. The cd reminded her of her and Dimitri's relaitionship and how he is everything to her. After listening to a couple of songs, she turns it off and walks to the coed bathroom where she takes a shower and gets ready to go to bed. she walks back to her dorm and gets in bed and turns off the light and falls to sleep. she dreams about Dimitri all night.
The next morning she calls Eli and asks if he wants to go get some coffee. he says sure. They meet at the local IHOP where he orders a large black coffee and blueberry pancakes while Grace orders a orange juice and low fat wheat pancakes. Eli says that he doesn't want to talk about the crash. "eli, if i tell you something, do you promise not to tell my dad?" "sure, what is it?" "I am just going to come straight out with it..." " what is it already?" "I am... dating....?" "who?" " i was about to say I am dating Mr. Dimi...." "Mr. Dimitri, Grace tell me that you are not serious?" "seriously" "Grace are you crazy?" "no and listen you can not tell my dad, he will flip." "giving me even more reason to tell him." "ELI. i will do anything to keep you from telling." "anything. hmm." their food comes and they eat. after they are done they pay the check and leave. Grace heads towards the mall where she is going to meet Alexa to go shopping. Eli heads toward the mall too only he is going to work at Starbucks. After a long day of shopping, Grace heads home with a trunkful of bags. After putting all the stuff away in her dorm, she heads over to her dad bookstore. He and Tiffany are taking a family emergency day even though they are at the store because they needed to do something. there was a sign on the door saying they were closed and the door was locked but Grace had a key so she let herself in. "Anyone here?" "Yes, we're in the back, Grace." her dad answers. Grace walks into the back room where Tiffany and her dad were staring at the little tv they keep back there for slow days. There was no new news about the crash even though they keep talking about it as if there was someone famous on board. all they knew was the plane was on it way here from Australia when it crashed into a forest. The crash wasn't due to weather as it had been a clear sunny spring day from Chicago to Austrailia. There was the possibility of the pilot being drunk. Tiffany was rocking her newborn in her arms, trying to calm the crying baby. So far it was not working and the baby was getting louder. Grace could barely hear her dad say hello and that he would be right back after getting Grace a chair, Grace said that she could get it herself and she went and got a chair. By the time she got back, Tiffany had gotten the baby to be quiet. As far as Grace was concerned, as long as she had her dad, tiffany, mr.dimitri, eli, and as surprised as she was, Alexa, Grace couldn't have felt safer. The next day, Alexa called and Grace was surprised to hear herself say that she couldnt see Mr.Dimitri anymore. Alexa asked why, as shocked as Grace was. Grace said that they werent meant to be together b/c of the reason that she knew that even in death, her mother would not approve and still thought it was wrong b/c of the age difference. Alexa told Grace goodbye saying that she thought Grace should rethink saying goodbye to Mr.D. forever. They hung up the phone and Grace went to her computer and logged onto the internet to see if she could find any info on the crash. All she could find out is that they hit turbulence and the wing caught on fire somehow. After she logged off, she got a strange call from a unaimous person who wanted to know if she was Grace Manning. She said she was and the person on the phone said that right before the plane crashed her mother had written a note to her that had somehow survived in one piece, though it was slightly burned on the edge.
In the morning, Grace woke up and Dimitri was not next to her. She got up and walked into the living room and turned on the news. The investigators of the crash, which Grace had sorta forgot about until then, had no new info on the cause of the crash. Dimitri walked in and told Grace that he went for a run. He sat beside her on the couch and they watched the news together until Grace snuggled up to him. He put his arm around her shoulders and rubbed her arm. "Lets go to Blockbuster" said Grace. "why?" " to rent some movies duh." "ok" they both got up and went outside and got in his car. on the way to Blockbuster they talked about her family and what was going to happened now. luckily Eli had stayed here to help his mother around the house. At Blockbuster, Grace goes straight to the comedy sections and picks up her favorite movie DIRTY DANCING and Dimitri goes straight to the drama section and picked up SLEEP WITH ME because he always thought that the main character looked like him. they rented the movies and headed back to Dimitri's house. They sat down on the couch and decided which movie to watch first. They went with DIRTY DANCING. She ha always love this movie ever since the first time it was on tv, she used to have her own copy but somehow she lost it or someone taped over it. Mr. Dimitri had seen it on tv a couple of times but never managed to see it from the begiinning, so he never had a clue about who everyone was and what the movie was about. As the previews came on he dicided to go make some popcorn and asked Grace if she wanted something to drink. She said sure and followed him into the kitchenm where she got out a couple of cups and asked what he had to drink. He had coke, some wine and beer. she decided on a coke and he went for the wine. After getting the drinks and the popcorn they went back to the couch. The movie was just starting. Holding the popcorn in her lap, Grace sat close to Mr. Dimitri and he put his arm around her shoulders. After a few hours, both movies were watched, rewinded and put back into their cases. Grace decided she had better go home and Mr. Dimitri said ok and that he would call her later. They said goodbye and Grace went outside and drove away while Mr. Dimitri watched thru the window. Later that car, she called Alexa. Alexa was sorry about her family but not surprised about her and Dimitri. " it was just a matter of time. oh get over being shocked at what I say you know it is true." alexa could almost see Grace shocked expression as she said that. " oh what do you mean by that it was only a matter of time? " look it was like destiny or something that you two were meant to be together." "Remember it was you, spying, that made him and me get ripped apart, if you hadn't gotten envolved who knows what would have happened." "and remember it was me who said she was sorry but you have to admit it wasn't fair to me and his other students. he always gave you more attention than anyone else." "oh yeah, i guess if i was you i would have done the same thing but i bet you had a little crush on him and part of your actions dealt with being jealous that i got him and you didn't." " would it make you feel better if i said that was true?" "was it?" " i don't know. maybe. ok i did have the tinest crush on him in the beggining of the year but that change." " ok can we drop it?" "sure, so now what? you want to talk about your family?" "nah even though i am glad not everyone died, eli didn't and neither did my dad, so there something to be happy about." " speaking of your dad, have you told him about you and mr.dimitri?" " no i am going to wait until this family thing isnt so big." " so how far have you and Dimitri gone?" "oh come on, alexa, like i am going to tell you?" " please." "no."
later that night, Grace goes home to her dormroom. She turns on her cd player and pops in her MICHELLE BRANCH cd. The cd reminded her of her and Dimitri's relaitionship and how he is everything to her. After listening to a couple of songs, she turns it off and walks to the coed bathroom where she takes a shower and gets ready to go to bed. she walks back to her dorm and gets in bed and turns off the light and falls to sleep. she dreams about Dimitri all night.
The next morning she calls Eli and asks if he wants to go get some coffee. he says sure. They meet at the local IHOP where he orders a large black coffee and blueberry pancakes while Grace orders a orange juice and low fat wheat pancakes. Eli says that he doesn't want to talk about the crash. "eli, if i tell you something, do you promise not to tell my dad?" "sure, what is it?" "I am just going to come straight out with it..." " what is it already?" "I am... dating....?" "who?" " i was about to say I am dating Mr. Dimi...." "Mr. Dimitri, Grace tell me that you are not serious?" "seriously" "Grace are you crazy?" "no and listen you can not tell my dad, he will flip." "giving me even more reason to tell him." "ELI. i will do anything to keep you from telling." "anything. hmm." their food comes and they eat. after they are done they pay the check and leave. Grace heads towards the mall where she is going to meet Alexa to go shopping. Eli heads toward the mall too only he is going to work at Starbucks. After a long day of shopping, Grace heads home with a trunkful of bags. After putting all the stuff away in her dorm, she heads over to her dad bookstore. He and Tiffany are taking a family emergency day even though they are at the store because they needed to do something. there was a sign on the door saying they were closed and the door was locked but Grace had a key so she let herself in. "Anyone here?" "Yes, we're in the back, Grace." her dad answers. Grace walks into the back room where Tiffany and her dad were staring at the little tv they keep back there for slow days. There was no new news about the crash even though they keep talking about it as if there was someone famous on board. all they knew was the plane was on it way here from Australia when it crashed into a forest. The crash wasn't due to weather as it had been a clear sunny spring day from Chicago to Austrailia. There was the possibility of the pilot being drunk. Tiffany was rocking her newborn in her arms, trying to calm the crying baby. So far it was not working and the baby was getting louder. Grace could barely hear her dad say hello and that he would be right back after getting Grace a chair, Grace said that she could get it herself and she went and got a chair. By the time she got back, Tiffany had gotten the baby to be quiet. As far as Grace was concerned, as long as she had her dad, tiffany, mr.dimitri, eli, and as surprised as she was, Alexa, Grace couldn't have felt safer. The next day, Alexa called and Grace was surprised to hear herself say that she couldnt see Mr.Dimitri anymore. Alexa asked why, as shocked as Grace was. Grace said that they werent meant to be together b/c of the reason that she knew that even in death, her mother would not approve and still thought it was wrong b/c of the age difference. Alexa told Grace goodbye saying that she thought Grace should rethink saying goodbye to Mr.D. forever. They hung up the phone and Grace went to her computer and logged onto the internet to see if she could find any info on the crash. All she could find out is that they hit turbulence and the wing caught on fire somehow. After she logged off, she got a strange call from a unaimous person who wanted to know if she was Grace Manning. She said she was and the person on the phone said that right before the plane crashed her mother had written a note to her that had somehow survived in one piece, though it was slightly burned on the edge.