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Erica had never been a deep sleeper and as she lay in her new bed at Welton Academy she could feel
eyes on her. Her eyes fluttered open on reflex and she gasped when she saw Charlie Dalton standing next to
her bed staring at her. The gasp had also been reflex. The strange feeling in the pit of her stomach wasn't.
"What the hell are you doing?" She whispered. She wasn't fully awake and Charlie jumped when he heard
the rasp that came out of her mouth. "You wanted to go to the next meeting, right?" Erica sat up quickly.
"Yeah. Just give me five minutes." Dalton smiled and flopped down on his bed. He covered his face with a
pillow, but every now and then he'd "drop" it. Erica was smarter than he thought though. She pulled black
slacks over the white boxers she was wearing, then turned her back to him as she slipped off her large,
Welton, t-shirt, and pulled on a tight red sweatshirt.
Dalton dropped some dog bones on the floor for Nolan's mutt, Dodger, as he and Erica snuck down
the stairs and out the double doors of Welton Academy. Erica followed him through the woods. She could
feel branches cutting at her face and hands, but ignored it. She was going to a meeting of the Dead Poets
Society, a little pain was acceptable. When they finally got to the indian cave, her heart was pounding so
loud she knew Dalton could hear. Smoke poured out of the mouth of the cave and Erica began to cough
as it hit her lungs. She could barely make out Dalton's form through the smoke. Suddenly she could feel
his hand in hers, leading her through the smoke.
The entrance to the cave seemed to go on forever, but finally they made it to the main cavern. The
smoke had thinned out some as they went through the tunnel, and by the time they made it to the cavern
she could see Dalton's hand in hers. Could see the other four boys in the cave. Could see the looks on their
faces when she walked in. She knew Todd. They went way back. And she recognized Knox Overstreet from
the engagement announcement in the paper, but the other two were new to her. Dalton went around the
circle, naming them. "That's Meeks, Pitts, Todd, and Knox." She shook each of their hands in turn, but
Knox, the eternal gentleman, kissed her hand gently.
After introductions were through the cave grew silent. Finally Pitts spoke up. "Shouldn't we start the
meeting?" Charlie picked the poetry book up from the dirt floor and began to read the usual DPS opener.
"I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberatley.
I wanted to lived deep and suck out all the marrow of life.
To put to rout all that was not life
And not when I had come to die
Discover that I had not lived."
Dalton studied his friends faces over the spine of the book before turning to Erica. "What is wrong
with you? Back at the dorm I couldn't shut you up!" Erica smiled weakly, "You really wanna know?" When
all the boys nodded, all except Todd, she began the the whole story.
Erica had never been a deep sleeper and as she lay in her new bed at Welton Academy she could feel
eyes on her. Her eyes fluttered open on reflex and she gasped when she saw Charlie Dalton standing next to
her bed staring at her. The gasp had also been reflex. The strange feeling in the pit of her stomach wasn't.
"What the hell are you doing?" She whispered. She wasn't fully awake and Charlie jumped when he heard
the rasp that came out of her mouth. "You wanted to go to the next meeting, right?" Erica sat up quickly.
"Yeah. Just give me five minutes." Dalton smiled and flopped down on his bed. He covered his face with a
pillow, but every now and then he'd "drop" it. Erica was smarter than he thought though. She pulled black
slacks over the white boxers she was wearing, then turned her back to him as she slipped off her large,
Welton, t-shirt, and pulled on a tight red sweatshirt.
Dalton dropped some dog bones on the floor for Nolan's mutt, Dodger, as he and Erica snuck down
the stairs and out the double doors of Welton Academy. Erica followed him through the woods. She could
feel branches cutting at her face and hands, but ignored it. She was going to a meeting of the Dead Poets
Society, a little pain was acceptable. When they finally got to the indian cave, her heart was pounding so
loud she knew Dalton could hear. Smoke poured out of the mouth of the cave and Erica began to cough
as it hit her lungs. She could barely make out Dalton's form through the smoke. Suddenly she could feel
his hand in hers, leading her through the smoke.
The entrance to the cave seemed to go on forever, but finally they made it to the main cavern. The
smoke had thinned out some as they went through the tunnel, and by the time they made it to the cavern
she could see Dalton's hand in hers. Could see the other four boys in the cave. Could see the looks on their
faces when she walked in. She knew Todd. They went way back. And she recognized Knox Overstreet from
the engagement announcement in the paper, but the other two were new to her. Dalton went around the
circle, naming them. "That's Meeks, Pitts, Todd, and Knox." She shook each of their hands in turn, but
Knox, the eternal gentleman, kissed her hand gently.
After introductions were through the cave grew silent. Finally Pitts spoke up. "Shouldn't we start the
meeting?" Charlie picked the poetry book up from the dirt floor and began to read the usual DPS opener.
"I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberatley.
I wanted to lived deep and suck out all the marrow of life.
To put to rout all that was not life
And not when I had come to die
Discover that I had not lived."
Dalton studied his friends faces over the spine of the book before turning to Erica. "What is wrong
with you? Back at the dorm I couldn't shut you up!" Erica smiled weakly, "You really wanna know?" When
all the boys nodded, all except Todd, she began the the whole story.